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Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 406. Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Francis J. “Thomas” Whitaker, a Benedictine monk who lived and worked at St. Maur’s Priory, formerly the South Union Shaker Village in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1954-1988. He amassed a large collection of photocopied research material on the South Union community as well as other Shaker villages and museums in the United States. Also includes his research on various Catholic topics.
Volkerding Family Papers (Mss 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Volkerding Family Papers (Mss 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 385. Letters written chiefly by Herman Frederick Wilhelm Volkerding, of Louisville, Kentucky, to his wife Mary Elizabeth (Hauber) Volkerding while traveling as a salesman for the John T. Barbee distillers. Volkerding pines for home and describes the scenery, hotels, amusements and rail travel in the western United States.
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.