Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

The Narratives Of Ann Lee As A Core Component Of Shaker Theological Evolution, Matthew Cook

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, or the Shakers, are a small progressive communal religious group founded in the mid-eighteenth century by a woman named Ann Lee. This thesis follows the stories told about Ann Lee by the Shakers throughout their history and documents how the changing narratives reflect the changing culture of Shakerism. As a result of being both a progressive and a communal religious society, the Shakers faced the dilemma of maintaining their religious core while maintaining a progressive stance that was consistent with the dominant culture from which they strived to separate themselves. This …

Basket Making In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 98. Project entitled "Basket Making in the Mammoth Cave Area." Interviews with basket makers concerning the history, process, marketing and distribution, social attitudes, historical patterns and aesthetics of basket making. Only transcriptions of the interviews were donated. Interviews were conducted by WKU students in Lynwood Montell's Folk Art and Technology class, Fall 1977; also includes one 1974 interview.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Grider, Alta (Fa 106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 106. Project entitled "Amish/Mennonites in Casey County, Kentucky." Includes interviews, March 11, 1989, with Amish and Mennonites in Casey County, Kentucky, concerning cultural and social beliefs and practices.

Foster, Stephen C., B. 1961 (Fa 103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 103. Interview with Stephen Cheek, an herbal doctor. Interview describing Cheek's training and practice as an herbal doctor in Allen County, Kentucky. Includes Katrina A. Riley's analysis of Cheek's curing methods and a list of his remedies.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Never Alone: A "Look" At Imaginal Companions, Mary Koegel

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

American culture tends to consider imaginary friends (or imaginal companions, as I refer to them) as a folk belief belonging in the realm of childhood. If an adult believes in imaginal companions, they are potentially subject to the social stigma of psychological labeling. The mass media reflects this perception of reality and influences social interactions regarding experiences and beliefs in imaginal companions. Fear of this social stigma limits folk group size, which potentially creates an issue with informant group size. I gathered my informants from a group of friends, whom I interviewed over a one-year period. Although there is a …

Interview With Clint Thompson Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Clint Thompson related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.

Chamberlain, William W. (Sc 1492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1492. "Folk Music in the Kentucky Barrens," a thesis (268 p.) prepared by Chamberlain at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Discusses folk music traditions and ballads common to south central Kentucky.

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 3, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• Reed Morgan & Karen Towell Awards
• Recruitment Dates for Fall 2007
• Greek Advisors Recognized
• Greek Hall of Fame
• Philanthropy Report
• Greek Week Results
• Structured Homecoming 2007
• Most Improved . . . Sigma Nu
• Greek Spotlights - Andrew Rash, Ashley Gore, Jonathon Wysong, Lizzy White, BryAnn Roth

Structure And Communitas: The Affirmation And Negation Of Race And Social Class In Southern College Football, Eric Bain-Selbo

Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Structure And Communitas: The Affirmation And Negation Of Race, Class, And Social Class In Southern College Football, Eric Bain-Selbo

Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Structure And Communitas: The Affirmation And Negation Of Race And Social Class In Southern College Football, Eric Bain-Selbo

Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Synthesizing Gauguin: A Comparative Look At Cultural Contexts And Gauguin’S Tahitian Paintings, Joanna Miller

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

When a plethora of primary sources exist from an artist, a tendency persists for the art historian to focus on an artist’s personality when analyzing or interpreting that artist’s work. In the case of Paul Gauguin and his Tahitian works, his personality faults, extreme character, and uncouth notions and motivations become the concentration of much scholarship and can lead to a misjudgment of the artist’s depiction of the Tahitian natives and culture. This paper examines how Gauguin represented a foreign peoples and met the goals he pursued under Primitivism, Symbolism, and Synthetism by analyzing the cultural contexts of Fin-de-siecle France …

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• 2006-2007 Spirit Masters
• Up 'til Dawn Celebration
• Greek Spotlights - Jordan Shaw, BryAnn Roth
• Calendar of Events for March, April & May

Ua12/2/35 The Greek Standard, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Interfraternity Council

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Interfraternity Council. This issue contains articles:

• A Word from Ben Redmon, IFC President
• Important Reminders
• Charles Keown Plaque Dedication
• New Member Grades
• Calendar of Events for February & March
• Greek Spotlights - Chris Woods, Lizzy White, Coty Back, Tori Theiss

Eans, Kevin (Fa 119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 119. "The use of mussel shells in decorating graves in Daviess and McLean Counties [Kentucky]. Documents the use of shells to beautify and mark graves.

Ua1d William Lynwood Montell Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Personnel file of Lynwood Montell former English, Folklore, Center for Intercultural Studies faculty member.