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Kenney, Melissa R. (Fa 503), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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
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
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
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.
Eade, Richard M. (Fa 389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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
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
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
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
Helbig, Kymberly (Fa 398), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Dalton, Susan (Fa 424), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Mammoth Cave Churches (Fa 479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mammoth Cave Churches (Fa 479), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schmitt, Kimberly Anne (Fa 360), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 360. Oral history interview conducted by Kimberly Schmitt with Dr. Carlton Jackson on February 10, 1988. Schmitt’s interview focuses on Dr. Jackson’s experiences as detailed in his 1984 publication Hounds of the Road: A History of the Greyhound Bus Company.
Ross, Michelle Ann (Lowe) And Mark Brown, B. 1976 (Fa 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ross, Michelle Ann (Lowe) And Mark Brown, B. 1976 (Fa 357), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 357. Oral history interview conducted on 10 February 2001 by Michelle Ross and Mark Brown with Taylor W. Douglas, touching on his memories of traveling with his family to the Mammoth Cave area in January 1925 to catch a glimpse of trapped cave explorer Floyd Collins.
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 369. Paper: "Odis Blanton: The Story of a Country Musician" written by Angle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Peach, Jewell (Fa 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peach, Jewell (Fa 355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 355. Paper: "Folklore in Film" written by Jewell Peach for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Schmitt, Kimberly (Fa 362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schmitt, Kimberly (Fa 362), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 362. Interview with Nancy Baird, former Kentucky History Specialist in the Department of Library Special Collections at WKU, conducted by Kimberly Schmitt on 27 January 1988. The interview focuses on Baird’s 1977 publication, Tradition and Progress: A History of Hummel Industries Incorporated. Based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Hummel Industries is renowned for its stone-related services, masonry, and concrete repair.
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harp, Deborah Ann, B. 1956 (Fa 329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 329. "Good Luck Beliefs, Occupational Practical Jokes and Christmas Customs" collected by Deborah Ann Harp for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Marcilliat, Gene (Fa 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marcilliat, Gene (Fa 354), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 354. "Books by Lucy Furman: [Folk Elements in Furman's Writings]" collected by Gene Marcilliat for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.