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Jennings, Alex (Fa 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Jennings, Alex (Fa 181), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 181. "Folklore in the Photos of 'The College Heights Herald,'" a paper written by Alex Jennings for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Photographs from "College Heights Herald," Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.


Collins, Ellen (Fa 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Collins, Ellen (Fa 176), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 176. Paper: "Finding Folklore in Magazine Ads," written by Ellen Collins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Parents Magazine" photographs referenced.


Mains, Brian (Fa 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Mains, Brian (Fa 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 182. "Folklore and the Media -- Study: 'Park City Daily News.'" Paper written by Brian Mains for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. "Park City Daily News," Bowling Green, Kentucky, referenced.


Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 395. Interviews (8) with people who had lived at Hobson House (also known as Riverview at Hobson Grove) or who had helped in the restoration and/or administration of the property as a house museum. Hobson House is a historic property in Bowling Green, Kentucky, completed by Atwood Gaines Hobson in 1872.


Zanders, Roderick (Fa 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Zanders, Roderick (Fa 505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 505. Paper: "Folklore in Football," written by Roderick Zanders for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class, which focuses on folklore elements related to football with emphasis on the Super Bowl.


Kenney, Melissa R. (Fa 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Kenney, Melissa R. (Fa 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 503. Paper: "Urban Legends in Motion Pictures," written by Melissa R. Kenney for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes a video cassette containing clips discussed in the paper.


Morris, Holly (Fa 508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Morris, Holly (Fa 508), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 508. Paper: "Cultural Tourism: Folklore in Tourism Brochures" written by Holly Morris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The paper looks at folklore elements found in cultural tourism brochures. Includes paper and supporting material.


Hawes, Susan (Fa 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hawes, Susan (Fa 506), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 506. Paper: "Women in Mass Media" written by Susan Hawes for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The paper examines how women and folklore are highlighted in advertisements. Project includes paper and supporting material.


Lawson, Jamie (Fa 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Lawson, Jamie (Fa 504), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 504. Paper: "Tabloid Folklore: From UFOs to Elvis," written by Lawson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. The paper examines folklore elements in supermarket tabloids, with emphasis on the outrageous claims made in these publications.


Havighurst, Clark Canfield, B. 1933 (Sc 1897), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Havighurst, Clark Canfield, B. 1933 (Sc 1897), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Senior thesis: "The South and Robert Penn Warren" completed at Princeton University, 1955. Also includes typed comments by Princeton faculty and handwritten comments from Warren scholar Victor H. Strandberg.


Eade, Richard M. (Fa 389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Eade, Richard M. (Fa 389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 389. Paper: "Hazel C. Gillum" written by Richard Eade for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hutchins, Chris (Fa 404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hutchins, Chris (Fa 404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 404. Paper: "The Appearance of the Devil in Modern Comic Books" written by Chris Hutchins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hollingsworth, Teresa L. (Fa 402), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 402. Miscellaneous jokes, beliefs, and marriage customs collected by Teresa L. Hollingsworth for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Henning, Jason (Fa 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Henning, Jason (Fa 399), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 399. Paper: "Mrs. Lucille Whitson" written by Jason Henning for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Helbig, Kymberly (Fa 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Helbig, Kymberly (Fa 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 398. Paper: "Food, Folks, and Fun: The Holidays Through 'Good Housekeeping'" written by Kymberly Helbig for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Good, Epha (Fa 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Good, Epha (Fa 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 392. Paper: "Coverage of the Fourth of July Celebration in the Belton Journal" written by Epha Good for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Davenport, Cyn (Fa 381), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Davenport, Cyn (Fa 381), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 381. Paper: "'Seinfeld': Modern Channels for Folklore" written by Cyn Davenport for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hanby-Sikora, Cathy (Fa 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hanby-Sikora, Cathy (Fa 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 393. Paper: "On the Appropriateness of Functionalism to a Science of Folkloristics" written by Cathy Hanby-Sikora for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 383. Interview with Lennie B. Martin conducted by Shannon Dennin and Jason Henning for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Interview tape is not included. They discuss hunting and Logan County, Kentucky folk life.


Collins, Gary And Tammie Pickering (Fa 347), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Collins, Gary And Tammie Pickering (Fa 347), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 347. Photos of farmers engaged in making sassafras tea and maple syrup. Information regarding maple and sassafras trees.


Davison, Patrick Sean (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Davison, Patrick Sean (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 382. Interviews related to teenagers cruising at shopping malls conducted by Patrick Sean Davison for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Harbolt, Tami (Fa 394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Harbolt, Tami (Fa 394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 394. Paper: "'I'm Not a Real Doctor, But I Play One on T.V...'": The Use of Folklore in Representations of Occupational Stereotypes in Television Advertising" written by Tami Harbolt for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Becker, Mary Catherine, 1836-1907 (Sc 1803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Becker, Mary Catherine, 1836-1907 (Sc 1803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and selected scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1803. Social invitations sent to Misses Mary Catherine and Louisa Becker, Russellville, Kentucky. The majority of the invitations to Mary are from Churchill Haden Blakey, Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky, whom she later married.


Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 424. Interviews conducted by Susan Dalton with George Offitt, Sr., Gene W. Brown, Monya Vance Pryor, and Ann Scharklet related to race and integration in Sumner County, Tennessee.


Denton, Richard (Fa 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Denton, Richard (Fa 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 384. Project entitled "Virginia Petty: Woodcarver from Oakland, Kentucky," with an interview conducted by Richard Denton with Petty.


Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 423. Interview with textile artist Lysbeth Wallace, Hopkinsville, Kentucky conducted by Laura Jo Burnett for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 422. Interview with Lucile Denton Napier conducted by Laura Jo Burnett for a Western Kentucy University folk studies class.


Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Burnett, Laura Jo (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 382. Interview with textile artist Lysbeth Wallace, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, conducted by Laura Jo Burnett.


Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2009

Cary, Mik (Fa 375), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 375. Paper: "Local Traditions and Customs Spotlighted in the 'Park City Daily News'" written by Mik Cary for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Hamilton, Weston A. - Collector (Sc 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2009

Hamilton, Weston A. - Collector (Sc 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 118. Militia drill meeting notice scheduled in Russellville, Kentucky, 1818; slave bill of sale, Logan County, Kentucky, 1860; a young woman’s letter to a friend, 1875; letter written by Kate Bosher, 1910; and letter written by Cale Young Rice, 1926, regarding biographical data, with a postscript by Alice Hegan Rice.