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Scraps To Quilts (Exhibition) (Fa 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Scraps To Quilts (Exhibition) (Fa 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Materials collected by Western Kentucky University folk studies students for an exhibition titled "Scraps to Kentucky Quilts." Includes meeting minutes, publicity material, label information, data sheets for submitted quilts, negatives and proof sheets, and interviews with quiltmakers.


Shirley, James Kelly (Fa 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Shirley, James Kelly (Fa 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 474. A term project prepared by James Kelly Shirley on Cora Mae Howard for a Western Kentucky University history class titled "The Negro in American History."


Andress, Bruce K. (Fa 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Andress, Bruce K. (Fa 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 472. Project conducted by Andress concerning Wayman Hayes, a Bowling Green, Kentucky toymaker. Project includes some toys made by Hayes, patterns for the toys, as well as information about marketing them.


Smith, Mona Gayle (Fa 473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Smith, Mona Gayle (Fa 473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 473. Folk studies project in which Smith collected information about carpenter Charles Browning of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes paper material related to his work as well as wood samples.


Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 455. Interviews with ten African Americans who attended the Ralph Bunche School in Glasgow, Kentucky. Informants provide history and other information related to the importance of the school in Glasgow's African American community.


Puglia, David (Fa 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Puglia, David (Fa 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 467. Paper: "Banjo Bill Green: A Writer, a Performer, a Musician" written by David Puglia for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Fuller, Don (Fa 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Fuller, Don (Fa 464), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 464. Paper: "The Gathering" written by Don Fuller for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Campbellsville - Taylor County, Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2009

Campbellsville - Taylor County, Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 202. Project includes 22 interviews with African Americans concerning their lives as Taylor County, Kentucky residents. Interviews are on compact discs with interviewer's notes included. Topics discussed include: family life, when and why they live in Taylor County, childhood experiences, community involvement and personal opinions about Taylor County.


Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2009

Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 461. DVD: "Circle of Friends: Life and Times of Girls Scouts" produced by Hilary Harris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 528. Collection consists of oral history interviews with various contemporary and former residents of Russell County, Kentucky conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students and Bobette Buster. Topics include the building of Wolf Creek Dam, teaching in rural schools, gospel music, logging, and local tourism.


Ralph Bunche National Historic District - Oral History Project (Fa 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Ralph Bunche National Historic District - Oral History Project (Fa 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 457. Oral interviews with thirty-one African Americans who had some association with the area included within the Ralph Bunche National Historic District in Glasgow, Kentucky. Interviewees discuss family history, social rites and customs, the importance of the church and the school, integration and segregation, as well as urban renewal.


Zurowski, Susan K. (Fa 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Zurowski, Susan K. (Fa 451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 451. Project: "[Flea Markets/Antique Malls]" by Susan K. Zurowski for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 445. Paper: "Bookmobile Ethnography" written by Doris Tetzloff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Tracy, Billy Jean (Fa 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Tracy, Billy Jean (Fa 447), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 447. Interview with Billy Jean Tracy concerning First Methodist Church of Frankfort, Kentucky.


Vowels, Derek J. (Fa 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Vowels, Derek J. (Fa 450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 450. Paper: "[Folklore in Byron Crawford's Columns]" written by Derek J. Vowels for a Western Kentucky University.


Turner, Gregory A. (Fa 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Turner, Gregory A. (Fa 448), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 448. Paper: "Gene Townsend" written by Gregory A. Turner for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Zurowski, Susan K. (Fa 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Zurowski, Susan K. (Fa 452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 452. Project: "Public Auctions" by Susan K. Zurowski for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Lowe, Annie Bell (Hall), 1907-2006 (Fa 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2009

Lowe, Annie Bell (Hall), 1907-2006 (Fa 456), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 456. Interview with Annie Bell (Hall) Lowe concerning quilting conducted by Michelle Ann Lowe Ross.


Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 444. Paper: "Folk Cures for Colds, Flu, and Sore Throats" written by Doris Tetzloff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Toler, Shelly (Fa 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Toler, Shelly (Fa 446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 446. Paper: "[Supernatural Family Legends Chiefly About One Woman in Louisville, Kentucky]" written by Shelly Toler for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Rose, Kibby (Fa 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Rose, Kibby (Fa 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 437. Paper: "A Country Gentleman" written by Rose for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Smith, Carro Isabel (Wheatley), 1896-1989 (Fa 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Smith, Carro Isabel (Wheatley), 1896-1989 (Fa 443), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 443. Interviw with Carro (Wheatley) Smith about farm life in Washington County, Kentucky.


Rose, Gerald M. (Fa 438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Rose, Gerald M. (Fa 438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 438. Paper: "Sharecropping" written by Gerald M. Rose for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Robertson, Stephen & Cindy Robertson (Fa 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Robertson, Stephen & Cindy Robertson (Fa 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 436. Interview with June Long conducted by Stephen Robertson and Cindy Roberston for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Nicholson, Neil Alan (Fa 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Nicholson, Neil Alan (Fa 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 434. Interviews with Harry W. Walker, Daniel Clark, and Dennis Thurman concerning amateur radio conducted by Neil Alan Nicholson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Parker, William Jerry, 1932-2007 (Fa 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Parker, William Jerry, 1932-2007 (Fa 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 429 entitled "Lunch with Top." Transcribed interviews conducted with Jo Tilden "Top" Orendorf, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by several of his friends. Includes an index.


Neagle, Sue (Fa 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Neagle, Sue (Fa 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 433. Paper: "Life History - Orbrey N. Jeffries" written by Sue Neagle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Nuttle, Jason And Victoria Conaster (Fa 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Nuttle, Jason And Victoria Conaster (Fa 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 426. Interview with Marlene Harrison conducted by Jason Nuttle and Victoria Conaster for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Thomas, Patricia (Fa 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Thomas, Patricia (Fa 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 400. Paper: "Murder Ballads of Kentucky" written by Patricia Thomas for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Page, Paula (Fa 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Page, Paula (Fa 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 428. Interview conducted by Paula Page with Mrs. Ethel Stewart for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.