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Claycomb, Marilou (Irwin), B. 1936 (Sc 3314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Claycomb, Marilou (Irwin), B. 1936 (Sc 3314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3314. Collection of four Home Worker Handbooks detailing work done by Marilou (Irwin) Claycomb for Eleanor Beard, Inc. of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Irwin did contract quilting from June 1959 until August 1966. Each of the four U.S. Department of Labor #FO-75 booklets list the date issued, number, style, article, rate, date returned, number completed, hours worked, wages and date of payment of her public contract work.
Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ohio River Survey (Fa 656), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 656. Kentucky Folklife Program project titled: “Ohio River Survey,” which includes interviews, tape logs, photographs and other documentation of folklife along the Ohio River in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Interviews may include a description of belief, traditional occupation, practice, craft, or tool, informant’s name, age, birth date, and address.
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Mss 645), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richardson, Laura Elizabeth (Ferguson), 1908-1986 (Mss 645), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text scans of correspondence in box one (Click on the "Additional Files" below for Manuscripts Collection 645. Letters, photographs, and research notes belonging to quilt collector Laura Elizabeth Richardson. Includes letters and research materials from noted quilt authority Florence Peto.
Powell, Steve (Fa 1195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powell, Steve (Fa 1195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1195. Student paper titled “Quilting for Frugality” in which Steve Powell interviews close family members and friends about their experiences with quilt making. Powell offers a brief biographical background on each informant along with individual motivations and inspirations for crafting quilts. The paper includes color photographs of various types of quilting patterns and one sample of a quilting square.
Jarvis, Brenda (Fa 1199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jarvis, Brenda (Fa 1199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1199. Student paper titled “The Quilting Art” in which Brenda Jarvis interviews her mother, Jane Jarvis, about her experiences related to crafting quilts. The author provides a biographical summary of her mother and describes her early forays into quilt making. Jarvis also describes the social aspects of quilting, patterns as a reflection of certain lifestyles, the process of quilt construction, and the materials necessary to complete the final product. Included in the paper are color photographs of various quilting styles along with samples of quilting handiwork.
Morris, Brenda (Fa 1166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morris, Brenda (Fa 1166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1166. Student paper titled “Quilting” in which Brenda Morris explains the process of piecing together a quilt. Morris, who worked directly with long-time quilter Oma Grant, includes step-by-step instructions along with photographs at various stages throughout the course of crafting. Also included are design patterns and completed samples of handiwork.
Clarke, Mary Louise (Washington), 1913-1999 (Mss 634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clarke, Mary Louise (Washington), 1913-1999 (Mss 634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 634. Research, correspondence and photographs relating to the scholarly study of Kentucky author Jesse Stuart by WKU English and folklore professor Mary (Washington) Clarke. Includes correspondence with Stuart, editors and other scholars in connection with her book Jesse Stuart’s Kentucky and other publications. Also includes research and correspondence relating to Clarke’s book Kentucky Quilts and Their Makers.
Nicks, Sarah Elizabeth (Fa 1132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nicks, Sarah Elizabeth (Fa 1132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1132. Student paper titled “Quilting: Past and Present” in which Sarah Nicks details the components of traditional quilt making. Nicks discusses piecing together patterns and the various motivations behind quilting. Information was collected by Nicks from family and friends. The collection contains color photographs of handmade quilts, a questionnaire related to quilting practices, and a sample piece of a quilt patch.
Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
FFinding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 378. Multiple interviews with Mrs. James Hall conducted by Nancy Cederquist on 22 February 1985, 1 April 1985, and 22 April 1985. Hall, a resident of Bowling Green, discusses her passion for quilting, her preferred patterns, fabric care, and her experiences with a local quilting group.
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1025. Folk studies student project titled: “The Art of Quilting,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about quilting in Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief descriptions of quilts, beliefs, informant’s name, and photos.
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Mss 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lissauer, Mildred Wallis (Potter), 1897-1998 (Mss 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 544. Materials related to the construction of the Godey Quilt by Mildred Lissauer, Louisville, Kentucky in 1934. Includes graphic items gleaned from newspaper, magazines, and other paper ephemera, correspondence with the seamstress responsible for much of the sewing on the quilt, research correspondence of Sandra Statebell related to the quilt and an article that she wrote about it. News clippings and magazine articles about Lissauer’s penchant for interior decorating.
Druen, Sibyl Jean And Patricia Gilley (Fa 878), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Druen, Sibyl Jean And Patricia Gilley (Fa 878), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 878. Paper titled: “Quilt Patterns: The Jonesville and Wisdom Communities.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of quilt patterns, process and terms of quilters in Hart and Metcalfe Counties, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and a photo or drawing of the quilt and/or quilt pattern.
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 293. Paper: "An Index to Quilt Patterns in Western Kentucky University Archives" written by Susan Callis for a Western Kentucky University English class.
Interview With Ida Lee Crase (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Ida Lee Crase (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Ida Lee Crase conducted by Lanny Ray Brittain in 1991. From folk studies student project titled "The Folk Art of Quilting" concerning Crase's quilting.
Pillow, Shirley (Fa 1348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pillow, Shirley (Fa 1348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1348. Student folk studies project titled “Quilting” which includes a description of the traditional folk art of quilting in Logan County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include a brief description of traditional practice, tools, photos, quilt blocks, informant’s name, location, and text classification.
Newman, Janice (Fa 1367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newman, Janice (Fa 1367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1367. Student folk studies project titled “Quilting (Bertha Abney)” which includes information about traditional quilting practices in Jefferson County, Kentucky. All of the information comes from an interview with Newman’s family friend, Bertha Abney. Project includes a narrative paper about the experience and sheets that may include an illustration, photo, quilt pattern’s name, brief description of a traditional practice or quilt pattern.
Bradley, Margaret (Fa 1357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bradley, Margaret (Fa 1357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1357. Folklife project titled "Quilting" by Margaret Bradley for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Project includes a paper about quilting and quilt patterns in Hart County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include a brief description of quilt pattern, origin, and informant’s name, age, and address.
Utley, Mary (Fa 1366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Utley, Mary (Fa 1366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1366. Student folk studies project titled “Quilt Making” which includes information about traditional quilting practices in Henderson County, Kentucky. All of the information comes from an interview with Utley’s great grandmother, Mary Mathilda Bonnell. Project includes a narrative paper about the experience and survey sheets that may include a traditional belief, the informant’s name, location, birth month and year, and text classification. Other sheets include a photo, brief description of a quiltmaking process and/or a photo of a quilt or piece of quilt with the pattern’s name.