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Thomas, Patricia Lee (Fa 1330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Patricia Lee (Fa 1330), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 1330. Short narrative paper titled “An Allen County Tombstone Maker” written by Patricia Thomas for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes biography of tombstone maker William Chase Bonner of Halfway, Kentucky. Also includes photographs of several tombstones crafted by Mr. Bonner for family members. Mr. Bonner was Thomas’ great-grandfather.
Thomas, Fonda (Fa 1133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomas, Fonda (Fa 1133), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1133. Student paper titled “Tombstone Motifs” in which Fonda Thomas documents cemeteries in southern Warren County—specifically Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Hardshell Baptist Church, and Old Union Missionary Baptist Church—to describe popular carvings found on gravestones. Thomas, who has familial ties to two of the church cemeteries, describes motifs such as rosebuds, doves, and variations of hands and offers possible theories as to the meaning of each. The collection also includes crayon rubbings of tombstones, which have been placed in a folder separate from the paper.
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1019. Folk studies student project titled: “Forms and Origins of Gravestones in Various Parts of Russell County, Kentucky,” which includes descriptions of gravestones in Russell County, Kentucky. Included are brief information of gravestone producers, graveyard and gravestone information, a tale, and photos.
Taylor, Stephen (Fa 927), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Stephen (Fa 927), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 927. Paper titled: “A Collection of Gravestone Art in Western Kentucky.” Includes introduction of gravestone art and designs in western Kentucky.