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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), 1941-2024 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), 1941-2024 (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 3. Interviews conducted by Dianne Watkins with Earl Hamilton Berkley about Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), and the family farm and service station located on Morgantown Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes cassette tapes, originals, typescripts and photocopies.
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 2. Interviews conducted by John Alan Dowell with George M. Carter which provide bigraphical data about Carter and highlight his storytelling talent. Includes interviews with Carter on cassette tapes, transcriptions, tape summaries, glossary, bibliography and photographs.
Beisswenger, Donald Andre (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beisswenger, Donald Andre (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1. Project titled "White Gospel Music in Logan County" conducted by Donald Andre Beisswenger for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes interviews with Jeff and Gwen McKinney and Chester Whitescarver about singing schools and white gospel music. Transcript of McKinney interview included as well as a tape summary for the Whitescarver interview.
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lybarger, Shaunn Maree (Fa 115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
"Menstruation: Childbirth and Child-rearing." Independent study compiled for a Western Kentucky University Folk Studies class. Utilizing existing Folklife Archives collections, Lybarger referenced beliefs, customs, and cures associated with fertility, families, child-rearing, and menstruation.
Interview With Opal Cline Crabb Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Opal Cline Crabb Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Opal Cline Crabb conducted by Joe Adams for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Crabb discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in McLean County, Kentucky, education, her teaching experience in a one-room school, food preservation at home including hog butchering and meat processing, the introduction of radios and televisions, the Green River and steamboats.
Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 325. Proof copy of a book titled "Democracy and Poetry: Robert Penn Warren and the Fate of Inwardness." (365 p.) This manuscript was adapted and later published as "Robert Penn Warren and American Idealism."
Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2286. Thesis: "Janice Holt Giles: A Bio-Bibliography with Evaluations of the Kentucky Frontier Books as Historical Fiction," written by Florence Williams Plemmons in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee.
Mcnulty, Sara Jane (Fa 529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcnulty, Sara Jane (Fa 529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 529. Interviews, conducted by Sara Jane McNulty, with Logan County, Kentucky residents about their memories and association with the Shakers or the subsequent Shaker Museum at South Union, Kentucky. An index and transcription accompanies each interview.
Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981 (Mss 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Philips, Emanie Louise (Nahm) Sachs Arling, 1893-1981 (Mss 317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 317. Professional correspondence, short stories, book and story manuscripts, author's notes, reviews, and primary and secondary research materials relating to the literary career of Emanie Louise Nahm Philips, a Bowling Green native. Includes some photographs, notices and reviews relating to her work as an artist, family biographical material, and personal correspondence.
Ingram, Tracy (Fa 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ingram, Tracy (Fa 482), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 482. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Tracy Ingram related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Hart County, Kentucky - Prescriptions (Sc 2279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hart County, Kentucky - Prescriptions (Sc 2279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2279. Prescriptions written primarily by physicians practicing in Hart County, Kentucky and surrounding counties. Some are written on the physician's own form while others are written on the form of a local druggist or drugstore.
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Belcher, Scott Minor (Fa 195), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 195. Interview done by Scott Belcher with Bill Thompson,BreckinridgeCounty, Kentucky, in which Thompson reminisces about his youth. Includes transcription and cassette tape.
Hatfield-Gaines Family, 1834-1981 (Mss 2275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hatfield-Gaines Family, 1834-1981 (Mss 2275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2275. Chiefy receipts, deeds, wills, and other legal and financial documents of the Hatfield and Gaines families of Simpson County, Kentucky. Includes some Civil War-era correspondence of the Hatfield family.
Cates, Steve Dixon, B. 1940 (Fa 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cates, Steve Dixon, B. 1940 (Fa 526), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 526. Correspondence, programs, newsletters, and other materials collected by Steven Dixon Cates relating to Sarah Gertrude Knott and the National Folk Festival Association. Included is his correspondence about his involvement with a variety of folk festivals and program materials from several National Folk Festivals.
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scisney, Sheri L. (Fa 256), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 256. Paper: "The African-American Set on Western Kentucky University Campus" written by Sheri L. Scisney for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Alvis, Elizabeth Duncan (Stark), 1876-1959 (Mss 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alvis, Elizabeth Duncan (Stark), 1876-1959 (Mss 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection 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).
Garrison, Samuel W., 1762-1833 (Sc 1216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Garrison, Samuel W., 1762-1833 (Sc 1216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1216. Booklet (20 p.) kept by Samuel W. Garrison, Allen County, Kentucky, which includes family genealogical records, a poem titled "The Choice, etc." as well as a note of advice to his children. Also includes some biographical information assembled by the Archivist related to the Garrison family.
Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 269. Paper: Analysis of Brooks Campbell written by Joseph P. Bowers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Parel-Sewell, Amethel (Fa 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parel-Sewell, Amethel (Fa 280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 280. Paper: "Genres of Children's Folklore Found in Advertisements of Three Popular Magazines..." written by Amethel Parel-Sewell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Burns, Christie (Fa 524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burns, Christie (Fa 524), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 524. Collection consists of material accumulated by Christie Burns for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Includes personal narratives, a reading of Thanksgiving editorials from the "Wall Street Journal," and video clips from a performance at the Nonsuch Dulcimer Club's 2004 gathering at Launde Abbey in Leicester, England. Also includes photographs of material culture specimens.
Jorgensen, Tim, B. 1976 (Fa 525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jorgensen, Tim, B. 1976 (Fa 525), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 525. Collection consists of material accumlated by Tim Jorgensen for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The collection includes recordings and field notes from interviews with 5 individuals on jokes, songs, peronal narratives, and peach seed carvings. Also included are photogaphs and field notes from a going away party and a 2004 auction of knives, guns, and razors in Bowling Green, Kentucky and photographs of examples of material culture.
Pace, Tracy (Fa 522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pace, Tracy (Fa 522), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 522. This collection consists of material collected by Tracy Pace for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The collection includes audio and video recordings of jokes, songs, a ghost story, a baby shower, a birthday party, and a personal narrative. Also included is material from the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in Evansville, Indiana.
Slaney, Brett (Fa 523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Slaney, Brett (Fa 523), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 523. This collection consists of material collected by Brett Slaney for a Western Kentucky Univeristy folk studies class. The collection includes a recording, tape index, photograph, and field notes from a bluegrass performance at the Rosine Barn Jamboree in Rosine, Kentucky. Also included are field notes and photographs from the 2004 Southern Folklilfe Festival at the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee and photographs of examples of material culture.
Shorts, Roberta (Fa 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shorts, Roberta (Fa 520), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 520. Material collected by Roberta Shorts for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Included are recordings and fieldnotes for interviews with six individuals on personal experience narratives, ghost stories, and jokes and photographs, fieldnotes, and a PowerPoint presentation on material culture and of a 2004 String Cheese Incident concert at the Louisville Palace Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky.
Gibbs, Renee Dorothea, B. 1976 (Fa 521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gibbs, Renee Dorothea, B. 1976 (Fa 521), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 521. Collection consists of material accumulated by Renee Dorothea Gibbs for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Includes a recording, index, and photographs from an interview with James Larry Crawford about growing up in Cave City, Kentucky; Mammoth Cave and other caves in the area; and farming tobacco. Also includes photographs of dishes and baskets made by Willow Block.
Jackson, Rebecca Lee Watson (Fa 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson, Rebecca Lee Watson (Fa 519), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 519. Collection includes material collected by Rebecca Lee (Watson) Jackson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Included are interviews with five people about personal narratives, riddles, horses, and Serbo-Croatian folk tales, photographs of examples of material culture and photographs and a list of performers from the 2004 Southern Folklife Festival at the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee.
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) (Fa 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol (Aylesworth) (Fa 518), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 518. This collection contains tape recorded interviews (28) conducted by Luanne Glynn with Ellis Yeargin Hurt (1900-1994) of Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky. The interviews relay Ellis's life history. The project also includes an interpretive paper, a project proposal and summary as well as tape indexes. This project was the result of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Flener, Sheila Gail (Sullivan), B. 1958 (Fa 517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Flener, Sheila Gail (Sullivan), B. 1958 (Fa 517), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Collection includes material collected by Sheila S. Flener for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Included is an interview with Frank Sullivan about his childhood, family, and Korean War service and a PowerPoint presentation dealing with folklore genres and including photographs from the 2004 Saint James Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky; the 2004 Crossing Festival in Glendale, Kentucky; and examples of material culture.
Perrin, Anne Gray (Fa 516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perrin, Anne Gray (Fa 516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Collection includes materials assembled by Anne Gray Perrin for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Included are interviews with four informants about family and personal narratives and ghost stories; photographs of the 2004 Kentucky American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Association’s State Championship in Shelbyville, Kentucky; and photos documenting material culture in Bowling Green and Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 512. This collection contains an application for an assistance grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the assessment and preservation of the audio recordings in Western Kentucky University’s Folklife Archives. Also included is the final performance report “Preservation Assessment of Audio Recordings in Western Kentucky University’s Folklore Archives.”