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Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blair, Robert M., Et Al. (Fa 1260), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1260. Student collection titled “Buggy Shed” in which Robert Blair, Kenneth Conrad, and Bernal Buis briefly describe the construction and function of several “buggy houses” throughout Kentucky. Collection includes photographs of outbuildings.
Scott, Helen May (Fa 1255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, Helen May (Fa 1255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1255. One-page paper titled “Wash House” in which Helen May Scott describes a wash house located in Lewisburg, Kentucky. Scott interviewed Mrs. A. L. Johnson about her daily use of the outbuilding. The paper includes a single black and white photograph of the wash house.
Moore, Jan (Fa 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, Jan (Fa 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1234. Student paper titled “Folk Architecture” in which Jan More examines the architecture styles of structures in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The paper includes black and white photographs of houses, barns, spring houses, churches, court houses, and Brown County State Park. Each photograph includes a brief handwritten description. The paper also includes a 1960 map of Bartholomew County.
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1230. Student folk studies project titled: “Diminishing Culture,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of rural life including structures and implements in the Coldwater area of Lincoln County, Tennessee and in Madison County, Alabama. Sheets may include a photo and brief description of the structure or implement, use, history, and location.
Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1229. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Architecture [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various structures in Clark County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of the structure, distinct architectural details, history, and location.
Thornton, Larry D. (Fa 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornton, Larry D. (Fa 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1225. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Housing,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the farm house and out buildings on the W. C. Kelly Farm, near Plano, in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the building, photograph, and informant’s name. Some sheets document things that occurred at the farm such as the annual hog killing and broom making.
Hite, Danny (Fa 1223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hite, Danny (Fa 1223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1223. Student paper titled “Icehouses” in which Danny Hite interviews Mr. B. Joe Russell about the construction, purpose, and use of the icehouse that is located on a farm in Gracey, Kentucky. The ice house, which is over 100 years old, was used as a means of storage and refrigeration, although Russell offers other potential functions for the ice, as well. The paper includes a photograph of the informant, interior and exterior shots of the icehouse, and hand-drawn architectural diagrams indicating the icehouse’s measurements.
Zurowski, Susan K. And Lynn Coulter David, B. 1941 (Fa 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Zurowski, Susan K. And Lynn Coulter David, B. 1941 (Fa 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1218. Student folk studies project titled: ““The Hick’s House: A Warren County, Kentucky Central Passage Log House” which includes documentation of a log building with modern white clapboard siding in the Hadley area of Warren County, Kentucky. Documentation includes descriptions and illustrations of traditional log building practices, photos, and historical research of the property along with information about later additions and renovations. Photos include the house and outbuildings.
Nunn, Bobby (Fa 977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nunn, Bobby (Fa 977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 977. Project titled: “The Dairy Barns of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century of Western Metcalfe County.” Project includes descriptions of two dairy barns and agricultural structures in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and a photo or illustration of the barn or structure.
Boyd, Richard, Jr. (Fa 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Richard, Jr. (Fa 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 809. This collection contains information about folklore in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region collected by Western Kentucky University student Richard Boyd, Jr. for credit in a folklore class. Information included in the collection includes such things as agricultural practices, beliefs, and legends from the region.
Early, Linda (Fa 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Early, Linda (Fa 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 807. This collection contains information about Breckinridge, Logan, and Simpson County, Kentucky, folklore collected by Western Kentucky University student Linda Early for credit in a folklore class. Information included in the collection includes such things as fiddle tunes, vernacular architecture, and agricultural information from the counties.