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Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Staebell, Sandra L., B. 1958 (Fa 572), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ferguson, Lynne Marrs (Hammer), B. 1956 (Fa 569), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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
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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.
Ragland, Mark S. (Fa 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ragland, Mark S. (Fa 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 559. Paper: "Influence of Popular Culture on the Subject of Art," done by Mark S. Ragland as part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes an interview done by Ragland with artist and art educator Michael Taylor about the influence of popular culture on art, with particular emphasis on the pop art genre.
Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Osborne, Theresa (Fa 513), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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
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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
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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.
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 555), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 555. Ethnography project on three deer hunters, focusing on motivation, skills, equipment, and venison preparation. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Doyle, Kathina Jo., B. 1990 (Sc 553), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 556. Ethnography project focused on three tattoo artists and their art in Glasgow, Kentucky. Focuses on skills, training, procedures, machinery, aesthetics, and artist inspiration. Also provides a brief history of tattooing. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 552. Ethnography project focused on Prince’s Hookah Lounge in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The cultural and social aspects of a hookah lounge are explored, with particular focus on its importance to Saudi Arabian students at Western Kentucky University. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Tracy, Janet (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tracy, Janet (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 40. Collection consists of interviews with Artie Emmet Lemaire about his business selling merchandise at flea markets and roadside stands in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Interviews also include biographcial data about Lemaire.
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 549. Joke collected from Joe Lohden by his stepson Corey Smith, which was told to Smith during his childhood. This project was a requirement 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
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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.
Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 545. Folk similie and a superstition collected by Erin Kate Parrish. This project was completed as 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
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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
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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.
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 544. Paper titled "The Monkey Walk" written by Genevieve Elissa Wronski in which she documents Brian Greever's ape imitation performed at social parties. Includes colored illustrations and video.
Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 539. Paper: "How Pig Store Goft Its Name" in which Nora Buttram relays how a community general store in Edmonson County, Kentucky received its name. The brief paper is based on an interview with William Barbee of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 541. Project in which Jennifer Lynn Pannell discusses the childhood punishment of having your mouth washed out with soap. She interviewed her grandmother Shelby Pedigo and her boyfriend Matt Hougtaling about this experiences. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (Click of "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 557. Paper: "The Thin Line Between Reality and the World of Warcraft" in which Andrew Breedlove examines the popular role playing game. He includes his paper with illustrations and notes, interviews on compact discs with two friends who participate in World of Warcraft, and indexes to the interviews.
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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.
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.