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Floral Offering At Ogden Vault, Franklin Studio
Floral Offering At Ogden Vault, Franklin Studio
2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule
Flowers at the Robert Ogden Vault in Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The vault was made available to the Cherry family temporarily until a decision was made as to Henry Cherry's permanent resting place. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery with his wife Bessie (Fain) Cherry.
Robert Ogden was the founder of Ogden College which was merged with WKU in 1929. Ogden College was on the site now occupied by the Ogden College of Science & Engineering.
Henry Cherry's Funeral, Franklin Studio
Henry Cherry's Funeral, Franklin Studio
2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule
Photograph of Henry Cherry's funeral in Van Meter Hall.
Henry Cherry Lying In State With Honor Guard, Franklin Studio
Henry Cherry Lying In State With Honor Guard, Franklin Studio
2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule
Henry Cherry lying in state in Van Meter Hall with two unidentified honor guards.
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 50, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 50, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
WKU Archives Records
Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Gordon Wilson, William Lukes, Dale Grabill, Jimmie Arnold, Randall Atcher, Lavelton Dye and Jimmie Rutan.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 101-199:
- A Chapter on Boots & Shoes – 15
- A Country Parson – 102
- A Cycle of Houses – 106
- A Singer of Ballads – 127
- A Village Wag – 96
- Afraid of the Dark – 86
- Almost a Pioneer – 133
- Boils, Carbuncles & Risings – 153
- Books & Playtime – 26
- Carpentry of Other Years – 120
- Changing Styles of Houses – 125
- Christmas Like It Used to Be – 40
- Church-Door Johnny – 191
- City Folks at Fidelity – 187
- Cutting Down Clothes – 98
- Cutting Sprouts – 195
- Dolls Old & …
Stephen Collins Foster & His Folk-Songs, Mary Chisholm
Stephen Collins Foster & His Folk-Songs, Mary Chisholm
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Every American knows some of Stephen Collins Foster's songs, but not everyone who sings My Old Kentucky Home and Old Folks at Home realizes that it was he who wrote those songs. Of the two hundred songs and compositions which Foster published, at least fifteen are constantly sung. Since these songs voice emotions which are fundamental to mankind, they have become more important than the composer himself. For this reason they may be called folk-songs, and because they voice so truly the spirit of America, America is proud to claim them as her own.
The title of this thesis, Stephen …
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
WKU Archives Records
Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This particular show is a play written using letters owned by Lenora Lindley of Livermore, Kentucky written by a freed slave in Liberia to her former owner in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 21, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 21, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
WKU Archives Records
Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Franz Strahm, Frances Richards, Paul Huddleston and June Purdom.
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 20, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 20, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore
WKU Archives Records
Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Gordon Wilson and demonstrations of folk songs.
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1-100:
- A Second Introduction – 86
- Breakdowns – 12
- Fiddles & Violins – 20
- Fidelity & the County Seat – 214
- Folk By-Words – 71
- Folk Heroes – 160
- Folk Industries – 77
- Folk Names for Birds – 162
- Folk Prejudices – 24
- Folk Psychology – 10
- Folk Similes – 73
- Folk Types – Jim Crow – 154
- Folk Types – The Cornfield Philosopher – 158
- Folk Types – The Cowboy – 182
- Folk Types – The Desperado – 210
- Folk Types – The Hillbilly – 176
- Folk Types – The Negro Uncle – 152 …