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Brinson, Debbie (Fa 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brinson, Debbie (Fa 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1117. Student folk studies project titled: “Preacher Tales,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of preacher tales in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a description of the preacher tale, traditional belief, poem, informant’s name, and text classification.
Mansfield, Sherry R. And Bruce Greene (Fa 1112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mansfield, Sherry R. And Bruce Greene (Fa 1112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1112. Student folk studies project titled: “Just a Man—Captain William Hicks” which includes an interview of C. Jeff Hicks, the son of Confederate Captain William Hicks. The interview includes a description of the life of the son and his father while living in Barren County, Kentucky and Sumner County, Tennessee.
Leopold, Beth (Fa 1113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leopold, Beth (Fa 1113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1113. Student folk studies project titled: Smith’s Grove and Miscellaneous Tales” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional belief about the naming of Smiths Grove in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the belief, informant’s name, address, and motif index classification. A second small project by Leopold includes survey sheets of folk tales told by her grandmother, Rosa Leopold, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full-text scan of the paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1111. Student folk studies project titled: “The Process of Basket Making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, tale, and belief.
Veazey, Carl Michael (Fa 1088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Veazey, Carl Michael (Fa 1088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1088. Student folk studies project titled: “’Shakerag’ and Its Tales,” which includes a description of tales about Ralph “Rafe” Jones, Brother Cabbage, and M. P. “Coon” Buntin as told in the “Shakerag” area of Hopkins County, Kentucky. Sheets include informant’s age and address with each tale.
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1080. Paper titled “Hunting: Traditional Methods and Weapons” by Robert M. Hughes in which he presents information about lore related to hunting with a particular emphasis on hunting done by Native Americans. In addition to the paper Hughes provides five unrelated folklore items classified by genre for which he provides extensive documentation.
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1070. Paper titled “Stories and Tales Told By James Robert Keltner and Flonnie Ross Keltner.” Paper is based on an oral interview with the Keltners at their home in Okolona, Jefferson County, Kentucky, but the stories and tales are from Adair County, Kentucky. Besides the recording Groebli has typescripted a number of the stories and provided photos of the informants and their home.
Reesor, Gary (Fa 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reesor, Gary (Fa 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1068. Paper titled “Legends and Tales of Bullitt County” by Gary Reesor based on an interview with Ivy McBride of Bullitt County, Kentucky. McBride provides tales, legends, ghost stories, and information about traditional folk ways in Bullitt County, Kentucky.