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2011

Anthropology

Western Kentucky University

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Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Smith, Corey William, B.1989 (Fa 549), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 549. Joke collected from Joe Lohden by his stepson Corey Smith, which was told to Smith during his childhood. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 547. Paper titled: "Bowling Lingo," written by Lucas Samuel Fisher about the folk speech of bowlers, gathered in Glasgow, Kentucky, and nationally through an online bowling forum. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2011

Parrish, Erin Kate, B. 1989 (Fa 545), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 545. Folk similie and a superstition collected by Erin Kate Parrish. This project was completed as a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Meredith, Maria, B. 1987 (Fa 546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 546. Proverb collected by Maria Meredith from her father, Walter Meredith, about Christmas tree customs in their family. It details when the tree should be taken down. This project was a requirement in a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Shirley, Latrel, B. 1989 (Fa 543), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 543. Paper titled "The Bible Time Capsule" written by Latrel Shirley about Lisa Gail (Morrison) Shirley's Bible and the ephemera stored in it. Includes colored illustrations.

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Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Wronski, Genevieve Elissa, B. 1980 (Fa 544), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 544. Paper titled "The Monkey Walk" written by Genevieve Elissa Wronski in which she documents Brian Greever's ape imitation performed at social parties. Includes colored illustrations and video.

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Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Buttram, Nora Agnes (Crump), B. 1944 (Fa 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 539. Paper: "How Pig Store Goft Its Name" in which Nora Buttram relays how a community general store in Edmonson County, Kentucky received its name. The brief paper is based on an interview with William Barbee of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.

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Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Jones, Latasha, B. 1985 (Fa 540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 540. Project in which Latasha Jones records information about a "Reaper" tattoo that her cousin, Christopher Lee Bragg, had tattooed on his left side. She discusses the views of her family about tattoos and/or marking the body and her personal desire to get a tattoo. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes an illustration of the "Reaper" tattoo.

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Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Pannell, Jennifer Lynn, B. 1985 (Fa 541), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

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.

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Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Breedlove, Andrew, B. 1987 (Fa 557), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (Click of "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 557. Paper: "The Thin Line Between Reality and the World of Warcraft" in which Andrew Breedlove examines the popular role playing game. He includes his paper with illustrations and notes, interviews on compact discs with two friends who participate in World of Warcraft, and indexes to the interviews.

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Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Threlkeld, Matthew Kohl, B. 1985 (Fa 538), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 538. Matthew Kohl Threlkeld records an urban legend told by Daniel Houghton about running a marijuana operation from a fast food restaurant. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Doyle, Kathina J., B. 1990 (Fa 537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 537. Project in which Kathina Jo Doyle executed a cultural analysis of the hope chest, a physical piece of furniture (chest) or a collection of items that a young woman assembled for her future household. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes colored illustrations and a transcript of an interview done with Doyle's maternal grandmother Beatrice Firkin.

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Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Trout, Allan Mitchell, 1903-1972 (Mss 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 346. Correspondence and writings relating to the career of Allan Mitchell Trout, political reporter and columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal. Includes letters from readers, written mostly on the occasion of his retirement, collections of Trout's "Greetings" columns, speeches and articles, historical memorabilia, correspondence relating to the Allan M. Trout Collection at Western Kentucky University, and messages of sympathy to his wife after Trout's death.

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Moore, Julian "Jack" (Fa 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Moore, Julian "Jack" (Fa 536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 536. Sixteen music tracks recorded by Julian "Jack" Moore, soloist, accompanied by Mary Alice Black, pianist. The selections are chiefly hymns.

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Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text papers (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 548. Contains three papers: “Permanent Wave Machine,” “The Hot Comb” about African American hairstyling, and “The Telephone Switchboard,” about an early switchboard on display in Barren County, Kentucky. Includes color illustrations. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2011

Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 550. A recipe for "Momma's Chocolate Pie" and a description of "The Color Game," a swimming pool game played by Christain Holmes during her childhood. This project was completed as a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Ua12/2/12 Kappa Alpha Psi, Wku Archives Jan 2011

Ua12/2/12 Kappa Alpha Psi, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Kappa Alpha Psi at Western Kentucky University. Includes charter, bylaws, correspondence and membership lists.

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Ua12/2/13 Alpha Phi Alpha, Wku Archives Jan 2011

Ua12/2/13 Alpha Phi Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Alpha Phi Alpha at Western Kentucky University.

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Ua12/2/20 Phi Delta Theta, Wku Archives Jan 2011

Ua12/2/20 Phi Delta Theta, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Phi Delta Theta and Phi Delta Chi. Series includes membership lists, meeting minutes and correspondence.

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Ua12/2/21 Chi Omega Records, Wku Archives Jan 2011

Ua12/2/21 Chi Omega Records, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Chi Omega. Series includes membership lists, award applications and correspondence.

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