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Björkman, Brent Alan, B. 1964 (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Björkman, Brent Alan, B. 1964 (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 1098. Collection contains transcripts of video interviews conducted by Brent Björkman in 2013 and 2014 with park rangers from Mammoth Cave National Park. Topics of note within the interviews include the growth of women in the ranks of the ranger service, fiscal challenges faced by the park system, generational traditions, and the virtues of raising a family within the park community. Transcripts are part of a larger project titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks," which was created by Björkman after receiving the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress.
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Phil Veluzat and Mary Jo Veluzat about their experiences as park rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman 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."