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Lost River Cave Oral History Project (Fa 1414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lost River Cave Oral History Project (Fa 1414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1414. Recorded interviews with 16 informants regarding their memories of the nightclub operated at Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Lost River Cave.
Holland, Danny (Fa 1331), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Holland, Danny (Fa 1331), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1331. Information related to “Second Monday,” court day in Scottsville, Kentucky, collected by Danny Holland for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Holland gives a brief introduction to his research methods followed by information collected from Second Monday participants. He includes name of informant, age, and place of residence.
Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Kaye (Fa 1150), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1150. Student folk studies project titled “From Slavery to Freedom for the Negro Race in Logan County [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with a brief description of African American life in Logan County, Kentucky. Sheets may include interviews, written records, photographs, informant’s name, age, and address.
Mcgown, Joe (Fa 991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcgown, Joe (Fa 991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 991. Project titled: “"Funeral Customs" compiled by Joe McGown for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes individual survey sheets listing a single funeral custom, the informant, date, and location. A large number of photographs, documenting tombstones, are included in the collection. The location of the tombstones is not included, but most of the survey work was done in Warren County, Kentucky.
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.
Risner, Randall (Fa 755), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Risner, Randall (Fa 755), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 755. Audio CD and transcript of interview with James Edward “Jimmy” Allen, Salyersville, Kentucky, by Randall Risner. Allen discusses his childhood, education, family life and activities as a lifetime resident of Magoffin County, Kentucky.
Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ruff, Joseph Carl (Fa 166), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 166. Project titled “African American education in south central Kentucky, 1920-1960.” Interviews with twenty-nine African Americans regarding their experiences as students and teachers in fourteen Kentucky counties.
Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 53. “A History of the Logan County Tobacco Festival” Paper written about an annual festival celebrating tobacco culture held in Russellville, Kentucky. Paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky University.
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 195. Interview done by Scott Belcher with Bill Thompson,BreckinridgeCounty, Kentucky, in which Thompson reminisces about his youth. Includes transcription and cassette tape.
Rose, Kibby (Fa 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rose, Kibby (Fa 437), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 437. Paper: "A Country Gentleman" written by Rose for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 422. Interview with Lucile Denton Napier conducted by Laura Jo Burnett for a Western Kentucy University folk studies class.
Cecil, Pam (Fa 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cecil, Pam (Fa 222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 222. Paper: "Thanksgiving" written by Pam Cecil for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.