Spraggins, Cody (Fa 585),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Spraggins, Cody (Fa 585), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 585. Video by Cody Spraggins titled “The Community of Dungeons and Dragons Players as a Folk Group.” The video is a compilation of interviews with three individuals who participate in the role playing fantasy game. The focus of the video is the sentiment that the “gamers” have created distinct folk groups within their community of play. Typescript of abstract only. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 586),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hopkin, Rachel Claire (Fa 586), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding Aid and full text paper (Click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 586. Independent study project conducted by Rachel Hopkin on George R. Gibson, a banjo player from eastern Kentucky. The project, contained on two DVDs, includes photos, audio interviews and transcripts, a paper, bibliography, and field notes. Participating in the interview are Gibson and musicians John W. Haywood and Kevin C. Howard, who describe Gibson’s influence on them. This project was executed for the folk studies program at Western Kentucky University.
Callis, Mariah (Fa 583),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Callis, Mariah (Fa 583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 583. Illustrated paper by Mariah Callis titled “Grave Decoration in a Bowling Green Cemetery: An Analysis of Children’s Grave Adornment.” This illustrated project provides a brief yet detailed description of the author’s first field work experience. The work, an analysis of children’s grave adornment, provides information specific to Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and categorizes the types of ornamentation placed on children’s graves and the frequency of such decoration. The project was submitted for the 2011 Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Moss, Joe David 1895-1973 (Mss 422),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Moss, Joe David 1895-1973 (Mss 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 422. Correspondence of Colonel Joe David Moss of Warren County, Kentucky, written mostly during his World War II military service in Europe. Includes material related to Moss’s career as a U.S. Army officer.
Facts, Damned Lies And Statistics: A 55 Year Stumbling Block,
2012
Gettysburg College
Facts, Damned Lies And Statistics: A 55 Year Stumbling Block, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I have to admit something: when it comes to interpretation, I'm making this all up as I go along. I don't have some magical cache of best practices stored up, waiting to deposit them week after week in posts here on the blog. Most of what I know about interpretation I've stumbled upon, either in the thoughts of others shamelessly stolen and added to my toolbox or as rough experiments based on my so-called common sense. [excerpt]
Bolick, Molly (Fa 579),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Bolick, Molly (Fa 579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 579. Illustrated paper by Molly Bolick titled “Embodied Art: Identity, Adornment, and Style in Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby.” Analysis of the artistic process of choosing a derby name and the assemblage of dress elements and adornment in the context of the body as a canvas. This project was submitted for the 2011Folklife Archives Award competition at Western Kentucky University.
Race, Memory, And Historical Responsibility: What Do Southerners Do With A Difficult Past?,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Race, Memory, And Historical Responsibility: What Do Southerners Do With A Difficult Past?, Larry J. Griffin, Peggy G. Hargis
Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum
Newly emerging, transitional societies –– that is, societies that traded dictatorial or authoritarian rule for some form of open or liberal polity –– face at least three interdependent problems of what is called in legal scholarship and social science “transitional justice”: the first is how (if at all) to hold the old regime’s autocratic, often violence-laden leadership responsible for its wrongdoings while in power; the second is what (if anything) to do with thousands upon thousands of ordinary folk whose participation in, or compliance with, the old regime helped legitimate and thus perpetuate the wrongdoing; and the third task how …
Rue, Elizabeth Waitt, 1894-1980 (Sc 2583),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Rue, Elizabeth Waitt, 1894-1980 (Sc 2583), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2583. Bound holographic copy of a paper titled “History of the Development and Growth of Warren County Kentucky as Recorded in Deed Books I through XVI…”, given by Elizabeth Waitt Rue, Bowling Green, Kentucky, before the Daughters of the American Revolution. Paper highlights the development of business and judicial transactions with individuals and institutions in Warren County, and includes information about marriages, the Shakers, churches, schools, and other miscellaneous information.
Dewitt, Marcus Bearden, 1835-1901 (Sc 2589),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Dewitt, Marcus Bearden, 1835-1901 (Sc 2589), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2589. Typescript copy (prepared in 1911) of Marcus Bearden DeWitt’s pocket memorandum book from March-June 1863 and May 1865. A chaplain with the 8th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A), DeWitt chronicles conditions during the Civil War, including camp life, travel, family visits, and religion. Also includes “A Sketch of My Life," a short autobiography written by DeWitt, and a memorial written by one of his children.
Hast, Louis H., Sr., 1827-1890 (Sc 2588),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hast, Louis H., Sr., 1827-1890 (Sc 2588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2588. Bound volume of selected works, short biography, and miscellaneous items and tributes to Louis H. Hast, Sr., Louisville, Kentucky. This volume was compiled by his daughter Emma Wilder Hast, and presented to the Filson Club by Lisette Hast, both of Louisville, Kentucky.
Barry, William Taylor, 1784-1835 (Sc 2584),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Barry, William Taylor, 1784-1835 (Sc 2584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2584. Typescript copies of correspondence of William Taylor Barry, Lexington, Kentucky, with colleagues, family, and political leaders. Includes a photocopied article with excerpts from Barry’s correspondence.
Carson, James Oliver, 1855-1943 (Sc 2582),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Carson, James Oliver, 1855-1943 (Sc 2582), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2582. Typescript copy of a presentation given by James Oliver Carson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, about Robert Craddock, Revolutionary War soldier, Bowling Green, primarily dealing with the execution of his will and his final resting place.
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans of selected items (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 406. Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Francis J. “Thomas” Whitaker, a Benedictine monk who lived and worked at St. Maur’s Priory, formerly the South Union Shaker Village in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1954-1988. He amassed a large collection of photocopied research material on the South Union community as well as other Shaker villages and museums in the United States. Also includes his research on various Catholic topics.
Thompson, Ed Porter, 1834-1903 (Sc 2581),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Thompson, Ed Porter, 1834-1903 (Sc 2581), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2581. Original typescript of a biographical sketch of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Hart County, Kentucky, by Ed Porter Thompson. The paper details Buckner's early life and military career.
Browder, Wilbur Fisk, 1848-1919 (Sc 2580),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Browder, Wilbur Fisk, 1848-1919 (Sc 2580), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2580. Original typescript of paper titled “Peace After Pain,” by Wilbur Fisk Browder, Russellville, Kentucky which details the life and death of Colonel John William Caldwell, Logan County, Kentucky.
Howell Family (Sc 2579),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Howell Family (Sc 2579), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2579. Genealogy pages that were removed from the John S. Howell family Bible. The Howell family resided in Warren County, Kentucky.
The King Of Rock, Roll N' Interpretation,
2012
Gettysburg College
The King Of Rock, Roll N' Interpretation, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Last week was "Elvis Week" in Memphis. I don't know that because I follow Elvis. In fact, I really can't stand Elvis Presley's music. About as far as I can go down that road is listening to "Suspicious Minds," every so often. Nothing else really speaks to me. [excerpt]
Bates, John (Sc 2576),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Bates, John (Sc 2576), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2576. Civil War correspondence between Dr. John Bates, Confederate Army doctor, and his wife, Lizzie Dominique Bates. The letters chiefly include news from home, stories from the regiment, and the behavior of their children.
Williams, George Washington, 1801-1870 (Sc 2574),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Williams, George Washington, 1801-1870 (Sc 2574), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2574. Letters, 26 October and 1 November 1844, of George W. Williams, New Albany, Indiana, to his wife Winnifred Williams, Paris, Kentucky. He describes the injury and subsequent death of her brother Charles Henry Webb, and the injuries and deaths of other family members, from an explosion aboard the steamboat Lucy Walker on the Ohio River near New Albany. Includes a 1952 letter of a descendant providing family information and relating details of the disaster as told to her by an aunt.
Brooks, Attie Frances (Riggs), 1871-1946 (Sc 2577),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Brooks, Attie Frances (Riggs), 1871-1946 (Sc 2577), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2577. Typescript copies of a few letters from Attie Riggs Brooks, Utica, Kentucky, to Gayle R. Carver, Greenville, Kentucky, enclosing typescript copies of several poems and articles as well as a short biography.
