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Young, Kathleen Louise "Kay" (Fa 1327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Young, Kathleen Louise "Kay" (Fa 1327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 1327. Student folk studies project titled “Ginseng: A Treasured Kentucky Herb That Goes to China” about the business of buying and selling ginseng in Grayson County, Kentucky and the growing and harvesting of ginseng in Simpson County, Kentucky. Photos include the growing stages of the ginseng plant, the harvesting process, and the informants.
Francis, Jim (Fa 1316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Francis, Jim (Fa 1316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 1316. [“Supernatural Legends from Hopkins County, Kentucky”] collected by Jim Francis for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Titles include: "My Grandfather was a Fire-Drawer," "Haunted House of Carbondale," and "Raven Hill Cemetery.”
Craig, Patricia (Fa 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Craig, Patricia (Fa 1183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Smith, Jerry W. (Fa 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Jerry W. (Fa 1162), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1162. Student folk studies project titled “Home Remedies of Butler County” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk remedies in Butler County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a remedy, brief description, informant’s name,
address and text classification.
Marcum, Joe (Fa 1161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Marcum, Joe (Fa 1161), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1161. Student folk studies project titled “Folklore Collection Project: [Old Recipes and Remedies]” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of recipes or remedies in Logan County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a recipe, remedy, brief description, informant’s name, address and text classification.
Gillan, Robert Lee, 1916-2009 (Sc 3183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gillan, Robert Lee, 1916-2009 (Sc 3183), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3183. Letter, 7 August 2006, of Robert Lee Gillan, Thorntown, Indiana, to Martha Harrison. He refers to his interest in genealogy and relates anecdotes about “Aunt Nancy,” an African American woman and caregiver to local families in Barren County, Kentucky. He includes particulars of some of her household advice, folk medicinal treatments and beliefs. He notes that she is buried in Lyons (Lyon) Cemetery.
Boyd, Douglas A., B. 1970 (Fa 1002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Douglas A., B. 1970 (Fa 1002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1002. Group interview with several Tyler family members who were physicians in Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky, as well as friends and family of the doctors. People share folkways related to medical practice and stories by and about the Tyler family. The copyright for this interview is retained by the interviewer; this copy is for research purposes only.
Castillo, Jesse (Fa 983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Castillo, Jesse (Fa 983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 983. Project titled: “Folklore Collection.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk remedies, sayings, and ghost stories from Warren County, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Spears, Sandra (Fa 999), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spears, Sandra (Fa 999), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 999. Project titled: “Folk Medicine in Allen County.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk remedies and beliefs in Allen County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Deweese, Wanda (Fa 923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Deweese, Wanda (Fa 923), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 923. Paper titled: “Folk Medicine.” Project includes paper with introduction of folk medicine beliefs, remedies, and superstitions in Barren County and Metcalfe County, Kentucky.
Jenkins, David (Fa 918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jenkins, David (Fa 918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 918. Project titled: “Folk Medicine Beliefs.” Includes paper with introduction of folk medicine beliefs and superstitions in Warren County, Kentucky.
Wheeley, Suzanne (Fa 912), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wheeley, Suzanne (Fa 912), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 912. Project titled: “Folk Beliefs Collection.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of songs, beliefs, sayings, tales, and occurrences from Hancock County and Warren County, Kentucky. Note cards include a brief description, informant’s name, and some have the motif index number.
Foster, Gary (Fa 885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Foster, Gary (Fa 885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 885. Paper titled: “Folk Cures of Barren County.” Project includes index cards with brief descriptions of folk cures along with a map of the collection area in Barren County, Kentucky. Cards include a brief description of the cure and informant’s name.
Parsley, Rachel, B. 1991 (Fa 593), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parsley, Rachel, B. 1991 (Fa 593), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper and two transcripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 593. Paper titled “Folk Medicine in the Mammoth Cave Area” written by Rachel Parsley for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Parsley details folk remedies and folk medicine of the communities in the Mammoth Cave Region of south central Kentucky. Parsley’s research centers around interviews with her father, Andrew G. Parsley, Jr., and an Edmonson County resident, Bertha Skaggs, a well-known local practitioner of folk remedies. In addition to her interviews, Parsley relies on information collected by a …
Funk, Jesse Trusdale, 1912-2001 (Fa 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Funk, Jesse Trusdale, 1912-2001 (Fa 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 587. Doctor Jesse Trusdale Funk outlines his genealogy and recalls family history and his personal history from childhood through retirement. Funk also details his experiences as a medical student at Vanderbilt University Medical School and his fifty-five years of medical practice in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes transcription.
Hanratty, Suzanne (Funk) (Fa 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hanratty, Suzanne (Funk) (Fa 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archvies Project 588. Maydelle (Johnson) Funk, registered nurse, and her husband, physician Jesse Trusdale Funk, detail their genealogy and personal history in interviews conducted by their daughter, Suzanne (Funk) Hanratty. The Funks lived and worked in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes transcription and news clippings about a Girl Scout troop in Bowling Green led by Mrs. Funk.
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mason-Jones, Lisa (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyrie, Betsy (Fa 22), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 22. "The Life of Dr. C. C. Howard," an oral history project conducted by Betsy Tyrie about Dr. Carl Clifford Howard, the outstanding Glasgow, Kentucky, physician who was instrumental in the fight against tuberculosis and in founding hospitals in Glasgow. Project contains interviews with Dr. Howard's family, friends, and colleagues as well as archived autobiographical information about Howard.
Norris, Ruby (Fa 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Norris, Ruby (Fa 218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 218. Paper: "[Folk Medicine in Cumberland County]" written by Ruby Norris for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, 1877-1913 (Mss 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bowling Green, Kentucky - Death Records, 1877-1913 (Mss 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and copy of a "Death Return" (click on Additional File below) for Manuscripts Collection 293. To view scanned copies of the records, click on the individual folders; they are links to the contents of that particular folder. Physician's death certificates and undertaker's certificates relating to permits for burials wihin the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes information on the deceased's date and cause of death, age, race, marital status, place of birth, residence, and date and place of intended interment. May include other documentation when a death occurred outside Warren County, Kentucky.
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 327), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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
Wood, Rhonda (Fa 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and plants.
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 303. Paper: "[Todd County, Kentucky Public Health Department]" written by Luanne Glynn for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 270. Paper: "A Conflict Between Academic and Folk Medicine" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 276. Paper: "Pediatrics Clinic and Well-Child Care Clinic" written by Pamela England for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mclendon, Frederic Keith (Fa 251), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
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.
Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shockley, Lorie Helen (Fa 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 255. Paper: "Cold and Flu Remedies" written by Lorie Shockley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Vicki Marie (Fa 247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 247. Paper: "Folk Remedies" written by Vicki Marie Johnson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bogle, Amy Lyn (Fa 271), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 271. Paper: "Beliefs on the Flu and How to Treat It" written by Amy Lynn Bogle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.