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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Vadie Williams, Folk Artist: Drawnwork As A Reflection Of Personal Identity In Rural Kentucky, Elizabeth Hester
Vadie Williams, Folk Artist: Drawnwork As A Reflection Of Personal Identity In Rural Kentucky, Elizabeth Hester
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study focuses on Vadie Conner Williams, an individual folk artist, and the drawnwork she has created throughout her lifetime. Included is a description of her rural farm background, her needlework skills and her creative process. The study also examines the significance of drawnwork to Williams and determines how she has adapted her work to satisfy her personal needs as well as the needs of her customers. Based on tape recorded interviews and a close examination of her work, the study concludes that drawnwork is an integral part of Williams's everyday life; it is an indicator of her beliefs and …
Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Edmund Douglas Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Evans Guest Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 2 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards conducted by Carrie Helm on 13 October 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 39, No. 1, Amos Long Jr., N. F. Karlins, Vertie Knapp, William T. Parsons
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 39, No. 1, Amos Long Jr., N. F. Karlins, Vertie Knapp, William T. Parsons
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• An Overview of Travel and Transportation in Pennsylvania
• Floretta Emma Warfel: A Folk Artist in Embroidery Paint on Cloth
• Robacker, Earl F. and Ada F.: A Bibliography
• The Modernizing Effect of the Marketplace on Old Order Society, 1727 to 1987
• Aldes un Neies (Old and New)
Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Timothy Wade Harris conducted by Carrie Helm on 28 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 4, Ann S. Burrows, Ruthanne Hartung, Stuart Helble, Karen Helble, Frank J. Gallagher, Rae Greiner, William Dean Wright, Wayne Hartzell, Anne Hartzell, Teresa A. Skoog, Mark Osterman, Keith Brintzenhoff, Frederick J. Saul, Beth Kreider, Richard Thomas
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 4, Ann S. Burrows, Ruthanne Hartung, Stuart Helble, Karen Helble, Frank J. Gallagher, Rae Greiner, William Dean Wright, Wayne Hartzell, Anne Hartzell, Teresa A. Skoog, Mark Osterman, Keith Brintzenhoff, Frederick J. Saul, Beth Kreider, Richard Thomas
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Quintessential Quilts
• The Folk Art of Fraktur
• Molding & Spinning Pewter
• Kaleidoscopes & Unique Stained Glass
• Dolls are Not Just for Children Anymore
• Paint Decorated Chests of the Pennsylvania Dutch
• Festival Focus
• Festival Programs
• Tiffany-Style Stained Glass Lamps
• Be Aware of What Might be Hiding in Grandma's Attic
• The Medicine Show
• Pennsylvania Dutch Music & More
• A Poor Damsel's Fate
• Silk Screening
• Long Time Favorite Festival Foods
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 31, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 31, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter
The Last Smokehouse: Lubec and the Herring Smoking Industry of Maine. Funded initially by the Maine Humanities Council, this hour-long documentary film will explore the problems of the smoked herring industry in the state of Maine. The goal is to increase public awareness not only of the plight of small local industries in the modem mega-business world but also — and perhaps more importantly — of what happens to a community when one of its long-time traditional industries dies. The filmmakers, Andrea Truppin and Michel Chalufour, are now in the scriptwriting stage.
Folk Arts And The Maine Arts Commission, Edward D. Ives
Folk Arts And The Maine Arts Commission, Edward D. Ives
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
Just as I believe, as an oral historian, that there is no such thing as oral history, only history, I also believe as a folklorist that there is no such thing as folk art as an entity distinct from other kinds of art, say "primitive" or "high" art. There is only art, the aesthetic response, the shaping of the world experienced into meaningful and apposite forms that can be shared with others. The creation and enjoyment of what we call art is fundamental to being human; it is not limited to any one social class or community but, as my …
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 3, Amos Long Jr., Robert P. Stevenson, Dale E. Skoff, William B. Fetterman
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 3, Amos Long Jr., Robert P. Stevenson, Dale E. Skoff, William B. Fetterman
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Wayside Inn
• A Draft Board in World War I
• The Compass Inn: A Stagecoach Era Legacy
• The Pennsylvania German Dialect Playwriting Contests of 1941, 1942, 1983 and 1986
• Aldes un Neies (Old and New)
Powell, Cheryl Keneathe (Fa 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powell, Cheryl Keneathe (Fa 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 131. "The Tire Planter in Western Kentucky." Discusses the use of tires as outdoor planters in Central City, Kentucky, as a form of aesthetic recycling. Includes interview with Roy Cobb, October 10, 1988, and James and Ruby (Carver) Goff, March 1, 1989.
Interview With Levy Ray Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Levy Ray Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Levy Ray Walker conducted by Linda Walker Cox on 3 March 1989. From folk studies student project documenting bluegrass, country, and gospel music played by Ray Walker.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 2, William B. Fetterman, James D. Mcmahon Jr., Monica Pieper, Lorett Treese
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 2, William B. Fetterman, James D. Mcmahon Jr., Monica Pieper, Lorett Treese
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Asseba un Sabina: The Flower of Pennsylvania German Folk Theater
• An Elizabeth Furnace Tenant House: A Pennsylvania German Structure in Transition
• A Tribute to Tradition and Necessity: The Schwenkfelder Schools in America
• "Enchanting Prospects": John Penn in Central Pennsylvania
• Aldes un Neies (Old and New)
Index To Volumes 26-35 Of Pennsylvania Folklife, 1976-1986, Judith E. Fryer
Index To Volumes 26-35 Of Pennsylvania Folklife, 1976-1986, Judith E. Fryer
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine Indexes
• Introduction
• Subject Index
• Genealogy Index