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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 35, No. 1, Mary Laycock Selders, Yvonne J. Milspaw, Priscilla Stevenson Lockard, Guy Graybill, John D. Kendig, Elda F. Gehris

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Grandmother's Flower Garden: The Quilts of Sadie Ida Christian Laycock
• Our Good Old One-Room School Days
• A Parade from the Past
• The Philip Arndts of Manheim (1797-1888)
• Pennsylvania German Cookery
• Aldes un Neies

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.

Vol. 9 No. 1 (1985): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 9 No. 1 (1985): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

The Nature Of The British Fairies Of Medieval And Folk Literature An Annotated Bibliography 1900-1983, Constance Reik

Masters Theses

This thesis fills the need for a bibliography of works on the British fairies.

It is essentially an annotated bibliography with an introduction which will help illuminate the fairies of the ancient and medieval literature (through Shakespeare) and the folk literature of Britain. The annotations are extensive are both descriptive and evaluative.

The bibliography includes publications written in English, from 1900 to 1983, which describe and discuss the characteristics and origins of the British fairies. It is divided into seven chapters: Literary Fairies, British Fairies, English Fairies, Welsh and Manx Fairies, Scottish Fairies, Irish Fairies, and Origins of Fairies.

The …

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 34, No. 4, William A. Leinbach, Patricia Tinsman, David Gottshall, Marvin A. Dourte, Daniel T. Kohler, Sam Blood, Charles Layland, Margaret Layland, Brenda Wilton, Stephen Day, Richard Shaner, Donna Longenecker, William Weber, Mel Horst, Robert Jensen, Donald D. Dillon

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Coverlets
• Sign Painting
• Reverse Painting on Glass
• Kites
• Snake Lore
• Horncraft
• Weathervanes and Country Signs
• Festival Focus
• Sheep Shearing & Natural Knits
• Bread Baking Among the Pennsylvania Dutch
• The Craft of Rushing
• Toy Soldier Casting
• Pennsylvania Dutch Humor
• Fireside Brooms and Whirligigs
• Springerle

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 34, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Henry J. Kauffman, Mac E. Barrick, Hilda Adam Kring

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Johann Adam Eyer: "Lost" Fraktur Writer of Hamilton Square
• Aunt Lydia
• The Image of the Jew in South-Central Pennsylvania
• Gertrude Rapp: Harmony Society Abbess
• Aldes un Neies

"Rubbish Boy And The Two Queens, Or, Humbling The Haughty In-Laws." Family Relationships In A Folktale From The Gilbert Islands, Katharine Luomala

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

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

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

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

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

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.

The Roll Away Saloon, Rowland W. Rider

All USU Press Publications

With his animated tales of Zane Grey, Butch Cassidy, and the Robbers Roost gang, Rider creates an engaging and believable picture of the joys and hardships of cowboy life.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 34, No. 2, Burt Feintuch, Jonathan R. Stayer, Lyle L. Rosenberger, B. G. Till, Martha S. Ross, Guy Graybill, Susan B. Trace

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• A Fiddler's Life
• An Interpretation of Some Ritual and Food Elements of the Brethren Love Feast
• Pottery Making in Quakertown: 1800-1879
• Teddy Bears: An Enduring Folk Tradition
• Lucia Day
• Dippy, Son of Puddin'
• Persecution and Genocide: The General Problem as Illustrated by the Anabaptist Experience

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.