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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
A Rejuvenating Resort Remembered: The Use Of Folklore And Archaeology In The Investigation Of The Historic Massey Springs Resort In South-Central Kentucky, Renee Pinkston
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Using only one line of evidence for a study of historic sites can be problematic if it does not provide a complete picture of the material culture or lifeways of a people, group, or community. In order to understand the ideas and objects, of culture present at historic sites, it is necessary to use archaeological methodologies with vernacular architecture studies and folklore to create a more holistic image of the world and its inhabitants. To facilitate this, I conducted original research on a mineral spring resort, Massey Springs Resort (Massey Springs) in Warren County, Kentucky, a popular resort in the …
Kentucky Folklore Record (Mss 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklore Record (Mss 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 501. Correspondence, manuscripts, and subscription and financial records relating to the content, editing, publication and management of the Kentucky Folklore Record, a quarterly journal of the Kentucky Folklore Society.
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Phil Veluzat and Mary Jo Veluzat about their experiences as park rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Coy Hanson (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Coy Hanson (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Coy Hanson about his experiences as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Lora Peppers (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Lora Peppers (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Lora Peppers about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Kentucky Folklore Society (Mss 497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklore Society (Mss 497), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 497. Records of the Kentucky Folklore Society, primarily correspondence of president Janet Gilmore and of Dr. Camilla A. Collins, editor of the Society’s journal, the Kentucky Folklore Record. Also includes some financial and organizational information.
Interview With Jerry Bransford (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jerry Bransford (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Jerry Bransford about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Brad Mcdougal (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Brad Mcdougal (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Brad McDougal about his experiences as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Sharon Ganci (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Sharon Ganci (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Sharon Ganci about her experiences as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Henry T. Holman And Pamela Sue Holman (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Henry T. Holman And Pamela Sue Holman (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Henry T. Holman and Pamela Sue Holman about their experiences as park rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Bob Ward (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Bob Ward (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Bobby Carson about his experiences as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Joy Lyons And David Lyons (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joy Lyons And David Lyons (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Joy Lyons and David Lyons about their experiences as park rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Thomason Political Folklore Collection (Fa 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Thomason Political Folklore Collection (Fa 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 774. The Thomason Political Folklore Collection includes projects conducted by students from a number of counties in the state of Kentucky and few from nearby states. The collection includes information pertaining to those counties political oral traditions. This project was conducted by students at Western Kentucky University for class credit.
Interview With Josh Clemons (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Josh Clemons (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Josh Clemons about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With David Wyrick (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With David Wyrick (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with David Wyrick about his experiences as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Eddie Wells (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Eddie Wells (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Eddie Wells about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Joel Gillespie (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joel Gillespie (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Joel Gillespie about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Allen County, Kentucky Folklife And Oral History Project (Fa 753), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen County, Kentucky Folklife And Oral History Project (Fa 753), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 753. Western Kentucky University’s Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology received a grant from the Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation in the summer of 2011 to conduct an oral history and folklife survey of Allen County, Kentucky over several years. Using recorded interviews, photography, and videography, graduate and undergraduate students in the department documented a broad range of historical and cultural themes in Allen County. Students complete the fieldwork as part of their coursework in courses including Folklore Fieldwork, Cultural Conservation, Vernacular Architecture, and Field Methods in Ethnography. The resulting archival material consists …
Interview With Peter Zahrt (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Peter Zahrt (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Peter Zahrt about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With David Alexander (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With David Alexander (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with David Alexander about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2007 (Fa 668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2007 (Fa 668), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives projects 668. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 20-22, 2007 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.
Interview With Brian Sacia (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Brian Sacia (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Brian Sacia about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Vickie Carson (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Vickie Carson (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Vickie Carson about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Darlene Owens (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Darlene Owens (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Darlene Owens about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2005 (Fa 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2005 (Fa 667), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives projects 667. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 15-17, 2005 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2001 (Fa 665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2001 (Fa 665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 665. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 27-29, 2001 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2003 (Fa 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2003 (Fa 666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 666. This collection features information and documentation about the Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 25-27, 2003 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2000 (Fa 664), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 2000 (Fa 664), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 664. This collection features information and documentation about the third annual Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 28-30, 2000 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.
Interview With Kathy Proffitt (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Kathy Proffitt (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Kathy Proffitt about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 1999 (Fa 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort, Kentucky, 1999 (Fa 663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 663. This collection features information and documentation about the third annual Kentucky Folklife Festival held from September 16-18, 1998 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The festival was sponsored by the Kentucky Folklife Program, an inter-agency program of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council agencies of the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet.