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Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2010

Williams, Michael Ann (Fa 512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.”

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African Americans In The Upper Cumberland Region (Fa 510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2010

African Americans In The Upper Cumberland Region (Fa 510), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 510. Collection features interviews with and about African Americans in the upper Cumberland region of Kentucky and Tennessee. The project was part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University taught by Lynwwod Montell.

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Stoner, Joel, B. 1950 (Fa 492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Stoner, Joel, B. 1950 (Fa 492), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 492. Interviews, transcriptions, photographs, and miscellaneous data collected by Joel Stoner pertaining to the Bowling Green, Kentucky music scene in the 1970s.

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Hickey, Frankie (Fa 511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Hickey, Frankie (Fa 511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Foklife Archives Project 511. This collection contains a tape recorded interview conducted by Frankie Hickey with Ida Ellington Williams. It also contains short written life stories for Williams and several other African Americans from southcentral Kentucky and middle Tennessee.

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African American Heritage In Bowling Green And Warren County, Kentucky (Fa 509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

African American Heritage In Bowling Green And Warren County, Kentucky (Fa 509), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 509. This collection contains tape recorded interviews conducted by Maxine Ray and Theresa Lee. the interviews deal with the heritage of African Americans in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky. This project was sponsored by a grant from the Kentucky Oral History Commission.

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French, Mark Edward (Fa 230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

French, Mark Edward (Fa 230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 230. Paper: "The Sleeping Roommate" written by Mark Edward French for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Hodges, Jack, Ii (Fa 227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Hodges, Jack, Ii (Fa 227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 227. Paper: "Family Ghost Stories" written by Jack Hodges II for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Norris, Ruby (Fa 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Norris, Ruby (Fa 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 218. Paper: "[Folk Medicine in Cumberland County]" written by Ruby Norris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Teegarden, Mike (Fa 499), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Teegarden, Mike (Fa 499), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 499. Paper: "Folklore in the Media," by Mike Teegarden, which examines folklore elements found in advertisements from 'Sports Illustrated.' This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Mendelsberg, Joanna (Fa 498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Mendelsberg, Joanna (Fa 498), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 498. Paper: "Folk Speech in Advertising: Proverbs and Sayings," by Joanna Mendelsberg, which examines these folklore elements in advertisements from 'Sports Illustrated' and 'Mademoiselle' magazines. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Biggs, Amy (Fa 494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Biggs, Amy (Fa 494), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 494. Paper: "Ads in the Media," by Amy Biggs, which documents folklore elements in magazine advertisements. Produced for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Gilkison, Tamara (Fa 497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Gilkison, Tamara (Fa 497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 497. Paper: "Folklore in Advertising: A Collection of Ads From Various Magazines," by Tamara Gilkison, which examines how folklore elements were used in print advertising. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Mathews, Cynthia M. (Fa 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Mathews, Cynthia M. (Fa 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 501. Paper: "[Mass Media and 'The Far Side']," by Cynthia M. Mathews, which examines folklore elements from "The Far Side" comic strip. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Hutcherson, Anna (Fa 502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Hutcherson, Anna (Fa 502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 502. Paper: "Folklore in Rapping" written by Anna Hutcherson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes pictures from "Right On" and "Word Up" magazines.

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Hall, Timothy W. (Fa 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Hall, Timothy W. (Fa 500), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 500. Paper: "Folklore in Cinema," by Timothy W. Hall, which examines urban legends found in popular movies. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Phillips, Noelle (Fa 496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Phillips, Noelle (Fa 496), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 496. Paper: "Tempting by Association: The Use of Folklore in Selling Liquor," by Noelle Phillips, which discusses folklore elements found in liquor advertisements from various magazines. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Project does not contain supporting material.

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Collin, Andrea (Fa 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2010

Collin, Andrea (Fa 495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 495. Paper: "Folklore and Advertising in 'Time Magazine'," by Andrea Collin, which examines folklore elements in advertisements from 'Time Magazine'. This paper was done for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Oliverio, Myles W., B. 1988 (Fa 489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2010

Oliverio, Myles W., B. 1988 (Fa 489), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional File" below) for Folklife Archives Project 489. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Myles W. Oliverio related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 483), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 483. Folklore material classified by genre. Information collected by Julie Anne Crabtree related to folklore genres for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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English, James Campbell, Jr. (Fa 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

English, James Campbell, Jr. (Fa 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 209. Copy of letter 26 November 1984 from James Campbell English, Jr., Clarksville, Tennessee to his sister, Mildred Collier giving instructions for making hominy. Also includes a copy of their mother's recipe for hominy.

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Folk Cultural Photograph Exhibit, 1970-1971 (Fa 477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Folk Cultural Photograph Exhibit, 1970-1971 (Fa 477), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 477. Photographs taken by Paul Schuhmann, Paul Hightower, and William Green for an exhibit titled "Folk Cultural Photography Exhibit" held in the College of Education building at Western Kentucky University and the product of a folk studies class taught by Lynwood Montell.

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Morgan, John, B. 1944 (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Morgan, John, B. 1944 (Fa 476), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 476. Fieldwork--including oral interviews, videotapes, and secondary information--compiled by John Morgan primarily pertaining to dark-fire tobacco barns in Calloway County, Kentucky and North Carolina. Also includes interviews relating to tugboats, basket making, and ghost stories and supernatural tales from western Kentucky.

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Rubo, Aileen (Fa 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Rubo, Aileen (Fa 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 490. Taped interviews conducted by Aileen Rubo about one-room school houses in Adair County, Kentucky. Includes transcirptions, photographs, and typescripts. To see transcripts of three interviews from this collection, click on the "Additional Files" below.

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Waggener, Tom (Fa 491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2010

Waggener, Tom (Fa 491), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 491. Taped interviews conducted by Tom Waggener about the "Giles House." Includes transcriptions, photographs, and typescripts.

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Scraps To Quilts (Exhibition) (Fa 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Scraps To Quilts (Exhibition) (Fa 475), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Materials collected by Western Kentucky University folk studies students for an exhibition titled "Scraps to Kentucky Quilts." Includes meeting minutes, publicity material, label information, data sheets for submitted quilts, negatives and proof sheets, and interviews with quiltmakers.

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Spears, Angela (Fa 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Spears, Angela (Fa 344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 344. Paper: "Folklore and Media Project on Folklore in Advertisements," written by Angela Spears for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

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Jasper, Cindy Rhea (Fa 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Jasper, Cindy Rhea (Fa 129), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 129. Paper: "Folklore in the Mass Media" written by Cindy Rhea Jasper for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes examples of folk sayings, songs, games, proverbs, and traditional images in advertisements found in "Ladies Home Journal," February 1981 to February 1982. Includes photocopies of 56 magazine ads.

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Kindred, Gayle (Fa 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 2009

Kindred, Gayle (Fa 126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 126. Paper: "Mail or artwork?" written by Gayle Kindred for a Folk Studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes a collection and description of stylized mail received by students at Western Kentucky University, 1985-1986.

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Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 454. Transcripts of four telephone interviews conducted with dance educator and choreographer Forrest W. Coggan by Meredith Martin, a graduate student in Western Kentucky University's Folk Studies Department.

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Archbold, Annie (Fa 203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2009

Archbold, Annie (Fa 203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 203. Photographs, negatives, and proofsheets from various folklife projects coordinated by Annie Archbold while she was a folk studies faculty member at Western Kentucky University.

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