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Kentucky Folklife Festivals - Files (Fa 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festivals - Files (Fa 746), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 746. This collection contains documentation of various folklife related festivals held within the state of Kentucky that were documented by folklorist Bob Gates. the ones documented in this collection include the Discovery Festival in Mt. Vernon, the International Festival in Bowling Green, the River Folk Arts Festival in Louisville, “A Day in the Country” Festival, the Horse Cave Heritage Festival in Horse Cave, the Ganesha Festival in Louisville, and the Watermelon Festival in Tompkinsville. There are also slides in Folder 6 that document the Michigan Folklife Festival.
Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 184. Paper titled “The Usage and Importance of the Rule of Thirds in Newspaper Photography” written by Shawn Poynter for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The collection looks at the usage of the “rule of thirds” as it appears in the Park City Daily News. The “rule of thirds” refers to a photograph guideline that requires subjects to be in either one of the sides, top or bottom third of the frame. The collection contains analysis, graphs, tables and newspaper …
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 85. [Barbecue in Bowling Green.] Typescript and interview notes from interviews with three barbecue cooks in Bowling Green Kentucky. Collection was written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
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.
Mercer, Fannie (Guy), 1855-1940 - Collector (Sc 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mercer, Fannie (Guy), 1855-1940 - Collector (Sc 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) Manuscripts Small Collection 176. Printed invitation, 15 June 1932, to Miss Sarah Leat for a July 4th ball at B. Vance's Hotel, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and newspaper clipping, 1929, concerning the invitation. Also holographic copy of lyrics of "Old Folks at Home."
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.
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 552), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
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.
Rothfuss, Erik, B. 1987 (Fa 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rothfuss, Erik, B. 1987 (Fa 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 488. Information collected by Erik Rothfuss related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 13. Interviews conducted by Teresa D. Klimowicz with Esther (Magers) Isbell, a native of Barren Coutny, Kentucky. Special attention is focused on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs while living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Karmiller, Courtney Anne, B. 1989 (Fa 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Karmiller, Courtney Anne, B. 1989 (Fa 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 485. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Courtney Anne Karmiller related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 3. Interviews conducted by Dianne Watkins with Earl Hamilton Berkley about Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), and the family farm and service station located on Morgantown Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes cassette tapes, originals, typescripts and photocopies.
Jennings, Alex (Fa 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jennings, Alex (Fa 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 181. "Folklore in the Photos of 'The College Heights Herald,'" a paper written by Alex Jennings for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Photographs from "College Heights Herald," Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.
Mains, Brian (Fa 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mains, Brian (Fa 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 182. "Folklore and the Media -- Study: 'Park City Daily News.'" Paper written by Brian Mains for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Park City Daily News," Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.
Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 375. Paper: "Local Traditions and Customs Spotlighted in the 'Park City Daily News'" written by Mik Cary for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 319. Paper: "A Partial Ethnography of the Bowling Green Fire Department" written by Dennis Paul Angle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Beard, Tara (Fa 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beard, Tara (Fa 283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 283. Paper: "Teenage Cruising and Hanging Out" written by Beard for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.