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Pinto, Chelsea (Fa 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Pinto, Chelsea (Fa 591), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 591. Paper, titled “Paul McCartney Wanted Dead or Alive”, written by Chelsea Pinto for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Pinto details the urban legend surrounding the alleged death of Paul McCartney of the English rock band The Beatles, and his subsequent replacement by a “look-alike”. Pinto bases her conclusions largely on a small number of interviews conducted with Beatles fans.

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Quisenberry, Susan (Fa 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Quisenberry, Susan (Fa 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 57. Paper: "Urban Legends," wirtten by Susan Quisenberry for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Soules, Tenoah Cassandre (Fa 58), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Soules, Tenoah Cassandre (Fa 58), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 58. Paper: "Urban Legends," written by Tenoah Cassandre Soules for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 28), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 28. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Kevin Eans related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Tittle, Bently (Fa 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Tittle, Bently (Fa 31), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 31. [Folklore material classified by genre] Information collected by Bently Tittle related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Peyton, Sunny (Fa 29), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

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.

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Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 538. Matthew Kohl Threlkeld records an urban legend told by Daniel Houghton about running a marijuana operation from a fast food restaurant. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2010

Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 534. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Nathan William Davis related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Sullivan, Brendan J. (Fa 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2010

Sullivan, Brendan J. (Fa 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 533. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Brendan J. Sullivan related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Loveall, Sandra Kaye, B. 1964 (Fa 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Loveall, Sandra Kaye, B. 1964 (Fa 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 486. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Sandra Kaye Loveall related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Phillips, Jennifer, B. 1988 (Fa 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Phillips, Jennifer, B. 1988 (Fa 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 487. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Jennifer Phillips related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 484. Folkore material classified by genre. Information collected by Eric Donald McComas related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Ingram, Tracy (Fa 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2010

Ingram, Tracy (Fa 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 482. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Tracy Ingram related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Hall, Timothy W. (Fa 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Hall, Timothy W. (Fa 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 500. Paper: "Folklore in Cinema," by Timothy W. Hall, which examines urban legends found in popular movies. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 483. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Julie Anne Crabtree related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 409. Paper: "The Buried Lens: Historical Examination of an Illinois Local Legend" written by LuAnne Gaykowski Kozma for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Kenney, Melissa R. (Fa 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kenney, Melissa R. (Fa 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 503. Paper: "Urban Legends in Motion Pictures," written by Melissa R. Kenney for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes a video cassette containing clips discussed in the paper.

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Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 206. Paper: "Local Ghost Legends of the Bowling Green-Warren County Area" written by Nancy Cederquist for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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