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Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 572. Compact disc of Sandra L. Staebell’s December 2011 interview with June McGuyer, discussing Elizabeth Richardson (McGuyer’s mother), her interest in quilting, and her collecting related to quilts and quilting.
Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (Mss 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (Mss 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 374. Administrative papers, board minutes, correspondence, project files, and publications of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, a state-wide membership organization of quilters that promotes better understanding of historic quilts and the design and construction of new quilts. Major projects include a collection of oral histories with Kentucky quilters and a survey of historic quilts from Kentucky.
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 569. Paper: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: A Study of a Funeral Ribbon Quilt" written by Lynne Marrs (Hammer) Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 570), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 570. Paper: [Examination of a Speech Titled "Shake Rag Revisited"] written by Lynne Marrs Hammer Ferguson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The speech was delivered on 21 October 2004 by Herbert Oldham at the dedication of a historical marker in the neighborhood.
Kohn, Margaret (Bulger) (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kohn, Margaret (Bulger) (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 566. Interview conducted by Margaret (Bulger) Kohn with Freeman Kitchens at Kitchens Grocery in Drake, Warren County, Kentucky on 22 September 1974. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family (musical group).
Morrison, Ron (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morrison, Ron (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 565. Interview conducted by Ron Morrison with Freeman Kitchens at Kitchens Groceries in Drake, Warren County, Kentucky. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family.
Interview Conducted By Ron Morrison With Freeman Kitchens In March 1978 (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview Conducted By Ron Morrison With Freeman Kitchens In March 1978 (Fa 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Ron Morrison with Freeman Kitchens at Kitchens Groceries in Drake, Warren County, Kentucky in March 1978. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family (musical group).
Interview Conducted By Margaret (Bulger) Kohn With Freeman Kitchens (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview Conducted By Margaret (Bulger) Kohn With Freeman Kitchens (Fa 566), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview conducted by Margaret (Bulger) Kohn with Freeman Kitchens in Drake, Kentucky on 22 September 1974. They discuss the store, Kitchens's phonograph collection and his association with the Carter Family (musical group).
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 567. Paper: "A Brief History and Orientation to the Freeman Kitchens Collection" written by Jennifer Michelle Jameson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes photos and an oral interview conducted by Jameson with Kitchens on 24 November 2010 in Drake, Kentucky.
Humphreys, George Gary, B. 1949 (Fa 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Humphreys, George Gary, B. 1949 (Fa 564), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 564. Interview conducted by George Gary Humphreys with Lexington attorney and political memorabilia collector Julius Edward Rather. Rather discusses 20th century politicians he knew and how he got involved in collecting political memorabilia.
Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 513. Material collected by Theresa Osborne about an event called “Country Fair Day” held at the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, Benham, Kentucky, featuring presentations about material culture. Also includes a paper focusing on local material culture and foodways and a small collection of interviews documenting recollections of Kentucky residents. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Johnson, Mackenzi (Fa 514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Mackenzi (Fa 514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 514. Collection consists of short interviews conducted by Mackenzi Johnson with Kenneth Nixon about folk customs and foodways, two of Johnson’s young cousins about children’s rhyming and clap games, an informal interview with Charita Swann, as well as discussions of Native American culture and life with Arigon Starr and Gay Wapecome. Also includes a performance by Arigon Starr at Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 24. Statements and reminiscences of Kentucky residents who participated in or conducted hog butchering in Kentucky. Information was gathered from various informants between 1963-1969. Material is arranged alphabetically by collector, consisting of specific detials about executing hogs, processing and preserving meat, and rendering lard. Includes papers by collectors and photographs. This project was completed by students at Campbellsville College under the guidance of Lynwood Montell.
Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) of an ethographic project on Tim Doyle, a clock repairman in Glasgow, Kentucky. Rosalie McCuiston, a clock enthusiast from Glasgow, Kentucky who repairs her own clocks, was also interviewed for this project.
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 554. Project consists of an ehtnographic study conducted by Luke Fisher with Tom Blumenberg, an artist who creates solid wood and segmented wooden bowls in Hiseville, Kentucky. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 547. Paper titled: "Bowling Lingo," written by Lucas Samuel Fisher about the folk speech of bowlers, gathered in Glasgow, Kentucky, and nationally through an online bowling forum. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 546. Proverb collected by Maria Meredith from her father, Walter Meredith, about Christmas tree customs in their family. It details when the tree should be taken down. This project was a requirement in a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 543. Paper titled "The Bible Time Capsule" written by Latrel Shirley about Lisa Gail (Morrison) Shirley's Bible and the ephemera stored in it. Includes colored illustrations.
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 540. Project in which Latasha Jones records information about a "Reaper" tattoo that her cousin, Christopher Lee Bragg, had tattooed on his left side. She discusses the views of her family about tattoos and/or marking the body and her personal desire to get a tattoo. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes an illustration of the "Reaper" tattoo.
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 537. Project in which Kathina Jo Doyle executed a cultural analysis of the hope chest, a physical piece of furniture (chest) or a collection of items that a young woman assembled for her future household. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes colored illustrations and a transcript of an interview done with Doyle's maternal grandmother Beatrice Firkin.
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text papers (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 548. Contains three papers: “Permanent Wave Machine,” “The Hot Comb” about African American hairstyling, and “The Telephone Switchboard,” about an early switchboard on display in Barren County, Kentucky. Includes color illustrations. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.