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Articles 1381 - 1410 of 1555
Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 127. History of "Highland," a house built in the 1890s by the Monarch family of Owensboro, Kentucky. This Queen Anne-style house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 130. "The People of the Capitol", an oral history project describing the history of Frankfort, Kentucky, and the citizens of the state capitol. This paper includes information about the Frankfort Penitentiary (1800-1937), the role of the state government in the lives of the people, and the various ethnic groups who settled there.
Mcdougal, Michael W., B.1961 (Fa 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcdougal, Michael W., B.1961 (Fa 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 117. "Stories from family and friends: Sumner County and middle Tennessee region." Oral narratives from the McDougal family of Gallatin, Tennessee and acquaintances of the collector.
Kelly, Jim (Fa 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kelly, Jim (Fa 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 109. Paper entitled "The Effects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Logan County, Kentucky." Research paper discussing projects that WPA completed in Logan County, Kentucky.
Interview With Grace Marie Pack Little (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Grace Marie Pack Little (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Grace Marie Pack Little conducted by Rita Helen (Roberts) Kelly on 16 November 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family history and experiences of Gracie Little as a flea market seller with Andy Anderson in A and G Specialty.
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Janet Lee Barton-Stratton conducted by Sandra Jean Pomerantz on 7 November 1985. From a folk studies student project concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, including family folklore and Mary Kay legends.
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Janet Lee Barton-Stratton conducted by Sandra Jean Pomerantz on 1 November 1985. From a folk studies student project concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, including family folklore and Mary Kay legends.
Interview With Vernon Artell Anderson (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Vernon Artell Anderson (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Vernon Artell "Andy" Anderson conducted by Rita Helen (Roberts) Kelly on 28 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family history and experiences of Andy Anderson as a flea market seller with Grace Little in A and G Specialty. Also contains information about Anderson's childhood in Richmond County, Georgia and his career as a military M. P.
Interview With Nancy Frew (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Nancy Frew (Fa 318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Nancy Frew conducted by Vickie Wright Carden in 24 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the paranormal experience of Frew and Vicki Taylor in their apartment in 1981.
Interview With Mike And Teri Doss (Fa 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mike And Teri Doss (Fa 42), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mike and Teri Doss conducted by Jon Rhett Rushing on 14 October 1985. Mike and Teri Doss are pseudonyms. From folk studies student project concerning this husband and wife and their itinerant family selling business of martial arts equipment.
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Janet Lee Barton-Stratton (Fa 36), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Janet Lee Barton-Stratton conducted by Sandra Jean Pomerantz on 12 October 1985. From a folk studies student project concerning the Mary Kay consulting business of Janet Lee Barton-Stratton, including family folklore and Mary Kay legends.
Interview With Langdon Thomas Dyer (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Langdon Thomas Dyer (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Langdon Thomas Dyer conducted by Shaunn Maree Lybarger on 8 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning Langdon Dyer's gardening and marketing of produce at the Bowling Green farmers' market. Also includes biographical information about his service as an Army Air Corps pilot in World War II.
Interview With Vernon Artell Anderson (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Vernon Artell Anderson (Fa 46), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Vernon Artell "Andy" Anderson conducted by Rita Helen (Roberts) Kelly on 3 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family history and experiences of Andy Anderson as a flea market seller with Grace Little in A and G Specialty. Also contains information about Anderson's childhood in Richmond County, Georgia and his career as a military M. P.
Interview With Artie Emmet Lemaire (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Artie Emmet Lemaire (Fa 40), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Artie Emmet Lemaire conducted by Janet Tracy on 2 October 1985. From folk studies student project concerning Artie Lemaire's business selling merchandise at flea markets and roadside stands in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also biographical information about Lemaire as a prisoner of war in World War II and working with the Salvation Army.
Interview With Margie Autry Hawks (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Margie Autry Hawks (Fa 43), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Margie Autry Hawks conducted by Elizabeth Allen Hester on 28 September 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the family/personal history of Margie Hawks and her occupation as flea market seller and subsistence farmer.
Interview With Bruce Simmons (Fa 390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Bruce Simmons (Fa 390), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Bruce Simmons conducted by Randy Fox on 18 March 1985. From folk studies student project concerning war gaming miniatures.
Interview With Unknown Grower (Fa 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Unknown Grower (Fa 32), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with unknown grower conducted by Pierce Butler Whites on March 11, 1985. From student folk studies project titled "Contemporary Marijuana Cultivation and Usage: Interviews and Documents" concerning the illicit growth and construction of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia in Warren County, Kentucky.
Interview With William L. Adams And David R. Adams (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With William L. Adams And David R. Adams (Fa 348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with William L. and David R. Adams conducted by Tammie Pickering and Gary Collins on 2 March 1985. From folk studies student project concerning the connection between trees and traditional folkways and details the medicinal properties of sassafras tea, the production of maple syrup, and the expressive crafts of woodcarving and carpentry.
Interview With Virginia Petty (Fa 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Virginia Petty (Fa 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Virginia Petty conducted by Richard Denton on 26 February 1985. From folk studies student project concerning her work as a wood carver from Oakland, Warren County, Kentucky.
Interview With Mrs. James Hall (Fa 378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mrs. James Hall (Fa 378), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mrs. James Hall conducted by Nancy Cederquist on 22 February 1985. From folk studies student project concerning Mrs. Hall’s passion for quilting, her preferred patterns, fabric care, and her experiences with a local quilting group.
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.
Interview With Rhonda Sue Kinchlow (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Rhonda Sue Kinchlow (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Rhonda Sue Kinchlow conducted by Gina Lloyce Kinchlow on 26 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interviews of three Kinchlow family members concerning African American middle class family life and Easter customs in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana during the 1960s and 1970s.
Interview With Alex Mercedes Kelley (Donna Maria Kinchlow) (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Alex Mercedes Kelley (Donna Maria Kinchlow) (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Alex Mercedes Kelly (Donna Maria Kinchlow) conducted by Gina Lloyce Kinchlow on 26 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interviews of three Kinchlow family members concerning African American middle class family life and Easter customs in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana during the 1960s and 1970s.
Interview With Fannie Lou (Wood) Kinchlow (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Fannie Lou (Wood) Kinchlow (Fa 12), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Fannie Lou (Wood) Kinchlow conducted by Gina Lloyce Kinchlow on 24 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interviews of three Kinchlow family members concerning African American middle class family life and Easter customs in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana during the 1960s and 1970s.
Interview With Joseph Bryan Houk (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joseph Bryan Houk (Fa 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Joseph Bryan Houk conducted by Thomas Edward Bibler on 17 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Joseph Houk about his life and Christmas and New Year's customs in Hart and Warren Counties, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio.
Interview With Mary Dee Boemker (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mary Dee Boemker (Fa 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mary Dee Boemker conducted by Ann Elizabeth Thomas on 16 October 1984. Student folk studies class project with an interview of Mary Dee Boemker about Catholicism and her celebration of Easter and other holidays. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.
Interview With Mary Elizabeth Mcpherson Ricketts (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mary Elizabeth Mcpherson Ricketts (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mary Elizabeth (McPherson) Ricketts conducted by Anne Elizabeth McKee on 16 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Mary Elizabeth Ricketts about her experiences concerning the Kentucky Derby. Topics include Louisville hotels and Derby food and fashion.
Interview With Sarah Alice Marcum Roemer (Fa 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Sarah Alice Marcum Roemer (Fa 7), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Sarah Alice Marcum Roemer conducted by Thomas Collier Hines, Jr. on 16 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Alice Roemer discussing her life, including her childhood, education, work and family experiences, with special emphasis on Thanksgiving customs.
Interview With Mary Elizabeth Mcpherson Ricketts (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Mary Elizabeth Mcpherson Ricketts (Fa 9), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Mary Elizabeth (McPherson) Ricketts conducted by Anne Elizabeth McKee on 16 October 1984. From folk studies student project with interview of Mary Elizabeth Ricketts about her experiences concerning the Kentucky Derby. Topics include Louisville hotels and Derby food and fashion. This is the second tape of the interview.
Interview With Jessie Marie (Taylor) Basham (Fa 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jessie Marie (Taylor) Basham (Fa 5), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of interview with Jessie Marie Taylor Basham conducted by Jennifer Lynn Henlsey Hulsey on 15 October 1984. From a folk studies class project with an interview of Jessie Basham about her life with an emphasis on Christmas customs in Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.