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Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 406. Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Frances 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.
Browning, Jimmy D. (Fa 157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Browning, Jimmy D. (Fa 157), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 157. This collection includes cassette tapes of interviews with eight women used as research for Jimmy D. Browning’s paper “A Tie That Binds: Contemporary Funeral Foodways In A Rural, Central Kentucky Community.” Two copies of the paper are also included in the collection.
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nelson, James S. (Fa 161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 161. This collection contains a master’s thesis entitled “Hillbilly Music and Early Live Radio Programming In Bowling Green and Glasgow, Kentucky: Country Music as a Local Phenomenon,” written by James Nelson in January 1994 for the department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies at Western Kentucky University. Also included is a cassette tape of old-time music from south central Kentucky entitled “Railroad Through the Smoky Mountains,” by Jim Bowles, as well as an obituary for Jonell F. Simunick.
Vance, Marion, 1922-1979 (Sc 361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vance, Marion, 1922-1979 (Sc 361), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 361. A short story titled “Little Noah” written by Marion Vance, a lawyer of Glasgow, Kentucky.
Peterson, Susan (Fa 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peterson, Susan (Fa 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 54. "The Witch of Railton, Barren County, Kentucky," a paper written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (Mss 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (Mss 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 374. Administrative papers, board minutes, correspondence, project files, and publications of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, a state-wide membership organization of quilters that promotes better understanding of historic quilts and the design and construction of new quilts. Major projects include a collection of oral histories with Kentucky quilters and a survey of historic quilts from Kentucky.
Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hog Butchering (Fa 24), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 24. Statements and reminiscences of Kentucky residents who participated in or conducted hog butchering in Kentucky. Information was gathered from various informants between 1963-1969. Material is arranged alphabetically by collector, consisting of specific detials about executing hogs, processing and preserving meat, and rendering lard. Includes papers by collectors and photographs. This project was completed by students at Campbellsville College under the guidance of Lynwood Montell.
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 554), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 554. Project consists of an ehtnographic study conducted by Luke Fisher with Tom Blumenberg, an artist who creates solid wood and segmented wooden bowls in Hiseville, Kentucky. This project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fisher, Lucas Samuel, B. 1987 (Fa 547), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 547. Paper titled: "Bowling Lingo," written by Lucas Samuel Fisher about the folk speech of bowlers, gathered in Glasgow, Kentucky, and nationally through an online bowling forum. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Authors Correspondence (Mss 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Authors Correspondence (Mss 337), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 337. Correspondence between authors and researchers and staff of the Kentucky Library & Museum, primarily regarding historical and genealogical resources. Correspondents also write about their work and publications.
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text papers (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 548. Contains three papers: “Permanent Wave Machine,” “The Hot Comb” about African American hairstyling, and “The Telephone Switchboard,” about an early switchboard on display in Barren County, Kentucky. Includes color illustrations. This project was a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Settle-Dewitt Family Papers (Mss 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Settle-Dewitt Family Papers (Mss 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans of Folders 2 and 3 relating to genealogy (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 332. Includes correspondence, genealogical materials; wills, deeds and other legal documents of the Settle and DeWitt families; and the memoir of Marcus Bearden DeWitt, a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and a Civil War chaplain (Click on "Additional Files" below). Also of interest is information related to the Settle rifle makers of Barren County, Kentucky.
Alvis, Elizabeth Duncan (Stark), 1876-1959 (Mss 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alvis, Elizabeth Duncan (Stark), 1876-1959 (Mss 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 320. Correspondence, genealogical notes, scrapbook, and photos chiefly related to the Stark family of Allen County and Warren County, Kentucky, especially Confederate veteran John William Stark. Includes a narrative of John William Stark's Civil War service written by his daughter, and World War I discharge certificate of Richard C. Stark (Click on "Additional Files" below).
Mayes Family Papers (Sc 2153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mayes Family Papers (Sc 2153), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2153. Miscellaneous materials, primarily deeds and recording clerks' certificates, relating to the Mayes family of Barren County, Kentucky and associated families. Includes Memorial Day gravesite photo and 1903 school program. Also includes Civil War soldier's letter written from Davidson County, Tennessee, 16 March 1862 (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 255. Correspondence, research notes, slides, and photographs related to Vernon White's interests: covered bridges, hominy holes, archaeology, and grave covers, chiefly in Kentucky. Also includes drafts of his books and information about the White family of White Mills, Hardin County, Kentucky as well as information about White's participation in World War II. To view a selection of illustrative material from the White Collection go to this website: http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/vernonwhite.php
Mammoth Cave Churches (Fa 479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mammoth Cave Churches (Fa 479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 479. Interviews conducted by Laura Harper Lee about social change in churches in the Mammoth Cave area. Includes question list and 14 recorded interviews conducted between 1988 and 1991.
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 247. Paper: "Folk Remedies" written by Vicki Marie Johnson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Lewis, Mickey (Fa 291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lewis, Mickey (Fa 291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 291. Paper: "Folk Beliefs for Colds and Flu" written by Lewis for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 220. Paper: "Folk Medical Beliefs Concerning Colds or the Flu" written by Jennifer L. Edwards for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.