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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Coffey, Gary Lee (Fa 869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Coffey, Gary Lee (Fa 869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 869. Paper titled: “The Adam Monin Estate.” Project includes a paper describing a house three miles southeast of Glendale, Kentucky. Includes footprint drawings and photos of the house.
Walker, Joyce (Fa 868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Joyce (Fa 868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 868. Paper titled: “Possum Hunters: A Vigilance Committee.” Project includes a short interpretive paper and interviews with one former member (unidentified) and several people who remembered the Possum Hunters in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky. Sheets include transcribed interviews and informant’s name. The Possum Hunters was a common name given to vigilante groups in the Green River valley.
Walker, Edith (Fa 870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Walker, Edith (Fa 870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 870. Project titled: "Joe Coleman: A Local Legend." Includes typescripts of interviews and survey sheets collected by Edith Walker about Joe Coleman, an accused murderer in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Survey sheets includes lines of a ballad about Coleman and various informant's memories of the ballad or the veracity of the incident in Adair County, Kentucky.
Wathen, Leslie (Fa 867), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wathen, Leslie (Fa 867), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 867. Project titled: “Games.” Project includes survey sheets with descriptions of games gathered chiefly from Kentuckians. Sheets include a brief explanation of the game and informant’s name.
Mansfield, Martha (Fa 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mansfield, Martha (Fa 866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 866. Paper titled: “A Collecting Project of Folk Houses from Barren County, Kentucky.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk housing in Barren County. Sheets include a brief description of the structure, informant’s name, and a drawing of the building’s footprint.
Molesky, Constance H. And Gayle Wilson (Fa 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Molesky, Constance H. And Gayle Wilson (Fa 858), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 858. This collection includes a paper discussing the Shakers and the craftsmanship found in their furniture designs of the region and period. Concentrates on the Shaker community at South Union, but includes general information about Shakers and specific specimens from Pleasant Hill. Black and white photos of furniture are included in the collection. This project was conducted by Constance H. Molesky and Gayle Wilson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Lee, James C. (Fa 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lee, James C. (Fa 857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 857. Paper: “The Negro Church” which covers various aspects of the African American church experience, including songs, leadership, and self-expression. Titles and song lyrics are provided from the Eleventh Street Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This project was conducted by James C. Lee for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Fish, Dianne (Fa 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Fish, Dianne (Fa 859), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 859. Paper: “A Collection of Breckinridge County Folklore.” This project was conducted by Dianne Fish for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Blewett, Keith (Fa 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blewett, Keith (Fa 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 856. This collection discusses Shaker folklore. Topics included are Shaker beliefs, architecture, furniture, inventions, and lifestyle.A few photos are included. This project was conducted by Keith Blewett, a student at Western Kentucky University.
Graham, Kenny (Fa 851), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Graham, Kenny (Fa 851), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 851. Collection titled “Epitaphs,” a study of epitaphs collected from tombstones in the Franklin County Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Western Kentucky University student Kenny Graham completed this project for a grade in his folk studies course.
Armstrong, E. Thomas (Fa 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Armstrong, E. Thomas (Fa 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 852. Survey of folk housing in northeast Oldham County, Kentucky, with a focus on remnants of vernacular houses in the area and the types represented. Project conducted by E. Thomas Armstrong, a student at Western Kentucky University for a folk studies class.
Bradley, Stella (Fa 848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bradley, Stella (Fa 848), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 848. This collection discusses not only the collecting process of epitaphs, which can be lonely and dirty, but the art found in the writing of them. The majority of these epitaphs was taken from the graves of infants. This project was conducted by Stella Bradley, a student at Western Kentucky University for a folk studies class.
Field Methods In Ethnography (Fa 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Field Methods In Ethnography (Fa 849), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 849. This collection consists of student projects conducted in their “Field Methods in Ethnography” class. Some projects included topics on recipes, plastic canvas crafts, and the music scene in Bowling Green, Kentucky. These Western Kentucky University students provide photos, transcribed interviews, and written papers.
Kincaid, Clark (Fa 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kincaid, Clark (Fa 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 847. This collection discusses the search for gravestone epitaphs that were located at 20 different cemeteries, primarily in Warren County. This project was conducted by Clark Kincaid, a student at Western Kentucky University for a grade.
Cross, Connie (Fa 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cross, Connie (Fa 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 845. This collection, discusses epitaphs gathered at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. This project was done by Connie Cross, a student at Western Kentucky University for a folk studies class.
Anne Craighead (Fa 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anne Craighead (Fa 844), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 844. The collection titled “Gravestone Art and Epitaphs” was assembled by Anne Craighead, a student as Western Kentucky University, for her folk studies class. The project includes photos and a paper discussing art and epitaphs found on gravestones in and around Cave City, Kentucky.
Shelley D. Owens (Fa 840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shelley D. Owens (Fa 840), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 840. Paper titled “Supernatural Stories from the Hill” written by Shelley D. Owens for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University (WKU). In the paper she discusses stories told to her that involve the supernatural on WKU’s campus, particularly in buildings. Appendix includes typescripts of stories that were sent to Owens via social media.
Community Scholars Program - Hopkins County, Kentucky (Fa 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Community Scholars Program - Hopkins County, Kentucky (Fa 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 736. This collection contains information and documentation about the Community Scholars Program’s workshops held in Hopkins County, Kentucky during the summer of 2008. The collection chiefly consists of projects completed by program participants.
Kentucky Folklife Program - Artists (Fa 743), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Folklife Program - Artists (Fa 743), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 743. This collection contains information relating to the various artists involved with the Kentucky Folklife Program. Many of the artists included in this collection participated in programs offered at, but not limited to, the Kentucky Folklife Festival, Made to be Played Exhibit, apprenticeship programs, and survey or fieldwork that was conducted by the Kentucky Folklife Program. Artists included musicians (gospel, blues, bluegrass, banjo, thumbpicking guitarists, and singing) to traditional artists (painting, quilting, storytelling, basketmaking, and instrument making). The collection also includes musical groups and places relating to artists and art forms. The collection …
Swartz, Larry (Fa 838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Swartz, Larry (Fa 838), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 838. This collection includes Negro spirituals collected from African American Baptist churches located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This project was completed by Larry Swartz and Doug Gibson for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Forbes, Anne (Fa 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Forbes, Anne (Fa 837), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 837. This collection discusses and describes the difficulties involved in collecting epitaphs. The epitaphs collected were from cemeteries located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Shaker Heights, Ohio. This project was completed by Anne Forbes and Ellen Foster, students at Western Kentucky University, for credit in a folk studies class.
Griffey, Julie (Fa 835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Griffey, Julie (Fa 835), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 835. This collection discusses epitaphs that were collected in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Springfield, Kentucky. In this paper background stories are provided for each epitaph. This project was completed by Julie Griffey, a student at Western Kentucky University, for credit in a folk studies class.
Denzer, Gail (Fa 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Denzer, Gail (Fa 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 836. This collection discusses epitaphs that were collected in Evansville, Indiana and Bowling Green, Kentucky. This project was completed by Gail Denzer, a student at Western Kentucky University, for credit in a folk studies class.
Adams, William M. (Fa 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Adams, William M. (Fa 832), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 832. This project is a collection of epitaphs from two large cemeteries located in Daviess, County, Kentucky. Both cemeteries date back to the early-1800s. This project was completed by William M. Adams a student at Western Kentucky University for credit in a folk studies class.
Gordon, Charles (Fa 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gordon, Charles (Fa 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 834. This collection of epitaphs was taken from three cemeteries located in Glasgow, Kentucky. Some epitaph examples included contain references to the Bible, children, and were often rhyming. This project was completed by Charles Gordon, a student at Western Kentucky University, for credit in a folk studies class.
Goofee, William (Fa 830), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Goofee, William (Fa 830), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 830. This project discusses collected epitaphs from five cemeteries in Louisville, Kentucky. The cemeteries include two large public and three small family-neighborhood types. William Gooffee, a student at Western Kentucky University, completed this project for a folk studies class.
Allen, David (Fa 831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen, David (Fa 831), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 831. This project is a collection of epitaphs from two different cemeteries, one located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the other in Naples, Florida. David Allen a student at Western Kentucky University completed this project for a folk studies class.
Gordon, Charles (Fa 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gordon, Charles (Fa 834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 834. The collection of epitaphs was taken from three cemeteries located in Glasgow, Kentucky. Some epitaph examples included were biblical, children, and rhyming. This project was completed by Charles Gordon, a student at Western Kentucky University, for credit in a folk studies class.
Bellar, Joyce (Fa 829), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bellar, Joyce (Fa 829), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 829. The project “Epitaphs in Barren River,” discusses a collection of epitaphs from cemeteries located in the Barren River area. Joyce Bellar a student at Western Kentucky University completed this project for a folk studies class.
Warren, Richard (Fa 825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Warren, Richard (Fa 825), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archive Project 825. This collection includes stories and history hidden in the construction and development of the local highways in Taylor County, Kentucky. Toll roads are also discussed. This project was completed by Richard Warren for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.