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Folklore

Western Kentucky University

Series

2008

Muhlenberg County

Articles 1 - 5 of 5

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2008

Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 327. Paper: "Remedies & Cures of Muhlenberg County Folks" written by Rhonda Wood for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2008

Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of comilation (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 328. Compilation: "Tales of Tales of Tales" by the eighth grade class, Hughes-Kirk High School in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, under the direction of Rhonda Wood.


Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Bowers, Joseph P. (Fa 268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 268. Paper: "Sample Folk Beliefs" written by Joseph P. Bowers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Interview With James Ashby Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2008

Interview With James Ashby Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcripton of an oral interview done with James Ashby, b. 1915, as part of a project entitled "A History of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Mammoth Cave National Park" (FA 81). Ashby discusses his experiences as a CCC worker first in Trigg County, Kentucky and then at Mammoth Cave, where he was a cook. He mentions recreational and social activities at the camp. He also discusses his experiences growing up in Drakesboro, Kentucky and Cave City, Kentucky. There are two transcripts for this interview; the second shorter transcript is attached as supplementary material.


Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2008

Edwards, Jennifer L. (Fa 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 220. Paper: "Folk Medical Beliefs Concerning Colds or the Flu" written by Jennifer L. Edwards for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.