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Scheer, Virginia (Fa 408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Scheer, Virginia (Fa 408), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 408. Paper: "Folklore Genres in Six Issues of 'GQ' and "Vanity Fair' Magazines" written by Virginia Scheer for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Pierce, Greg (Fa 430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Pierce, Greg (Fa 430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 430. Paper: "Folklore on the Cover of 'Time' Magazine: A Survey" written by Greg Pierce for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Nicholson, Neil Alan (Fa 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Nicholson, Neil Alan (Fa 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 434. Interviews with Harry W. Walker, Daniel Clark, and Dennis Thurman concerning amateur radio conducted by Neil Alan Nicholson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Thomas, Patricia (Fa 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Thomas, Patricia (Fa 400), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text paper (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 400. Paper: "Murder Ballads of Kentucky" written by Patricia Thomas for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Nuttle, Jason And Victoria Conaster (Fa 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Nuttle, Jason And Victoria Conaster (Fa 426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 426. Interview with Marlene Harrison conducted by Jason Nuttle and Victoria Conaster for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Neagle, Sue (Fa 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Neagle, Sue (Fa 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 433. Paper: "Life History - Orbrey N. Jeffries" written by Sue Neagle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Reynolds, V. Lynn (Fa 432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Reynolds, V. Lynn (Fa 432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 432. Paper: "Folklore in the Funnies: 'Lexington Herald Leader' August 1, 1994-September 30, 1994" written by V. Lynn Reynolds for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Slocum, Vicki L. (Fa 420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Slocum, Vicki L. (Fa 420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 420. Paper: "The Simple, Essential, Little Building" written by Vicki L. Slocum for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Page, Paula (Fa 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Page, Paula (Fa 428), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 428. Interview conducted by Paula Page with Mrs. Ethel Stewart for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Spiers, Rebecca (Fa 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Spiers, Rebecca (Fa 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 425. Paper: "The Gallery" written by Rebecca Spiers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Recipes (Fa 431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2009

Recipes (Fa 431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 431. colletion of recipes, chiefly from the Pennyrile area of Western Kentucky.


Kerchmar, Cynthia S. (Fa 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kerchmar, Cynthia S. (Fa 407), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 407. Paper: "collection of Folklore Ads in Housekeeping and Business Magazines[:] Collecting Between 9/92 and 11/92" written by Cynthia S. Kerchmar for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kozma, Luanne Gaykowski (Fa 409), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 409. Paper: "The Buried Lens: Historical Examination of an Illinois Local Legend" written by LuAnne Gaykowski Kozma for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hughes, Debra (Fa 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hughes, Debra (Fa 403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 403. Interviews conducted by Debra Hughes with Neta Hughes, Arthur D. Hughes, Leiah Drake and Joe D. Patton, Sr. related to one-room and rural schools. For transcripts of four interviews with one-room school teachers click on the "Additional Files" below.


Hansen, Gregory Alfred (Fa 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hansen, Gregory Alfred (Fa 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text of paper (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 396. Paper: "[Nautilus Center at Lovers Lane Racquetball Club]" written by Gregory Alfred Hansen for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 412. Paper: "Hazel Famer Martin and the Farmer Family Gospel Music Tradition" written by Kelly A. Lally for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hancock, Elizabeth Ann (Moore), 1924-2019 (Sc 1900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hancock, Elizabeth Ann (Moore), 1924-2019 (Sc 1900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1900. Letters and portions of letters written by author Janice Holt Giles, Knifley, Adair County, Kentucky to her daughter Elizabeth, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Includes references to her family and friends, her daily life, and her writing habits.


Bush, Brendan David (Fa 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Bush, Brendan David (Fa 175), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 175. Paper: "Millennium Virus," written by Brendan David Bush for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The Washington Post and the New York Times are referenced.


White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection 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


Fox, Randy (Fa 390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Fox, Randy (Fa 390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 390. Interviews with Bruce Simmons and Bill Helm concerning war gaming miniatures, done for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hundley, Nancy Clay (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hundley, Nancy Clay (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 401. Interview conducted by Nancy Clay Hundley with Randall and Jennie Mae Grider concerning the tradtion of homecoming float building at Tompkinsville High School in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky.


Elrod, Scott & Kevin Ming (Fa 388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Elrod, Scott & Kevin Ming (Fa 388), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 388. Papers: "Bob Fleming: A Life History" written by Scott Elrod and "An Incomplete Life History of One Kentucky Sharecropper" written by Kevin Ming for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Jureka, Theresa And Bob Wallace (Fa 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Jureka, Theresa And Bob Wallace (Fa 405), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 405. Transcription of interviews conducted by Theresa Jureka and Bob Wallace related to Bowling Green, Kentucky's Main Street. Also, a Main Street timeline, 1886-1959.


Kelly, Kevin (Fa 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kelly, Kevin (Fa 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 406. Paper: "Three Decades, Three Records, Three Legends: Folklore Displayed in the Sports Pages" written by Kevin Kelly for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Ledford, Lily May (Fa 417), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Ledford, Lily May (Fa 417), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 417. Letter and contract, 1977, signed by Ledford; booklet "Lily May Ledford: A Legend in Our Time" written by Kennty C. Hull; letter from donor, 1990.


Leach, Laura (Fa 415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Leach, Laura (Fa 415), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 415. Paper: "Mardi Gras Traditions" written by Laura Leach for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Law, Jerriann (Fa 414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Law, Jerriann (Fa 414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 414. Paper: "[Sylvia Cassetty Law, Singer]" written by Jerriann Law for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Mckee, Anne Elizabeth (Fa 419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Mckee, Anne Elizabeth (Fa 419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 419. Paper: "A Fraternity at Western" written by Anne E. McKee for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Lowe, Karin (Fa 418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Lowe, Karin (Fa 418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 418. Paper: "Halloween Folklore in Comic Strips" written by Karin Lowe for a Western Kentucky Universty folk studies class.


Law, Holly Angela (Fa 413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Law, Holly Angela (Fa 413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 413. Paper: "Charles U. Law: Harmonica or 'French Harp'" written by Holly Angela Law for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.