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Johnson, Danny (Fa 1188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Danny (Fa 1188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1188. Student paper titled “Folk Agricultural Tools” in whichDanny Johnson offers insight into the types of implements used on farms during the pre-industrial period. Johnson narrows his scope even more to the types of tools used during the planting and harvesting processes and describes which tools are best suited for the task at hand. Included in his paper are brief biographies of each informant and color photographs of various pieces of equipment and descriptions of their use.
Toadvine, Michael W. (Fa 1128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Toadvine, Michael W. (Fa 1128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1128. Student paper titled “Traditional American Tools” in which Michael Toadvine describes agricultural implements utilized by members of the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. Toadvine’s collected the bulk of his information from Nancy Shewmaker, a resident of Harrodsburg and tour guide at Pleasant Hill. The paper includes black and white photographs of different tools as well as brief descriptions of use and design.
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1126. Student paper titled “Farm Methods” in which Marcia Miller speaks with Henry Oliphant, a Bowling Green, Kentucky, native, about traditional farming practices . Topics covered include raising tobacco, harvesting hay, clearing top fields, and breaking new ground. Paper includes typed transcript of recorded interview.
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1120. Student folk studies project titled: "Traditional Farming Methods & Tools," which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of traditional farming using horses or mules in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a description of the traditional tack or implement, photo, informant's name, and text classification.
Skees, Thomas W. (Fa 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Skees, Thomas W. (Fa 1012), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1012. Folk studies student project titled: “Early Farming Methods and Traditional Tools” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of early farming beliefs and tools in Hardin County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, and motif index number.
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1008.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 961. Project titled: [Student Collections: Agricultural Implements] Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of agricultural implements in Boyle County, Breathitt County, Hardin County, Lincoln County, and Taylor County in Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, and a photo of the implement.
Perkins, Larry (Fa 903), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perkins, Larry (Fa 903), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 903. Project titled: “Farm Implements and Hand Tools.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of non-mechanized farm implements in Barren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and a photo of the implement or hand tools.
Higginbotham, Rudy (Fa 896), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Higginbotham, Rudy (Fa 896), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 896. Project titled: “Collection Project of Traditional Farm Implements.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of non-mechanized farm implements in Russell County, Kentucky. Sheets include tool name, brief description, informant’s name, and a photo of the implement.
Conner, John (Fa 891), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Conner, John (Fa 891), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 891. Project titled: “Development of Tobacco.” Project includes brief descriptions of different types of tobacco, terms, beliefs, and implements used in its cultivation in McLean County and Shelby County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description; when discussing implements, an illustration is included.
Myatt, Jerry (Fa 895), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Myatt, Jerry (Fa 895), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 895. Project titled: “Farm Tools.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of non-mechanized farm implements in Monroe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, informant’s name, and a photo of the tool.
Hester, Rhodes (Fa 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Rhodes (Fa 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 886. Title: “Collection of Information on Old Farm Machinery.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of non-motorized farm machinery and tools used in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets include a term or name, brief description, informant’s name, and a photo of the implement.