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Allen, David Bruce (Fa 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1997

Allen, David Bruce (Fa 170), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 170. "April Fool's Day Within Print Media", a paper written by David Bruce Allen for a WKU folk studies class. Comic strips and articles from the "Park City Daily News", Bowling Green, Kentucky referenced.

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Davis, Amanda Jean (Fa 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1997

Davis, Amanda Jean (Fa 178), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 178. "Folklore: The Color Concept", a paper written by Amanda Jean Davis for a WKU folk studies class. Newspaper articles referenced.

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Davis, Rochelle (Fa 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1997

Davis, Rochelle (Fa 179), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 179. "Folklore in Derby Festivals and Traditions", a paper written by Rochelle Davis for a WKU folk studies class. Articles from the Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, referenced.

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Covington, Jeri Davina Fields (Fa 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1997

Covington, Jeri Davina Fields (Fa 177), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 177. "American Folklore: Government is Corrupt", a paper written by Jeri Davina Fields Covington for a WKU folk studies class. Periodical articles referenced.

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Trigg County, Kentucky African American Oral History Project (Fa 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1995

Trigg County, Kentucky African American Oral History Project (Fa 196), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 196. Project by four WKU Folk Studies students in which they interviewed Trigg County, Kentucky African Americans about various aspects of their lives. Most of the individuals that were interviewed had a rural background and were born in the early 1900s. Interviews may be accessed by clicking on the "Additional Files" below.

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Molloy, Janice Louise (Fa 189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1992

Molloy, Janice Louise (Fa 189), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 189. Paper (24 p.): "On the Road: Vernacular Architecture as a Creative Response to Economic Opportunity," written by Molloy and Trudy Balcom for a Western Kentucky University class. The paper focuses on the Horseshoe Motel in Warren County, Kentucky. Also includes tape transcription (11 p.).

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Ragar, Tammy Sue (Fa 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1991

Ragar, Tammy Sue (Fa 132), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 132. "Winning at the Track." Discussion of folk beliefs involving gambling at the Dueling Grounds Race Course in Franklin, Kentucky.

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David, Lynn Coulter, B.1941 (Fa 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1991

David, Lynn Coulter, B.1941 (Fa 93), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 93. Interview with Oscar Rhea Wren, Logan County, Kentucky, conducted on April 19, 1991. The interview discusses Wren and Felts family genealogy, as well as political and social life in Logan County, Kentucky.

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Leach, Mary Jo (Fa 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1991

Leach, Mary Jo (Fa 135), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 135. "Vietnam: One Man's Remembrances." Interview with Lee Scruggs of the 77th Special Forces Reconnaissance Platoon stationed in Southern Laos during the Vietnam War. Interview contains anecdotes and personal narratives of his participation in the war.

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Metzer, Joseph Allen And Amy Y. Taylor (Fa 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1990

Metzer, Joseph Allen And Amy Y. Taylor (Fa 163), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 163. Paper (25 p.) entitled "I-House at 1311 Clay Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky" by Western Kentucky University students Metzer and Taylor for a vernacular architecture class.

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Faul, Beth (Fa 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1989

Faul, Beth (Fa 101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 101 entitled, "A Sample of Medical Folklore." Interviews, November 23 & 29, 1989, with Caldwell County Hospital personnel in Princeton, Kentucky, concerning jokes and home remedies.

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Hagan, Jeffrey Brian (Fa 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1989

Hagan, Jeffrey Brian (Fa 107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 107. Farming folklore. Interviews, November 1, 3, 1989, with William M. Cecil and Craig Allen Smith concerning farm occupational lore and duties. Includes paper discussing collector's fieldwork experiences.

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Davis, Amanda Lee (Fa 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1989

Davis, Amanda Lee (Fa 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 94. Project entitled "Christmas Traditions." Includes interviews with family members and friends concerning Christmas customs in Tennessee, October 6-8, 1989.

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Kenney, Melissa Ruth (Fa 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1989

Kenney, Melissa Ruth (Fa 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 110. [Lucille Rascoe]. Family history of Lucille Elizabeth (Gray) Rascoe and Andrew Jackson Rascoe of Trigg County, Kentucky.

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Kinslow, Georgina Sue "Gina" (Fa 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1989

Kinslow, Georgina Sue "Gina" (Fa 112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 112. "My Aunt Nola's summer kitchen." Interviews with Nola Lee Cooksey, Mt. Hermon, Kentucky, and Sue Miller Kidwell, Bowling Green, Kentucky, examining the existence of summer kitchens in Barren County, Kentucky. Compares northern structures of this type to southern structures and discusses a shift in usage. Includes indexes and partial transcriptions.

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Powell, Cheryl Keneathe (Fa 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Powell, Cheryl Keneathe (Fa 131), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 131. "The Tire Planter in Western Kentucky." Discusses the use of tires as outdoor planters in Central City, Kentucky, as a form of aesthetic recycling. Includes interview with Roy Cobb, October 10, 1988, and James and Ruby (Carver) Goff, March 1, 1989.

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

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

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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

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

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

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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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Horn, Sandra (Simunaci), B. 1946 (Fa 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1986

Horn, Sandra (Simunaci), B. 1946 (Fa 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, full-text scan of paper, and interview (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 125. Interview with psychic practitioner, Terry Langford of Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing supernatural occurrences in the Kentucky Building at Western Kentucky University. Includes attachments.

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Roberts, Lynne (Fa 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1986

Roberts, Lynne (Fa 128), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 128. Pictorial essay about the art of Bertha T. Skaggs, dollmaker and quilter of Hart County, Kentucky.

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Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1986

Eans, Kevin, B. 1964 (Fa 127), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.

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Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1986

Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 130), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.

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Mcdougal, Michael W., B.1961 (Fa 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1985

Mcdougal, Michael W., B.1961 (Fa 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.

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Kelly, Jim (Fa 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1985

Kelly, Jim (Fa 109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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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.

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Marlow, Mark Howard (Fa 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1984

Marlow, Mark Howard (Fa 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 118. "Folk remedies and cures." Collection of folk cures and beliefs pertaining to infants and pregnant women, as well as the opinions of a pediatrician towards these practices.

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Arnold, Thomas Cleveland, Jr., B. 1957 (Fa 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Dec 1983

Arnold, Thomas Cleveland, Jr., B. 1957 (Fa 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 102. Project and paper entitled "Miss Mattie Makes Music." Paper and interviews, November 8 & 22, 1983, with black guitarists Mattie (Thomas) Crumbold Baldry, b.1895, of Adairville, Kentucky in Logan County. Includes information on her band, employment and family life.

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Carroll, Ricky L. (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1983

Carroll, Ricky L. (Fa 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 197. Interviews and transcripts with ninety-three year old Acie Carroll, a farmer of Bee Springs (Edmonson County), Kentucky, about his life experiences. Includes photographs. WKU student Ricky Carroll, did the project for a Folk Studies course.

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Rose, Barry L. (Fa 199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1983

Rose, Barry L. (Fa 199), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 199. Project includes a paper written by WKU Folk Studies student Rose, about Warren County, Kentucky musician Joe Marshall. Also includes a newspaper clipping and photos (5).

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Beshens, Paige A. (Fa 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1982

Beshens, Paige A. (Fa 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 99. Folklore in "B.C." Examines the comic strip "B.C.", created by Johnny Hart, for examples of traditional and contemporary folklore.

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