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Community Scholars Program - Administrative Papers (Fa 742), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 742. This collection contains the Kentucky Community Scholar Program’s administrative papers. The documents include such information as schedules, budgets, grant applications, and other material related to hosting the program.

Communty Scholars Program - Jefferson County, Kentucky (Fa 735), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 735. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Jefferson County, Kentucky during 2012. The collection almost entirely features projects completed by participants of the program.

La Isla Del Sol, Courtney K. Blackmer-Raynolds

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Yo fui a la Isla del Sol para realizar un investigación sobre el significado sagrado de la madre tierra en la cultura Aymara. Yo encontré mucha gente que no querían trabajar con migo, pero al final me permitieron filmar el sacrificio ceremonial de una llama. Yo también consiguió algunos entrevistas sobre esta tema, entonces yo decidí enfocar mi estudio en el sacrificio de la llama. Yo quería saber porque sacrificaban una llama. Las respuestas de esta pregunta han salido muy interesantes, y los puede ver en mi video.

I went to the Isla del Sol for research on the sacred …

A Magical Country : Stories From Appalachia., James Eric Leary 1977-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Fairy tales and other forms of fantastic literature have fascinated children and adults for generations. The scholarship on these types of works indicate that many find their folkloric origins in oral storytelling, and those roots may be quite ancient. However, some of the earliest examples of recorded literature capture stories of magic and fantasy. The interplay between the oral and literary form remains a significant area of study and development for folk literature, and new artistic productions, termed variants in the scholarship, continue to appear frequently in contemporary American culture. The criticism and creative work presented here add to the …

Community Scholars Program - Harlan County, Jackson County, And Laurel County, Kentucky (Fa 734), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 734. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Harlan County, Jackson County, and Laurel County, Kentucky during the fall of 2009. The collection features projects conducted by participants of the various programs.

Community Scholars Program - Hart County, Kentucky (Fa 733), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Folkife Archives Project 733. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Hart County, Kentucky during the summer of 2010. The collection features projects by all participants with special focus on the Mammoth Cave project by Del Maria Vaccaro and interviews conducted by Mary Margaret Villines related to Kentucky artist Joseph Dudley "Joe" Downing.

Community Scholars Program - Estill County, Kentucky (Fa 731), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 731. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Estill County, Kentucky, during the summer of 2003.

Community Scholars Program - Franklin County, Kentucky (Fa 732), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 732. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Franklin County, Kentucky during the winter of 2006 and 2007. The collection features projects by all participants with special focus on those collected by Laurie Wilcox and Mike McCardwell.

Community Scholars Program - Elliott County, Kentucky (Fa 730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 730. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Elliott County, Kentucky during the summer of 2006. The collection features projects by all of the participants with special attention the “Elliott County Quilt Trails” project by Gwenda Adkins.

Community Scholars Program - Elk Country Corridor, Kentucky (Fa 729), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 729. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program workshops held in Elk Country Corridor, Kentucky (Harlan and Breathitt counties) during the spring of 2004. The majority of the collection features a project conducted by Barbara Church as part of the Community Scholar Survey Grant Program.

Community Scholars Program - Cynthiana, Kentucky (Fa 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 728. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Cynthiana, Kentucky during the fall of 2004. Also included in the collection are examples of the work completed by participants in the workshops.

Kentucky Crossroads Community Scholar Program (Fa 727), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 727. This collection contains information and documentation of the Kentucky Crossroads Community Scholars Cultural Survey Program. The program was opened to recent graduates of the Community Scholars Program and the RHDI (Rural Heritage Development Initiative) region in central Kentucky to conduct paid cultural surveys of the area.

Experience Covington Project - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 726), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 726. This collection contains information and documentation of the “Experience Covington" cultural heritage tour sponsored by the Preserve American grant from the National Park Service. The project was meant to develop an urban walking and driving tour in order to preserve, enhance, and promote the rich cultural assets of the city.

Community Scholars Program - Cattlettsburg, Kentucky (Fa 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 725. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Cattlettsburg, Kentucky, during the spring of 2006

Community Scholars Program - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 724), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Porject 724. This collection contains information and documentation about Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the spring and summer of 2005.

Grandma Miao's 100th Birthday (Fa 722), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 722. This collection contains information and documentation of Grandma Miao’s 100^th birthday celebration.

Kentucky State University Drum Line - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 721. This collection contains information and documentation of the Kentucky State University’s drum line performance at the Kentucky Main Street Conference in Frankfort on 25 January 2012.

My New Kentucky Home: The Immigrant Experience Exhibit - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 723), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 723. This collection contains information and documentation about the “My New Kentucky Home: The Immigrant Experience” exhibit that was on display at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky from 20 April 2007 to 8 March 2008.

Homegrown: The Music Of America Concert Series - Washington, D.C. (Fa 719), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 719. This collection contains information about the “Homegrown: The Music of America” concert series hosted by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. from 24 April to 13 November 2002. The first concert in the series feature thumbpicking guitarist Eddie Pennington from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Grandma Gates' Goetta (Fa 720), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 720. This collection contains information from folklorist Robert Gates about his grandmother’s goetta-making tradition and recipe. Also within the collection is an instruction video of how to make goetta.

Voices Of Kentucky Concert - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 718), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 718. This collection contains information about the “Voices of Kentucky” concert held on 26 August 2009 in Frankfort, Kentucky, that featured the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers and the Johnson Sisters.

Kentucky Folklife Program - Grant Applications (Fa 717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 717. Collection contains documentation on projects and grants sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program and the Kentucky Arts Council from 1991-2011.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 715), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 715. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2012. These pairings include Art Mize with Tommy Case, Daniel Carwile with Karen Jones, and Octavia Sexton with Landra Lewis.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program - Exhibit (Fa 716), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 716. This collection includes documentation about “The Makings of a Master: Kentucky Folk Art Apprenticeships” exhibit at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky on display from 15 September to 10 December 2011 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the grant program.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 711), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 711. This collection includes documentation of Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” pairing of storyteller Octavia Sexton and students from the “Gifted and Talented” program at Hopkins Elementary School in Somerset, Kentucky.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 712), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 712. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2008-2009. These pairings include Steve Rector with Joe Hudson, Paul Rich with Tim Brewster, Cheryl Pan with Samantha Wang, and Charlene Long with Frances Glass.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 713), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 713. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council’s “Folk Arts Apprenticeship” program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2010. These pairings included Roger Cooper with Scott Miller and Carla Gover with Jeri Katherine Howell.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 714), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 714. This collection includes documentation of multiple Kentucky Arts Council's "Folk Arts Apprenticeship" program site visits and master-apprentice pairs for 2011. These pairings include Art Mize with Greg Sutherland, Cari Norris with Julia Purcell, and Anne Shelby with Graham Shelby.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 709), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 709. This collection includes documentation of two Kentucky Arts Council's "Folk Arts Apprenticeship" program site visits and master-apprentice pairs focusing on folk music. Pairings included Danny Jones with Paul Colon and Russ Childers with John Whitaker.

Kentucky Arts Council - Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program (Fa 710), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 710. This collection includes documentation of the Kentucky Arts Council's "Folk Arts Apprenticeship" pairing of fiddler John Harrod with apprentice Rossi Clark.