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Interview With Dan Ray Stone, 1921-2007 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1990

Interview With Dan Ray Stone, 1921-2007 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Dan Ray Stone conducted by Sheryl Diane Reed on 7 November 1990. From folk studies student project titled “The War at Home: World War II and Its Effects on Bowling Green, KY,” concerning the effects of World War II on local people in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the home front.

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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

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

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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Interview With Doris Augusta Daniels, 1912-1998 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1990

Interview With Doris Augusta Daniels, 1912-1998 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Doris Augusta Daniels conducted by Sheryl Diane Reed on 30 October 1990. From folk studies student project titled “The War at Home: World War II and Its Effects on Bowling Green, KY,” concerning the effects of World War II on local people in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the home front.

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Interview With Virginia Earl (Venable) Pearson, 1919-1990 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1990

Interview With Virginia Earl (Venable) Pearson, 1919-1990 (Fa 190), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Virginia Earl (Venable) Pearson conducted by Sheryl Diane Reed on 28 March 1990. From folk studies student project titled “The War at Home: World War II and Its Effects on Bowling Green, KY,” concerning the effects of World War II on local people in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the home front.

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Interview With Many Vanh Phramratsamy (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 1989

Interview With Many Vanh Phramratsamy (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Many Vanh Phramratsamy conducted by Nancy C. Hundley on 4 April 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Sat Kung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Sat Kung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Sat Kung conducted by Susan Zurowski on 29 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Detthaxay Chanthalangsy (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Detthaxay Chanthalangsy (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Detthaxay Chanthalangsy conducted by Greg Jenkins on 28 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyoung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyoung (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Bruce Phimphone Sengkhamyong conducted by Richard F. Hale on 27 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With My Vang And Ye Chak (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With My Vang And Ye Chak (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with My Vang and Ye Chak conducted by Carol A. Bell on 23 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Pane Sananikone (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 1989

Interview With Pane Sananikone (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Pane Sananikone conducted by Jimmy D. Browning on 18 March 1989. From folk studies student project directed by Dr. William Lynwood Montell titled “The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky,” This project involved nine students and twenty-six informants.

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Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1988

Interview With Michael Patrick Carroll Regarding His Work As Owner Of Mr. C'S Coffee House In Bowling Green, Kentucky (Fa 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Michael Patrick Carroll conducted by Xiaoge Cai on 16 September 1988 for a folk studies class project titled "Mr. C.'s Coffee House as Clientele." Carroll discusses his work as the owner of a coffee house/bar called Mr. C's Coffee House in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He discusses his life and relevant problems with his work including dealing with minors and issues with radio broadcasting. This project was completed in fulfillment of the requirements for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.

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Interview With Frank Miller And Frank Allen Mnner (Fa 70), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Frank Miller And Frank Allen Mnner (Fa 70), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Frank Miller and Frank Allen Minner conducted by Eleonore Beck Mitchell on 23 November 1987. From folk studies student project concerning the history of the ROTC, the ROTC program at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, recruitment, and differences in training between ROTC and military academies.

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Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Jean Pence (Fa 38), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Jean Pence conducted by Lisa Mason-Jones on 23 November 1987. From folk studies student oral history project concerning Pence's role as a midwife at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Interview With Robert J. Wurster (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 1987

Interview With Robert J. Wurster (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Robert J. Wurster conducted by Callie Lou Dalton on 18 November 1987. From folk studies student project concerning his involvement with the International Student Program at Western Kentucky University and issues of acculturation, equity in the classroom, expression of identity, and the program’s strengths and weaknesses.

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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

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

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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Interview With Langdon Thomas Dyer (Fa 41), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1985

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.

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Interview With Earl Hamilton Berkley (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1984

Interview With Earl Hamilton Berkley (Fa 3), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Earl Hamilton Berkley conducted by Dianne Winkler Watkins on 9 October 1984 in which he discusses the Berkley family reunions (1929-1984), the family farm, and the Berkley Service Station in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.

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Interview With Grace (Meador) Galloway (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 1983

Interview With Grace (Meador) Galloway (Fa 14), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Grace (Meador) Galloway conducted by Alison Anne Geiger on 3 October 1983. From project with interviews of Grace Galloway about her quilting. Includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating the construction of a cathedral window block quilt. Grace also discusses her life and raising her family on a farm in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Interview With Esther Magers Isbell (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1983

Interview With Esther Magers Isbell (Fa 13), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Esther (Magers) Isbell conducted by Teresa Dolores Klimowicz on 27 September 1983. From project focusing on Esther Isbell, a folk artist and native of Barren County, Kentucky, with special attention on her biblical themed quilts. Isbell also discusses her various occupations and participation in community affairs.

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Interview With Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1983

Interview With Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell (Fa 15), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Estella Zeleme (Brashear) Cottrell conducted by Ann Celine Taft on 23 September 1983. From a project with Zeleme Cottrell discussing her weaving, the weaving process in depth, and how it has affected her life.

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Interview With Larry Louis Bolton (Fa 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1983

Interview With Larry Louis Bolton (Fa 16), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Larry Louis Bolton conducted by Gregory Alfred Hansen on 21 September 1983. From project with interview of Larry Bolton of Bowling Green, Kentucky, about his banjo playing techniques and style. As a banjo instructor, Bolton goes into detail explaining methods of banjo playing.

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Interview With Richard Watson And Larry R. Perry (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 1981

Interview With Richard Watson And Larry R. Perry (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Richard Watson and Larry R. Perry conducted by Dennis Paul Angle in 22 February 1981. From folk studies student project concerning the Bowling Green Fire Department.

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Interview With Ben Jones, Ii, Michael S. Jent, And Harold Pearson (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 1981

Interview With Ben Jones, Ii, Michael S. Jent, And Harold Pearson (Fa 319), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Ben Jones, II, Michael S. “Mike” Jent, and Harold “Bucky” Pearson conducted by Dennis Paul Angle in 22 February 1981. From folk studies student project concerning the Bowling Green Fire Department.

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Diddle, Edgar Allen, 1895-1970 - Comments About (Fa 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 1971

Diddle, Edgar Allen, 1895-1970 - Comments About (Fa 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of typed anecdotes (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 188. A group of Diddle's sayings collected by WKU students for a folk studies class assignment. Diddle was a noted basketball coach at WKU for many years.

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