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Holland, Danny (Fa 1331), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2019

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.


Wright, Curtis William (Fa 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2018

Wright, Curtis William (Fa 1159), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1159. Student folk studies project titled “Amish” which includes survey sheets with a brief description of Amish life in Howard County, Indiana. Sheets may include an interview, brief description, informant’s name, and address. The project also includes “A Story of Isaac S. Miller” by O. G. M.


Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2018

Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.


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

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

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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.


Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2017

Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 346. Paper titled "Hog Killing in Western Kentucky" in which Gary Collins and Tammie Pickering discuss the cultural significance of farm-raising hogs and the foodways traditions that result from the slaughtering process. Using slides and interviews, Collins and Pickering document a hog killing that took place in January 1986 on a farm in Trigg County, Kentucky.


Mcdonald, William Rush, B. 1951 (Fa 1090), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2017

Mcdonald, William Rush, B. 1951 (Fa 1090), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1090. Student folk studies project titled: “Singing Schools,” which includes survey sheets describing the traditions and practices of singing schools in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets include informant’s age and address, memory, and text classification along with names and photos.


Kubic, Ruth (Fa 860), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2016

Kubic, Ruth (Fa 860), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 860. Collected Cherokee Indian legends passed down by oral tradition. Collected from Mary Jeffries, daughter of a full-blood Cherokee, who also provided examples that can be found in the paper. This project was conducted by Ruth Kubic for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.


Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.


Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 53. “A History of the Logan County Tobacco Festival” Paper written about an annual festival celebrating tobacco culture held in Russellville, Kentucky. Paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky University.


Spradlin, James Edward (Fa 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Spradlin, James Edward (Fa 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 51. Oral history interview with Dwight, Virginia, Bill and Geneva Spradlin conducted by James Spradlin for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1984. Topics include recreation and entertainment in Floyd County, Kentucky during the 1930’s and 1940’s.


Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.


Geiger, Alison Anne (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Geiger, Alison Anne (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 14. Interviews conducted by Alison Geiger with Grace (Meador) Galloway about her quilting. Includes step-by-step instructions, with photographs, demonstrating the construction of a cathedral window quilt block. Grace's life is also discussed, including raising her family on a farm in Warren County.


Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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 Sep 2010

Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.


Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2010

Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 256. Paper: "The African-American Set on Western Kentucky University Campus" written by Sheri L. Scisney for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Elrod, Scott & Kevin Ming (Fa 388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Elrod, Scott & Kevin Ming (Fa 388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 388. Papers: "Bob Fleming: A Life History" written by Scott Elrod and "An Incomplete Life History of One Kentucky Sharecropper" written by Kevin Ming for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 386. Two papers: "Brush Arbors of Southern Logan County: How and Why They Were Made" and "South Logan County, Kentucky: Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century" written by Shirley Draper for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Good, Epha (Fa 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Good, Epha (Fa 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 392. Paper: "Coverage of the Fourth of July Celebration in the Belton Journal" written by Epha Good for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 375. Paper: "Local Traditions and Customs Spotlighted in the 'Park City Daily News'" written by Mik Cary for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2009

Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 341. Paper: "From One Generation to the Next" written by Cindy Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Robertson, Stephen (Fa 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2009

Robertson, Stephen (Fa 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 342. Paper: "The San Angelo Rodeo" written by Stephen Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2009

Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 359. Paper: "Home vs. College" written by LaShanda Saxton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Beard, Tara (Fa 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Beard, Tara (Fa 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 283. Paper: "Teenage Cruising and Hanging Out" written by Beard for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Foster, Jon (Fa 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Foster, Jon (Fa 288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 288. Paper: "[Cruising]" written by Jon Foster for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Wessel, Rachel (Fa 262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Wessel, Rachel (Fa 262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 262. Paper: "My High School Years" written by Rachel Wessel for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Harbison, Kay (Fa 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Harbison, Kay (Fa 237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 237. Paper: "Other Stories They Told" written by Kay Harbison for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Sneed, Gordon Kent (Fa 234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Sneed, Gordon Kent (Fa 234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text of paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 234. Paper: "'Cruising': An American Tradition" written by Gordon Kent Sneed for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Smith, Stephen Michael (Fa 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Smith, Stephen Michael (Fa 233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 233. Paper: "The Cruising Tradition" written by Stephen Michael Smith for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Neagle, Sue (Fa 242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Neagle, Sue (Fa 242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 242. Paper: "Then and Now" written by Sue Neagle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Davis, Sarah (Fa 224), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2008

Davis, Sarah (Fa 224), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 224. Paper: "Derby Day" written by Sarah Davis for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.