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Lee, James C. (Fa 827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, James C. (Fa 827), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 827. This project is a brief life history of Iva Ferguson an African American woman, a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Born in 1900, Ferguson’s life story is shared as she wrote it. This information was collected by James C. Lee, a student at Western Kentucky University for his folk studies class project.
Coppock, Maurice E., Jr. (Fa 826), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coppock, Maurice E., Jr. (Fa 826), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 826. This collection titled “Folklore of Utensils” is a student project about miscellaneous kitchen utensils used primarily in Texas. Maurice E. Coppock Jr. a student a Western Kentucky University completed this project for his folk studies class.
Rogers, Vicki Brown (Fa 823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rogers, Vicki Brown (Fa 823), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 823. This collection “Stagecoach Days: Stageline between Columbia and Campbellsville, K[entuck]y,” decribes the days when motor transportation was not an option. This project was put together by Vicki Brown Rogers for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Corum, Pamela (Fa 824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Corum, Pamela (Fa 824), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 824. In the collection titled “The Oolite Rock Quarry,” the author discusses the quarry’s function, purpose, and importance to Meade County, Kentucky. This narrative was written by Pamela Corum for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Spurling, Teresa (Fa 822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spurling, Teresa (Fa 822), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 822. This collection “The Railroad and the Growth of the Spurlington Community” focuses on the small hamlet, located in Taylor County, Kentucky, and the importance of the railroad to its development. The information was gathered by Western Kentucky University student Teresa Spurling for credit in a folk studies class.
Payne, Joyce (Fa 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Payne, Joyce (Fa 821), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 821. Collection titled “Tollgates between Lebanon and Campbellsville, 1895-1924” describes the method of building roads and collecting toll. This project was completed for a folklore class at Western Kentucky University. The information is based on stories provided by residents from Marion County and Taylor County, Kentucky.
York, Betty D. (Fa 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
York, Betty D. (Fa 820), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 820. This collection titled “Monticello-Burnside Stagecoach Route” includes a paper and field notes from interviews conducted with Wayne County, Kentucky, citizens who remember this stagecoachoperation. This project was completed for a folklore class at Western Kentucky University.
Ghost Stories (Fa 819), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ghost Stories (Fa 819), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 819. “Ghost Stories” is a collection of stories collected by fourteen students in a folklore class from Western Kentucky University. Some stories collected include personal experiences from the students and other stories that have been passed down through generations.
Adams, Josh (Fa 818), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Adams, Josh (Fa 818), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 818. This collection “Architecture of Danville, Ky.” includes information about cabins, farm buildings and fences found in Boyle County, Kentucky. This narrative was written by Josh Adams at Western Kentucky University for credit in a folklore class.
Mcguffey, Pat (Fa 817), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcguffey, Pat (Fa 817), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 817. Folklore material, collected by Western Kentucky University student Pat McGuffey for credit in a folklore class, about a house in Allen County, Kentucky, that was believed to be haunted. In McGuffey's narrative family members who lived in the house share their paranormal encounters with ghosts and poltergeists.
Chapman, John (Fa 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chapman, John (Fa 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 816. This collection “Mining and The Company Store,” describes essential phases of mining coal and the companies miners worked for in the Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky. The narrative is in an interview format and illustrated with photos; a small portion of the narrative features information about company stores. This information was collected by Western KentuckyUniversity student John Chapman, for credit in a folklore class.
Bugg, Becky (Fa 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bugg, Becky (Fa 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 815. Paper titled “ Process of Milling: Case Studies,” prepared by Becky Bugg a folk studies student at Western Kentucky University. Bugg documents flour mills in Mercer County and Meade County, Kentucky.
Barr, Edward B. (Fa 813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barr, Edward B. (Fa 813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 813. This collection “Hog Killing on the Farm”describes the slaughtering process on the Robert Hall farm in Crestwood, Oldham County, Kentucky. Narrative is in interview format and is illustrated with photographs. This information was collected by Western Kentucky University student Edward B. Barr for credit in a folklore class.
Community Scholars Program Reunion - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 741), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Scholars Program Reunion - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 741), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 741. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program Reunion held on 16 June 2012 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Community Scholars Program - Mccracken County, Kentucky (Fa 737), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Scholars Program - Mccracken County, Kentucky (Fa 737), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 737. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in McCracken County, Kentucky during the summer of 2008. Thecollection chiefly features projects completed by program participants.
Community Scholars Program - Caldwell County, Kentucky (Fa 739), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Scholars Program - Caldwell County, Kentucky (Fa 739), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 739. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Caldwell County, Kentucky in 2008. The collection exclusively features a project about Amerindian culture completed by participant Melissa Earnest.
Community Scholars Program - Johnson County, Kentucy (Fa 738), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Scholars Program - Johnson County, Kentucy (Fa 738), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 738. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Johnson County, Kentucky during the summer of 2003. The collection focuses on the overview of the program held in Paintsville.
Morton, Joe (Fa 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morton, Joe (Fa 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 814. Paper titled “Folk Beliefs and Superstitions,” prepared by Joe Morton for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Morton includes field notes consisting of index cards documenting folk beliefs and superstitions that he collected from informants across Kentucky.
Reflections Of The Past (Fa 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Reflections Of The Past (Fa 812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 812. Recording of George C. Wright discussing resources for African American research in Kentucky (Side A) and Rena Niles talking about her folk musician husband John Jacob Niles (Side B). Two small printed pamphlets were also included with the recording that was sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and produced by Clay Guance of the University of Kentucky.
Johnathon, Michael (Fa 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Johnathon, Michael (Fa 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 811. Material related to educational program about the arts, particularly music, created by folklorist MichaelJohnathon. Includes program and promotional material for "Woodsongs in the Classroom," a music and arts education program involving music, history, language arts and more. Includes a CD created by Johnathon titled: "Walden: The Earth Song Collection."
Boyd, Richard, Jr. (Fa 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Richard, Jr. (Fa 809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 809. This collection contains information about folklore in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region collected by Western Kentucky University student Richard Boyd, Jr. for credit in a folklore class. Information included in the collection includes such things as agricultural practices, beliefs, and legends from the region.
Andy Dawson (Fa 806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Andy Dawson (Fa 806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 806. This collection contains information about Bullitt County, Kentucky, folklore collected by Andy Dawson for credit in a folklore class at Western Kentucky University. Collection includes recipes, folk medicine beliefs, and stories from Bullitt County.
Molly Banks (Fa 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Molly Banks (Fa 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 810. This collection contains information about Appalachian folklore, specifically from Letcher County, Kentucky, collected by Western Kentucky University student Molly Banks for credit in a folklore class. Information in the collection includes such things as beliefs, recipes, and ballads from the region.
Early, Linda (Fa 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Early, Linda (Fa 807), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Folklife Archives Project 807. This collection contains information about Breckinridge, Logan, and Simpson County, Kentucky, folklore collected by Western Kentucky University student Linda Early for credit in a folklore class. Information included in the collection includes such things as fiddle tunes, vernacular architecture, and agricultural information from the counties.
Taylor, William B. (Fa 808), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, William B. (Fa 808), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archvie Project 808. This collection contains information about south central Kentucky, folklore collected by Western Kentucky University student William B. Taylor for credit in folklore class. Information included in the collection includes such things as agricultural practices, beliefs, and legends from the county.
Medical Collections In The Manuscripts & Folklife Archives - Western Kentucky University (Fa 1017), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Medical Collections In The Manuscripts & Folklife Archives - Western Kentucky University (Fa 1017), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text bibliography for Folklife Archives Project 1017. An annotated bibliography (70 pp.) of collections in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University that discuss folk medicine and allied medical topics, compiled by folk studies graduate student Azadeh Vatanpour.
Wilk, Amy Jo, B. 1970 (Fa 805), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wilk, Amy Jo, B. 1970 (Fa 805), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 805. This collection, “Voices from the Homestead,” contains digital interviews with various individuals, primarily in Metcalfe County in south central Kentucky, who participated in the homestead movement during the 1970s. Other counties included in the project are Green, Cumberland, Warren, and Fayette. The movement is characterized by the leaving of individuals from urban settings to settle into a more rural atmosphere. All interviews were conducted by Amy Wilk. All interviews are in digital format.
Kentucky Folklife Program - Administrative Files (Fa 750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Program - Administrative Files (Fa 750), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 750. This collection contains administrative files that were collected over the course of the Kentucky Folklife Program, 1989 to 2012. The files include information related to various folklore projects including organizations, speeches, educational materials, program budgets, media coverage, and correspondence.
Kentucky Folklife Program - Folklorists Files (Fa 749), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Program - Folklorists Files (Fa 749), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 749. This collection contains information collected by Kentucky Folklife Program director Bob Gates related to folklorists who participated in the programming or field work of the Kentucky Folklife Program. The materials primarily include resumes, but feature other items such as correspondence, project summaries, and graphics.
Kentucky Folklife Program - County Files (Fa 748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Program - County Files (Fa 748), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Collection FA 748. This collection contains material relating to 29 of Kentucky's 120 counties that was collected by Kentucky Folklife Program director Bob Gates. Collection materials includes items such as tourist brochures, newspaper articles, and county maps.