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Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1150. Student folk studies project titled “From Slavery to Freedom for the Negro Race in Logan County [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with a brief description of African American life in Logan County, Kentucky. Sheets may include interviews, written records, photographs, informant’s name, age, and address.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 2910), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 2910), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2910. Correspondence of author Jesse Stuart and Western Kentucky University administrators and librarians, mostly regarding speaking engagements on campus and the acquisition of his books for the University’s collection. Includes some Stuart family Christmas cards, data regarding foreign language reprints of his books, and Stuart’s letter to WKU President Paul Garrett describing his farm work in the wake of the World War II manpower shortage.
Mayo, George Morrow, 1896-1983 (Mss 521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayo, George Morrow, 1896-1983 (Mss 521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 521. Scrapbooks (2) documenting the life and times of journalist George Morrow Mayo and his fashion designer wife Muriel L. Van Norden. Scrapbooks contain a historical narrative, articles written by Mr. Mayo, as well as photographs and other ephemera such as postcards, small maps, etc. Also includes news clippings, photos of Mayo’s Family and an autographed copy of his book Los Angeles (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 193)
Ferrell Family Papers (Mss 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ferrell Family Papers (Mss 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 60. Correspondence of Thomas V. Ferrell, teacher and businessman, and of his wife, Winnie (58 items), and of their daughter Thelma (94 items), of Somerset, Kentucky; Ferrell family legal papers (7 items); notes of Thelma, who worked for the Somerset Journal for years; and miscellaneous receipts, clippings, etc.
Meriwether Family Papers (Mss 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Meriwether Family Papers (Mss 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 44. Typed copies of personal and legal papers, 1791-1840 (43) of Charles Meriwether, a pioneer doctor of Christian County, Kentucky; family letters of Caroline Gordon Tate, author and educator, 1938-1947 (18); and family letters of newspaper columnist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (“Dorothy Dix”), 1930-1949 (13).
Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2502. Correspondence of Ewing Galloway, a native of Henderson, Kentucky and the owner of a photography agency in New York City, with Mary Marks, a geography professor at Western Kentucky University, related to a gift of photographs made to the Kentucky Library & Museum at WKU. Also includes clippings, chiefly related to Galloway’s return to Henderson, Kentucky and the gift to WKU.
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 67. Thesis: “Tinsley Bottom Tennessee: An Historical Reconstruction Utilizing Oral Narrative Traditions” by Rebecca D. Morse in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 535. Interview with J. Lee Robertson conducted by Kenneth Hines and Gil Calhoun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robertson reminisces about the U.S. Army during World war II and his long association with Western Kentucky University.
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 11. Interviews conducted by Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) Glynn with Marvel (Welborn) Mohon, Lewisburg, Kentucky concerning Thanksgiving customs, with much attention paid to Marvel’s life, especially her family.
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 3. Interviews conducted by Dianne Watkins with Earl Hamilton Berkley about Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), and the family farm and service station located on Morgantown Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes cassette tapes, originals, typescripts and photocopies.
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 195. Interview done by Scott Belcher with Bill Thompson,BreckinridgeCounty, Kentucky, in which Thompson reminisces about his youth. Includes transcription and cassette tape.
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) (Fa 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) (Fa 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 518. This collection contains tape recorded interviews (28) conducted by Luanne Glynn with Ellis Yeargin Hurt (1900-1994) of Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky. The interviews relay Ellis's life history. The project also includes an interpretive paper, a project proposal and summary as well as tape indexes. This project was the result of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Avery, James Russell, B. 1921 (Sc 2128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Avery, James Russell, B. 1921 (Sc 2128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2128. "My Story," the autobiography of James Russell Avery, a Hardin County native, prepared as a project of WKU gerontology student Shaylin Gimborys. Includes illustrations and genealogical information on the Avery family.
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 255. Correspondence, research notes, slides, and photographs related to Vernon White's interests: covered bridges, hominy holes, archaeology, and grave covers, chiefly in Kentucky. Also includes drafts of his books and information about the White family of White Mills, Hardin County, Kentucky as well as information about White's participation in World War II. To view a selection of illustrative material from the White Collection go to this website: http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/vernonwhite.php
Owsley, Rebecca (Fa 258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Owsley, Rebecca (Fa 258), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 258. Paper: "Farm Folklore" written by Rebecca Owsley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Interview With Clem Haskins (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Clem Haskins (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Clem Smith Haskins conducted by Lynne Ferguson for an oral history project titled "Campbellsville-Taylor County Oral History Project." Haskins discusses his family, education, farming, and information about growing up in Taylor County, Kentucky.
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hooks, Malinda (Cunningham), 1853-1948 (Sc 1440), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1440. "Recollections and Thoughts", 1930, written for her family by Malinda Hooks, Trigg County, Kentucky. She writes of her childhood, family, and the Civil War. Includes her poetry and two unidentified photographs.
Interview With Tommy Paschall Regarding Dark Fire Tobacco Barns And Processing (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Tommy Paschall Regarding Dark Fire Tobacco Barns And Processing (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Tommy Paschall conducted by John Morgan for an oral history project about dark fire tobacco barns. Paschall discusses tobacco cultivation, processing, and trade. Paschall lived near Hazel, a small town in Calloway County, Kentucky.
Interview With Tommy Paschall Regarding Dark Fire Tobacco Barns And Processing (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Tommy Paschall Regarding Dark Fire Tobacco Barns And Processing (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Tommy Paschall conducted by John Morgan for an oral history project about dark fire tobacco barns. Paschall discusses tobacco cultivation and the building of dark fire tobacco barns in western Kentucky, specifically Calloway County, Kentucky.
Interview With Mattie Lou (Emmett) Thrasher Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mattie Lou (Emmett) Thrasher Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Mattie Lou (Emmett) Thrasher conducted by Karen Owen for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Thrasher discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Hancock County, Kentucky, education, electrification, teachers and teaching, motherhood, race relations, attitudes toward tenant farmers, automobiles, the Great Depression and World War II.
Interview With Mittie Dame Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mittie Dame Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Mittie Dame conducted by Judi Hetrick for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Dame discusses her life and times including information about growing up in Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky, her early marriage, entertainment, rural electrification, radios, refrigerators, social life and customs, Halloween pranks, moonshining, and farming.
Interview With Oda Shouse, Sr. And Clara Shouse Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Oda Shouse, Sr. And Clara Shouse Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Oda Shouse, Sr. and Clara Shouse conducted by Keith Smith for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Mr. Shouse does most of the speaking. He discusses his life and times including information about floods, the Great Depression, tobacco farming, rural medicine, rural electrification, automobiles and telephones.
Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Allyene Gregory conducted by Steve Vied for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Gregory discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Sorgho, Daviess County, Kentucky, education, childhood games, her father's farm, African Americans, social customs and historic events in the community, as well as her teaching career.
Interview With Nellie Hall Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Nellie Hall Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Nellie Hall conducted by Gary Netzley for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Hall discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, her relationship with an alcoholic and abusive husband, her work in a cigar factory, her memories of recreation as a child, education, World War I, World War II, and the medical problems faced by various members of her family.
Interview With Lattie Edds And Essie Thomason Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Lattie Edds And Essie Thomason Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Lattie Edds and Essie Thomason conducted by Judi Hetrick for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." They discuss their life and times, including information about growing up in McLean County and Hancock County, Kentucky, social life and customs, weaving, childhood chores and games, teachers and teaching, one-room schools, farms and farming, courtship, televisions, radios, the Great Depression, floods, and influenza.
Interview With Otis & Essie Stevens Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Otis & Essie Stevens Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Essie (Crawford) Stevens and Otis Stevens conducted by Charlotte Postlewaite for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." The Stevens discuss their life and times, including information about growing up in Ohio County, Kentucky, education, one-room schools, farms and farming, teaching in a one-room school, food preservation and preparation, laundering, death, telephones and radios.
Interview With Charlie Earl Coy Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Charlie Earl Coy Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Charlie Earl Coy conducted by Keith Smith for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Coy discusses his life and times, including information about his childhood in Daviess County, Kentucky, farms and farming, the Great Depression, tobacco, social life and customs, airplanes, radios, television, tractors and other farm equipment, women's suffrage and influenza.