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Shirley, James Kelly (Fa 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shirley, James Kelly (Fa 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 474. A term project prepared by James Kelly Shirley on Cora Mae Howard for a Western Kentucky University history class titled "The Negro in American History."
David, Lynn Coulter, B. 1941 (Fa 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
David, Lynn Coulter, B. 1941 (Fa 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Foklife Archives Project 124. Recorded oral reminiscence titled "Vietnamese Airlift, April 1975." Discussion of the refugee airlift operation at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. David discusses her role as a volunteer during this operation and presents her personal impressions of the experience.
Andress, Bruce K. (Fa 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Andress, Bruce K. (Fa 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 472. Project conducted by Andress concerning Wayman Hayes, a Bowling Green, Kentucky toymaker. Project includes some toys made by Hayes, patterns for the toys, as well as information about marketing them.
Smith, Mona Gayle (Fa 473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Mona Gayle (Fa 473), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 473. Folk studies project in which Smith collected information about carpenter Charles Browning of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes paper material related to his work as well as wood samples.
Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 455. Interviews with ten African Americans who attended the Ralph Bunche School in Glasgow, Kentucky. Informants provide history and other information related to the importance of the school in Glasgow's African American community.
Campbellsville - Taylor County, Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Campbellsville - Taylor County, Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 202), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 202. Project includes 22 interviews with African Americans concerning their lives as Taylor County, Kentucky residents. Interviews are on compact discs with interviewer's notes included. Topics discussed include: family life, when and why they live in Taylor County, childhood experiences, community involvement and personal opinions about Taylor County.
Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris, Hilary (Fa 461), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 461. DVD: "Circle of Friends: Life and Times of Girls Scouts" produced by Hilary Harris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Chambers, David (Fa 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chambers, David (Fa 463), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 463. Paper: [Street Gangs]" written by David Chambers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Russell County, Kentucky (Fa 528), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 528. Collection consists of oral history interviews with various contemporary and former residents of Russell County, Kentucky conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students and Bobette Buster. Topics include the building of Wolf Creek Dam, teaching in rural schools, gospel music, logging, and local tourism.
Ralph Bunche National Historic District - Oral History Project (Fa 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ralph Bunche National Historic District - Oral History Project (Fa 457), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 457. Oral interviews with thirty-one African Americans who had some association with the area included within the Ralph Bunche National Historic District in Glasgow, Kentucky. Interviewees discuss family history, social rites and customs, the importance of the church and the school, integration and segregation, as well as urban renewal.
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 445), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 445. Paper: "Bookmobile Ethnography" written by Doris Tetzloff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tetzloff, Doris (Fa 444), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 444. Paper: "Folk Cures for Colds, Flu, and Sore Throats" written by Doris Tetzloff for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
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.
Rose, Gerald M. (Fa 438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rose, Gerald M. (Fa 438), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 438. Paper: "Sharecropping" written by Gerald M. Rose for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Robertson, Stephen & Cindy Robertson (Fa 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Stephen & Cindy Robertson (Fa 436), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 436. Interview with June Long conducted by Stephen Robertson and Cindy Roberston for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 411. Paper: "Living on the Edge: The Folklife of Air Force Pilots in Training" written by Kelly A. Lally for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Parker, William Jerry, 1932-2007 (Fa 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parker, William Jerry, 1932-2007 (Fa 429), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 429 entitled "Lunch with Top." Transcribed interviews conducted with Jo Tilden "Top" Orendorf, Bowling Green, Kentucky, by several of his friends. Includes an index.
Spiers, Rebecca (Fa 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spiers, Rebecca (Fa 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 425. Paper: "The Gallery" written by Rebecca Spiers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Briley, Aimee (Fa 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Briley, Aimee (Fa 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 435. Documentary film (on DVD) about Jonesville, Kentucky, an African American community that was absorbed by Western Kentucky University via urban renewal, produced by Aimee Briley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bush, Brendan David (Fa 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Brendan David (Fa 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 175. Paper: "Millennium Virus," written by Brendan David Bush for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The Washington Post and the New York Times are referenced.
Easterly, Jason & Tiffany Hatcher (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Easterly, Jason & Tiffany Hatcher (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 387. Interviews related to the history of race relations in and around Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee.
Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 395. Interviews (8) with people who had lived at Hobson House (also known as Riverview at Hobson Grove) or who had helped in the restoration and/or administration of the property as a house museum. Hobson House is a historic property in Bowling Green, Kentucky, completed by Atwood Gaines Hobson in 1872.
Hearn, Emily (Fa 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hearn, Emily (Fa 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 397. Interview conducted by Emily Hearn with Charles O. Shults for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Dalton, Callie Lou, B. 1965 (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dalton, Callie Lou, B. 1965 (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 371. Interview with Robert J. Wurster, former English professor at WKU, conducted by Callie Lou Dalton on 18 November 1987. Wurster discusses his involvement with the International Student Program at the university. He also addresses issues of acculturation, equity in the classroom, expression of identity, and the program’s strengths and weaknesses.
Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 383. Interview with Lennie B. Martin conducted by Shannon Dennin and Jason Henning for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Interview tape is not included. They discuss hunting and Logan County, Kentucky folk life.
Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 386. Two papers: "Brush Arbors of Southern Logan County: How and Why They Were Made" and "South Logan County, Kentucky: Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century" written by Shirley Draper for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Denton, Richard (Fa 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Denton, Richard (Fa 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan ("Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 385. Paper: “Jim Buchanan and His Music,” written by Denton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 424. Interviews conducted by Susan Dalton with George Offitt, Sr., Gene W. Brown, Monya Vance Pryor, and Ann Scharklet related to race and integration in Sumner County, Tennessee.
Bush, Brendan David (Fa 421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Brendan David (Fa 421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 421. Interview: "Dr. F. O. Moxley: Trailblazer" conducted by Bendan David Bush for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bell, Carol Alice (Wanich) (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bell, Carol Alice (Wanich) (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives project 373. Interview with Richard R. Bell related to traditional jazz festivals conducted by Bell for a Western Kentucky University class.