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Articles 421 - 450 of 1555
Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 965), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 965), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 965. Project titled: “Student Collections: Glassware.” Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of glassware, ironstone, copperware, and china found in Hardin County and Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, and photo.
Heltzel, Dane Howard (Fa 969), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Heltzel, Dane Howard (Fa 969), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 969. Project titled: “Folk Songs and Ballads.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk songs and ballads collected in Christian County, Kentucky and Indiana. Sheets include title, lyrics, motif index number, and informant’s name.
Curry, Carolyn (Fa 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Curry, Carolyn (Fa 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 960. Project titled: “Clocks and Cameras.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of clocks and cameras found in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, maker’s name, and photo.
Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 955. Paper titled: “Sawmills Past and Present in Hart, southern LaRue, and western Green County.” Includes description, terms, illustration, and photos of sawmills in the Penny Royal Region of Kentucky.
Molden, Roy (Fa 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Molden, Roy (Fa 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 963. Project titled: “The Chestnut Farmstead.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions ofbuildings and implements on the Chestnut family farm in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and photo.
Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 954. Paper titled: “Montgomery’s Mill.” Includes description, terms illustration, and photos of Montgomery’s Mill in Green County, Kentucky.
Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 957. Paper titled: “Watermills.” Includes survey sheets of descriptions of watermills in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a description, informant’s name, terms, and a photo of a watermill.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 961), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 961. Project titled: [Student Collections: Agricultural Implements] Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of agricultural implements in Boyle County, Breathitt County, Hardin County, Lincoln County, and Taylor County in Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, and a photo of the implement.
Watson, Betty Lou (Fa 959), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watson, Betty Lou (Fa 959), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 959. Paper titled: “Under the Waves.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the valley and its farm life to be flooded by the Green River Reservoir in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, illustrations, and photos of the area.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 962), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 962. Project titled: [Student Collections: Dinner Bells] Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of dinner bells in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, terms, and a photo of the dinner bell.
Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hay, William G. (Fa 951), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 951. Paper titled: “Hardin Springs.” Includes description, terms, beliefs, and photos of Hardin Springs and the watermill in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Polston, Earl (Fa 950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Polston, Earl (Fa 950), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 950. Project titled: “Watermills.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of watermills in Clinton County, Kentucky and Pall Mall in Fentress County, Tennessee. Sheets include a brief description, owner’s name, and a photo of the watermill.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 952), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 952. Paper titled: “[Student Collections: Watermills]," WKU Professor Lynwood Montell’s compilation of survey sheets from various collections by students with brief descriptions of watermills in Kentucky and Connecticut. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, a photo and/or illustration.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 949), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 949. Paper titled: “[Student Collections: Watermills]," WKU professor Lynwood Montell’s compilation of survey sheets from various collections by students with brief descriptions of watermills, farm implements, steam engines, etc. from the Knobs and Penny Royal Regions in Kentucky and Connecticut. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, a photo and/or illustration.
Carter, John Mark (Fa 945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, John Mark (Fa 945), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 945. Paper titled: “A Collection of Ghost Stories.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of ghost stories from Bowling Green, Frankfort, and the Pennyrile region of Kentucky, and California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Sutton, Bobby A. (Fa 946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sutton, Bobby A. (Fa 946), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 946. Paper titled: “History of the Litsey Mill.” Includes information about the Litsey Mill in Washington County, Kentucky, including a description of the workings of the flour mill, terms, implements, map, deeds, and photos.
Harbison, Kay (Fa 947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Kay (Fa 947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 947. Paper titled: “Watermill.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of watermills in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, uses, and some photos.
Rivers, David (Fa 944), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rivers, David (Fa 944), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 944. Paper titled: “Ghost Stories.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of ghost stories from the Bluegrass and Pennyrile regions of Kentucky, and from Sumner County, Tennessee, Mississippi and Ohio. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Kampars, Ints (Fa 943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kampars, Ints (Fa 943), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 943. Project titled: “A Structural Analysis of Two Auctioneering Techniques.” Includes introduction of auctions and auctioneering in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Recording transcriptions include terms and practices of auctioneers.
Dennison, Robert (Fa 942), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dennison, Robert (Fa 942), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 942. Project titled: “Ghosts and Omens of Death.” Includes introduction of ghost stories and omens of death collected in Hart County, Kentucky.
Smaxwell, Mike (Fa 935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smaxwell, Mike (Fa 935), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 935. Project titled: “Field Collections of Epitaphs.” Includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs collected in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky and Ohio.
Tharp, Dina (Fa 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tharp, Dina (Fa 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 941. Paper titled: “Tombstone Rubbings.” Includes introduction and illustrations of gravestone art and designs collected in Henry County, Kentucky, and Warren County, Kentucky.
Pride, William R. (Fa 933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pride, William R. (Fa 933), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 933. Student folk studies project titled: “Epitaphs,” which includes gravestone epitaphs collected from cemeteries in Jefferson County, Oldham County, Union County and Warren County, Kentucky.
Reynolds, Freddy (Fa 932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reynolds, Freddy (Fa 932), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 932. Student folk studies project titled: “Epitaphs,” which includes gravestone epitaphs collected from cemeteries in Hart County, Kentucky.
Church, Bob (Fa 937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Church, Bob (Fa 937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 937. Project titled: “Tombstone Epitaphs.” Project includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs collected in Grant, Logan, Simpson and Warren counties in Kentucky.
Pride, Mark (Fa 936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pride, Mark (Fa 936), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 936. Project titled: “Field Collections of Epitaphs.” Project includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs collected in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky.
Pudlo, Richard T. (Fa 934), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pudlo, Richard T. (Fa 934), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 934. Includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs and a list collected in Allen, Logan, and Warren counties in Kentucky.
Ashley, Odell (Fa 939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ashley, Odell (Fa 939), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 939. Project titled: “Introduction to Epitaphs.” Includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs collected in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Hines, Larry (Fa 938), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hines, Larry (Fa 938), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 938. Project titled: “Introduction to Epitaphs.” Includes introduction of gravestone epitaphs collected in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Phillips, Cynthia (Fa 940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Phillips, Cynthia (Fa 940), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folkllife Archives Project 940. Project titled: “Collection Project of Gravestone Art.” Includes introduction and illustrations of gravestone art and designs collected in Butler, Edmonson Marshall, and Warren counties in Kentucky.