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Wilgus, Donald Knight (Fa 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilgus, Donald Knight (Fa 1203), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1203. Student folk studies projects collected by Professor Donald Knight “D. K.” Wilgus while teaching folk studies classes at Western Kentucky University. Most of the items collected are from south central Kentucky, but also includes items from Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1299. Project titled “Ten Broeck and Mollie: An Intriguing Puzzle,” which includes variants of the texts for “Ten Broeck and Mollie” and “Skewball” collected primarily from Jesse Blair in Grayson County, Kentucky. Project may include texts, song lyrics, tunes, photos, and informant name and location.
Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 1294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crabtree, Julie Anne, B. 1988 (Fa 1294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1294. Project titled “Pride Before the Fall: The Tale of a Motorcycle Wreck and the Onset of Supernatural Senses in Out-of-Body/Near-Death Experiences,” which details the supernatural experience of Russell Lee Callahan of Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. The interview includes details of the accident, the core supernatural experience, and the resulting change toward religion. The interview is stored in the Sound Archives.
Parker, Sandra (Fa 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parker, Sandra (Fa 1269), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1269. Student paper titled “Dormitory Stories” in which Sandra Parker collects variants and subtypes of a popular urban legend regarding a student’s death on Western Kentucky University’s campus. Parker provides a brief historic background on the tale and addresses common motifs present in a majority of the narratives. Parker gathered stories from two other WKU students.
Dailey, Jan (Fa 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dailey, Jan (Fa 1268), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1268. Student paper titled “The Dorm Death: An Analysis of a Tale” in which Jan Dailey collects variants and subtypes of a popular urban legend regarding a student’s death on WKU’s campus. Dailey provides a brief historic background on the tale and addresses common motifs present in a majority of the narratives. Dailey gathered stories from multiple students living on WKU’s campus.
Watkins, Ronald (Fa 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Ronald (Fa 1266), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1266. Student paper titled “An Historic-Geographic Study of the ‘Face in the Wall’” in which Ronald Watkins attempts to locate the exact origins of a popular folktale. Ronald examines fifty variants of the same narrative and outlines traits found in each tale. The paper includes summaries of archetypes, characters, settings, and facial features of the apparition. Watkins gathered his stories from a volume title Indiana Folklore written by Ronald Baker in 1969.
Bradley, Peggy Louise (Fa 1262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bradley, Peggy Louise (Fa 1262), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1262. Student folk studies project titled “Annotated Folksongs,” which includes song titles of traditional folk ballads from the Hazel Daniel Folksong Collection. Descriptions may include title of the ballad, where published, ballad number, and page number.
Purcell, Janice (Fa 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Purcell, Janice (Fa 1261), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1261. Student folk studies project titled “Three Traditional Singers: Texts and Analysis,” which includes lyrics and descriptions of traditional folk ballads recorded in Green County, Kentucky and West Huntington, West Virginia. Descriptions may include name of the ballad, location learned, history, variants, traditional aspects, and informant’s name, age and location.