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Allen, David (Fa 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2018

Allen, David (Fa 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 368. Interview with Annie Duvall conducted by David Allen on 16 April 1998. Duvall discusses her personal experiences growing up in Muhlenberg County. Topics covered include dating, marriage, gardening, family vacations, religion, women’s rights, and changes in modern technologies.


Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Wolcott, Lucye, 1879-1928 (Sc 1977), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1977. Letter from Lucye Wolcott, South Carrollton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to a Mr. Atchison, describing her activities after his recent visit, including attendance at a watermelon feast.


Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2008

Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 327. Paper: "Remedies & Cures of Muhlenberg County Folks" written by Rhonda Wood for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of comilation (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 328. Compilation: "Tales of Tales of Tales" by the eighth grade class, Hughes-Kirk High School in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, under the direction of Rhonda Wood.


Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 268. Paper: "Sample Folk Beliefs" written by Joseph P. Bowers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2008

Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 220. Paper: "Folk Medical Beliefs Concerning Colds or the Flu" written by Jennifer L. Edwards for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Interview With Gayle Carver Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 1986

Interview With Gayle Carver Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Gayle Carver conducted by Joe Adams for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Carver discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, education, businesses, childhood chores, his phonograph record collection, World War II, the 1937 flood, the Great Depression, the first automobile and airplane he remembered and information about popular music of the era.