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Articles 1 - 21 of 21
Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Interview With Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields, B. 1923 (Fa 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields, B. 1923 (Fa 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields conducted by John W. Fields on 17 November 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Bonnie Fields’ life in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 1, Lorett Treese, Rhoda Horning Denlinger, William B. Fetterman, Lee C. Hopple
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 38, No. 1, Lorett Treese, Rhoda Horning Denlinger, William B. Fetterman, Lee C. Hopple
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• "Faithful Laborers in this Vineyard of the Lord": The Swedish Mission to America
• Metzler's School, Then and Now
• E. H. Rauch's Formative Influence on Pennsylvania German Folk Theater
• Germanic Origins and Religious-Geographical History of the Mennonites in Europe
• Aldes un Neies (Old and New)
Interviews With Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet And Allen Lewis Pike (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interviews With Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet And Allen Lewis Pike (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet and Allen Lewis Pike conducted by Patrick Sean Davison on 18 September 1988. From folk studies student project concerning teenagers cruising at shopping malls.
Interview With John Buell Edmonds, B. 1945 (Fa 376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With John Buell Edmonds, B. 1945 (Fa 376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with John Buell Edmonds conducted by LuAnne Beth Cervelli on 18 September 1998. From folk studies student project concerning the experiences of Edmonds performing gospel music, his involvement in recording and promoting gospel groups, his relationship with the local choir, and the current state of gospel music.
Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Michael Patrick Carroll conducted by Xiaoge Cai on 16 September 1988 for a folk studies class project titled "Mr. C.'s Coffee House as Clientele." Carroll discusses his work as the owner of a coffee house/bar called Mr. C's Coffee House in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He discusses his life and relevant problems with his work including dealing with minors and issues with radio broadcasting. This project was completed in fulfillment of the requirements for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Interview With Randall Grider And Ginnie Mae Grider About The Float Building Tradition In Tompkinsville, Kentucky (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Randall Grider And Ginnie Mae Grider About The Float Building Tradition In Tompkinsville, Kentucky (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcript of an interview of Randall and Ginnie Mae Grider conducted by Nancy Clay Hundley about the float building tradition at Tompkinsville High School in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. The Griders describe the whole float making process and the activities created through the building of a float. The emotions of the people involved in the process were also discussed. This project was completed as part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Interview With Richard Rochester Bell, B. 1921 (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Richard Rochester Bell, B. 1921 (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Richard Rochester Bell conducted by Carol Alice (Wanich) Bell on 13 September 1988. From folk studies student project concerning his involvement with conducting traditional jazz festivals.
Mail Story, Albert "Cap" Collins
Mail Story, Albert "Cap" Collins
Maine Song and Story Sampler
In this story, Albert "Hap" Collins talks about his maternal grandfather who worked as a mail carrier, delivering mail from the mainland to Long Island in Blue Hill Bay.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 4, Carl Ned Foltz, Paul Shetrompf, Deborah Shetrompf, Gregory A. Petrick, Patrick Rudolph, Ivan Belac, Loretta Belac, David S. Marks, Lee S. Heffner, Ivan E. Hoyt, J. Ernest Miller, Malcolm Jones, Sheldon Janse, Rachel Janse, Robert Evans, Richard Dewalt, Sandra Gilpin
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 4, Carl Ned Foltz, Paul Shetrompf, Deborah Shetrompf, Gregory A. Petrick, Patrick Rudolph, Ivan Belac, Loretta Belac, David S. Marks, Lee S. Heffner, Ivan E. Hoyt, J. Ernest Miller, Malcolm Jones, Sheldon Janse, Rachel Janse, Robert Evans, Richard Dewalt, Sandra Gilpin
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Pennsylvania Redware
• Intaglio
• Silhouette Glass
• Marionettes
• Ceramics
• Fretted Dulcimers
• Satisfying the Hungry
• Festival Focus
• Festival Programs
• Hex Signs
• Dutch Fries
• Metal and Slate Engraving
• Antler Lore
• What are Knobbits?
• Wood Sculpture
• Scherenschnitte and Fraktur
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 13 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.
Interview With John Arthur Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With John Arthur Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with John Arthur Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 11 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning his wife Mania Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 10 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.
Interview With Edward And Lena Neal (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Edward And Lena Neal (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
No abstract provided.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 3, Mary Lou Robson Fleming, Richard Matthews, William B. Fetterman, Erick D. Slazinski, N. F. Karlins, Leland D. Baldwin, Edward W. Chester
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 3, Mary Lou Robson Fleming, Richard Matthews, William B. Fetterman, Erick D. Slazinski, N. F. Karlins, Leland D. Baldwin, Edward W. Chester
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Folk Artist Jacob Maentel of Pennsylvania and Indiana
• Up Another River: Fourteen Days on the St. Johns
• An Appreciation of Russell Wieder Gilbert
• Holy Images: A Brief Study of Folk Religious Belief
• Lamont Alfred "Old Ironsides" Pry, Contemporary American Folk Artist
• Synopsis of the Penburne Quintet
Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry
Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Using the techniques of oral history, residents of the Cypress Creeks area of southwestern middle Tennessee were questioned about their perceptions of the social change since 1940. In that year, the National Park Service hired men in the area to help snake out logs for the Natchez Trace Parkway's right-of-way. For most men in the area, the temporary positions on the Trace were the first "public" jobs they ever had. After these positions were no longer needed, outmigration brought residents north to factory-cities; thus, the building of the parkway remains a watershed in residents' memories as the benchmark when change …
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 4 March 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 18 February 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 2, Ned D. Heindel, Linda H. Heindel, Karl J. R. Arndt, Terry G. Jordan, Lois J. Groff
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 37, No. 2, Ned D. Heindel, Linda H. Heindel, Karl J. R. Arndt, Terry G. Jordan, Lois J. Groff
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Junior Republic Movement in Pennsylvania: Youth Care in Grove City and Redington
• Brechloch, or Rapp's Harmony Society and the Production of Flax, Hemp, and Linen in Pennsylvania and Indiana
• Some Neglected Swiss Literature on the Forebay Bank Barn
• "Hoping for the Best, Yet Fearing the Worst": An Overview of Civil War Medical Care Until the Battle of Gettysburg
• Aldes un Neies
An Oral Historian's Work Display Ad, Sheldon Weiss Productions
An Oral Historian's Work Display Ad, Sheldon Weiss Productions
Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers
A display advertisement promoting the release of Dr. Edward D. "Sandy" Ives instructional videotape entitled, An Oral Historian's Work. The advertisement includes a photograph of the author, an image of the videotape case and promotional quotes from reviewers.
Raatikko, Walfred Hamari
Raatikko, Walfred Hamari
Maine Song and Story Sampler
"Raatikko" is a traditional Finnish song and dance. The song tells of a mountain in southern Finland, Kyöpelinvuori, which is known in Finnish mythology as the place haunted by the spirits of virgins who die young.
Die Rolle Der Hexe In Den MäRchen Der BrüDer Grimm Und Ludwig Bechsteins, Karin Ulrike Herrmann
Die Rolle Der Hexe In Den MäRchen Der BrüDer Grimm Und Ludwig Bechsteins, Karin Ulrike Herrmann
Dissertations and Theses
Fairy Tales have been an important part of peoples' cultural heritage since time immemorial. From a very early age on, children hear stories about witches, giants, dwarf's, and magicians which make up their first entry into the literary world. Only recently have scholars begun to research just how much influence these stories have on children and how they might have a different impact on girls than on boys. This thesis will investigate the world of fairy tales in relation to their historical context and their differing relevance for male and female readers. I will examine the fairy tales of the …