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Spinks, Martha (Fa 1179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spinks, Martha (Fa 1179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only of Folklife Archives Project 1179. Student paper titled “The Lucas Homestead: A Study ofTraditional Farm Structures” in which Martha Spinks investigatesthe origins and functions of a Sand Hill farm owned by HerschelLucas in Warren County, Kentucky. The structure, which was constructed by Luther Parrish in 1820, began as a single-pen log cabin; however, additional units, such as a smoke house, storage rooms, bedrooms, and a chimney, were built by succeeding owners. Spinks also describes materials used during the construction of the main building and other outlying structures, describes the purpose of several locations on the property, and …
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1126. Student paper titled “Farm Methods” in which Marcia Miller speaks with Henry Oliphant, a Bowling Green, Kentucky, native, about traditional farming practices . Topics covered include raising tobacco, harvesting hay, clearing top fields, and breaking new ground. Paper includes typed transcript of recorded interview.
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1120. Student folk studies project titled: "Traditional Farming Methods & Tools," which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of traditional farming using horses or mules in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a description of the traditional tack or implement, photo, informant's name, and text classification.
Cavin, Debbie And Sharman Mullins (Fa 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cavin, Debbie And Sharman Mullins (Fa 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1119. Student paper titled “The Stewart Farm” in which Debbie Cavin and Sharman Mulls provide an expansive look at the homestead of Garrett Graham Stewart, a native of Warren County, Kentucky. The log house, which was built by Stewart in 1850, was originally part of a 400-acre farmstead. Cavin and Mullins collected their historical data from Bill and Bell Muth, a couple who were in the process of renovating and restoring the Stewart home. In addition to a history of the land, Cavin and Mullins also provide commentary on the home’s various architectural …
Starks, Rick (Fa 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Starks, Rick (Fa 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1052. Paper titled “Early Farm Tools and Implements” in which Rick Starks visits the Penns Chapel community, a rural hamlet located near Bowling Green, to witness how residents use traditional farming equipment such as plows, wagons, and mills to create sustainable and cooperative environments.
Hester, Rhodes (Fa 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Rhodes (Fa 886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 886. Title: “Collection of Information on Old Farm Machinery.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of non-motorized farm machinery and tools used in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets include a term or name, brief description, informant’s name, and a photo of the implement.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 73. Interviews with tobacco auctioneers conducted by Amy Taylor for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2427. Letter from A. Early Ewan, Warren County, Kentucky county agriculture extension agent, to members of the Warren County Corn-Hog Production Control Association relating information about contracts to limit production of the commodities mentioned.
Interview With Langdon Thomas Dyer (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Langdon Thomas Dyer (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Langdon Thomas Dyer conducted by Shaunn Maree Lybarger on 8 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning Langdon Dyer's gardening and marketing of produce at the Bowling Green farmers' market. Also includes biographical information about his service as an Army Air Corps pilot in World War II.
Interview With Margie Autry Hawks (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Margie Autry Hawks (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Margie Autry Hawks conducted by Elizabeth Allen Hester on 28 September 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family/personal history of Margie Hawks and her occupation as flea market seller and subsistence farmer.
Ua1b1 The Farmers' Chautauqua & The Greater County Convention, Western Kentucky University
Ua1b1 The Farmers' Chautauqua & The Greater County Convention, Western Kentucky University
WKU Archives Records
Report regarding farmers' chautauquas held in Warren County in the fall of 1913 and the Warren County Convention which was held at Western Kentucky University.