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Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2012

Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 38. [Midwifery] Oral history project by Lisa Mason-Jones with Jean Pence concerning Mrs. Pence’s role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes index, tape summary, and transcription.


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

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

FA Finding Aids

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.


Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jean Pence conducted by Lisa Mason-Jones on 23 November 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning Pence's role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Mcwhirter, Patricia (Fa 1365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1972

Mcwhirter, Patricia (Fa 1365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1365. Student folk studies project titled “Folklore on Pregnancy and Childbirth” which includes survey sheets with traditional practices and beliefs about pregnancy and childbirth in Henery County, Illinois and Jefferson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the traditional practice or belief, the informant’s name, location, birth month and year, text classification, and motif annotation.