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Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 318. Paper titled “The Jelly Snatcher” in which folk studies student Vickie Wright Carden details the paranormal activity surrounding Nancy Frew, a 23 year-old Bowling Green native, and her roommate, Vicki Taylor. Both women reported sensing malevolent spirits in their apartment, witnessed a comb fly off a dresser, and “lost” a jar of grape jelly—which they believe to have been “snatched” by the ghost. Carden offers possible theories relating to the poltergeist encounters, and even posits that Frew, along with her couch, attract the …


Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 320. Paper titled "Ghost Stories and Beliefs of the Hispanic Community" written by Perez for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Christensen, Barbara Ellen (Fa 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Christensen, Barbara Ellen (Fa 315), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 315. Paper: "[Folktales]" written by Barbara Ellen Christensen for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Maltry, Janet A. (Fa 250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Maltry, Janet A. (Fa 250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 250. Paper: "Reminiscence" written by Janet A. Maltry for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hall, Candy (Fa 245), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Hall, Candy (Fa 245), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 245. Paper: "[Supernatural Experiences in the Life of a Green County, Kentucky Woman]" written by Candy Hall for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Peyton, Sunny E. (Fa 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2008

Peyton, Sunny E. (Fa 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 219. Paper: "Stirring Our Brew: A Halloween Fairytale" written by Sunny E. Peyton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2008

Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 206. Paper: "Local Ghost Legends of the Bowling Green-Warren County Area" written by Nancy Cederquist for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.