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Mcdonald, William Rush, B. 1951 (Fa 1090), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1090. Student folk studies project titled: “Singing Schools,” which includes survey sheets describing the traditions and practices of singing schools in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets include informant’s age and address, memory, and text classification along with names and photos.

Finn, Marty (Fa 1089), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1089. Student folk studies project titled: “A Collection of Folk Medicine,” which includes survey sheets and index cards describing the traditions and practices of folk medicine in Mason County, Kentucky. Sheets may include informant’s name and address, folk remedy, and text classification.

Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting agenda.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Coyle, Cameron. WKU Gets Tougher on Tailgating Activities
• Collins, Emma. Land of the Fees
• Coyle, Cameron. WKU Police Names New Chief – Mitchell Walker
• Waters, Adrianna. Second Food Pantry Opens on South Campus
• DeLetter, Emily. WKU Organization Receives Gold Star Status – Collegiate Scholars
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget Cuts
• Out of Ink: University of Louisville’s Journalism Death Penalty is Warning to Kentucky Student Publications
• Campbell, Jordan. Perspective of a WKU Musical Theatre Alumni – Budget
• Porter, Sam. A New Test – Football
• Manlove, …

Investigating The Student Enrollment Decision At Wku, Alec Brown

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships between the enrollment decision of first-time, first-year students admitted to Western Kentucky University and the amount of financial aid awarded, as well as demographic information. The Division of Enrollment Management provided a SAS dataset containing various information about all WKU students admitted in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Additionally, information about the 2016 class of admitted students was provided. The data has been analyzed in SAS Enterprise Miner. We performed analysis using decision tree modeling and logistic regression modeling. Results of these two procedures indicated the importance of credit hours earned …

Veazey, Carl Michael (Fa 1088), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1088. Student folk studies project titled: “’Shakerag’ and Its Tales,” which includes a description of tales about Ralph “Rafe” Jones, Brother Cabbage, and M. P. “Coon” Buntin as told in the “Shakerag” area of Hopkins County, Kentucky. Sheets include informant’s age and address with each tale.

Routt, Brenda H., Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1086. Student folk studies project titled: “The Folklore of Household Antiques,” which includes a description of house furnishings and their uses in Hardin County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include recipes, photos, names, uses, and descriptions.

Christensen, Barbara Ellen (Fa 1082), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1082. Student folk studies project titled: “Quilting,” which includes survey sheets, interviews and descriptions of quilting practices and beliefs in Hardin County, Kentucky. Sheets may include an informant’s name and address, a superstition and a motif index number or a photo, description, and name of the quilt.

Cash, Patty Keen (Fa 1081), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1081. Student folk studies project titled: “The Owsley Stock Farm,” which includes descriptions of the architecture and structure of the William Francis Owsley, Sr. house in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a photo and description of the house along with slides of the exterior. Includes a drawing of the structure’s footprint.

Stewart, Karen (Fa 1084), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1084. Student folk studies project titled: “Broommaking in Western Kentucky,” which includes a description of broom making practices in Ohio County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include photos of a tool, brooms, and descriptions.

Björkman, Brent Alan, B. 1964 (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives 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.

Taylor, Emmie (Fa 1087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1087. Student folk studies project titled: “Saw Filing,” which includes a description of filing tools and their uses in Warren County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include a photo, name, use, description, and text classification.

Stewart, Karen (Fa 1085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1085. Student folk studies project titled: “Making Apple Cider in Western Kentucky,” which includes a description of apple cider making practices in Butler County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include photos of a tool, processes, and descriptions.

Beckner, Azle Hill (Fa 1083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1083. Student folk studies project titled: “Shoe Repairing: A Folk Craft,” which includes a description of shoe repair practices along with photos of tools in Warren County, Kentucky. A second student project has survey sheets that may include informant’s name and address, superstitions, riddles, tales or rhymes.

Integrating Art Into The Classroom: A Necessary Component Of A Well-Rounded Education, Kate Latham

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis includes a combination of research and visual arts integration lesson plans. Research covers the benefits of exposure to the visual. Lesson plans were specifically designed for the core content area subjects: English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Each of these lessons was designed to meet local and national standards for the core content area and for visual arts. Additionally, each lesson plan includes a component of art production. This thesis can be utilized by a variety of individuals, including educators who strive to incorporate art into their classrooms. The research aspect can be utilized by those struggling …

Messer, George, 1833-1863 (Sc 3138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3138. Letters, 16 December 1862, 13 February 1863 and 6-7 June 1863, of George Messer to his wife Lottie in DeWitt County, Illinois, written while camped near Woodsonville in Hart County, Kentucky and at Camp Hobson, Glasgow, Kentucky. He describes his quarters (his “shebang”), a fire in Woodsonville that burned two hospitals, the remnants of a nearby battlefield, local troop movements, illness, and his finances. He also writes of contributing money to send a soldier’s remains home, and comments on his officers and on domestic matters.

Colvin, Bill (Sc 3145), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3145. Scripts written by Bill Colvin for broadcast on radio station WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio, on 19 October 1951 and 12 September 1952. Part of a series titled “This Land of Ours,” the scripts dramatize the early history of Paducah, Kentucky and Augusta, Kentucky.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding retirement benefits, enrollment, performance based funding, equivalent courses and the academic calendar.

Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 1076), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1076. Five riddles collected by students in Montell’s folk studies classes at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Each riddle lists informant, their age, county of birth/residence, and date item was collected. Collector’s names are also listed. The locations are all in the south central Kentucky region.

Branstetter, Wendell S. (Fa 1079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1079. Paper titled “Folk Structures in My Community” by Wendell S. Branstetter in which he presents information about vernacular buildings in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. He documents a log structure and several I-houses in the vicinity. He includes photos, historical information, physical descriptions and information about condition of the structures.

Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1080. Paper titled “Hunting: Traditional Methods and Weapons” by Robert M. Hughes in which he presents information about lore related to hunting with a particular emphasis on hunting done by Native Americans. In addition to the paper Hughes provides five unrelated folklore items classified by genre for which he provides extensive documentation.

Clark, Jim L. (Fa 1078), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1078. Paper titled “Supernatural Tales from the Lower Green River” by Jim L. Clark in which he presents supernatural tales that he collected from ten individuals. He provides the informant name, date of collection, motif index number (for some), the narratives.

Hines, Joseph R. (Fa 1077), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1077. Paper titled “The Saga of the Navigable Green and Barren Rivers” by Joseph R. Hines in which he discusses the development of the rivers for slack water navigation and anecdotal information, collected from individuals familiar with the history, culture and lore of the two rivers.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Chisenhall, Jeremy. Mitchell Robinson Leaves WKU Again
• Singleton, John Water War – Hurricane Harvey
• Kast, Monica & Emma Austin. Matt Bevin: Universities Should Cut Programs, Close Buildings
• Alvey, Rebekah. Board of Regents to Discuss Diversity Plan
• DeLetter, Emily. Campus Activities Board Hosts Virtual Reality Experience for Students
• Stevens, Mason. Letter to the Editor re: Matt Bevin
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon re: Matt Bevin
• Murrer, Erick. Major Issues – Student Loans
• Johnson, Kalyn. Never Forget the Arts: A Response to Matt Bevin’s Controversial Comments
• Dollins, Abigail. …

Mcdaniel, Vernon And Jan Mcdaniel (Fa 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1072. Paper titled “Prenatal Superstitions” by Vernon and Jan McDaniel based on interviews with five females from the Park City, Barren County, Kentucky, area. The women provide a large number of superstitions that related to how prenatal behavior might affect the expected baby. The collection includes photos of the informants.

Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1075. Student folk studies project titled: “Traditional Methods of Preserving Food,” which includes survey sheets with food preservation methods and traditions in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a food, brief description of process, informant’s name and address, and text classification.

Robinson, David (Fa 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1071). Paper titled “A Study of Graveyards in Kentucky” by David Robinson based on a survey of five cemeteries in Warren County, Logan County and McCracken County, Kentucky. Robinson makes general statements about each cemetery and the people buried there based on the cemetery’s location, monuments, epitaphs, and knowledge of the families buried there.

Tillett, Ray And Doris Day (Fa 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1074. Student folk studies project titled: “Musical Instruments,” which includes survey sheets with musical instruments in Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name and address, and photo.

Woodward, Joe E. (Fa 1057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1057. Student folk studies project titled: “Handicraft,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the traditional handicrafts in Logan County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of handicraft, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name and photo. A second project with survey sheets about folk tools and implements include proverbs, riddles, beliefs, descriptions, informant’s names, and motif index numbers.

Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1065. Student folk studies project titled: “Herb Medicine,” which includes survey sheets with remedies, cures and practices related to herb medicine in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Sheets include remedies, cures, beliefs, informant’s name and address, and motif index number.