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Articles 1231 - 1260 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Deatherage, Jamie (Fa 312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Deatherage, Jamie (Fa 312), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 312. Paper: "[Ziggy]" written by Jamie Deatherage for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Clayton, Chad (Fa 294), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 294. Paper: "The Use of Advertising and the Kentucky State Fair" written by Chad Clayton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dowell, John Alan (Fa 311), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 311. Paper: "[Barren River Comprehensive Care Center: Conflict Between Folk and Scientific Beliefs]" written by John Alan Dowell for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folk Medicine (Fa 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and plants.
Peterson, Denise K. (Fa 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peterson, Denise K. (Fa 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 277. Paper: "Bob and Marty York" written by Denise K. Peterson for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Cooper, Laura (Fa 314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cooper, Laura (Fa 314), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 314. Paper: "Cowboys and Songs" written by Laura Cooper for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Games (Fa 313), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of collection (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 313. Collection of brief descriptions of Kentucky games, rhymes, beliefs, and superstitions.
Epley, Ronnie Keith (Fa 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Epley, Ronnie Keith (Fa 275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 275. Paper: "Folk Musician Project" written by Ronnie Keith Epley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Angle, Dennis Paul (Fa 265), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 265. Paper: "American Folk Music" written by Dennis Paul Angle for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Glynn, Luanne Carol Aylesworth (Fa 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 303. Paper: "[Todd County, Kentucky Public Health Department]" written by Luanne Glynn for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Amaro, Maria E. (Fa 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Amaro, Maria E. (Fa 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 302. Paper: "Valentine Day: A Piece of American Fakelore" written by Maria Amaro for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Gilmer, Jennifer (Fa 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gilmer, Jennifer (Fa 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 304. Paper: "[Folklore in Ann Landers' Columns]" written by Jennifer Gilmer for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Heighway, David (Fa 322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Heighway, David (Fa 322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 322. Paper: "Medicine and the Catholic Church" written by David Heighway for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Lee, Andrew (Fa 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, Andrew (Fa 321), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 321. Paper: "Supernatural Beings in the Daily News" written by Andrew Lee for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carden, Vickie Wright (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 318. Paper titled “The Jelly Snatcher” in which folk studies student Vickie Wright Carden details the paranormal activity surrounding Nancy Frew, a 23 year-old Bowling Green native, and her roommate, Vicki Taylor. Both women reported sensing malevolent spirits in their apartment, witnessed a comb fly off a dresser, and “lost” a jar of grape jelly—which they believe to have been “snatched” by the ghost. Carden offers possible theories relating to the poltergeist encounters, and even posits that Frew, along with her couch, attract the …
Chase, Barbara J. (Fa 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chase, Barbara J. (Fa 316), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 316. Paper: "A Study of the Black Cosmetology Field" written by Barbara J. Chase for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Sc 1721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Sc 1721), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1721. Correspondence related to the archaeological excavation of Fort Williams, a Civil War fortification at Glasgow, Kentucky. Includes report of archaeologist Jack M. Schock, news clipping from the Glasgow Daily Times, 14 July 1977, and photos.
The Influence Of Risk Perception, Vulnerability And Community Level Processes On Human-Wildlife Conflict In Southeastern Kenya, Jerry K. Daday, Douglas C. Smith, Michael K. Stokes, Charles Kimwele
The Influence Of Risk Perception, Vulnerability And Community Level Processes On Human-Wildlife Conflict In Southeastern Kenya, Jerry K. Daday, Douglas C. Smith, Michael K. Stokes, Charles Kimwele
Sociology Faculty Presentations
The prior literature on the sociology of disasters has primarily examined community responses to large-scale episodic disasters, such as in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. However, the study of persistent and chronic disasters in developing countries represents an area that has largely been ignored in prior studies. Flint and Luloff’s (2005) Inter-actional theory as a framework, our research examines the influence of perceived risk, vulnerability and community characteristics on human-wildlife conflict among 275 subsistence-based farmers living in four small villages in Southeastern Kenya. These farmers rely on a horticultural and pastoral economy for survival and …
Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perez, Linda (Fa 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 320. Paper titled "Ghost Stories and Beliefs of the Hispanic Community" written by Perez for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Interview With Gilbert Bush Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Gilbert Bush Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an oral history interview done with Gilbert Bush in 1987 related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.
Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becker, Lori (Fa 299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 299. Paper: "Halloween Coverage Throughout October" written by Lori Becker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Beck, Barbara (Fa 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beck, Barbara (Fa 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 301. Paper: "Images of Nurses in Print Media: 'RN Magazine', January 1995-June 1995" written by Barbara Beck for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ganter, Roxanne (Fa 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 305. Paper: "My Group Event: Canasta" written by Roxanne Ganter for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Drake, Angela (Fa 282), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 282. Paper: "Generation Comparisons" written by Angela Drake for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 293. Paper: "An Index to Quilt Patterns in Western Kentucky University Archives" written by Susan Callis for a Western Kentucky University English class.
Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kibby, Cynthia L. "Cyndi" (Fa 285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 285. Paper: "Establishing Individual Identity Within a Military Family Through Folklore: written by Cynthia L. Kibby for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Beck, Jackie (Fa 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beck, Jackie (Fa 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 300. Paper: "Proverbial Sayings in Advertising" written by Jackie Beck for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
England, Pamela (Fa 276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 276. Paper: "Pediatrics Clinic and Well-Child Care Clinic" written by Pamela England for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Cecil, Jill T. (Fa 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cecil, Jill T. (Fa 296), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 296. Paper: "The Number 'Three' in the Media" written by Jill T. Cecil for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.
Baker, Elizabeth (Fa 284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baker, Elizabeth (Fa 284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 284. Paper: "Folklore in American Women's Magazines" written by Elizabeth Baker for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.