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Craig, Patricia (Fa 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2018

Craig, Patricia (Fa 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1183. Student paper titled “Folk Remedies” in which Patricia Craig gathers together traditional herbal remedies and folkloric practices as they relate to health and healing. Craig collected information from close relatives, friends, and other residents of Muhlenberg County.


Klimowicz, Teresa Dolores (Fa 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2008

Klimowicz, Teresa Dolores (Fa 352), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 352. Paper: "[Aerobics Class]" written by Teresa Dolores Klimowicz for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Watkins, Dianne K. (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Watkins, Dianne K. (Winkler), B. 1941 (Fa 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 264. Paper: "Lamaze Method of Prepared Childbirth" written by Dianne (Winkler) Watkins for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Also, four pamphlets related to childbirth and parenting.


Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 251. Paper: "Folk [Medical] Beliefs" written by Frederick Keith McLendon for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2008

Kelly, Rita Helen Roberts (Fa 248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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KELLY, Rita Helen Roberts 248. Paper: "For a Cold or the Flu, Take..." written by Rita Helen Roberts Kelly for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Willis, Scott M. (Fa 259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Willis, Scott M. (Fa 259), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 259. Paper: "Folk Medical Beliefs" written by Scott M. Willis for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 254), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 254), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 254. Paper: "Mrs. Betty Carter: Folk Healer" written by Lorie Helen Shockley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Casselberry, Anita Beatrice, 1890-1970 (Sc 1378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2003

Casselberry, Anita Beatrice, 1890-1970 (Sc 1378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1378. Journal, 1925, 79p., kept by Anita B. Casselberry, Cleveland, Ohio, while serving a few weeks as a public health nurse under the direction of Alice Lloyd in Knott County, Kentucky. Also associated letter, 1960-1965?, newspaper clippings, 1940-1941 (2), and photos, 1925 (2).


Berryman, Libby (Fa 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1972

Berryman, Libby (Fa 1346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1346. Student folk studies project titled “Superstions [sic] Associated with Pregnancy” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of traditional folk beliefs about pregnancy in the counties of Carroll, Daviess, Franklin, Green, Hardin, Jefferson, Muhlenberg, Shelby and Warren in Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or traditional practice, informant’s name and religious affiliation, date, and text classification.