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Promising Neighborhoods Program (Fa 645), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 645. This collection features information and documentation gather for the Promising Neighborhoods Program as part of the Improving Rural Appalachian Communities initiative. The Kentucky counties included in this project were Owsley, Clay, and Jackson.

World Fest - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 644. World Fest is a celebration held annually in downtown Louisville that showcases unique cultures from around the world. The festivals documented in this collection were held in 2006 and 2007. The festival features music, food, crafts, and ceremonies celebrating the various cultures represented in the city.

Transparent Pie Festival - Maysville, Kentucky (Fa 643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 643. The Transparent Pie Festival has been hosted annually since July 2006 by Magee's Bakery in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.

Interview With Saene Garcia (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Saene Garcia about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Interview With Chuck Decroix (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Chuck DeCroix about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Stearns High School - Stearns, Kentucky - Reunion (Fa 641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 641. Stearns High School, now McCreary County High School, is located in Stearns, Kentucky. This collection features video documentation of the 2004 Stearns High School Reunion. No other information was provided with this collection.

Interview With Jenny Smith (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Jenny Smith about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Interview With Jackie Wheet (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Jackie Wheet about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

World Equestrian Games - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 642), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 642. This collection features information and documentation of the Kentucky Experience Pavilion at the World Equestrian Games held from Septmeber 25 to October 10, 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

Interview With Johnny Merideth (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Johnny Merideth about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Interview With David Spence (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with David Spence about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Interview With Joe Duvall (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Joe Duvall about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Interview With Keven Neff (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Keven Neff about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."

Knott County, Kentucky - Cultural Resource Survey (Fa 640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 640. This collection features information and oral histories gathered from traditional artisans of Knott County, Kentucky.

A Brief History Of The Cornish Language, Its Revival And Its Current Status, Siarl Ferdinand

e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies

Despite being dormant during the nineteenth century, the Cornish language has been recently recognised by the British Government as a living regional language after a long period of revival. The first part of this paper discusses the history of traditional Cornish and the reasons for its decline and dismissal. The second part offers an overview of the revival movement since its beginnings in 1904 and analyses the current situation of the language in all possible domains.

Fire On The Prisoners: An Autoethnographic Study Of Ethics In Historical Storytelling, A. Trae Mcmaken

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During field experience as a storyteller constructing a performance based on the Battle of Kings Mountain on behalf of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association and the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, I encountered ethical and philosophical dilemmas. This challenge centered on ethical and spiritual convictions that put me in potential conflict with the task of creating a performance about war. This experience forms the basis of an autoethnographic approach to the art form, revealing the critical role played by personal ethics and a functioning engagement with historiography and narrative theory in producing effective performance stories. Historical performance storytelling has little …

"You-Me-Unity" Multicultural Folklife Festival - London, Kentucky (Fa 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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This collection features publications and photo documentation of the 2006 “You-Me-Unity” festival held on 27-28 October 2006 in London, Kentucky. Booths and presentations were given by local traditional artisans as well as Kentucky historians at the Bennett Center.

Good Shepherds Alfombras Demonstration (Fa 638), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 638. Included in this collection are two digital videocassette tapes, one videotape, and photo documentation of the Good Shepherds Alfombras Demonstration.

Kentucky State University - Frankfort, Kentucky - Homecoming (Fa 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 639. This collection features documentation of the October 2007 Kentucky State University (KSU) Homecoming festivities, as well as KSU's presentation at the Kentucky Folklife Festival.

Organ And Tissue Donor Project (Fa 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 636. This collection features oral histories with either donors or recipients of organ or tissue transplants within the state of Kentucky.

Eighth Of August Homecoming Emancipation Celebration - Paducah, Kentucky (Fa 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 635. This collection features information about the Eighth of August Homecoming Emancipation Celebration held in Paducah, Kentucky. At this celebration, African Americans pay tribute to their heritage with a memorial service, homecoming picnic, a salute to black music, and other activities.

Dawson Springs, Kentucky Annual Barbecue Festival (Fa 634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 634. This collection features documentation of the 60^th annual barbecue festival held on the last Friday in July in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Includes recordings of musical performances at the event.

A Piece Of Nigromante In Boyle Heights, Javier Espinoza Barajas

LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University

My project conveys the role that individuals' faith in their cultural healing practices plays on their knowledge of the illness and on the actual healing process. More specifically, on how indigenous immigrant communities from Mexico are prone to utilize medical pluralism practices and experience culture-bound syndromes. When individuals migrate they take with them their understanding of disease, their ways to express it, and their ways of finding treatment according to their cultural medical practices. Based on this, I developed a project to explore the medical healing practices of twenty-three year old Claudia Velmontes during her pregnancy. Ms. Velmontes migrated to …

Chinese New Year Celebration - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 646), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 646. Documentation related to the Chinese New Year celeberation as celebrated at the Lexington Opera House from 2007-2011. The event is sponsored by the Kentucky Chinese American Association. at the event, participants celebrate the arrival of the Chinese Year with traditional foods, crafts, music, songs, and performances.

Mammoth Cave National Park - 50th Anniversary Celebration (Fa 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 632. This collection features information about Mammoth Cave National Park’s 50^th anniversary celebration held in June 1991. Consists chiefly of recorded interviews and musical performances.

Kentucky Art Car Weekend - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 633. This collection features interviews and video documentation of the 11^th annual Kentucky Art Car Weekend held in August in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Enchanter's Spell: J.R.R. Tolkien's Mythopoetic Response To Modernism, Adam D. Gorelick

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

J.R.R. Tolkien was not only an author of fantasy but also a philologist who theorized about myth. Theorists have employed various methods of analyzing myth, and this thesis integrates several analyses, including Tolkien’s. I address the roles of doctrine, ritual, cross-cultural patterns, mythic expressions in literature, the literary effect of myth, evolution of language and consciousness, and individual invention over inheritance and diffusion. Beyond Tolkien’s English and Catholic background, I argue for eclectic influence on Tolkien, including resonance with Buddhism.

Tolkien views mythopoeia, literary mythmaking, in terms of sub-creation, human invention in the image of God as creator. Key mythopoetic …

La Chiquita - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 630. This collection features video and photographic documentation of a Hispanic restaurant and grocery store named La Chiquita in Frankfort, Kentucky. There was no other documentation given with this collection.

Honorable Order Of Kentucky Colonels - Reunion Barbecue (Fa 628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 628. This collection features a digital videocassette tape documenting the 2007 Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels reunion barbecue in Louisville, Kentucky.

Irish Heritage Of Louisville, Kentucky Project (Fa 629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 629. This collection features documentation of the St. Patrick's Day parade and festival in Louisville, Kentucky as well as a recording of a traditional Irish music group.