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Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1075. Student folk studies project titled: “Traditional Methods of Preserving Food,” which includes survey sheets with food preservation methods and traditions in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a food, brief description of process, informant’s name and address, and text classification.
Robinson, David (Fa 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Robinson, David (Fa 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1071). Paper titled “A Study of Graveyards in Kentucky” by David Robinson based on a survey of five cemeteries in Warren County, Logan County and McCracken County, Kentucky. Robinson makes general statements about each cemetery and the people buried there based on the cemetery’s location, monuments, epitaphs, and knowledge of the families buried there.
Tillett, Ray And Doris Day (Fa 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tillett, Ray And Doris Day (Fa 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1074. Student folk studies project titled: “Musical Instruments,” which includes survey sheets with musical instruments in Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name and address, and photo.
Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1065. Student folk studies project titled: “Herb Medicine,” which includes survey sheets with remedies, cures and practices related to herb medicine in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Sheets include remedies, cures, beliefs, informant’s name and address, and motif index number.
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1070. Paper titled “Stories and Tales Told By James Robert Keltner and Flonnie Ross Keltner.” Paper is based on an oral interview with the Keltners at their home in Okolona, Jefferson County, Kentucky, but the stories and tales are from Adair County, Kentucky. Besides the recording Groebli has typescripted a number of the stories and provided photos of the informants and their home.
Stinnett, Glee (Fa 1073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stinnett, Glee (Fa 1073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 1073. Paper titled “Quilting” by Glee Stinnett based on interviews with three Kentucky quilters. They answer basic questions about quilting, quilt patterns they have made, and how they learned to quilt. The project includes over thirty photos of quilts made by these three women, some fabric quilt squares, and a drawing of a quilt frame.
Hampton, Ernie (Fa 1069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hampton, Ernie (Fa 1069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1069. Paper titled “The Process of Hog Butchering” by Ernie Hampton in which he discusses information collected from his uncle, Pete Hampton of Christian County, Kentucky, about the process of slaughtering and butchering hogs. He includes information and photos related to procedures, equipment and back-ground of the processors.
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1066. Paper titled “Folk Beliefs” in which Katie Jaggers details various proverbs, remedies, superstitions, and predictions relating to childhood, agriculture, medicine, and other facets of daily life. Paper is based on data collected by Jaggers from immediate family in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Reesor, Gary (Fa 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reesor, Gary (Fa 1068), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1068. Paper titled “Legends and Tales of Bullitt County” by Gary Reesor based on an interview with Ivy McBride of Bullitt County, Kentucky. McBride provides tales, legends, ghost stories, and information about traditional folk ways in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Pestel, Jerry (Fa 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pestel, Jerry (Fa 1026), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1026. Student folk studies project titled: “Polack Jokes,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about Polack jokes from Jefferson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a joke, informant’s name, motif index number, and photos.
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hager, Anne Rogers (Fa 1025), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1025. Folk studies student project titled: “The Art of Quilting,” which includes interviews and survey sheets about quilting in Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include brief descriptions of quilts, beliefs, informant’s name, and photos.
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morrow, David L. (Fa 1019), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1019. Folk studies student project titled: “Forms and Origins of Gravestones in Various Parts of Russell County, Kentucky,” which includes descriptions of gravestones in Russell County, Kentucky. Included are brief information of gravestone producers, graveyard and gravestone information, a tale, and photos.
Bain, Jan (Fa 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bain, Jan (Fa 1023), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1023. Folk studies student project titled: “[Tales and Song],” which includes survey sheets of two tales and one song from Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include tale or song, informant’s name and information, and motif index number.
Bain, Jan (Fa 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bain, Jan (Fa 1021), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1021. Folk studies student project titled: “[Housing],” which includes brief descriptions and photos of “I” houses in Warren County, Kentucky.
Powell, Joseph, B. 1949 (Fa 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powell, Joseph, B. 1949 (Fa 1020), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1020. Folk studies student project titled: “Christmas Customs in My Family,” which includes descriptions and survey sheets of Christmas practices in Grayson County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include brief descriptions of customs, stories, and beliefs, informant’s name, and motif index number.
Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rose, Midge (Fa 1013), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1013. Student folk studies project titled: “Hog Killing,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the hog killing process in Boyle County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name and photo.
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilson, Daniel J. (Fa 1014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1014. Student folk studies project titled: “Weaving.” Project includes survey sheets with a description of the weaving process in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name, woven swatch, and photo.
Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montgomery, Susan H. (Fa 1011), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1011. Folk studies student project titled: “Molasses Making.” Project includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of molasses making in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo along with jokes and recipes.
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phelps, Billy J. (Fa 1008), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1008.
Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Fred (Fa 1010), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1010. Folk studies student project titled: “Bee-keeping Project,” which includes interviews and survey sheets with brief descriptions of the beekeeping culture in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of belief or item, informant’s name, and a photo of bee culture.
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1009. Folk studies student project titled: “Making of Molasses,” which includes a description of the molasses making process and related material in Clinton County, Kentucky, with interviews, photos and folklore by motif index number.
Foodways (Fa 1005), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Foodways (Fa 1005), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text for papers (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archive Project 1005. A collection of student observations about regional foodways in short, narrative papers, prepared for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Photos are included in many of the papers.
Lyle, Beth (Fa 1004), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lyle, Beth (Fa 1004), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1004. Paper written by Beth Lyle titled “Class Night: A Lasting Tradition at Allen County-Scottsville High School.” Class night was an annual event held in May in which members of the senior class were formally presented to the community, similar to a debutante or coming out ball.
Hester, Elizabeth Allen "Beth," B. 1956 (Fa 1003), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hester, Elizabeth Allen "Beth," B. 1956 (Fa 1003), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1003. Paper written by ElizaBeth Hester titled, “It Was Just a Good Wholesome Social Time: The Revival of Square Dance in Meador, Kentucky During the 1930s.” This paper was written as part of an assignment for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Boyd, Douglas A., B. 1970 (Fa 1002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Douglas A., B. 1970 (Fa 1002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1002. Group interview with several Tyler family members who were physicians in Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky, as well as friends and family of the doctors. People share folkways related to medical practice and stories by and about the Tyler family. The copyright for this interview is retained by the interviewer; this copy is for research purposes only.
Before Me, After Me, Through Me: Stories Of Food And Community In Eastern Kentucky, Abigail Myers Huggins
Before Me, After Me, Through Me: Stories Of Food And Community In Eastern Kentucky, Abigail Myers Huggins
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This text contextualizes and presents twenty-three oral history interviews conducted in eastern Kentucky during the summer of 2016 as a part of a Master of Arts thesis in southern studies. The interviews were conducted with people specifically connected to food, farming, and community activism in and near Letcher County, Kentucky. The interviews explore such topics as: past and present food traditions, seed saving, gardening, farming, food preservation, herbalism, local food systems, food access, youth, theater arts, lgbtq+ advocacy, and appalachian identity. This document complements an online collection of oral history excerpts created as an audio documentary portion of the overall …
New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky Ii (Fa 1001), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
New Matriarchs: Louisville, Kentucky Ii (Fa 1001), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Digital audio interviews, transcripts of the same, photographs and digital photo files, and corollary material related to a project conducted by Laura Fleming Ospital titled "New Matriarchs: Louisville II" in 2014-2015. It details the lives of women from Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Mexico,and Uzbekistan. The digital interviews are stored in the WKU Sound Archives and the digital images are stored in The WKU Photo Archives.
Whittington, Greg, B. 1950 (Fa 1000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Whittington, Greg, B. 1950 (Fa 1000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1000. Project titled: “Traditional Methods Used in Making Replicas of Early Flintlocks and Caplocks.” Includes interviews with brief descriptions of the history and process to build flintlock and caplock rifles in the Penny Royal Region of Kentucky. Interviews may include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, and a photo of the rifle or gunsmith tool.
Hooe, Laura (Fa 996), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hooe, Laura (Fa 996), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 996. Project titled: “Candy-making and Candy Pulling.” Includes survey sheets with recipes and brief descriptions of methods and superstitions regarding candy-making in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and informant’s name.
Chatelain, Marcia Anne (Fa 994), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chatelain, Marcia Anne (Fa 994), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 994. Project titled: “Folklore in Cookery.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of beliefs, superstitions, proverbs, tales, riddles, songs and recipes of food preservation in Franklin County, Jefferson County, Oldham County, Pulaski County, and Warren County, Kentucky and Missouri. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and motif index number.