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Leonard, William (Fa 1108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leonard, William (Fa 1108), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives 1108. Student folk studies project titled: “Quilting,” which includes detailed descriptions of the traditional hand quilting process in Daviess County, Kentucky. Project includes photos with a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, or quilt pattern.
Historic Houses - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Historic Houses - Warren County, Kentucky (Sc 3127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3127. Pencil sketch of the Warren County, Kentucky, home of Nathaniel and Mary Lucas, executed by an English visitor in the winter of 1883.
Bruton, Mary Virginia (Guess), 1907-1978 (Sc 3119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bruton, Mary Virginia (Guess), 1907-1978 (Sc 3119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3119. Photos (3) and a reminiscence about chenille bedspreads sold by the Bruton family at their Hart County, Kentucky, Pine Ridge Gift Shop. Besides bedspreads, the shop sold locally made baskets, chalk figurines, cider,and Mammoth Cave souvenirs. Scans of the photographs are stored in the Photo Archives.
Garrison, Kathryn (Topmiller), 1917-2012 (Sc 3117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Garrison, Kathryn (Topmiller), 1917-2012 (Sc 3117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3117. Two letters of Kathryn Garrison, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to her godchild “Betsy,” regarding hats made by Wilhelmina Howard, a Bowling Green milliner who was Betsy’s grandmother and Kathryn’s cousin.
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1025. Folk studies student project titled: “The Art of Quilting,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about quilting in Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief descriptions of quilts, beliefs, informant’s name, and photos.
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1019. Folk studies student project titled: “Forms and Origins of Gravestones in Various Parts of Russell County, Kentucky,” which includes descriptions of gravestones in Russell County, Kentucky. Included are brief information of gravestone producers, graveyard and gravestone information, a tale, and photos.
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1014. Student folk studies project titled: “Weaving.” Project includes survey sheets with a description of the weaving process in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, woven swatch, and photo.
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Mss 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Mss 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 544. Materials related to the construction of the Godey Quilt by Mildred Lissauer, Louisville, Kentucky in 1934. Includes graphic items gleaned from newspaper, magazines, and other paper ephemera, correspondence with the seamstress responsible for much of the sewing on the quilt, research correspondence of Sandra Statebell related to the quilt and an article that she wrote about it. News clippings and magazine articles about Lissauer’s penchant for interior decorating.