Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Folklore (1555)
- Arts and Humanities (898)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (332)
- American Studies (327)
- History (283)
-
- American Popular Culture (258)
- Communication (174)
- United States History (166)
- Sociology (149)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (136)
- Music (126)
- Life Sciences (112)
- Education (104)
- Organizational Communication (104)
- Architecture (101)
- Art and Design (100)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (94)
- African American Studies (74)
- Leadership Studies (74)
- Mass Communication (73)
- Agriculture (70)
- American Material Culture (70)
- Social History (69)
- Business (66)
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine (59)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (59)
- Journalism Studies (56)
- Women's Studies (54)
- Keyword
-
- Kentucky (804)
- Western Kentucky University (388)
- Warren County (176)
- Fraternities & Sororities (150)
- Bowling Green (119)
-
- African Americans (114)
- Proverbs (113)
- Superstitions (108)
- Beliefs (99)
- Folk medicine (92)
- Folklore (86)
- Social life and customs (77)
- Tennessee (74)
- Religion (73)
- Farms and farming (70)
- Logan County (70)
- Ghost stories (68)
- Foodways (60)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (59)
- Death (58)
- Tales (56)
- Jefferson County (52)
- Beliefs proverbs superstitions (50)
- Legends (50)
- Games (49)
- History (47)
- Architecture (46)
- Quilts and quilting (46)
- Schools (45)
- Barren County (44)
- Publication Year
- Publication
-
- Folklife Archives Finding Aids (1116)
- Folklife Archives Oral Histories (261)
- Student Organizations (138)
- Masters Theses & Specialist Projects (118)
- WKU Archives Collection Inventories (82)
-
- WKU Administration Documents (64)
- Manuscript Collection Finding Aids (34)
- Faculty/Staff Personal Papers (29)
- Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects (22)
- Student/Alumni Personal Papers (16)
- University NAGPRA and Tribal Relations Committee (15)
- DLPS Faculty Publications (6)
- COVID-19 Reflections: A Multimodal Oral History Project (ANTH 449) (5)
- 2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule (3)
- Kentucky History (3)
- Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications (3)
- Mammoth Cave Research Symposia (2)
- Folk Studies & Anthropology Faculty Book Gallery (1)
- Research Collections (1)
- SCL Faculty and Staff Publications (1)
- Sociology Faculty Presentations (1)
- University Libraries Faculty & Staff Book Gallery (1)
- Publication Type
- File Type
Articles 121 - 150 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Antle, Ruth Ann (Fa 1302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Antle, Ruth Ann (Fa 1302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1302. Student folk studies project completed by Ruth Ann Antle titled: “Parvin Reece History Project,” which includes an interview with Parvin Egbert Reece about his life in Montpelier, Adair County, Kentucky. Interview is found on cassette tape 1451, which is also stored in the Sound Archives.
Grape, Virginia (Fa 1301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Grape, Virginia (Fa 1301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1301. Student project titled “Place Name Legend: Lickskillet, Kentucky,” which includes a project with a brief description of the history of Lickskillet in Logan County, Kentucky. Project includes descriptions of sites, photos, and the names and addresses of the informants.
Reynolds, Paula Jean (Fa 1300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, Paula Jean (Fa 1300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1300. Project titled “Rosa Cleo Steelman Speer in Doll Making,” which includes details about traditional doll making in Taylor County, Kentucky. The paper includes illustrations, pattern pieces, photos, and detailed directions of the process.
Robison, Jesse (Fa 1298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robison, Jesse (Fa 1298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1298. Project titled “Military Songs and Cadence Rhymes,” which includes survey sheets of songs and cadences collected in Warren County, Kentucky and Marian, Smyth County, Virginia. Survey sheets may include descriptions, song lyrics, tunes, and informant name and location.
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomason, Mary Jean (Healan) (Fa 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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
Folklife Archives 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.
Briscoe, Richard Blake (Fa 1292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Briscoe, Richard Blake (Fa 1292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1292. Student folk studies project titled “’The Music Will Preserve Itself’: The Lost River Strummers Dulcimer Club,” which includes the history of Southern Appalachian traditional music and the Lost River Strummers Dulcimer Club of Warren County, Kentucky. Sheet music for dulcimers is included.
Bell, William Langston "Will," B. 1992 (Fa 1296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bell, William Langston "Will," B. 1992 (Fa 1296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1296. Student folk studies project titled “Games in the Minton Residence Hall of Western Kentucky University,” which includes games collected from Honors College students at the university. Interviews may include game descriptions and rules, and informant name and location. The digital files are stored in the Sound Archives.
Mchugh, Walter (Fa 1297), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mchugh, Walter (Fa 1297), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1297. Project titled “Weather Sayings and Ghost Stories,” which includes weather sayings and ghosts stories collected from WKU students and a faculty member in Warren County, Kentucky by WKU folk studies student Walter McHugh. Sheets may include saying, story, and informant name and location.
Hart County Foodways (Fa 1291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hart County Foodways (Fa 1291), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1291. Collection of projects conducted by students for Dr. Ann Ferrell's 2018 fieldwork class. Projects address traditional and contemporary foodways practices throughout Hart County, Kentucky.
Mccartt-Jackson, Sarah, B. 1982 (Fa 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccartt-Jackson, Sarah, B. 1982 (Fa 1290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1290. Student collection titled “’Clogging’s Just Clogging’: The Richard McHargue Cloggers and Approaches to Vernacular Percussive Dance Study” in which Sarah McCartt-Jackson conducts an interview with Richard McHargue, a clogging instructor from Richmond, Kentucky. The interview contains McHargue’s early dancing memories, clogging terms, and opinions about the contemporary state of clogging. The collection also contains a partial transcript, fieldnotes, interview questions, content index, photographs, and the recorded audio interview on CD.
Odum, Daisy Dean, 1877-1969 (Sc 3426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Odum, Daisy Dean, 1877-1969 (Sc 3426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3426. Letter, 19 August 1961, to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from Daisy Odum. She recounts a ghost story from DeKalb County, Tennessee, involving her nephew and the reaction of his horse to the sight of a spectral figure.
Pendleton, Kenneth (Fa 1295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pendleton, Kenneth (Fa 1295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1295. Student folk studies project titled “Traditional Farm Implements,” which includes traditional farm implements collected in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include tool description and use, photograph, and informant name and location.
Brown, Chloe Jo, B. 1991 (Fa 1289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Chloe Jo, B. 1991 (Fa 1289), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1289. Student collection titled “Dale Cross: The Art of Flintknapping” in which Chloe Brown examines the commercial, historical, and cultural factors that have influenced the production of arrowheads. Brown interviews Dale Cross, a flintknapper from Burkesville, Kentucky who is renowned for his artistic skills. The paper addresses Cross’ personal aesthetics, flintknapping processes, and his business-related endeavors. The collection includes an academic paper, a transcription, CDs containing the recorded audio interview and photographs, and one of Cross’ arrowheads.
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 1288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jameson, Jennifer Michelle, B. 1987 (Fa 1288), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1288. Student paper titled “Finding the Folkways of a Forensic Anthropomorphologist: The Kentucky Yard Art Of Cecil and Bet Ison” in which Jennifer Jameson explores the creative endeavors and identities of two folk artists in Rowan County, Kentucky. Jameson, who conducted her fieldwork over a period of two weeks, examines flower sculptures, upholstered trees, bottle cap murals, beadwork, and other vernacular expressions pieced together by the Isons in their built environment. The paper also discusses the relationships between the Isons and their community, personal aesthetics, educational backgrounds, and connections to broader cultural issues. …
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mattingly, Alix, B. 1990 (Fa 1287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1287. Student collection titled “We Walk By Faith” in which Alix Mattingly undertakes a genealogical exploration of her family’s personal connection to St. Ann Catholic Church and School in Morganfield, Kentucky. Mattingly’s paper examines how religion, segregation, and education intersect in ways that have a lasting effect on understandings of heritage and identity. The collection also contains photographs, a partial transcript, and a copy of the audio interview recording.
Scott, Suzanne Leigh, B. 1992 (Fa 1286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott, Suzanne Leigh, B. 1992 (Fa 1286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1286. Student collection titled “A Piece of Cake” in which Suzanne L. Scott conducts a fieldwork project centered on her grandmother’s baking practices. The paper offers insight into family traditions, recipes, cake decorations, and the baking process from start to finish. The collection includes a copy of the audio interview, an interview transcript, a video of Scott’s grandmother baking a cake, and color photographs.
Brown, Chloe Jo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, Chloe Jo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and narrative paper along with interview transcripts for Folklife Archives Project 1293. Project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Clarke, Kenneth (Fa 1285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clarke, Kenneth (Fa 1285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1285. Student folk studies project titled “Elephant Joke Cycle,” which includes a list of elephant jokes collected from 100 students at New Albany Senior High School, in New Albany, Indiana. Sheets and notecards include elephant jokes to illustrate a regional joke cycle in Indiana.
Brennan, Mary Kate (Fa 1284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brennan, Mary Kate (Fa 1284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1284. Student interview conducted by Mary Kate Brennan with renowned Appalachian poet Jim Wayne Miller. Brennan’s focus throughout the interview is on “the cultural sensitivity and awareness that permeates Miller’s poetry.” Miller also touches on what he considers to be the central themes of his work, the struggles and triumphs of communities within the Appalachian region, and pride in cultural heritage. The collection contains a detailed index, interview summary, transcription, index cards with questions, and a reel-to-reel audio tape of the interview.
Wilgus, Donald Knight, 1918-1989 (Sc 3401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilgus, Donald Knight, 1918-1989 (Sc 3401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3401. Letter, 25 July 1960, to friends from Donald Knight Wilgus and family, Los Angeles, California, describing their activities and travel since moving to California, including Wilgus’s work at the University of California, Los Angeles. Includes a review of Wilgus’s book, Anglo-American Folksong Scholarship Since 1898, and the premier issue (1963) of Hootenanny: The National Folk Singing Magazine, with an article about Wilgus and UCLA’s folk music studies program.
Coggan, Forrest Winston, 1926-2018 (Fa 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coggan, Forrest Winston, 1926-2018 (Fa 1282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1282. Correspondence between Forrest Coggan and Sarah Gertrude Knott as well as other board members, sponsors, teachers, and business partners who conducted work with the National Folk Festival Association. .
Anderson, Kenneth (Fa 1283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Kenneth (Fa 1283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1283. Student folk studies project titled “The Art of Curing Hams,” which includes the history and process of curing hams in Kentucky. The paper includes descriptions of the three different processes of curing hams and ends with a comparison of the three.
Clinard, Pamela And Laura Drew (Fa 1281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clinard, Pamela And Laura Drew (Fa 1281), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1281. Student folk studies project titled “The Bell Witch,” which includes two papers with descriptions of the Bell Witch legend in Robertson County, Tennessee. Sheets may include descriptions of the legend, text classifications, transcriptions of interviews, names of informants, ages, locations, illustrations, and photos.
Yager, Liz (Fa 1276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Yager, Liz (Fa 1276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1276. Student folk studies project [“Songs and Epitaphs,”] which includes survey sheets with with the lyrics of folk songs and epitaphs in Oldham County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief description of the folk song, lyrics, epitaph, date collected, and informant’s name and age.
Gray, Timothy L. (Fa 1280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gray, Timothy L. (Fa 1280), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1280. Student paper titled “Superstition or Belief on Coach and Athlete” in which Timothy Gray examines the relationships between sports players and their coaches through a folkloric lens. In his paper, Gray describes a brief history of how belief has impacted the ways in which sports are played and the effects, whether positive or negative, of enacting certain superstitious practices before games. The paper also includes a small collection of superstitions and beliefs gathered from close friends and professional coaches.
Kohlmeyer, Kandy (Fa 1278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kohlmeyer, Kandy (Fa 1278), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1278. Student paper titled “Texas Legends” in which Kandy Kohlmeyer gathers together two tales, one known as “The Legend of Armicosa Mission” and the other “The Legend of the Vision.” In her brief preface, Kohlmeyer explains that she collected the tales from a Mexican woman named Francis Garcia while Kohlmeyer was on vacation in Alice, Texas.
Tuell, Gwynne (Fa 1279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tuell, Gwynne (Fa 1279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1279. Student paper titled “Folktales and Sayings” in which Gwynne Tuell gathers together a small number of materials relating to popular beliefs, proverbs, and superstitions.
Harper, Laura (Fa 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper, Laura (Fa 1277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1277. Student paper titled “Beliefs, Planting and Weather Signs, and Place Names” in which Laura Harper gathers together a number of practices and ideas based on traditional folklore wisdom. Harper collected the information from family members and neighbors. The paper includes handwritten note cards arranged by theme.
Sustainable Messaging In Film: A Survey Of A College Community, Chelsea Faught
Sustainable Messaging In Film: A Survey Of A College Community, Chelsea Faught
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The concept of sustainability encompasses environmental, social, and economic issues. A sustainable approach encourages a balanced earth in both well-being and resource conservation for the sake of future generations. Unfortunately, awareness of and participation in various dimension of sustainability are currently inadequate given the current projections of the negative impact of climate change to humanity. Therefore, this project was designed to research if there was a relationship between viewing sustainably themed films and becoming more sustainably-conscious as a way to explore a potential avenue for mental and behavioral change. Furthermore, this project examines audience perception of sustainable messaging and content …