Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 86),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 86), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Helm, Carrie (Fa 66), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 66. “Woodburn: A Memory Just Beneath the Surface”, an interpretive paper and interviews executed by Carrie Helm for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1989.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512),
2012
Western Kentucky University
May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2512. Two letters from Gloria May (Mrs. Philip S. May, Jr.), Jacksonville, Florida, to Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with personal news. She also relates anecdotes about the shopping habits of Pauline Tabor, a Bowling Green madam, and the luxuries she afforded her employees.
Ladies Literary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 393),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Ladies Literary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 393. Minutes, correspondence, programs, historical sketches, and miscellaneous material of the Ladies Literary Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Johnson, James L. (Sc 365),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Johnson, James L. (Sc 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 365. Typescript of a speech delivered on Nathan B. Stubblefield, “Father of the Radio,” by James L. Johnson at the annual convention of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association in Louisville.
Laude, Jan (Fa 68),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Laude, Jan (Fa 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Trimble, Anne Ridings, 1909-1971 (Mss 391),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Trimble, Anne Ridings, 1909-1971 (Mss 391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 391. Correspondence and published stories of Logan County, Kentucky, romance story writer Anne Ridings Trimble. The correspondence is between Trimble and Kentucky Library librarians Mary Leiper Moore and Elizabeth Coombs. Click on "Additional Files" below for a list of Trimble stories mentioned in the collection.
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Morse, Rebecca D. (Fa 67), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 71),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Mitchell, Eleonore Beck (Fa 71), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Gospel Reaching Out (Fa 61),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Gospel Reaching Out (Fa 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 61. Complete collection of the newsletter "Gospel Reaching Out," published by the Hart County Gospel Music Association. These issues are available online in TopSCHOLAR; see finding aid for link.
Shakers (Sc 356),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Shakers (Sc 356), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 356. Letters, 1834-1851 (6), of the Shakers, chiefly of South Union, Kentucky, concerning the seed industry, religious affairs, economic conditions, wagon blueprint, etc., and receipts, 1868, 1870 (2).
Beeckler, Diane M. (Fa 65),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Beeckler, Diane M. (Fa 65), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 65. [Folk medicine] Collection contains correspondence, magazine entries, and a book concerning traditional cures and preventions for the common cold, flu and other illnesses. There are several responses from Kentuckians from across the state. These cures were collected by Diane Beeckler for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 64. [Lone Oak Restaurant] This collection documents the building, food, and owners of the Lone Oak Restaurant found on Old Scottsville Road in southern Warren County. The informant also describes the establishment’s history and future. This project was completed by Courtney Hogan Davis for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Cox, Linda Walker (Fa 63),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Cox, Linda Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 63. “Is This A Playback?” A project documenting bluegrass, country, and gospel music being performed at Ray Walker’s Allen County home. Music was collected during a session with several participating musicians. The items were collected by Linda Cox for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 46),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 46. [A and G Specialty] Collection of typescripts, photographs and cassette tapes concerning the family/personal history and current occupation (flea market seller) of Vernon Anderson. Collection also contains information pertaining to Vernon’s childhood in Richmond County Georgia, career as a military M.P. and his various other occupations. The collection also contains interview typescripts, cassettes and photographs of Grace Little, who is an itinerant seller herself. Grace Little is interviewed concerning her childhood, family, and current occupation.
Quisenberry, Susan (Fa 57),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Quisenberry, Susan (Fa 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 57. Paper: "Urban Legends," wirtten by Susan Quisenberry for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
