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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 13: Wallace On Prayer, Charles H. Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 13: Wallace On Prayer, Charles H. Smith
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823−1913) is known to most for his natural history explorations and theoretical biology, but he also developed thoughts on a number of subjects relatable to a wider appreciation of evolutionary cosmology. His adoption of spiritualism, for one, was attuned to this mission, and in turn his otherwise difficult-to-interpret two-sided position on prayer.
Lesieur, John Bryan "Jack," B. 1986 (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lesieur, John Bryan "Jack," B. 1986 (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and selected scanned files (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 707. Documentation for an archaeological study, conducted by John Bryan LeSieur, of Kyrock, a planned industrial community in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Includes interviews, photographs, and an interpretive narrative.
Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and interview transcriptions for Folklife Archives Project 459. Interviews related to Sarah Gertrude Knott and the National Folk Festival conducted by Michael Ann Williams and Hillary Glatt as part of a joint project for the Kentucky Oral History Commission and Western Kentucky University. The audio interviews did not come with this collection. Interview transcriptions may be accessed by clicking on the "Download" button to the right and then clicking on the hyperlinks in the finding aid.
Ridington, Amber Flower, B. 1969 (Fa 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ridington, Amber Flower, B. 1969 (Fa 599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 599. Folk studies project titled: “At the Crossroads: Commercial Music and Community Experience The Quonset Auditorium – A Roadhouse on the Dixie Highway” which includes interviews with performers about their time at the Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Interviews may include a brief description of their performances and memories of the Quonset. Ridington used this material for her WKU master's thesis of the same title.
Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907-2000 (Fa 1375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907-2000 (Fa 1375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1375. Revised questionnaire manual used by field collectors for the Dictionary of American Regional English. The manual was useful for students preparing questionnaires while studying folklore at Western Kentucky University.
Wolf, Carol E. (Fa 1374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wolf, Carol E. (Fa 1374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1374. Student folk studies project titled: “Hazel Daniel’s Songbook,” which includes an alphabetical list of the songs in the collection including “found” and “unfound” songs, along with a bibliography and the lyrics to the “found” songs. Survey sheets may include the title of the song, lyrics and source. Daniel of Hartford, Kentucky and her nephew Larry Daniel collected songs from 1938 until 1948. The songs in this collection are a compilation of songs from student projects: FA 1262 BRADLEY, Peggy Louise, FA 1263 WILSON, Debbe Jean, and FA 1264 WELKER, Susan.
Western Kentucky University Archives Of Folklore And Folklife Manual (Fa 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Western Kentucky University Archives Of Folklore And Folklife Manual (Fa 1373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1373. Manual titled “Folk Speech Section of WKUAFF,” created to provide organization and conventions for the collection of student folk projects created by folk studies students for the WKU Archives of Folklore and Folklife or the Folklife Archives. The manual includes survey sheets with responses from a brief questionnaire about vocabulary, dialect, and linguistics across Kentucky. This collection also includes questionnaires from other student projects used to gather vocabulary about a particular subject, i.e. mules, quilting, folk songs, remedies, etc.
Howard, Wayne (Fa 1372), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Howard, Wayne (Fa 1372), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1372. Student folk studies project titled “The Blackbird Invasion of Logan County, Kentucky: An Oral History Account, in Human Terms, of a Current Problem” which includes interviews and a paper about the effects of blackbirds in Logan County, Kentucky. Interviews may include information about blackbird situation, informant’s name and address. The photos are stored in the WKU Photo Archives.
Motsinger, Mary Jo, (Fa 1370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Motsinger, Mary Jo, (Fa 1370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1370. Student folk studies project titled “Early Veterinary Practices” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of remedies for cattle and horses in Logan County and Todd County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the folk remedy, traditional practice, and informant’s name.
Husk, John W. (Fa 1369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Husk, John W. (Fa 1369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1369. Student folk studies project titled “Bottles and Jars of Bygone Days” which includes a short narrative paper and survey sheets with brief descriptions of bottles and jars collected by C. W. Strong of Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the bottle or jar, its use, informant’s name and photo.
Sledge, William Leonard, B. 1948 - Collector (Sc 3514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sledge, William Leonard, B. 1948 - Collector (Sc 3514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for SC 3514. Script and photographs from two womanless wedding shows held in the Alvaton School gymnasium in Alvaton, Warren County, Kentucky in the 1960s. The images are stored in the WKU Photo Archives.
Dark Magic Part 1, Rachel Quaid
Dark Magic Part 1, Rachel Quaid
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Dark Magic is a novel that mixes old folklore with fantasy and a splash of modern day. This first part of the novel readies the readers to enter the world of the old Irish Aos Sì. Ophelia is a witch, living in the land of the fae. She signs up to help with a research study to better her chances at succeeding as a healer. Rhea is a member of the Tuatha de Danann, the fae folk who rule the land from their courts of old. She is sent by her caretaker to observe this study. Everyone knows witches and …
Ua37/44 Faculty Personal Papers Gordon Wilson, Wku Archives
Ua37/44 Faculty Personal Papers Gordon Wilson, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Personal papers of Gordon Wilson.
The Bird, The Oak, And The Stories That Build Us, Alicyn Newman
The Bird, The Oak, And The Stories That Build Us, Alicyn Newman
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This is a project combining creative writing and oral history research surrounding the life of my late grandfather, Kenneth Wesley Newman. In its pages, I delve into memory, history, and storytelling, seeking to identify which stories have held meaning for my family over time, and why. I have written my way chronologically through my grandfather’s life and interwoven his narrative with what I know now, what I remember, and the stories we continue to tell as a family. The interdisciplinary nature of this project led to a combination of creating writing and research, which included reading war-era letters, watching home …