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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reed, Ashlee Catara, B. 1986 (Fa 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Christian, Callie Elizabeth Holmes, B. 1980 (Fa 550), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 550. A recipe for "Momma's Chocolate Pie" and a description of "The Color Game," a swimming pool game played by Christain Holmes during her childhood. This project was completed as a requirement for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robertson, J. Lee, B. 1922 (Fa 535), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 535. Interview with J. Lee Robertson conducted by Kenneth Hines and Gil Calhoun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robertson reminisces about the U.S. Army during World war II and his long association with Western Kentucky University.
Sullivan, Brendan J. (Fa 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sullivan, Brendan J. (Fa 533), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 533. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Brendan J. Sullivan related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Nathan William (Fa 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 534. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Nathan William Davis related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Rothfuss, Erik, B. 1987 (Fa 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rothfuss, Erik, B. 1987 (Fa 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 488. Information collected by Erik Rothfuss related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Loveall, Sandra Kaye, B. 1964 (Fa 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Loveall, Sandra Kaye, B. 1964 (Fa 486), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 486. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Sandra Kaye Loveall related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Phillips, Jennifer, B. 1988 (Fa 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phillips, Jennifer, B. 1988 (Fa 487), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 487. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Jennifer Phillips related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccomas, Eric Donald, B. 1983 (Fa 484), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 484. Folkore material classified by genre. Information collected by Eric Donald McComas related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Geiger, Alison Anne (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Geiger, Alison Anne (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 14. Interviews conducted by Alison Geiger with Grace (Meador) Galloway about her quilting. Includes step-by-step instructions, with photographs, demonstrating the construction of a cathedral window quilt block. Grace's life is also discussed, including raising her family on a farm in Warren County.
Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Klimowicz, Teresa D. (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 13. Interviews conducted by Teresa D. Klimowicz with Esther (Magers) Isbell, a native of Barren Coutny, Kentucky. Special attention is focused on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs while living in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Karmiller, Courtney Anne, B. 1989 (Fa 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Karmiller, Courtney Anne, B. 1989 (Fa 485), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 485. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Courtney Anne Karmiller related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Kinchlow, Gina Lloyce (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kinchlow, Gina Lloyce (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 12. Interviews conducted by Gina Lloyce Kinchlow with three Kinchlow family members concerning African American, middle class family life and Easter customs in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana during the 1960s and 1970s.
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth), B. 1951 (Fa 11), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 11. Interviews conducted by Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) Glynn with Marvel (Welborn) Mohon, Lewisburg, Kentucky concerning Thanksgiving customs, with much attention paid to Marvel’s life, especially her family.
Beeler, Andrew J., Jr. (Sc 2362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beeler, Andrew J., Jr. (Sc 2362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Mansucripts Small Collection 2362. "Elizabeth Madox Roberts: Her Interpretation of LIfe" by Andrew J. Beeler, Jr., a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, University of Louisiville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940.
Bere, Jenny Rose, D. 1987 (Sc 2371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bere, Jenny Rose, D. 1987 (Sc 2371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2371. "Cale Young Rice[:] A Study of His Life and Work" by Jenny Rose Bere, "a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts," University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1939.
Remember Me When I Am Gone - Exhibition (Fa 530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Remember Me When I Am Gone - Exhibition (Fa 530), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 530. Materials related to the quilt exhibition, "Remember Me When I Gone," held at the Kentucky Museum, Western Kentucky University in 1995. Includes interviews with quiltmakers about their friendship and memory quilts.
Reaves, Gary R. (Sc 2389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reaves, Gary R. (Sc 2389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2389. "The Significance of Time in the Novels of Robert Penn Warren," a thesis presented "in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree," Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 1963.
Chaney, Thomas Peyton (Sc 2395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chaney, Thomas Peyton (Sc 2395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2395. "An Analysis of the Poetry of Robert Penn Warren for Oral Interpretation," a thesis presented "in partial fulfillment of the requirements [for the] degree of Master of Arts," Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1966.
Lair, John, 1894-1985 (Sc 2380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lair, John, 1894-1985 (Sc 2380), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2380. Letter, 16 January 1954, from John Lair, Renfro Valley, Kentucky, to S. M. Gowder in Powder Springs, Georgia, regarding the inability to fulfill his request for the 13 December 1953 broadcast of the Renfro Valley Sunday Morning Gathering radio program.
Belland, Merri (Fa 10), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Belland, Merri (Fa 10), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 10. Interviews conducted by Merri Belland with Regina (Crissy) Newell, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning Halloween customs, costumes, decorations, music, parties, and food.
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 2352. Paper on Will Rogers, written by Dan Ray Stone for his senior thesis, Bowling Green High School, Bolwing Green, Kentucky, class of 1940. A pen and ink sketch of Rogers by Stone can be accessed by clicking on "Additional File" below.
Mckee, Ann Elizabeth (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mckee, Ann Elizabeth (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 9. Interviews conducted by Ann McKee with Mary Elizabeth (McPherson) Ricketts, Bowling Green, Kentucky, about her experiences concerning the Kentucky Derby. Topics include Louisville hotels and Derby food and fashion.
Bibler, Thomas Edward (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bibler, Thomas Edward (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 8. Interviews conducted by Thomas Bibler. Includes interviews with Joseph Bryan Houk, Bowling, Kentucky, about his life and Christmas and New Year's customs in Hart County and Warren County, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio.
Nahm, Max Brunswick, 1864-1958 (Mss 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nahm, Max Brunswick, 1864-1958 (Mss 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 329. Correspondence of Max B. Nahm relating mainly to his involvement with the Mammoth Cave National Park Association and the Kentucky National Park Commission in the establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park, Edmonson County, Kentucky. Includes some Association and Commission minutes. Also includes some of Nahm's speeches, writings, personal photographs, and material relating to the Nahm family.
Hines, Thomas Collier, Jr. (Fa 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Thomas Collier, Jr. (Fa 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 7. Interviews conducted by Thomas Hines. Includes intervewis with Sarah Alice (Marcum) Roemer. The interviews include information about Alice Roemer's life, inlcuding her childhood, education, work and family experiences, with special emphasis on Thanksgiving customs.
Settle-Dewitt Family Papers (Mss 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Settle-Dewitt Family Papers (Mss 332), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection 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.
Thomas, Ann Elizabeth (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Ann Elizabeth (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 6. Interviews conducted by Ann Thomas with Mary Dee Boemker about Catholicism and her celebration of Easter and other holidays.
Kinchlow, Gina Lloyce (Fa 4), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kinchlow, Gina Lloyce (Fa 4), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 4. Interviews conducted by Gina Kinchlow for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes interviews with Carolyn Alexander and Vivian Glass about their lives as African American women.
Hulsey, Jennifer Lynn (Hensley) (Fa 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hulsey, Jennifer Lynn (Hensley) (Fa 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; [email protected]