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Chappell, Katherine (Fa 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chappell, Katherine (Fa 582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 582. Illustrated paper by Katherine Chappell titled “Fine, Folk, or Functional? The Art of Mark Whitley.” This illustrated project provides insight into the art of furniture making and the distinctions between the artistic formation of furniture and mass production. The project details the journey of one craftsman, Mark Whitley of Warren County, Kentucky, from one who makes furniture, into an artist whose work is practical, functional, and enduring. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Callis, Mariah (Fa 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Callis, Mariah (Fa 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 583. Illustrated paper by Mariah Callis titled “Grave Decoration in a Bowling Green Cemetery: An Analysis of Children’s Grave Adornment.” This illustrated project provides a brief yet detailed description of the author’s first field work experience. The work, an analysis of children’s grave adornment, provides information specific to Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and categorizes the types of ornamentation placed on children’s graves and the frequency of such decoration. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 161. This collection contains a master’s thesis entitled “Hillbilly Music and Early Live Radio Programming In Bowling Green and Glasgow, Kentucky: Country Music as a Local Phenomenon,” written by James Nelson in January 1994 for the department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University. Also included is a cassette tape of old-time music from south central Kentucky entitled “Railroad Through the Smoky Mountains,” by Jim Bowles, as well as an obituary for Jonell F. Simunick.
Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 78. “The Middle Bridge Ghost” interpretive paper and videotaped interviews executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 80. “Occupational Folklore of Monument Makers.” Interviews with Carroll Monument Company employees regarding their occupation and related stories. Includes one summary and one transcript.
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 66. “Woodburn: A Memory Just Beneath the Surface”, an interpretive paper and interviews executed by Carrie Helm for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1989.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 73. Interviews with tobacco auctioneers conducted by Amy Taylor for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 64. [Lone Oak Restaurant] This collection documents the building, food, and owners of the Lone Oak Restaurant found on Old Scottsville Road in southern Warren County. The informant also describes the establishment’s history and future. This project was completed by Courtney Hogan Davis for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Whites, Pierce Butler (Fa 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whites, Pierce Butler (Fa 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 32. Contemporary marijuana cultivation andusage: interviews and documents. Project completed by Pierce Butler Whites concerning illicit marijuana growth and construction of marijuana paraphernalia. Completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Contains transcriptions, tape logs, photographs and cassette tapes.
Hodges, Jack Preston, Ii (Fa 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hodges, Jack Preston, Ii (Fa 25), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 25. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Jack Hodges related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.