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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Burgess, Viola, Et Al. (Fa 1252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Burgess, Viola, Et Al. (Fa 1252), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1252. Small collection titled “Peddlers Anecdotes" in which students gathered together stories relating to traveling salesmen. Paper includes list of collectors and informants.
Aaron, Phillip Reeves (Fa 1247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Aaron, Phillip Reeves (Fa 1247), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1247. Student paper titled “The Scarevenger Hunt” in which Phil R. Aaron documents the use of scarecrows throughout Adair County. By using an ad in the local newspaper, a radio ad, and a telephone book, Aaron was able to interview residents about their connections, traditions, and beliefs surrounding the construction, decoration, and implementation of scarecrows. The paper contains photographs of various scarecrows, hand drawn illustrations of charts and data sets, and maps of the research area.
Cheser, Donald Bruce (Fa 1248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cheser, Donald Bruce (Fa 1248), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1248. Student folk studies project titled “Report on One of Our Cultural-Economic Institutions of Rural America” which includes statistical data of general stores in Nelson County, Kentucky. Graphs may detail cultural and economic statistics and projections regarding this rural area.
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tyrie, Betsy And Colin Stephen, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1245. A collection of materials relating to research on the Felts Log House undertaken by Betsy Tyrie and Colin Stephen. The documentation seeks to interpret the social aspects of the log house as well as architectural changes made to the structure over the course of nearly 150 years. The report also provides insight into the house’s history, its construction, and its eventual relocation to WKU’s campus in the late 1970s. Recorded audio interviews, black and white and color photographs, newspaper articles, and a brief personal essay are also included in the collection.
Wooley, Linda (Fa 1246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wooley, Linda (Fa 1246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1246. Student paper titled “The Taylor County Post Offices Now and Then” in which Linda Wooley examines the history, construction, location, and daily operation of post offices throughout the county. The paper includes several black and white photographs of both the interior and exterior of the post offices.
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pennington, Brenda Kaye (Fa 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1244. Student folk studies project titled “Country stores in Lincoln County, [Kentucky]” which includes survey sheets with narrative descriptions of general stores in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the building, its history, and photos.
Green, Mary Jo (Fa 1243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Green, Mary Jo (Fa 1243), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1243. Student folk studies project titled “Dolls of Adair County,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various types of dolls owned by collectors in Adair County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the doll, materials, history, and photo.
Newton, Gil (Fa 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newton, Gil (Fa 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1242. Student folk studies project titled “Housing [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of structures in the area surrounding Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of the structure, location, history, floor plan, and photo.
Ua37/30/4 Faculty Personal Papers Lowell Harrison, Sam Bruer, Bess Mchone, Wku Archives
Ua37/30/4 Faculty Personal Papers Lowell Harrison, Sam Bruer, Bess Mchone, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Personal papers created by and about Lowell Harrison.
Walker, Dorian (Fa 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Dorian (Fa 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1240. Collection of oral history interviews with railroad employees, locals, and historians recorded on Betacam and Betacam SP for Dorian Walker’s 1995 film Beauty of the Southland. Portions of the interviews were also used for a 2010 miniseries, All Aboard.
Bastin, Glen (Fa 1241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bastin, Glen (Fa 1241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1241. Collection of 38 cassette tapes featuring Glen Bastin's regional public affairs syndicated radio program, "Pondering Kentucky: The Magazine." A contents list was prepared and appears at the end of this finding aid.
Cox, Hilda-Gay (Fa 1239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cox, Hilda-Gay (Fa 1239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1239. Student folk studies project titled “Sequent Occupance of the Main Business District of Hodgenville, Kentucky,” which includes a list of illustrations with brief descriptions of residents and buildings in the main business district of Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky. List entries may include a brief description of building, resident, location, donor, and photo.
Bertram, Kay (Fa 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bertram, Kay (Fa 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1238. Student paper titled “Taylor County’s One Room Schools” in which Kay Bertram details the history, the construction, and the eventual consolidation of public schools in the county. Bertram describes how funds were raised in order to build the schoolhouses, teachers’ annual incomes, and a “typical day” in the life of a student. The paper also contains color photographs of each one-room school and a brief description of the location.
Greenwell, Doris (Fa 1237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Greenwell, Doris (Fa 1237), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1237. Student paper titled “The One-Room Schoolhouse in America’s Past” in which Doris Greenwell details the significance of two schoolhouses in New Haven, Kentucky. Greenwell gathered information from two teachers, both of whom taught in one-room schools for an extended period of time. The author describes each schoolhouse as well as common characteristics of how the schools operated on a daily basis. The paper includes pictures of the Hagan School and the former New Haven School.
Mckinley, Sue (Fa 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mckinley, Sue (Fa 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1236. Student paper titled “The Early Schools of Taylor County” in which Sue McKinley charts the rise and fall of traditional one-room school houses throughout Taylor County, Kentucky. McKinley examines the lasting influence the schoolhouses had on the community, as well as factors that contributed to the success of educational programs throughout the county. The author also describes the structure of a typical school day, the consolidation of rural schools and districts, and the importance of properly trained teachers. The paper includes black and white photographs of multiple one-room schoolhouses with a brief …
Cheak, Bob (Fa 1232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cheak, Bob (Fa 1232), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1232. Student paper titled “Dream Interpretations” in which Bob Cheak provides the symbolic meaning of common motifs found in dreams. Cheak collected several interpretations from family and friends. Motifs are listed alphabetically until page 75.
Graham, Jimmie, Et Al. (Fa 1235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Graham, Jimmie, Et Al. (Fa 1235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1235. Student paper title “Folk Beliefs” in which Jimmie Graham and several other students gathered popular folk rhymes, poems, phrases, and epigrams/autographs (personal entries in autograph books or yearbooks). Paper includes list of both interviewers and participants.
Moore, Jan (Fa 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Moore, Jan (Fa 1234), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1234. Student paper titled “Folk Architecture” in which Jan More examines the architecture styles of structures in Bartholomew County, Indiana. The paper includes black and white photographs of houses, barns, spring houses, churches, court houses, and Brown County State Park. Each photograph includes a brief handwritten description. The paper also includes a 1960 map of Bartholomew County.
Uren, Doris Et Al. (Fa 1233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Uren, Doris Et Al. (Fa 1233), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1233. Student folk studies project titled “Märchen [Fairy tales],” which includes survey sheets with a description of a fairy tale collected in Kentucky and Tennessee by students at Campbellsville College, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of a fairy tale, informant’s name, age and address. The first name of the collectors Asher and Wall were not provided.
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Josephine (Fa 1230), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1230. Student folk studies project titled: “Diminishing Culture,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of rural life including structures and implements in the Coldwater area of Lincoln County, Tennessee and in Madison County, Alabama. Sheets may include a photo and brief description of the structure or implement, use, history, and location.
Larson, Mike (Fa 1231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Larson, Mike (Fa 1231), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1231. Student paper titled “History of Woodburn, Kentucky” in which Mike Larson details the founding, growth, and eventual decline of the small town in Warren County. Larson gathered together information from interviews, correspondence, business directories, and manuscripts about a range of topics including, but not limited to, education, crime rates, athletics, healthcare, influential families, and sources of entertainment.
Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Newton, Glenda (Fa 1229), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1229. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Architecture [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various structures in Clark County, Indiana. Sheets may include a brief description of the structure, distinct architectural details, history, and location.
Schulman, Steven A. (Fa 1227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Schulman, Steven A. (Fa 1227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1227. Student paper titled “The Preacher’s Just Like a Grasshopper: A Study of a Kentucky Song Maker” in which Steven Schulman details the life of Howess Dewey Winfrey, a song-maker from Cumberland County. Schulman collected folk songs and performances from Winfrey over the course of two months. His fieldwork revealed that Winfrey was a creator of satirical tunes, which were influenced by his childhood, his experiences with the Church of the Nazarene, his time spent as a logger, his relationships with family and friends, politics, and land ownership. The paper includes excerpts from …
Brooks, Larry (Fa 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brooks, Larry (Fa 1228), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1228. Student paper titled “Blacksmithing” in which Larry Brooks explores the history of blacksmithing, the proper way to shoe a horse, appropriate tools and supplies, and how craftsmen use various smithing methods to repair items such as shovels, plows, and wagon wheels. Brooks collected information from Earl Austin, a longtime farmer and blacksmith from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. The paper also contains black and white photographs of blacksmithing implements, the shoeing process, and Austin’s workspace.
Roberts, Lynne Allene (Fa 1226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Roberts, Lynne Allene (Fa 1226), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1226. Student paper coupled with a photographic essay titled “A Day in the Life of J. Allen and Irma Moats” in which Lynne Roberts details the daily routine of her maternal grandparents. The author outlines their diet, sources of income, domestic duties, and use of modern technology. Accompanying the paper is a set of 19 black and white photographs of J. Allen and Irma, their home, crafts, and additional cherished keepsakes.
Thornton, Larry D. (Fa 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thornton, Larry D. (Fa 1225), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1225. Student folk studies project titled: “Folk Housing,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the farm house and out buildings on the W. C. Kelly Farm, near Plano, in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of the building, photograph, and informant’s name. Some sheets document things that occurred at the farm such as the annual hog killing and broom making.
Heritage, Tradition, And Craft In Quiltmaking (Fa 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Heritage, Tradition, And Craft In Quiltmaking (Fa 1131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1131. Collection contains Interviews, photographs, and informant data sheets relating to Sandy Staebell's project with quiltmakers in Allen County and Monroe County, Kentucky and Macon County, Tennessee for the 2017-2018 Osby Lee Hire and Lillian K. Garrison Hire Memorial Lecture Series.
Bruce, Paula (Fa 1224), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bruce, Paula (Fa 1224), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1224. Student folk studies project titled: “Collection Project on Games and Songs,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk games and songs in Warren County, Kentucky , Michigan, and Miami, Florida. Sheets may include a brief description of a folk game, song, joke, text classification, informant’s name, age, and address.
Hite, Danny (Fa 1223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hite, Danny (Fa 1223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1223. Student paper titled “Icehouses” in which Danny Hite interviews Mr. B. Joe Russell about the construction, purpose, and use of the icehouse that is located on a farm in Gracey, Kentucky. The ice house, which is over 100 years old, was used as a means of storage and refrigeration, although Russell offers other potential functions for the ice, as well. The paper includes a photograph of the informant, interior and exterior shots of the icehouse, and hand-drawn architectural diagrams indicating the icehouse’s measurements.
Mccurry, Pam (Fa 1222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccurry, Pam (Fa 1222), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1222. Student paper titled “Games and Toys” in which Pam McCurry examines various expressions of childhood material culture. McCurry interviewed close family and friends to gather information for her paper, which includes brief descriptions of each informant, and hand-drawn illustrations of assorted knick-knacks and trinkets.