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John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, North Carolina (Fa 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
John C. Campbell Folk School - Brasstown, North Carolina (Fa 1377), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 1377. Research materials for a history of the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina, compiled by Dr. James M. Gifford.
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1287. Student collection titled “We Walk By Faith” in which Alix Mattingly undertakes a genealogical exploration of her family’s personal connection to St. Ann Catholic Church and School in Morganfield, Kentucky. Mattingly’s paper examines how religion, segregation, and education intersect in ways that have a lasting effect on understandings of heritage and identity. The collection also contains photographs, a partial transcript, and a copy of the audio interview recording.
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1245. A collection of materials relating to research on the Felts Log House undertaken by Betsy Tyrie and Colin Stephen. The documentation seeks to interpret the social aspects of the log house as well as architectural changes made to the structure over the course of nearly 150 years. The report also provides insight into the house’s history, its construction, and its eventual relocation to WKU’s campus in the late 1970s. Recorded audio interviews, black and white and color photographs, newspaper articles, and a brief personal essay are also included in the collection.
Bertram, Kay (Fa 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bertram, Kay (Fa 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1238. Student paper titled “Taylor County’s One Room Schools” in which Kay Bertram details the history, the construction, and the eventual consolidation of public schools in the county. Bertram describes how funds were raised in order to build the schoolhouses, teachers’ annual incomes, and a “typical day” in the life of a student. The paper also contains color photographs of each one-room school and a brief description of the location.
Greenwell, Doris (Fa 1237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Greenwell, Doris (Fa 1237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1237. Student paper titled “The One-Room Schoolhouse in America’s Past” in which Doris Greenwell details the significance of two schoolhouses in New Haven, Kentucky. Greenwell gathered information from two teachers, both of whom taught in one-room schools for an extended period of time. The author describes each schoolhouse as well as common characteristics of how the schools operated on a daily basis. The paper includes pictures of the Hagan School and the former New Haven School.
Mckinley, Sue (Fa 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mckinley, Sue (Fa 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1236. Student paper titled “The Early Schools of Taylor County” in which Sue McKinley charts the rise and fall of traditional one-room school houses throughout Taylor County, Kentucky. McKinley examines the lasting influence the schoolhouses had on the community, as well as factors that contributed to the success of educational programs throughout the county. The author also describes the structure of a typical school day, the consolidation of rural schools and districts, and the importance of properly trained teachers. The paper includes black and white photographs of multiple one-room schoolhouses with a brief …
Currey, Cathy (Fa 1210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Currey, Cathy (Fa 1210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1210. Student folk studies project titled “The History of African-American Education in Christian County, [Kentucky].” Narrative history which includes historical and architectural information, photographs, and other documentation regarding African American schools in Christian County, Kentucky.
Sears, Tommie Paula (Fa 1198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sears, Tommie Paula (Fa 1198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1198. Student paper titled “One Room Schools of Yesterday” in which Tommie Paula Sears interviews Hattie Blake, a former student, and eventual instructor, at a one-room schoolhouse in Lewisburg, Kentucky. In her interview with Sears, Blake mentions various one-room schoolhouses throughout the region and offers insight into how a typical academic day was structured. Blake also details her own experiences as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. The paper includes projector slides of the informant and the Tunstill schoolhouse, as well as a 1958 …
Brooks, Heather-Kristen (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brooks, Heather-Kristen (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 374. Student oral history project titled “The Effects of Logan County School Consolidations on the Students of Lewisburg and the Community” in which Heather-Kristen Brooks conducts research on the centralization of five county schools in 1983. Brooks’ two informants touch on issues of race, extracurricular activities, athletics, and behavioral norms. Collection contains one paper, two indexes and transcripts, and two cassette tapes.
Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1100. Student paper titled “Folklore of Children’s Games” in which Donna Becker details the schoolyard games of elementary-aged students. Paper is based on information gathered by Becker from students attending Delafield Elementary School in Bowling Green.
Cheek, Michael (Fa 1099), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cheek, Michael (Fa 1099), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1099. Student paper titled “Jump Rope Rhymes” in which Michael Cheek briefly describes the origins and classification systems of the genre. Cheek gathered together data from several rhyme dictionaries and students from T.C. Cherry Elementary School.
Williams, Carolyn (Fa 1054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Carolyn (Fa 1054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1054. Student folk studies project titled “Rural Schools in Cumberland County, Kentucky” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of life and beliefs surrounding rural schools in Cumberland County, Kentucky. A second set of projects with survey sheets may include riddles, proverbs, beliefs, songs, and motif index numbers.
Evelyn Thurman Oral History Project (Fa 769), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Evelyn Thurman Oral History Project (Fa 769), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 769. This collection is an oral history project about Mary Evelyn Thurman a librarian, educator and storyteller. 32 interviews were conducted by Lisa Karen Miller, an employee of Western Kentucky University’s University Libraries. These items are stored in the digital Sound Archives.
Cloverport, Kentucky Elementary School Folklife Festival (Fa 613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cloverport, Kentucky Elementary School Folklife Festival (Fa 613), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 613. This collection consists exclusively of a VHS tape documenting the activites of a folklife festival at Cloverport Elementary School (now William H. Natcher Elementary School) in Breckinridge 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.
Hall, Deborah Mcguffey (Fa 69), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Deborah Mcguffey (Fa 69), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 69. Thesis: “Using Folklore to Teach English as a Second Language” by Deborah McGuffey Hall in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 541. Project in which Jennifer Lynn Pannell discusses the childhood punishment of having your mouth washed out with soap. She interviewed her grandmother Shelby Pedigo and her boyfriend Matt Hougtaling about this experiences. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 535. Interview with J. Lee Robertson conducted by Kenneth Hines and Gil Calhoun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robertson reminisces about the U.S. Army during World war II and his long association with Western Kentucky University.
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 256. Paper: "The African-American Set on Western Kentucky University Campus" written by Sheri L. Scisney for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Rubo, Aileen (Fa 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rubo, Aileen (Fa 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 490. Taped interviews conducted by Aileen Rubo about one-room school houses in Adair County, Kentucky. Includes transcirptions, photographs, and typescripts. To see transcripts of three interviews from this collection, click on the "Additional Files" below.
International Students At Western Kentucky University (Fa 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
International Students At Western Kentucky University (Fa 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 481. Taped interviews of international students attending Western Kentucky University conducted by Suheyla Cavuser and Ryan Conner for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Includes cassettes, data sheets, recording indices, and transcriptions.
Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ralph Bunche Community Center Oral History Project (Fa 455), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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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.
Hughes, Debra (Fa 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hughes, Debra (Fa 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 403. Interviews conducted by Debra Hughes with Neta Hughes, Arthur D. Hughes, Leiah Drake and Joe D. Patton, Sr. related to one-room and rural schools. For transcripts of four interviews with one-room school teachers click on the "Additional Files" below.
Mckee, Anne E. (Fa 419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mckee, Anne E. (Fa 419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 419. Paper: "A Fraternity at Western" written by Anne E. McKee 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
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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.
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, Cindy (Fa 341), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 341. Paper: "From One Generation to the Next" written by Cindy Robertson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Royse, Amy (Fa 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Royse, Amy (Fa 358), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 358. Paper: "A Way of Preserving the Past" written by Amy Royse for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Marshall, Katherine (Fa 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marshall, Katherine (Fa 340), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 340. Paper: "The Traditions of a Sorority" written by Katherine Marshall for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Saxton, Lashanda (Fa 359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 359. Paper: "Home vs. College" written by LaShanda Saxton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Brown, Susan Ray (Fa 272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Susan Ray (Fa 272), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 272. Paper: "Traditions of Sorority Life" written by Susan Ray Brown for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.