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Tobacco Farming: The Persistence Of Tradition, Eugene Umberger Jr.
Tobacco Farming: The Persistence Of Tradition, Eugene Umberger Jr.
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The culture of tobacco has been associated with the history of Kentucky almost from the beginning and remains to this day a vital force in the state’s economy. In this age of scientific and technological advances – of increasing automation – we find that in tobacco farming, hand labor still figures prominently in the production of a major staple crop. This has resulted in the retention of traditional method, technology and terminology, long since lost in the culture of other crops which lent themselves more easily to mechanization.
The study is divided into three parts. Chapter I deals briefly with …
Ua68/1 Forum, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
Ua68/1 Forum, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
WKU Archives Records
WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters faculty newsletter regarding faculty research and publications. This issue includes:
- Clarke, Kenneth. Snake Handling & Plato: Identifying Academic Folklore
- Mayhew, Larry. John T. Stahl, obituary
The Cedar Grove Community In Oral Folk History, Ada Parker
The Cedar Grove Community In Oral Folk History, Ada Parker
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The thesis was originally done for the Center for Intercultural & Folk Studies which no longer exists.
Procedures For The Processing, Cataloging, And Classification Of A Non-Circulating Historical Art Print Collection, Linda Ray
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In order to establish specific procedures for processing, cataloging and classifying the art print collection at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, data were gathered from three sources. These were: (1) information on current procedures used in the Kentucky Library, obtained through an interview with Riley Handy, the Kentucky Librarian (2) a search of related literature and (3) a questionnaire survey of other institution having art print collections.
It was found that historically valuable art prints, which are used primarily as documentary resources, need to be carefully processed and stored so as to preserve and protect them from damaging effects …
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:
- Dilmarter, Ronald. What Is a Cave, Anyway?
- Gray, David. Water Quality Studied
- Snodgrass, Jim. Spelunking in Big Cave Country
- Morse, Mike. The People of Cave Country
- Wilson, Gordon. Remember When . . . Folklore of the Cave Region
- The Seventh Wonder 'Makes It' to Celluloid - 'First' Cave Film - Mammoth Cave
- 1+2+4=1 Great Season - Track & Field
- Given, Ed. The Little Man Who Stood Tall, Al Almond
- Sutherland, David. Teacher Corps: Western Interns Learn/Teach on the Job
- Thompson, Kelly. An Appreciation - Gordon Wilson
- Cassidy, Frederic. Importance of Depth Collecting - …