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Interview With Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyoung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyoung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyong conducted by Richard F. Hale on 27 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With My Vang And Ye Chak (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With My Vang And Ye Chak (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with My Vang and Ye Chak conducted by Carol A. Bell on 23 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Pane Sananikone (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Pane Sananikone (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Pane Sananikone conducted by Jimmy D. Browning on 18 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Levy Ray Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Levy Ray Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Levy Ray Walker conducted by Linda Walker Cox on 3 March 1989. From folk studies student project documenting bluegrass, country, and gospel music played by Ray Walker.

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Travis, Holly Lane (Fa 141), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1989

Travis, Holly Lane (Fa 141), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 141. Entitled "Life in the Coal Camps", this project features an interview with Ruth Collins and Sarah Copeland regarding their residence in the coal camps of Floyd County, Kentucky in early- to mid-20th century. Includes partial transcriptions.

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Norfleet, David Scott (Fa 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1989

Norfleet, David Scott (Fa 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 122. "The Art of Divining." Interviews with Lucian Gastineau and Raymond Smith, Pulaski County, Kentucky, about the process of divination or water witching.

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Interview With Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields, B. 1923 (Fa 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1988

Interview With Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields, B. 1923 (Fa 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Bonnie G. (Thompson) Fields conducted by John W. Fields on 17 November 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Bonnie Fields’ life in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

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Interviews With Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet And Allen Lewis Pike (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interviews With Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet And Allen Lewis Pike (Fa 382), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Tim Neal Madison, Kevin Devon Vance, Jeffrey Scott Overstreet and Allen Lewis Pike conducted by Patrick Sean Davison on 18 September 1988. From folk studies student project concerning teenagers cruising at shopping malls.

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Interview With John Buell Edmonds, B. 1945 (Fa 376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interview With John Buell Edmonds, B. 1945 (Fa 376), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with John Buell Edmonds conducted by LuAnne Beth Cervelli on 18 September 1998. From folk studies student project concerning the experiences of Edmonds performing gospel music, his involvement in recording and promoting gospel groups, his relationship with the local choir, and the current state of gospel music.

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Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Michael Patrick Carroll conducted by Xiaoge Cai on 16 September 1988 for a folk studies class project titled "Mr. C.'s Coffee House as Clientele." Carroll discusses his work as the owner of a coffee house/bar called Mr. C's Coffee House in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He discusses his life and relevant problems with his work including dealing with minors and issues with radio broadcasting. This project was completed in fulfillment of the requirements for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Interview With Randall Grider And Ginnie Mae Grider About The Float Building Tradition In Tompkinsville, Kentucky (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interview With Randall Grider And Ginnie Mae Grider About The Float Building Tradition In Tompkinsville, Kentucky (Fa 401), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcript of an interview of Randall and Ginnie Mae Grider conducted by Nancy Clay Hundley about the float building tradition at Tompkinsville High School in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. The Griders describe the whole float making process and the activities created through the building of a float. The emotions of the people involved in the process were also discussed. This project was completed as part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Interview With Richard Rochester Bell, B. 1921 (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interview With Richard Rochester Bell, B. 1921 (Fa 373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Richard Rochester Bell conducted by Carol Alice (Wanich) Bell on 13 September 1988. From folk studies student project concerning his involvement with conducting traditional jazz festivals.

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Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1988

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 13 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

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Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1988

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 10 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

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Interview With John Arthur Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 1988

Interview With John Arthur Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with John Arthur Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 11 May 1988. From folk studies student project concerning his wife Mania Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

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Interview With Edward And Lena Neal (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1988

Interview With Edward And Lena Neal (Fa 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

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Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry Apr 1988

Folk Custom As A Barometer Of Social Change In A Tennessee Community, Chad Berry

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Using the techniques of oral history, residents of the Cypress Creeks area of southwestern middle Tennessee were questioned about their perceptions of the social change since 1940. In that year, the National Park Service hired men in the area to help snake out logs for the Natchez Trace Parkway's right-of-way. For most men in the area, the temporary positions on the Trace were the first "public" jobs they ever had. After these positions were no longer needed, outmigration brought residents north to factory-cities; thus, the building of the parkway remains a watershed in residents' memories as the benchmark when change …

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Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1988

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 4 March 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

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Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 1988

Interview With Mania Ivanov Ritter (Fa 84), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mania Ivanov Ritter conducted by Kimberly Anne Schmitt on 18 February 1988. From folk studies student project concerning Ritter discussing her Russian heritage, her experiences in French boarding schools and her life in France during World War II.

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Mccarthy, Kimberly A. (Fa 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1987

Mccarthy, Kimberly A. (Fa 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 116. "Around the kitchen table." Discusses how card games such as Rummy can be considered urban folkloric events.

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Interview With Joe Daugherty (Fa 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1987

Interview With Joe Daugherty (Fa 34), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Joe Daugherty conducted by Dawn Elaine Allen-Carlson on 3 December 1987. From folk studies student project concerning the collections of Joe Daugherty.

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Interview With Frank Miller And Frank Allen Mnner (Fa 70), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Frank Miller And Frank Allen Mnner (Fa 70), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Frank Miller and Frank Allen Minner conducted by Eleonore Beck Mitchell on 23 November 1987. From folk studies student project concerning the history of the ROTC, the ROTC program at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recruitment, and differences in training between ROTC and military academies.

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Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jean Pence conducted by Lisa Mason-Jones on 23 November 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning Pence's role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Interview With Robert J. Wurster (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Robert J. Wurster (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Robert J. Wurster conducted by Callie Lou Dalton on 18 November 1987. From folk studies student project concerning his involvement with the International Student Program at Western Kentucky University and issues of acculturation, equity in the classroom, expression of identity, and the program’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Interview With Zilpha Amanda Hume (Fa 39), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Zilpha Amanda Hume (Fa 39), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Zilpha Amanda Hume conducted by Teresa L. Hollingsworth on 17 November 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning experiences with trance channeling.

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Interview With Marilyn Cline (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Marilyn Cline (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Marilyn Cline conducted by Sara Jane McNulty on 16 November 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning experiences with trance channeling.

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Interview With Overt Ray Rich (Fa 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Overt Ray Rich (Fa 33), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Overt Ray Rich conducted by Greg Jenkins on 13 November 1987. From student folk studies project concerning Overt Rich's work with prison ministries.

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Interview With Arthur And Anne Cataldo (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1987

Interview With Arthur And Anne Cataldo (Fa 37), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Arthur and Anne Cataldo conducted by Sara Jane McNulty on 9 October 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning experiences with trance channeling.

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Interview With Lewis Cutliff Regarding Mammoth Cave (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1987

Interview With Lewis Cutliff Regarding Mammoth Cave (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral interview done with Lewis Cutliff in 1987 related to Mammoth Cave National Park. He discusses the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps at Mammoth Cave.

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Interview With Dawson "Doss" Davis And Vida Davis (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1987

Interview With Dawson "Doss" Davis And Vida Davis (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Dawson “Doss” Davis and Vida Davis conducted by Kelly A. Lally on 2 September 1987. From folk studies student project about the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, and concerning experiences of twenty former CCC enrollees from the four camps at Mammoth Cave and five other related people.

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