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Articles 331 - 360 of 1922
Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Marcia (Fa 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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.
Murphy, Pat (Fa 1125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Murphy, Pat (Fa 1125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1125. Student paper titled “Wine-Making (Zymurgy)” in which Pat Murphy details the process of producing homemade wine. Murphy’s informants, which include close family members and friends, describe the growing and harvesting of grapes and blackberries, the fermentation period, ingredients, bottling, and distribution. The paper also includes interview transcripts.
Williams, Paulette (Fa 1124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Paulette (Fa 1124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1124. Student paper titled “The ‘Lore’ of Autograph Book Verses” in which Paulette Williams collects numerous inscriptions, or “sentiments,” written in albums spanning across several decades. Williams gathered verses from books belonging to her mother and two local beauticians. The inscriptions are divided into several basic categories.
True, Valerie (Fa 1122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
True, Valerie (Fa 1122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1122. Student paper titled “Making of Lye Soap” in which Valerie True details the processes behind soap production. True’s informants include her grandmother, Delora True, and her boyfriend’s mother, Frances Chaney. Additional information regarding the uses of lye soap, necessary ingredients, and tools of the trade are also included. Black and white photographs of the process are provided as well.
Alexander, Patricia (Fa 1123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alexander, Patricia (Fa 1123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1123. Student paper titled “Folk Beliefs” in which Patricia Alexander gathers together a collection of old wives’ tales, proverbs, and superstitions. Beliefs were provided by Alexander’s grandmother, Rebecca Alexander, who was a Warren County, Kentucky native.
Ua1c6/4 Banquets/Dinners Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c6/4 Banquets/Dinners Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of banquets and dinners.
Ua1c6/8 Exhibit Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c6/8 Exhibit Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of exhibits at Western Kentucky University.
Ua68/14 Fsa Newsletter, Wku Folk Studies & Anthropology
Ua68/14 Fsa Newsletter, Wku Folk Studies & Anthropology
WKU Administration Documents
Newsletter created by and about the WKU Folk Studies & Anthropology department.
Osborne, Lois (Fa 1121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Osborne, Lois (Fa 1121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1121. Student folk studies project titled: "Good and Bad Luck Beliefs," which includes notecards with brief descriptions of traditional beliefs about good and bad luck in Cook County, Illinois, Dearborn County, Indiana, Knox County, Tennessee, and the counties of Barren, Fayette, Hardin, Hart, Hopkins, Jefferson and Nelson in Kentucky. Notecards may include a description of the traditional belief, informant's name and address, motif index number, and text classification.
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Lanny Ray, 1950-2015 (Fa 1120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives 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
Folklife Archives 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 …
Brinson, Debbie (Fa 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brinson, Debbie (Fa 1117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1117. Student folk studies project titled: “Preacher Tales,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of preacher tales in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a description of the preacher tale, traditional belief, poem, informant’s name, and text classification.
Walker, Frank (Fa 1118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Frank (Fa 1118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1118. Student paper titled “Joke Lore-Jokes of Ethnic Groups” in which Frank Walker gathers together a collection of racially and culturally-driven jokes. Data was collected by Walker from family and friends.
Jaggers, Ben (Fa 1116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jaggers, Ben (Fa 1116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 1116. Folk studies student project titled: “The Art of Basket Making,” which includes a description of the traditional process of making baskets in Wax, Grayson County, Kentucky. Project includes a description of two types of baskets, traditional practices, tools, photos, and informant’s name. Photographs by David Sutherland.
Higinbotham, Barbara (Fa 1114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Higinbotham, Barbara (Fa 1114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1114. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Medicine and Remedies,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk medicine and remedies in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Sheets may include a brief description of folk remedy, belief, traditional practice, informant’s name and address, and motif index number.
Mansfield, Sherry R. And Bruce Greene (Fa 1112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mansfield, Sherry R. And Bruce Greene (Fa 1112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1112. Student folk studies project titled: “Just a Man—Captain William Hicks” which includes an interview of C. Jeff Hicks, the son of Confederate Captain William Hicks. The interview includes a description of the life of the son and his father while living in Barren County, Kentucky and Sumner County, Tennessee.
Johnson, Melinda (Fa 1115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnson, Melinda (Fa 1115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1115. Student folk studies project titled: “Techniques and Tools in Making Fishnets with Emphasis on the Hoop Net,” which includes descriptions of the traditional process to make hoop fish nets in McLean County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of a type of fishnet, traditional practice, tool, illustration, photo and informant’s name.
Leopold, Beth (Fa 1113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Leopold, Beth (Fa 1113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1113. Student folk studies project titled: Smith’s Grove and Miscellaneous Tales” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional belief about the naming of Smiths Grove in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the belief, informant’s name, address, and motif index classification. A second small project by Leopold includes survey sheets of folk tales told by her grandmother, Rosa Leopold, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chance, Nancy Fowler (Fa 1110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1110. Student folk studies project titled: “Butter making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional butter making process in Allen County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, belief and motif index number.
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of the paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1111. Student folk studies project titled: “The Process of Basket Making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, tale, and belief.
Scherr, Wayne M. (Fa 1106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scherr, Wayne M. (Fa 1106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1106. Paper titled “The Story of Sally’s Rock” in which Wayne Scherr recounts the legend of Sallie Beck, a young girl who, in the early 1900s, would stand on the edge of an overhang near the Barren River and wave to boats as they passed by. Paper is based on information collected by Scherr from Charley Young, a former riverboat captain, and Dr. L. Y. Lancaster, owner of the property on which “Sally’s Rock” is located.
Jaggers, Katie Thompson (Fa 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jaggers, Katie Thompson (Fa 1107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1107. Paper titled “Methods of Corn Production in an Edmonson Co[unty] Community” in which Katie Jaggers Charts the history of corn harvesting by traditional means, such as using mules, shovels, wagons, and A-harrows, up through the current practice of employing highly-tech machinery. Paper is based on information collected by Jaggers from two brothers, Edgar and Harry Thompson, who resided in Lindseyville, Kentucky. Collection also includes color photos and descriptions of traditional farming machinery.
Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Collins, Gary & Tammy Pickering (Fa 346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 346. Paper titled "Hog Killing in Western Kentucky" in which Gary Collins and Tammie Pickering discuss the cultural significance of farm-raising hogs and the foodways traditions that result from the slaughtering process. Using slides and interviews, Collins and Pickering document a hog killing that took place in January 1986 on a farm in Trigg County, Kentucky.
Pickering, Tammie & Gary Collins (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pickering, Tammie & Gary Collins (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 348. Student paper titled “Trees in Folk Crafts” in which Tammie Pickering and Gary Collins explore the connection between trees and traditional folkways. Paper details the medicinal properties of sassafras tea, which is made from tree roots, the production of maple syrup, and the expressive crafts of wood-carving and carpentry. Data collected from three working-class residents of Caldwell County. Paper also includes field journals, recorded interviews, and transcripts.
Hensley, Jennifer Lynn (Fa 351), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hensley, Jennifer Lynn (Fa 351), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 351. Paper titled "The Music Barn" in which Lynn Hensley discusses the founding of The Music Barn, a local music venue in Warren County, Kentucky. Hensley's main informant is Joe Marshall, a country music artist, community organizer, and owner of The Music Barn.
Fox, Randy (Fa 350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fox, Randy (Fa 350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
FFinding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 350. Paper titled "Fiddle About: Ed Carnes-Contest Fiddler" in which Randy Fox charts the history of fiddle playing and the rise of "contest fiddling" during the traditional music revival in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fox's main informant is Ed Carnes, an old-time fiddler who won the Kentucky State Fiddle Championship in 1981. Carnes details his beginnings as a fiddler, the recording of his fiddle-tunes album, and his travels across the country to different fiddling contests.
Forggett, Essie (Fa 1104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Forggett, Essie (Fa 1104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1104. Student paper titled “Slavery in Green County” in which Essie Forggett details the history of the settlement of Green County and its eventual dependence upon slave labor. Forggett also includes stories of slave auctions, punishments, attempted escapes, and religious practices of slaves throughout the region. Paper is based on information collected by Forggett from county clerk records and in-person interviews with slave descendants.
Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dawson, Jim (Fa 1102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1102. Paper titled “Ed Diddle Stories” in which Jim Dawson collects tales relating to former WKU Hilltopper basketball coach Edgar Allen Diddle. Paper is based on interviews with members of WKU faculty, all of whom played basketball under Coach Diddle.
Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Becker, Donna (Fa 1100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1100. Student paper titled “Folklore of Children’s Games” in which Donna Becker details the schoolyard games of elementary-aged students. Paper is based on information gathered by Becker from students attending Delafield Elementary School in Bowling Green.
Dailey, Jan (Fa 1103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dailey, Jan (Fa 1103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1103. Paper titled “Food Storage for Winter Consumption” in which Jan Dailey offers an in-depth exploration into the realm of traditional food preservation and storage practices, such as drying, peeling, dipping, husking, and “hilling up,” that have persisted in spite of modern mechanized methods. Paper is based on information gathered by Dailey from farmers and homemakers across McCracken and Metcalfe County.