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Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2011

Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 572. Compact disc of Sandra L. Staebell’s December 2011 interview with June McGuyer, discussing Elizabeth Richardson (McGuyer’s mother), her interest in quilting, and her collecting related to quilts and quilting.


Ball, Donald B. (Fa 571), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2011

Ball, Donald B. (Fa 571), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 571. Symposium paper (1) and articles (9) published in "Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology," written or co-written by Donald B. Ball, concerning grave houses, vernacular architecture and stone construction.


Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2011

Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 569. Paper: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Study of a Funeral Ribbon Quilt" written by Lynne Marrs (Hammer) Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2011

Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 570. Paper: [Examination of a Speech Titled "Shake Rag Revisited"] written by Lynne Marrs Hammer Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The speech was delivered on 21 October 2004 by Herbert Oldham at the dedication of a historical marker in the neighborhood.


Kohn, Margaret (Bulger) (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Kohn, Margaret (Bulger) (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 566. Interview conducted by Margaret (Bulger) Kohn with Freeman Kitchens at Kitchens Grocery in Drake, Warren County, Kentucky on 22 September 1974. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family (musical group).


Morrison, Ron (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Morrison, Ron (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 565. Interview conducted by Ron Morrison with Freeman Kitchens at Kitchens Groceries in Drake, Warren County, Kentucky. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family.


Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 567. Paper: "A Brief History and Orientation to the Freeman Kitchens Collection" written by Jennifer Michelle Jameson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes photos and an oral interview conducted by Jameson with Kitchens on 24 November 2010 in Drake, Kentucky.


Humphreys, George Gary, B. 1949 (Fa 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Humphreys, George Gary, B. 1949 (Fa 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 564. Interview conducted by George Gary Humphreys with Lexington attorney and political memorabilia collector Julius Edward Rather. Rather discusses 20th century politicians he knew and how he got involved in collecting political memorabilia.


Staynings, Laura Jo (Burnett), B. 1976 (Fa 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2011

Staynings, Laura Jo (Burnett), B. 1976 (Fa 568), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 568. Paper: "Collection Care at Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate" written by Laura Jo (Burnett) Staynings for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. She discusses a visit to Ashland, where she observed how the staff interpreted and cared for the property.


Staynings, Laura Jo (Burnett), B. 1976 (Fa 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2011

Staynings, Laura Jo (Burnett), B. 1976 (Fa 562), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 562. Paper: "Bybee Pottery: A Family's Presentation of History and Tradition" written by Laura Staynings for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2011

Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 563. National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Hardcastle Store on Highway 234 in Warren County, Kentucky.


Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2011

Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 561. An annotated collection of playlists for the Freeman Kitchens collection of audio recordings (chiefly reel-to-reel tapes) held by the Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University. A second listing includes "notable items" within the collecction as identified by the compiler.


Hunter, Kevin (Fa 560), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Hunter, Kevin (Fa 560), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text of interview (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 560. Interview with Ruby Stephens Ingram about her husband and architect, James Maurice Ingram, conducted by Kevin Hunter on 8 October 1982 in Louisville, Kentucky. She discusses Mr. Ingram's work in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the rest of the state.


Ragland, Mark S. (Fa 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2011

Ragland, Mark S. (Fa 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 559. Paper: "Influence of Popular Culture on the Subject of Art," done by Mark S. Ragland as part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes an interview done by Ragland with artist and art educator Michael Taylor about the influence of popular culture on art, with particular emphasis on the pop art genre.


Johnson, Mackenzi (Fa 514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Johnson, Mackenzi (Fa 514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 514. Collection consists of short interviews conducted by Mackenzi Johnson with Kenneth Nixon about folk customs and foodways, two of Johnson’s young cousins about children’s rhyming and clap games, an informal interview with Charita Swann, as well as discussions of Native American culture and life with Arigon Starr and Gay Wapecome. Also includes a performance by Arigon Starr at Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 513. Material collected by Theresa Osborne about an event called “Country Fair Day” held at the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, Benham, Kentucky, featuring presentations about material culture. Also includes a paper focusing on local material culture and foodways and a small collection of interviews documenting recollections of Kentucky residents. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 24. Statements and reminiscences of Kentucky residents who participated in or conducted hog butchering in Kentucky. Information was gathered from various informants between 1963-1969. Material is arranged alphabetically by collector, consisting of specific detials about executing hogs, processing and preserving meat, and rendering lard. Includes papers by collectors and photographs. This project was completed by students at Campbellsville College under the guidance of Lynwood Montell.


Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 22. "The Life of Dr. C. C. Howard," an oral history project conducted by Betsy Tyrie about Dr. Carl Clifford Howard, the outstanding Glasgow, Kentucky, physician who was instrumental in the fight against tuberculosis and in founding hospitals in Glasgow. Project contains interviews with Dr. Howard's family, friends, and colleagues as well as archived autobiographical information about Howard.


Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 558), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 558. Includes interviews conducted by Erin Parrish with James Pennycuff, Shelby Ferrill and James Bray about campaiging for political office in Clinton County, Kentucky. Also includes campaign ephemera from various informants.


Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2011

Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 41. Interviews conducted by Shaunn Maree Lybarger with Langdon Dyer about his gardening and marketing of produce at the Bowling Green farmers market. Also includes biographical data, including information about Dyer’s service as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II.


Royden, Cynthia Ann (Fa 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Royden, Cynthia Ann (Fa 21), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 21. Interviews conducted by Cindy Royden with Oscar Tittle, Charles and Rosey Woolbright and Ivan H. Key, members of Pentecostal churches in Bowling Green, Kentucky, about their religious beliefs and practices. Includes taped services at Seventh Street Full Gospel Church and First United Pentecostal Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) of an ethographic project on Tim Doyle, a clock repairman in Glasgow, Kentucky. Rosalie McCuiston, a clock enthusiast from Glasgow, Kentucky who repairs her own clocks, was also interviewed for this project.


Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 552. Ethnography project focused on Prince’s Hookah Lounge in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The cultural and social aspects of a hookah lounge are explored, with particular focus on its importance to Saudi Arabian students at Western Kentucky University. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 556. Ethnography project focused on three tattoo artists and their art in Glasgow, Kentucky. Focuses on skills, training, procedures, machinery, aesthetics, and artist inspiration. Also provides a brief history of tattooing. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 555. Ethnography project on three deer hunters, focusing on motivation, skills, equipment, and venison preparation. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Tracy, Janet (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Tracy, Janet (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 40. Collection consists of interviews with Artie Emmet Lemaire about his business selling merchandise at flea markets and roadside stands in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Interviews also include biographcial data about Lemaire.


Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 554. Project consists of an ehtnographic study conducted by Luke Fisher with Tom Blumenberg, an artist who creates solid wood and segmented wooden bowls in Hiseville, Kentucky. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 545. Folk similie and a superstition collected by Erin Kate Parrish. This project was completed as a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 549. Joke collected from Joe Lohden by his stepson Corey Smith, which was told to Smith during his childhood. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 547. Paper titled: "Bowling Lingo," written by Lucas Samuel Fisher about the folk speech of bowlers, gathered in Glasgow, Kentucky, and nationally through an online bowling forum. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.