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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Roberts, Edwin T., 1920-1998 (Sc 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roberts, Edwin T., 1920-1998 (Sc 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1230. Letters, removed from genealogy notebooks prepared by Edwin T. Roberts, written by Thomas W. Jenkins of Bowling Green, Kentucky to his daughter, Ethel Mae Roberts, discussing his family and life in a Bowling Green boarding house.
Crayons And Yarn, Danielle G. Holloway
Crayons And Yarn, Danielle G. Holloway
Creative Writing Minor Portfolios
This portfolio contains poems, creative nonfiction, and short stories, all original pieces of writing produced while completing the Creative Writing Minor at Cedarville University. The poems come from my own life, and while they are not intended to be a cohesive narrative, arranged in this order they tell a story of growing up, leaving home, and finding love. The nonfiction pieces come from a collection centered around my experiences in high school marching band, though a love story is present there as well. The short stories also draw heavily from my own experiences and passions, exploring themes that are important …
Jriles, Benjamin Edward (Sc 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jriles, Benjamin Edward (Sc 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1218. "Christmas 1893," a poem written by Benjamin Edward Jriles, of Henderson County, Kentucky, detailing his adventure of driving a buggy from his home in Cairo, Kentucky to Ridgway, Kentucky, to eat Christmas dinner.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1221), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1221), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1221. Letter, 25 January 1959, from Jesse H. Stuart to Mrs. Higgason explaining that his poem "Kentucky is My Land" is out of print and regretting that he cannot provide a copy.
Oliver, Michael, B. 1959 (Sc 1194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Oliver, Michael, B. 1959 (Sc 1194), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1194. Desert Storm letters (2) from Michael Oliver to his wife Peggy Oliver, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also included is a poem by Oliver regarding his military experiences in Desert Storm and war photos (2).
Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2778. Letters and papers of various members of the Topmiller family of Kentucky, Tennessee and New Mexico. Includes letters of Benjamin E. Topmiller to his wife Jessie; letters of condolence to Jessie on her husband’s death; postcards from a World War I serviceman to a young lady in Owensboro, Kentucky; and letters to Victor Topmiller regarding his service to the Davet Home and School for Spastic Paralysis in Owensboro.
This Level Of Living, Rose Havard
This Level Of Living, Rose Havard
Creative Writing Minor Portfolios
This portfolio contains poetry, nonfiction, and one short fiction story. Two nonfiction pieces appearing here, “Welcome to the Armory” and “Survey: Headphones” have also been published in the online journal Prick of the Spindle. All pieces were written between August of 2012 and May 2013. I consider this collection the best of my college writing.
I pay extra attention to sounds in my pieces. I also try to achieve a certain level of ostranenie—a poetry term that means “making the familiar strange”—because I am fascinated with the attempt. This Level of Living refers to a state of high awareness, of …
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Olson, Celia (Ross), 1854-1937 (Sc 1168), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1168.
Bland, Katherine "Kittie" (Sublett), 1860-1941 (Mss 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bland, Katherine "Kittie" (Sublett), 1860-1941 (Mss 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 485. Scrapbook of Katherine “Kittie” (Sublett) Bland, a resident of Simpson, Logan and Warren counties in Kentucky, containing mostly clippings of poems (a few composed by her), articles and obituaries.
Cross Collaboration: Rethinking Undergraduate & Graduate Education, Elizabeth Langemak, Carolyn Plump
Cross Collaboration: Rethinking Undergraduate & Graduate Education, Elizabeth Langemak, Carolyn Plump
Explorer Café
No abstract provided.
Ode To The Eye, Sophia K. Reid
Ode To The Eye, Sophia K. Reid
Student Publications
"Ode to the Eye" is written in the form of an ode; whereby, it celebrates and praises the 'eye' for its ability to see the beauty of nature and its surroundings.
Lessons In Tourism, Emily A. Francisco
Lessons In Tourism, Emily A. Francisco
Student Publications
A section poem in four parts that examines a number of experiences from the perspective of a female traveler, addressing themes such as dislocation of self, the remaking of identity, and the nature of female otherness within the global community.
Love You Much, Kathryn M. Gittings
Love You Much, Kathryn M. Gittings
Student Publications
This poem, written for my senior seminar class, is a personal poem about my grandmother, whom I both love and admire.
Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor
Shieldmaiden, Allison A. Taylor
Student Publications
"Shieldmaiden" is a poem that examines J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series from a feminist perspective, focusing on the character of Éowyn and her influence on female readers of Tolkien's novels.
Little Soldiers, Macy F. Collins
Little Soldiers, Macy F. Collins
Student Publications
"Little Soldiers" is a poem that examines the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on a personal level.
Barbie, Alexandra C. Barlowe
Barbie, Alexandra C. Barlowe
Student Publications
This is a piece of poetry about self-imagery and beauty expectations.
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harmon, Arlis Odell, 1905-1992 (Mss 153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 153. Poems, 1934-1991, obituaries, 1964-1990, written by Arlis Odell Harmon, a gospel song writer and enthusiast, of Allen County, Kentucky. Includes correspondence about gospel music, genealogical data, photos, etc.
First, Brian Glaser
Howard, Chloe (Miller), 1899-1989 (Sc 2758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howard, Chloe (Miller), 1899-1989 (Sc 2758), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2758. Items related to the teaching career, including salary information, of Chole Howard; includes list of retired teachers in Monroe County, Kentucky (dated 1977) and information about the Mothers' Day program at Skaggs Creek Baptist Church in Monroe County.
Coombs Family Collection (Mss 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coombs Family Collection (Mss 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 349. Correspondence, photographs, business records and miscellaneous papers of the Coombs, Robertson and related families of Warren and Simpson counties in Kentucky and of Alabama, Texas and Tennessee. Includes correspondence, personal papers and research of Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University. Several documents from this collection have been scanned are available for viewing by clicking on the "Additional Files" below.
Another Comic Food Song: The Irish Jubilee, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Another Comic Food Song: The Irish Jubilee, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Articles
This is a comic food song from the Irish American tradition.
The Haunting, Julie L. Moore
The Haunting, Julie L. Moore
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Chatten, Lily Waller, 1861-1949 (Sc 1042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chatten, Lily Waller, 1861-1949 (Sc 1042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1042. Printed copy of World War I poem, "America's Answer to Flanders Fields," written by Hopkinsville, Kentucky native Lily Waller Chatten.
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1043), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984 (Sc 1043), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1043. Letter, 30 October 1974, from Jesse Stuart, Greenup, Kentucky, to English professor O.J. Wilson, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding Stuart’s recent talk at WKU; Christmas card, 1975, from Stuart to WKU Library Director, Sara Tyler; and poetry magazine Seven, containing one of Stuart’s poems, 1968. The magazine is autographed by Stuart.
American Psalm, Dean Rader
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 123. Letters, receipts, legal and financial papers of the Melton family of Henderson County, Kentucky. Also includes data about the Lively, Poole, and Strum families of Henderson County.
Artists In Residence - Union County (Fa 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Artists In Residence - Union County (Fa 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 612. Project conducted in Union County, Kentucky to identify and utilize local folk artists in county elementary schools. Folklorist Amy Davis and fieldworker/folk artist Sue Massek interviewed local folk artists and performers. Afterwards they made presentations in schools about the information they collected and invited some of the artists to perform and/or demonstrate.
Threnody For Paul Morphy, Brian Glaser
Threnody For Paul Morphy, Brian Glaser
English Faculty Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Noe, James Thomas Cotton, 1864-1953 (Sc 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Noe, James Thomas Cotton, 1864-1953 (Sc 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1021. Published copy of James Thomas Cotton Noe’s poem, “Tip Sams of Kentucky, Patriot,” with added comments by Noe. Noe was honored as a Poet Laureate of Kentucky.
Marquess, Kathleen Caroline (Perkins), 1895-1973 (Sc 1018), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marquess, Kathleen Caroline (Perkins), 1895-1973 (Sc 1018), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1018. Booklet (39 pages) of poems and brief prose, Moments of Gladness, Madness and Sadness, published by Kathleen Caroline Perkins Marquess, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She records comments about many of her writings and includes letter written to Allan Trout, 1961. In letter she discusses the details of getting the booklet published.