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Cao, Xiaoge (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Cao, Xiaoge (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 295. Project: "Mr. C's Coffee House as Clientele" compiled by Xiaoge Cai for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 294. Paper: "The Use of Advertising and the Kentucky State Fair" written by Chad Clayton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 311. Paper: "[Barren River Comprehensive Care Center: Conflict Between Folk and Scientific Beliefs]" written by John Alan Dowell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and plants.


Peterson, Denise K. (Fa 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Peterson, Denise K. (Fa 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 277. Paper: "Bob and Marty York" written by Denise K. Peterson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Cooper, Laura (Fa 314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Cooper, Laura (Fa 314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 314. Paper: "Cowboys and Songs" written by Laura Cooper for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 313. Collection of brief descriptions of Kentucky games, rhymes, beliefs, and superstitions.


Epley, Ronnie Keith (Fa 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Epley, Ronnie Keith (Fa 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 275. Paper: "Folk Musician Project" written by Ronnie Keith Epley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 265. Paper: "American Folk Music" written by Dennis Paul Angle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 303. Paper: "[Todd County, Kentucky Public Health Department]" written by Luanne Glynn for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Amaro, Maria E. (Fa 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Amaro, Maria E. (Fa 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 302. Paper: "Valentine Day: A Piece of American Fakelore" written by Maria Amaro for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Gilmer, Jennifer (Fa 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Gilmer, Jennifer (Fa 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 304. Paper: "[Folklore in Ann Landers' Columns]" written by Jennifer Gilmer for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Heighway, David (Fa 322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Heighway, David (Fa 322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 322. Paper: "Medicine and the Catholic Church" written by David Heighway for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Lee, Andrew (Fa 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Lee, Andrew (Fa 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 321. Paper: "Supernatural Beings in the Daily News" written by Andrew Lee for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 318. Paper titled “The Jelly Snatcher” in which folk studies student Vickie Wright Carden details the paranormal activity surrounding Nancy Frew, a 23 year-old Bowling Green native, and her roommate, Vicki Taylor. Both women reported sensing malevolent spirits in their apartment, witnessed a comb fly off a dresser, and “lost” a jar of grape jelly—which they believe to have been “snatched” by the ghost. Carden offers possible theories relating to the poltergeist encounters, and even posits that Frew, along with her couch, attract the …


Chase, Barbara J. (Fa 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2008

Chase, Barbara J. (Fa 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 316. Paper: "A Study of the Black Cosmetology Field" written by Barbara J. Chase for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 299. Paper: "Halloween Coverage Throughout October" written by Lori Becker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 305. Paper: "My Group Event: Canasta" written by Roxanne Ganter for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 282. Paper: "Generation Comparisons" written by Angela Drake for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 293. Paper: "An Index to Quilt Patterns in Western Kentucky University Archives" written by Susan Callis for a Western Kentucky University English class.


Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2008

Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 285. Paper: "Establishing Individual Identity Within a Military Family Through Folklore: written by Cynthia L. Kibby for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Beck, Jackie (Fa 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Beck, Jackie (Fa 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 300. Paper: "Proverbial Sayings in Advertising" written by Jackie Beck for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Durham, Tracy L. (Fa 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Durham, Tracy L. (Fa 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 281. Paper: "[Ads in Cosmo Magazines]" written by Tracy L. Durham for a Western Ketnucky University folk studies class.


England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 276. Paper: "Pediatrics Clinic and Well-Child Care Clinic" written by Pamela England for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Cecil, Jill T. (Fa 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Cecil, Jill T. (Fa 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 296. Paper: "The Number 'Three' in the Media" written by Jill T. Cecil for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Baker, Elizabeth (Fa 284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Baker, Elizabeth (Fa 284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 284. Paper: "Folklore in American Women's Magazines" written by Elizabeth Baker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 270. Paper: "A Conflict Between Academic and Folk Medicine" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Durham, Tracy L. (Fa 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Durham, Tracy L. (Fa 281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 281. Paper: "[Ads in 'Cosmo' Magazines]" written by Tracy L. Durham for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 255. Paper: "Cold and Flu Remedies" written by Lorie Shockley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Biggs, Amy (Fa 298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Biggs, Amy (Fa 298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 398. Paper: "The Ouija Board" written by Amy Biggs for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.