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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Odum, Daisy Dean, 1877-1969 (Sc 3426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Odum, Daisy Dean, 1877-1969 (Sc 3426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3426. Letter, 19 August 1961, to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from Daisy Odum. She recounts a ghost story from DeKalb County, Tennessee, involving her nephew and the reaction of his horse to the sight of a spectral figure.
Kentucky Heritage Commission - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Heritage Commission - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 3430. Letters and reports sent to Frances Richards, Franklin Kentucky, in her capacity as Simpson County representative for the Kentucky Heritage Commission’s Statewide Survey of Historic Sites. Includes letters explaining the project, completed survey forms documenting six historic buildings in Simpson County, and the Commission’s report of its major accomplishments for 1972-1973. Also includes a program on the history of the Kentucky Governor’s mansion, prepared by the Daughters of the American Revolution in opposition to a proposal to convert it to another use.
Wood, Mary Anne (Sc 3427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Mary Anne (Sc 3427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3427. Letters to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards from former student Mary Anne Wood. She reports on her health, earning a master’s degree in 1970, and her work for Kentucky Educational Television.
Kentucky Sesquicentennial Commission (Sc 3424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Sesquicentennial Commission (Sc 3424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3424. Letter, 31 January 1941, to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from the Secretary of the Kentucky Sesquicentennial Commission, inviting her to a radio broadcast in Louisville, Kentucky featuring the Governor and Commission Chairman. The letterhead lists the Commission members.
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Sc 3428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3428. Letter to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from artist and Kentucky native Joe Downing, Paris, France, regretting his inability to see her during a 1962 visit to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes various notices and catalogs of Downing’s art exhibits.
Timmons, James Aloysia, 1836-1902 (Sc 3434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Timmons, James Aloysia, 1836-1902 (Sc 3434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3434. Letter, 18 March 1869, of James A. Timmons, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to A. T. Stewart. The struggling schoolmaster implores Stewart, a wealthy New York merchant and fellow native of Ireland, to help him save his home from judicial sale and support his vocation “instructing the poor Irish children of this place.” He anticipated repaying Stewart in three years out of the tuition from his American students and what little the Irish students can pay. He enclosed the notice of Commissioner’s sale of his house pursuant to …
Miner Family Letters (Sc 3410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miner Family Letters (Sc 3410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3410. Letter, 7 March 1849, of Selden Miner and his wife Maria of Wethersfield, Illinois (formerly of Wethersfield, Connecticut) to Selden’s brother Samuel S. Miner and his wife Araminta in Maysville, Kentucky. Hearing of their plan to visit Illinois, they warn that Selden has “Gold fever” and may depart for California. An enthusiastic Selden details the preparations being made by others in the community, but admits his wife’s lack of support and asks Samuel’s advice. A skeptical Maria doubts the wisdom of the plan for several reasons and fears it will ruin the …
Beeler, Andrew J., Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beeler, Andrew J., Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3418. Letters to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from A. J. Beeler, curriculum director for the Louisville, Kentucky public schools. A letter of 1 May 1946 encloses his list of recent Kentucky literature, and a letter of 3 January 1958 reports on his family and Christmas holiday. Includes his reviews of three books by Janice Holt Giles.
Rennick, Robert M., 1932-2010 (Sc 3419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rennick, Robert M., 1932-2010 (Sc 3419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3419. Letters, March 1972, to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards and her sister Mary Ellen Richards, Franklin, Kentucky, from Robert M. Rennick of the University of Kentucky’s Prestonsburg Community College. Rennick outlines the objectives and methods of a national undertaking to survey all the place names of the United States and his work with a committee to ensure Kentucky’s participation. He requests their help in supervising the research and gathering of data from Simpson County. A second letter thanks Frances for her agreement to participate and …
Goodman, Julian Byrn, 1922-2012 (Sc 3420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goodman, Julian Byrn, 1922-2012 (Sc 3420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3420. Letter, 12 September 1966, to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards from Julian Goodman, president of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. The former student of Richards thanks her for attending his recent WKU commencement speech, praises her habit of maintaining correspondence with students, and remarks fondly on his days at WKU. He also promises to “try to give you more of those good dramatic programs you’d like to see.” Also includes a copy of a theme for Richards’ English class, apparently written by Goodman, that makes …
Schools - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 3423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schools - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 3423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3423. Report of a joint meeting to discuss proposals to merge the Independent School District of Franklin, Kentucky and the Simpson County (Kentucky) School District. Matters considered include a joint budget, tax rate, facilities, and costs per pupil. Includes data on high school enrollment for 1939-1940. The report concludes with a decision to reject the merger.
Kentucky Historical Society - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Historical Society - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3422. Letters to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards, Franklin, Kentucky, from the Kentucky Historical Society. Most relate to Simpson County’s participation in ceremonies and programs commemorating the 175th anniversary of Kentucky statehood. Includes Governor Edward T. Breathitt’s proclamation and calendars of statewide events. Also includes 1958 letters with biographical data from Secretary-Treasurer Charles F. Hinds, delivered in advance of his speaking engagement at WKU.
Kentucky High School Speech League (Sc 3421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky High School Speech League (Sc 3421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3421. "Kentucky High School Speech League Bulletin," 24 January 1942, with a list of Kentucky literature, poetryand orations for use in speech festivals during Kentucky’s sesquicentennial celebrations; monograph titled “Kentucky Literature for Speech Contests,” possibly written by WKU faculty member Frances Richards, with suggested readings and commentary; and a 1947 bibliography of selections from Kentucky literature.
Brown, Chloe Jo, B. 1991 (Fa 1289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Chloe Jo, B. 1991 (Fa 1289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1289. Student collection titled “Dale Cross: The Art of Flintknapping” in which Chloe Brown examines the commercial, historical, and cultural factors that have influenced the production of arrowheads. Brown interviews Dale Cross, a flintknapper from Burkesville, Kentucky who is renowned for his artistic skills. The paper addresses Cross’ personal aesthetics, flintknapping processes, and his business-related endeavors. The collection includes an academic paper, a transcription, CDs containing the recorded audio interview and photographs, and one of Cross’ arrowheads.
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 1288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 1288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1288. Student paper titled “Finding the Folkways of a Forensic Anthropomorphologist: The Kentucky Yard Art Of Cecil and Bet Ison” in which Jennifer Jameson explores the creative endeavors and identities of two folk artists in Rowan County, Kentucky. Jameson, who conducted her fieldwork over a period of two weeks, examines flower sculptures, upholstered trees, bottle cap murals, beadwork, and other vernacular expressions pieced together by the Isons in their built environment. The paper also discusses the relationships between the Isons and their community, personal aesthetics, educational backgrounds, and connections to broader cultural issues. …
U.S. 31-W To Interstate 65 Connector Project (Mss 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
U.S. 31-W To Interstate 65 Connector Project (Mss 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 663. Reports, correspondence, and data related chiefly to Section 106 Review of the connector project which covered the project’s potential effects on historic resources within the area affected. This connector was proposed to allow easier access from the Kentucky Transpark in northern Warren County, Kentucky to Interstate 65.
Harrison, Lowell Hayes, 1922-2011 (Sc 3416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrison, Lowell Hayes, 1922-2011 (Sc 3416), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3416. Letters of WKU history professor Lowell Harrison to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards, Franklin, Kentucky. He writes of his activities, travel, publications, and the health of himself and his wife Penny. Includes a manuscript, “On His Majesty’s Service” regarding unrest in colonial America.
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1287. Student collection titled “We Walk By Faith” in which Alix Mattingly undertakes a genealogical exploration of her family’s personal connection to St. Ann Catholic Church and School in Morganfield, Kentucky. Mattingly’s paper examines how religion, segregation, and education intersect in ways that have a lasting effect on understandings of heritage and identity. The collection also contains photographs, a partial transcript, and a copy of the audio interview recording.
Stewart, Robert Lee, 1873-1963 (Sc 3415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stewart, Robert Lee, 1873-1963 (Sc 3415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3415. Letters, 30 May 1956 and 15 May 1957, to Mary Ellen Richards, Franklin, Kentucky, from Lee Stewart, Morehead, Kentucky. He encloses poems and song lyrics relating to Kentucky history, and comments on the Rowan County, Kentucky centennial celebrations. He also encloses his newspaper article about a Fayette County, Kentucky judge, legislator and poet.
Cox, Hal Z., 1883-1952 (Sc 3414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cox, Hal Z., 1883-1952 (Sc 3414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3414. Poem, “Old Kentucky,” written by Hodgenville, Kentucky native Hal Z. Cox in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Kentucky statehood. Includes a 2011 newspaper article about Cox.
Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.
Daniel, Hannah (Lewis) Hawkins, 1833-1870 (Sc 3413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Daniel, Hannah (Lewis) Hawkins, 1833-1870 (Sc 3413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below" for Manuscripts Small Collection 3413. Letter, 31 October 1864, of Hannah Hawkins Daniel, Poplar Plains (Fleming County), Kentucky, to her brother Dr. Henry H. Lewis, Salt Lick (Bath County), Kentucky. She writes of a possible raid on Flemingsburg, and of the fate of a party of looters in the area. She also laments the difficulties of horse travel, reports hearing of conflict over the military draft from a correspondent in Iowa, and invites a member of Lewis’s household to visit “if there are no Rebs between here & there.”
Carver, Gayle Raymond, 1913-2005 (Sc 3412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carver, Gayle Raymond, 1913-2005 (Sc 3412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3412. Report of an interview, conducted by Gayle R. Carver for a WKU English class, of Otto A. Rothert, secretary of the Filson Historical Society. Carver and a companion visited Rothert at his Muhlenberg County, Kentucky farm, which is the main topic of the interview.
Miller, Melissa, B. 1984 (Sc 3411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Melissa, B. 1984 (Sc 3411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3411. “The Autobiography of Melissa Miller,” written by Melissa Miller as a Mother’s Day gift and illustrated with drawings and photographs. The seven-year-old author writes of her birth in Mexico, infancy, school, family, and favorite things.
Kentucky Council Of Teachers Of English (Sc 3409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Council Of Teachers Of English (Sc 3409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3409. “Literary Landmarks of Kentucky,” a guidebook prepared by the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English. Organized alphabetically by county and thereafter by place name, the guide provides short entries about the literary personalities or literary works associated with that location.
Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 3407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3407. Alphabetical list, with birth and death years where available, of persons buried in Bowling Green, Kentucky’s Pioneer Cemetery. Prepared by Nellie Hoofnel as part of an initiative by the Chamber of Commerce to protect the graves, the list includes “all the names that are legible,” and a preface asks relatives who recognize names to contact the Chamber.
Kentucky Poetry Day (Sc 3408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Poetry Day (Sc 3408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3408. Information for school administrators regarding programming for Kentucky Poetry Day. Includes proclamations by the Governor, suggested activities, and historical, biographical and bibliographical data on Kentucky poets.
Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.
Brennan, Mary Kate (Fa 1284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brennan, Mary Kate (Fa 1284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1284. Student interview conducted by Mary Kate Brennan with renowned Appalachian poet Jim Wayne Miller. Brennan’s focus throughout the interview is on “the cultural sensitivity and awareness that permeates Miller’s poetry.” Miller also touches on what he considers to be the central themes of his work, the struggles and triumphs of communities within the Appalachian region, and pride in cultural heritage. The collection contains a detailed index, interview summary, transcription, index cards with questions, and a reel-to-reel audio tape of the interview.
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Letters To (Sc 3406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 - Letters To (Sc 3406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collections 3406. Letters of recommendation for Simpson County, Kentucky teacher Frances Richards (later a WKU faculty member), and associated letters regarding teaching positions. Includes teachers certificates and certificate examination grades for Frances’s sister Mary Ellen Richards. One correspondent, A. H. Hill, writes with familiarity to his “cousins” Frances and Mary Ellen.