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Interview With Odis Blanton (Fa 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Odis Blanton conducted by Dennis Paul Angle on 7 December 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Blanton’s life as a country music musician in Warren County, Kentucky.

Arnold, Thomas Cleveland, Jr., B. 1957 (Fa 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 102. Project and paper entitled "Miss Mattie Makes Music." Paper and interviews, November 8 & 22, 1983, with black guitarists Mattie (Thomas) Crumbold Baldry, b.1895, of Adairville, Kentucky in Logan County. Includes information on her band, employment and family life.

The Loving Of The Game: A Study Of Basketry In The Mammoth Cave Area, Denis O. Kiely

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The production and marketing of baskets in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky from 1880 to the present is observed in light of the cultural, technical, aesthetic, ad traditional aspects involved. The process of making a white oak ribbed basket is documented, as well as the technical and aesthetic variables from which the basket maker renders his product. The changing role of social organization and communication in the production and marketing of a traditional craft objects is also considered.

Expressions Of Grief In South Central Kentucky, 1870-1910, Sue Lynn Arnold

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Through the ages, survivors have experienced loss due to the deaths of their contemporaries. Between 1870 and 1910, the people of south central Kentucky (Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Monroe, Simpson and Warren counties) used significant expressions of grief. Combining oral history with primary correspondence, journals, scrapbooks and mementos, this study determines the importance that area residents placed on deathbed accounts, the care given the deceased's body, the funeral service, obituaries, resolutions of respect, memorial poetry, condolence letters, photography, memorial cards and pictures, hair wreaths, mourning attire and jewelry, the gravesite, and the tombstone. In almost every instance, south central …

Interview With Bonnie G. (Cole) Willis (Fa 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Bonnie G. (Cole) Willis conducted by J. Sharli Powell on 20 October 1983. From folk studies student project with second interview of Bonnie Willis about quilting.

Interview With George Morris Carter (Fa 2), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with George Morris Carter conducted by John Alan Dowell on October 13, 1983. From project titled “George Morris Carter,” which discusses his life and exhibits his storytelling ability. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

Interview With Grace (Meador) Galloway (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Grace (Meador) Galloway conducted by Alison Anne Geiger on 3 October 1983. From project with interviews of Grace Galloway about her quilting. Includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating the construction of a cathedral window block quilt. Grace also discusses her life and raising her family on a farm in Warren County, Kentucky.

Ua12/2/14 The Epsilon Xi Times, Delta Tau Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Delta Tau Delta fraternity in 1983.

Ua12/2/84 Zeta Mu Review, Sigma Chi

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Sigma Chi fraternity.

Ua12/2/76 Epsilon Kappa, Alpha Xi Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Alpha Xi Delta sorority in 1983.

Interview With Esther Magers Isbell (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Esther (Magers) Isbell conducted by Teresa Dolores Klimowicz on 27 September 1983. From project focusing on Esther Isbell, a folk artist and native of Barren County, Kentucky, with special attention on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs.

Interview With Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Estella Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell conducted by Ann Celine Taft on 23 September 1983. From a project with Zeleme Cottrell discussing her weaving, the weaving process in depth, and how it has affected her life.

Interview With Bonnie G. (Cole) Willis (Fa 17), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Bonnie G. (Cole) Willis conducted by J. Sharli Powell on 22 September 1983. From folk studies student project with interview of Bonnie Willis about quilting.

Interview With Larry Louis Bolton (Fa 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Larry Louis Bolton conducted by Gregory Alfred Hansen on 21 September 1983. From project with interview of Larry Bolton of Bowling Green, Kentucky, about his banjo playing techniques and style. As a banjo instructor, Bolton goes into detail explaining methods of banjo playing.

Interview With Jeff And Gwen Mckinney (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jeff and Gwen McKinney conducted by Donald Andre Beisswenger on 20 September 1983. From project titled “White Gospel Music in Logan County, Kentucky” which discusses white gospel music and singing schools in Logan County, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

Interview With Jeff And Gwen Mckinney (Fa 1), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jeff and Gwen McKinney conducted by Donald Andre Beisswenger on 14 September 1983. From project titled “White Gospel Music in Logan County,” which details the discussion of white gospel music and singing schools in Logan County, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

Ua12/2/9 Phi Mu - Summer, Phi Mu

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Phi Mu sorority for 1983.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Socioeconomic Status & Student Perceptions Of School Effectiveness To Academic Achievement Of Engineering Students, Geronimo Mendoza Meraz

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the relative contribution of socioeconomic status and student perceptions of school effectiveness to academic achievement in engineering students. The variables representing the general factor of socioeconomic status were 1) father’s occupation, 2) father’s schooling, 3) mother’s schooling, 4) family income, and 5) family’s community population. The variables representing student perceptions of school effectiveness were: 1) help seeking factor, 2) professional preparation factor, 3) experience factor, 4) outside classroom activity factor, 5) personal encouragement factor, and 6) delivery factor.

A question was developed for this specific study and was completed by 110 senior …

Carroll, Ricky L. (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 197. Interviews and transcripts with ninety-three year old Acie Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs (Edmonson County), Kentucky, about his life experiences. Includes photographs. WKU student Ricky Carroll, did the project for a Folk Studies course.

Ua12/2/69 Kentucky Beta Reporter, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

• Miller, Frank. Grades an Issue
• Eckardt, Tim. A Message from the Eminent Archon
• Takacs, David. Pledge Program Developments
• Lano, Andrew. SAE's Surge to the Top - Intramurals

Ua12/2/14 The Epsilon Xi Times, Vol. 1, No. 1, Delta Tau Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Delta Tau Delta fraternity in 1983.

Interview With Acie Carroll (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 16 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Interview With Acie Carroll (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 7 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Interview With Acie Carroll, D. 1989 (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Acie Carroll conducted by Ricky L. Carroll on 2 February 1983. From folk studies student project concerning Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs, Edmonson County, Kentucky and his life experiences.

Rose, Barry L. (Fa 199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 199. Project includes a paper written by WKU Folk Studies student Rose, about Warren County, Kentucky musician Joe Marshall. Also includes a newspaper clipping and photos (5).

Ua12/2/11 Epsilon Delta Newsletter, Alpha Delta Pi

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Alpha Delta Pi sorority for 1983.

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Albin, Bettye. John Dryden's Criticism: The Neglected Link
• Allen, Christopher. Martial Reflections: Ancient Cultures and Their War-Gods
• Case, Laura. Climatic Preference
• Deller, Kathy. Regression Analysis: The Effects of Advertising, Price, Income and Import Sales on American-Made Auto Sales
• Downing, Elizabeth. Dorothy Leigh Sayers: Detective of Literary Theory in The Mind of the Maker
• Elder, Janice. A Retrospective Study on Discharge Planning and Primiparas at Breckinridge Memorial
• Flora, Joan. Narcissism and the Need for …