Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 184. Paper titled “The Usage and Importance of the Rule of Thirds in Newspaper Photography” written by Shawn Poynter for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The collection looks at the usage of the “rule of thirds” as it appears in the Park City Daily News. The “rule of thirds” refers to a photograph guideline that requires subjects to be in either one of the sides, top or bottom third of the frame. The collection contains analysis, graphs, tables and newspaper …
Interview With Billy Sanders Gibson And Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson (Mss 707),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Billy Sanders Gibson And Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Billy Sanders Gibson and Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Interview With Jackson Wayne Ashley (Mss 707),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Jackson Wayne Ashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an Interview with Jackson Wayne Ashley conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 575. Interview conducted on 21 February 2012 by Nancy Richey and Sue Lynn McDaniel with Angela Townsend regarding Jonesville, an African American community in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that was eliminated by an urban renewal project in the 1960s.
Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 75. “Rocky Hill Station Architecture,” vernacular architecture class project concerning Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, Kentucky (est. 1859). Includes information on architecture, social life, economic life and railroads.
Interview With Orene (Meredith) Vincent (Mss 707),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Orene (Meredith) Vincent (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Orene (Meredith) Vincent conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 85. [Barbecue in Bowling Green.] Typescript and interview notes from interviews with three barbecue cooks in Bowling Green Kentucky. Collection was written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 88. [The Folk Art of Quilting.] Collection contains typescripts, photographs and an interview with Ida Lee Crase concerning her quilting. In addition to the photographs, cassette tape and typescripts, the collection also contains an example of Mrs. Crase’s hand stitched quilt piece. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid, full-text scan of paper, and interview (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 87. [Sexton House] Collection contains typescripts, photographs and an interview concerning the folklore surrounding the Sexton House in Russellville Kentucky. Collection was created for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 86),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 86), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 86. [Ghosts: Fact or Fiction?] Typescripts and cassette tapes that document ghost stories with a specific focus on ghost stories of Western Kentucky University. Collection contains four cassettes of interviews, tape indexes, informant/fieldworker data forms and news clippings. Collection was created for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Supernatural Experiences (Fa 74),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Supernatural Experiences (Fa 74), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of two out of thirteen papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 74. [Supernatural Experiences] Project completed by Western Kentucky University students for a folk studies class taught by Lynwood Montell. Collection focuses on short supernatural events experienced by informants. Subjects include dreams, ghosts, Ouija boards, sleepovers, church experiences and others.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 73. Interviews with tobacco auctioneers conducted by Amy Taylor for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Interview With Madge Cardwell Lashley (Mss 707),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Madge Cardwell Lashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Madge Cardwell Lashley conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Hall, Deborah Mcguffey (Fa 69),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hall, Deborah Mcguffey (Fa 69), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 69. Thesis: “Using Folklore to Teach English as a Second Language” by Deborah McGuffey Hall in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 71),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 71. “Pre-Lent Celebrations: Shrovetide and Carnival. An Annotated Bibliography.” This collection consists of an annotated bibliography complied by Eleonore Beck Mitchell for a folklore genres class at Western Kentucky University. The collection offers a brief historical account of Shrovetide and Carnival and their connection to Catholicism. The bibliography contains a total of 168 bibliographic entries and annotations for 97 of those entries.
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 72. “Lou Mona Katherine (Shaw) Yokley: Traditional Folk Musician.” Collection contains field notes and cassette concerning the fieldwork of Glenda Carol Wheet and her work with Lou Mona Katherine (Shaw) Yokley. Collection was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Laude, Jan (Fa 68),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Laude, Jan (Fa 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 68. Thesis: “A Contemporary Female Psychic: A Folkloristic Study of A Traditional Occupation” by Jan Laude in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 67. Thesis: “Tinsley Bottom Tennessee: An Historical Reconstruction Utilizing Oral Narrative Traditions” by Rebecca D. Morse in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts, Department of Folk and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University.
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 70),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 70), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 70. “History of ROTC.” Collection contains interviews, field notes indexes and cassettes of project completed with Frank Allen Minner by Eleonore Beck Mitchell. Collection was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Interview covers topics such as the history of ROTC, the ROTC program at Western Kentucky University, recruitment, and differences in training between ROTC and military academies.
Welch, Johnny Earl (Fa 60),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Welch, Johnny Earl (Fa 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 60. Paper: “The Mysterious Death of Jack Brown,” written by Johnny Earl Welch for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
