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Singing Schools In Southcentral Kentucky, Donald Beisswenger

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Singing school teachers, who teach rural church congregations to sing from shape-note gospel songbooks, are still working in southcentral Kentucky, but the demand for them is smaller than it was in the first half of the twentieth century. The interdependence network in which singing school teachers, songbook publishers, and community singing events were key parts began to weaken in the 1940s as a result of the growth in popularity of professional gospel quartet concerts and gospel record albums. Many gospel music enthusiasts who once looked to songbooks as a major source for new material and for developing singing skills turned …

The Perils Of Laura Watson Benedict: A Forgotten Pioneer In Anthropology, Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

A selection of eight photographs from the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History has been reproduced as postcards and are being sold by the Society...

The black and white photographs date from the early 1900's and show the North Lincoln sorting gap with crew, river drivers and a batteau in the St. John Allagash region, a pair of horses with woodsmen on top of Mt. Chase, a lumber crew with horses posed in front of a woods camp, the steamboat M. E. Shaw at the Forest City landing on Spednic Lake with townspeople ready for the annual Fourth of …

Interview With William L. Adams And David R. Adams (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with William L. and David R. Adams conducted by Tammie Pickering and Gary Collins on 2 March 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the connection between trees and traditional folkways and details the medicinal properties of sassafras tea, the production of maple syrup, and the expressive crafts of woodcarving and carpentry.

Interview With Virginia Petty (Fa 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Virginia Petty conducted by Richard Denton on 26 February 1985. From folk studies student project concerning her work as a wood carver from Oakland, Warren County, Kentucky.

Interview With Mrs. James Hall (Fa 378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mrs. James Hall conducted by Nancy Cederquist on 22 February 1985. From folk studies student project concerning Mrs. Hall’s passion for quilting, her preferred patterns, fabric care, and her experiences with a local quilting group.

Ua12/2/7 Scrapbook, Wku Panhellenic Council

Student Organizations

Scrapbook created by and about Panhellenic Council activities during the 1984-1985 school year. Includes information and photos about Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Kappa and Zeta Phi Beta.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - N & O Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 41 topics beginning with N ranging from Nalbach, Walter 1910-2001 to Nursing and 53 topics beginning with O ranging from Observatory to Owensboro Protests.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 151 topics beginning with L ranging from L&M Bookstore to Lyne, John.

Beating A Dead Horse: Reply To Levy’S Comments, Alan J. Osborn

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The author reponds with a rebuttal to comments made by Jerrold E. Levy concerning his paper "Ecological Aspcets of Equestrian Adaptations in Aboriginal North America" which was published in American Anthropologist, volume 85, pages 562-591.

Human Perceptions Of Animals And Animal Awareness: The Cultural Dimension, Elizabeth A. Lawrence

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

Culture is generally a powerful determinant of human perceptions of animals and the treatment animals receive in a given society. Fbr example, Plains Indians' views of the status of animals-their capacities, their awareness, and their place in the world relative to mankind-differ radically from those characteristic ofWestern thought. Many of the contemporary Crow Indians, a group of native Americans among which I have recently carried out anthropological field research, continue to look upon their horses according to traditional tribal belief. Their particular attitude toward horses conflicts with that of the dominant white society with which the Indians and their horses …

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

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Alpha Delta Pi sorority for 1985.

Folktales From Habi'ina, Katnantu District, Eastern Highlands Province, Terence E. Hays

Faculty Publications

The people of Habi'ina village live on the northern slopes of Mount Piora in the Dogara Census Division of the Kainantu District, Eastern Highlands Province. Like other Papua New Guineans, they possess a rich oral literature and tell each other stories for a wide variety of reasons. All stories are called huri, but several different types can be distinguished.

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - W Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 56 topics beginning with W ranging from W Club to Wright, Henry 1878-1936.

Is Man's Infliction Of Suffering On Animals Immoral?, Robert Welborn

Attitudes Towards Animals Collection

If it is believed that man is properly in dominion over the earth and that he may do with it and all things on it as he will, then the first definition is sufficient. If generally accepted ideas in man's community are to the effect that man's infliction of suffering on animals is right, then such is not immoral.

If it is believed, however, that life, all life, as it has evolved in its beauty and complexity is the consideration upon which conduct should be judged, then the second definition must apply. Man being the dominant species that consciously and …

The Return Of The Nomad: An Analysis Of The Process Of Nomadization In Jordan, Oystein S. Labianca

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.