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Maharrey, Cynthia Saddler, B. 1969 (Fa 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Maharrey, Cynthia Saddler, B. 1969 (Fa 1359), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1359. Student folk studies project titled “The Intersection of Yesteryear Farming and the Eco/Org Healthy Food Movement” which includes an interview with Jerald Anderson “Jerry” Hicks by Cynthia Saddler Maharrey about farming in Fleming County, Kentucky. Project includes an audio interview, PowerPoint presentation, and color photographs related to Hicks and his farm. The interview is archived in the WKU Sound Archives.
Barnes, Mada (Fa 1317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barnes, Mada (Fa 1317), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1317. Paper titled "Farming Lore" by Mada Barnes for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Barnes provides brief farming lore collected chiefly from farmers in the Monroe County, Kentucky area. Some categories include: Chickens and eggs, Cattle, Snakes, Hunting and fishing... Informant names are provided and sometimes an address.
Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter (Mss 662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter (Mss 662), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of scrapbooks (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 662. Scrapbooks (scanned copies only) and newsletters for the Young Dairymen, Mammoth Cave Chapter which was located in south central Kentucky and organized byH. Bland Dorris, Jr. The scrapbooks chiefly contain photographs of the group’s activities. Also included are the Chapter’s newsletters, 1982-1986.
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Minton, John Dean, Sr., 1921-2008 (Mss 660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 660. Letters written by John D. Minton, Sr. to his brother, Layton Minton, while both were in military service during World War II. The collection also contains a small amount of Minton family correspondence and some vocational agriculture notebooks kept by the brothers while in high school.