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Wilgus, Donald Knight (Fa 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2019

Wilgus, Donald Knight (Fa 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1203. Student folk studies projects collected by Professor Donald Knight “D. K.” Wilgus while teaching folk studies classes at Western Kentucky University. Most of the items collected are from south central Kentucky, but also includes items from Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.

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Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2018

Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1229. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Architecture [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various structures in Clark County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of the structure, distinct architectural details, history, and location.

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Sears, Tommie Paula (Fa 1198), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2018

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 …

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Clarke, Kenneth Wendell, B. 1917 (Mss 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2018

Clarke, Kenneth Wendell, B. 1917 (Mss 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 635. Manuscripts, notes, publisher’s correspondence, and photographs relating to the scholarly work of WKU English and folklore professor Kenneth W. Clarke, principally "Bud Long: The Birth of a Kentucky Folk Legend" and "The Harvest and the Reapers."

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Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2016

Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 951. Paper titled: “Hardin Springs.” Includes description, terms, beliefs, and photos of Hardin Springs and the watermill in Hardin County, Kentucky.

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Downtown Henderson Project (Fa 754), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2014

Downtown Henderson Project (Fa 754), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 754. This collection features 48 interview conducted with local residents of downtown Henderson, Kentucky.

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Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 67. Thesis: “Tinsley Bottom Tennessee: An Historical Reconstruction Utilizing Oral Narrative Traditions” by Rebecca D. Morse in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.

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Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.

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Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2011

Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 22. "The Life of Dr. C. C. Howard," an oral history project conducted by Betsy Tyrie about Dr. Carl Clifford Howard, the outstanding Glasgow, Kentucky, physician who was instrumental in the fight against tuberculosis and in founding hospitals in Glasgow. Project contains interviews with Dr. Howard's family, friends, and colleagues as well as archived autobiographical information about Howard.

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Taft, Anne Celine (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Taft, Anne Celine (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 15. Interviews conducted by Anne Celine Taft with Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell, about her weaving. Cottrell discusses the weaving process in depth and how it has affected her life.

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Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2010

Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 13. Interviews conducted by Teresa D. Klimowicz with Esther (Magers) Isbell, a native of Barren Coutny, Kentucky. Special attention is focused on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs while living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2010

Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 11. Interviews conducted by Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) Glynn with Marvel (Welborn) Mohon, Lewisburg, Kentucky concerning Thanksgiving customs, with much attention paid to Marvel’s life, especially her family.

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Bibler, Thomas Edward (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2010

Bibler, Thomas Edward (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 8. Interviews conducted by Thomas Bibler. Includes interviews with Joseph Bryan Houk, Bowling, Kentucky, about his life and Christmas and New Year's customs in Hart County and Warren County, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio.

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Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2010

Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 3. Interviews conducted by Dianne Watkins with Earl Hamilton Berkley about Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), and the family farm and service station located on Morgantown Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes cassette tapes, originals, typescripts and photocopies.

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Dowell, John Alan (Fa 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2010

Dowell, John Alan (Fa 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 2. Interviews conducted by John Alan Dowell with George M. Carter which provide bigraphical data about Carter and highlight his storytelling talent. Includes interviews with Carter on cassette tapes, transcriptions, tape summaries, glossary, bibliography and photographs.

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Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2010

Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 195. Interview done by Scott Belcher with Bill Thompson,BreckinridgeCounty, Kentucky, in which Thompson reminisces about his youth. Includes transcription and cassette tape.

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Interview With Regina Brooks (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1998

Interview With Regina Brooks (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Regina Brooks conducted by Heather-Kristen Brooks on 3 May 1998. From folk studies student project “The Effects of High School Consolidation on the Students and Community of Lewisburg” concerning the centralization of five Logan County schools in 1983 and the issues of race, extracurricular activities, athletics, and behavioral norms.

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Interview With Samantha Hamilton (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1998

Interview With Samantha Hamilton (Fa 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Samantha Hamilton conducted by Heather-Kristen Brooks on 29 April 1998. From folk studies student project “The Effects of High School Consolidation on the Students and Community of Lewisburg” concerning the centralization of five Logan County schools in 1983 and the issues of race, extracurricular activities, athletics, and behavioral norms.

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Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1989

Interview With Edmund Douglas Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Edmund Douglas Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.

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Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1989

Interview With Evans Guest Duff (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Evans Guest Duff conducted by Carrie Helm on 2 November 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.

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Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1989

Interview With Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Virgie Mae (Chaney) Edwards conducted by Carrie Helm on 13 October 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.

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Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1989

Interview With Timothy Wade Harris (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Timothy Wade Harris conducted by Carrie Helm on 28 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.

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Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1989

Interview With Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Sarah (Sloss) Sutherland conducted by Carrie Helm on 19 September 1989. From folk studies student project concerning the history of Woodburn.

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Kenney, Melissa Ruth (Fa 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1989

Kenney, Melissa Ruth (Fa 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 110. [Lucille Rascoe]. Family history of Lucille Elizabeth (Gray) Rascoe and Andrew Jackson Rascoe of Trigg County, Kentucky.

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Interview With Gwendolyn Johnston Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1986

Interview With Gwendolyn Johnston Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Gwendolyn Johnston conducted by Keith Smith for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Johnston discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in West Louisville, Kentucky, education, games, a tornado that struck Louisville in the 1890s, automobiles, the Ku Klux Klan, Ronald Wilson Reagan, and parochial schools.

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Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1986

Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Allyene Gregory conducted by Steve Vied for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Gregory discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Sorgho, Daviess County, Kentucky, education, childhood games, her father's farm, African Americans, social customs and historic events in the community, as well as her teaching career.

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Interview With Joseph Bryan Houk (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1984

Interview With Joseph Bryan Houk (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Joseph Bryan Houk conducted by Thomas Edward Bibler on 17 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Joseph Houk about his life and Christmas and New Year's customs in Hart and Warren Counties, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio.

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Interview With Mary Dee Boemker (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1984

Interview With Mary Dee Boemker (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mary Dee Boemker conducted by Ann Elizabeth Thomas on 16 October 1984. Student folk studies class project with an interview of Mary Dee Boemker about Catholicism and her celebration of Easter and other holidays. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Interview With Marvel Welborn Mohon (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1984

Interview With Marvel Welborn Mohon (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Marvel Welborn Mohon conducted by Luanne Carol Aylesworth Glynn on 14 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Marvel (Welborn) Mohon concerning Thanksgiving customs, Marvel's life, and family.

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Interview With Earl Hamilton Berkley (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1984

Interview With Earl Hamilton Berkley (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Earl Hamilton Berkley conducted by Dianne Winkler Watkins on 9 October 1984 in which he discusses the Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), the family farm, and the Berkley Service Station in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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