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Downey, John Michael, B. 1951 (Fa 1350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downey, John Michael, B. 1951 (Fa 1350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1350. Folklife project titled "Antiques" by John Michael Downey for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Project includes an illustrated paper about the acquisition and use of antiques collected by friends and family members in DeKalb and Haralson counties in Georgia, Warren County, Kentucky and Rockingham County, Virginia. Survey sheets may include brief description of antique’s origin, use, sample of handwoven coverlet, color photo, illustration, text classification, and bibliographic source.
Holland, Danny (Fa 1331), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Holland, Danny (Fa 1331), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1331. Information related to “Second Monday,” court day in Scottsville, Kentucky, collected by Danny Holland for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Holland gives a brief introduction to his research methods followed by information collected from Second Monday participants. He includes name of informant, age, and place of residence.
Thomas, Patricia Lee (Fa 1330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Patricia Lee (Fa 1330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 1330. Short narrative paper titled “An Allen County Tombstone Maker” written by Patricia Thomas for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes biography of tombstone maker William Chase Bonner of Halfway, Kentucky. Also includes photographs of several tombstones crafted by Mr. Bonner for family members. Mr. Bonner was Thomas’ great-grandfather.
Feintuch, Burt, 1949-2018 (Fa 1315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Feintuch, Burt, 1949-2018 (Fa 1315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1315. Collection of folklife and folk arts by Burt Feintuch, ethnographer of traditional music and professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University (WKU) from 1975 to 1988. Includes the session materials from the Folklife and the Public Sector: Assessment and Prognosis Conference at WKU, 1985, along with the manuscript and proof pages from his book Kentucky Folkmusic. Recordings of musicians and singers and interviews with the same in Barren, LaRue, Logan, Marshall, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenburg, Todd, and Warren counties in Kentucky and Warren County, Tennessee.
Schottenfeld, Judith Dian (Fa 1309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schottenfeld, Judith Dian (Fa 1309), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1309. Student folk studies project titled “Construction of the White Oak Basket, ”which includes an interview with Walter Logsdon about the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Project includes sheets with a brief description of each traditional practice, tool, and photo.
Waldrop, Melanie (Fa 1310), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Waldrop, Melanie (Fa 1310), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1310. Student folk studies project titled “Basketmaking for Walter Logsdon: ‘A Way of Life,’” which includes two interviews with Walter Logsdon about the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Project includes sheets with a brief description of each traditional practice, tool, and photo.
Sadewasser, Judith K. "Judi" (Fa 1308), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sadewasser, Judith K. "Judi" (Fa 1308), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1308. Student folk studies project titled “The Folkways of Walter D. Logsdon: Basketmaker,” which includes an interview with Walter Logsdon about the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Project includes interview transcriptions along with sheets with a brief description of each traditional practice, tool, and photo.
Wiseman, Michelle (Fa 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wiseman, Michelle (Fa 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1306. Student project titled “Folk Songs and Legends,” which includes survey sheets of folk songs and folk legends collected in Indiana and Kentucky. Sheets may include folk songs, lyrics, musical scores, Brown Collection variant number, legends, informant’s name, age, and address.
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1299. Project titled “Ten Broeck and Mollie: An Intriguing Puzzle,” which includes variants of the texts for “Ten Broeck and Mollie” and “Skewball” collected primarily from Jesse Blair in Grayson County, Kentucky. Project may include texts, song lyrics, tunes, photos, and informant name and location.
Yager, Liz (Fa 1276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yager, Liz (Fa 1276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1276. Student folk studies project [“Songs and Epitaphs,”] which includes survey sheets with with the lyrics of folk songs and epitaphs in Oldham County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief description of the folk song, lyrics, epitaph, date collected, and informant’s name and age.
Fulkerson, Brenda (Fa 1272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fulkerson, Brenda (Fa 1272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1272. Student folk studies project titled “[Rhymes, Legends, Beliefs and Proverbs of Ohio County],” which includes descriptions of local folk legends and beliefs in Ohio County, Kentucky. Descriptions may include title of the legend, date collected, and informant’s name and address. Note cards include rhyme, belief or proverb, date collected, and informant’s name.
Shuffett, Carolyn (Fa 1271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shuffett, Carolyn (Fa 1271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1271. Student folk studies project titled “Green County Tales,” which includes titles of local folk legends and songs in Green County, Kentucky. Descriptions may include title of the legend or song, lyrics, informant’s name and address.
Purcell, Janice (Fa 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Purcell, Janice (Fa 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1261. Student folk studies project titled “Three Traditional Singers: Texts and Analysis,” which includes lyrics and descriptions of traditional folk ballads recorded in Green County, Kentucky and West Huntington, West Virginia. Descriptions may include name of the ballad, location learned, history, variants, traditional aspects, and informant’s name, age and location.