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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
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.
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Fa 574), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Fa 574), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 574. Oral history interview by Jonathan Jeffrey of Jerry Ellis Baker, conducted at his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding Baker’s life and accomplishments.
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 46. [A and G Specialty] Collection of typescripts, photographs and cassette tapes concerning the family/personal history and current occupation (flea market seller) of Vernon Anderson. Collection also contains information pertaining to Vernon’s childhood in Richmond County Georgia, career as a military M.P. and his various other occupations. The collection also contains interview typescripts, cassettes and photographs of Grace Little, who is an itinerant seller herself. Grace Little is interviewed concerning her childhood, family, and current occupation.
Hester, Elizabeth Allen, B. 1956 (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Elizabeth Allen, B. 1956 (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 43. [Flea markets] Collection of typescripts, photographs and cassette tapes concerning the family/personal history and current occupation (flea market seller) of Margie Hawks. Collectioncontains a detailed account of the family history of Mrs. Hawks and their subsistence farming. Project completed by Elizabeth (Beth) Hester for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Pomerantz, Sandra Jean (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pomerantz, Sandra Jean (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 36. [Mary Kay beauty consultant: Janet Stratton] Collection of transcripts, interview questions, interview indexes, and various supporting materials concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, as well as family folklore and Mary Kay legends. Interview completed by Sandra Jean Pomerantz for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 41. Interviews conducted by Shaunn Maree Lybarger with Langdon Dyer about his gardening and marketing of produce at the Bowling Green farmers market. Also includes biographical data, including information about Dyer’s service as an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II.
Shorts, Roberta (Fa 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shorts, Roberta (Fa 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 520. Material collected by Roberta Shorts for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Included are recordings and fieldnotes for interviews with six individuals on personal experience narratives, ghost stories, and jokes and photographs, fieldnotes, and a PowerPoint presentation on material culture and of a 2004 String Cheese Incident concert at the Louisville Palace Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky.
Lee, Laura Harper, B. 1946 (Fa 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, Laura Harper, B. 1946 (Fa 515), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 515. Interviews conducted by Laura Harper Lee between September and November of 1985 with Brenda Venable on the subject of itinerant selling. Venable discusses her five years as a Mary Kay consultant, including her sales strategy, the products offered by Mary Kay Cosmetics and its distribution system, and what it is like to be a Mary Kay consultant.
Collins, Ellen (Fa 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Collins, Ellen (Fa 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 176. Paper: "Finding Folklore in Magazine Ads," written by Ellen Collins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Parents Magazine" photographs referenced.
Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 360. Oral history interview conducted by Kimberly Schmitt with Dr. Carlton Jackson on February 10, 1988. Schmitt’s interview focuses on Dr. Jackson’s experiences as detailed in his 1984 publication Hounds of the Road: A History of the Greyhound Bus Company.
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 231. Paper: "Dime Store Narratives" written by Deborah Ann Harp for a Western Kentucky University class.