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Ravelings (Fa 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ravelings (Fa 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 752. Clippings of "Ravelings" column from "Harland (Kentucky) Daily Enterprise" and "Corbin (Kentucky) Daily Tribune" with collected mountain superstitions, customs, and folkways.
Fraim, Sheryl (Fa 30), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fraim, Sheryl (Fa 30), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 30. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Sheryl Fraim related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Peyton, Sunny (Fa 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peyton, Sunny (Fa 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 29. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Sunny Peyton related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Kindred, Gayle (Fa 26), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kindred, Gayle (Fa 26), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 26. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Gayle Kindred related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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"Menstruation: Childbirth and Child-rearing." Independent study compiled for a Western Kentucky University Folk Studies class. Utilizing existing Folklife Archives collections, Lybarger referenced beliefs, customs, and cures associated with fertility, families, child-rearing, and menstruation.
Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 269. Paper: Analysis of Brooks Campbell written by Joseph P. Bowers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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.
Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 402. Miscellaneous jokes, beliefs, and marriage customs collected by Teresa L. Hollingsworth for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Peach, Jewell (Fa 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peach, Jewell (Fa 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 355. Paper: "Folklore in Film" written by Jewell Peach for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 329. "Good Luck Beliefs, Occupational Practical Jokes and Christmas Customs" collected by Deborah Ann Harp for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Vassar, Brehanna (Fa 363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vassar, Brehanna (Fa 363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 363. Paper: "Tortillas in Troutville: Segments of My Family Folklore" written by Brehanna Vassar for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Medley, Joy (Fa 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Medley, Joy (Fa 339), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 339. Paper: "The Power of the Press: Elements of Folklore Surrounding 'The Death of Floyd Collins'," written by Medley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 327. Paper: "Remedies & Cures of Muhlenberg County Folks" written by Rhonda Wood for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of comilation (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 328. Compilation: "Tales of Tales of Tales" by the eighth grade class, Hughes-Kirk High School in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, under the direction of Rhonda Wood.
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 311. Paper: "[Barren River Comprehensive Care Center: Conflict Between Folk and Scientific Beliefs]" written by John Alan Dowell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and plants.
Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 313. Collection of brief descriptions of Kentucky games, rhymes, beliefs, and superstitions.
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 303. Paper: "[Todd County, Kentucky Public Health Department]" written by Luanne Glynn for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 276. Paper: "Pediatrics Clinic and Well-Child Care Clinic" written by Pamela England for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 270. Paper: "A Conflict Between Academic and Folk Medicine" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 255. Paper: "Cold and Flu Remedies" written by Lorie Shockley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 247. Paper: "Folk Remedies" written by Vicki Marie Johnson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 251. Paper: "Folk [Medical] Beliefs" written by Frederick Keith McLendon for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 271. Paper: "Beliefs on the Flu and How to Treat It" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Lewis, Mickey (Fa 291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis, Mickey (Fa 291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 291. Paper: "Folk Beliefs for Colds and Flu" written by Lewis for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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KELLY, Rita Helen Roberts 248. Paper: "For a Cold or the Flu, Take..." written by Rita Helen Roberts Kelly for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Fitzgerald, Annamary (Fa 307), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fitzgerald, Annamary (Fa 307), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 307. Paper: "One Family's Folklore: A Brief Analysis of Worldview Through Genres in Folklore" written by Annamary Fitzgerald for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Badley, Kristie A. (Fa 267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Badley, Kristie A. (Fa 267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 267. Paper: "My Family Folklore: Functionary Mechanisms" written by Kristie A. Badley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Leible, Ann (Fa 290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leible, Ann (Fa 290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 290. Paper: "Butterflies, Cyclones, and Jewelry Trees: My Family Folklore" written by Leible for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Koenig, Helen (Fa 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Koenig, Helen (Fa 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 292. Paper: "My Family Folklore" written by Koenig for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.