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Smith, K. Meleesa (Fa 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, K. Meleesa (Fa 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 906. Project titled: “Superstitions in General.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of superstitions of informants from Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Note cards include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Berry, Diana R. (Fa 904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Berry, Diana R. (Fa 904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 904. Project titled: “Christmas Folk Beliefs.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of Christmas beliefs in Jefferson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and informant’s name.
Mccardell, James (Fa 905), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccardell, James (Fa 905), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 905. Project titled: “Fishing Beliefs.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of fishing beliefs in Indiana, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Note cards include a brief description and informant’s name.
Caswell, Galena (Fa 900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caswell, Galena (Fa 900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 900. Project titled: “[Folk remedies]” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk remedies of the Penny Royal region in Kentucky. Note cards include a brief description, informant’s name, and motif reference.
Dick, Martha (Fa 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dick, Martha (Fa 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 893. Project titled: “Proverbs.” Project includes Survey index cards with brief descriptions of proverbs. Copies include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Beatty, Beverly D. (Fa 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beatty, Beverly D. (Fa 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 884. Paper titled: “Jewish Folklore.” Project includes survey sheets and note cards with brief descriptions of various religious and superstitious beliefs. Survey sheets and note cards include a brief description of each belief or saying and informant’s name.
Krause, Janet L. (Fa 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Krause, Janet L. (Fa 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 872. Paper titled: “Fishing Lore of Hadley Community.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various aspects of fishing including methods, gear, terminology, sayings and beliefs. Sheets include a brief description of each topic, informant’s name and some illustrations.
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 862. Paper: “The Poisonous Bite of the Blue Gummed [Negro].” Scholarly (chiefly from North Carolina) and local (chiefly from Mississippi) examples of the folk belief are provided. This project was conducted by Patty M. Bryant, a student at Western Kentucky University for a course in folk studies.