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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Harbison, Robert Glen (Fa 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harbison, Robert Glen (Fa 160), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 160. This collection contains a paper entitled “The Strange Little Stone House: The History Of The Underwood Home – 1529 State Street,” written by Robert Harbison as a part of a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1992. Also included is a Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory sheet detailing the Underwood Home.
Browning, Jimmy D. (Fa 155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Browning, Jimmy D. (Fa 155), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 155. This collection includes cassette tapes containing interviews with six homosexual men used as research for Jimmy D. Browning’s paper “Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are: A Collection of the Coming-Out Narratives of Six Gay Men.” A copy of the paper is also included in the collection.
Bemis, Alfred Hall, 1883-1956 (Sc 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bemis, Alfred Hall, 1883-1956 (Sc 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 527. Photocopies of manuscript entitled “Destiny,” which concerns Alfred Hall Bemis’ five years of residency in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and a brochure used by Bemis to advertise his lecture on the life, philosophy and background of the hill people of Kentucky.
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anderson, Linda Allen (Fa 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 77. “Stone Masons and Their Craft in the Bluegrass Area of Kentucky,” interpretive paper and interviews executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1986. Collection includes photographs of stone cutting and stonework in the Bluegrass region.
Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Barefoot, Jeffrey Allen (Fa 78), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 78. “The Middle Bridge Ghost” interpretive paper and videotaped interviews executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Beck, Louis Marvin, 1933-1992 (Fa 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beck, Louis Marvin, 1933-1992 (Fa 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and audio file (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 76. Interview with Ophelia Ellen Johnson Hanna about her family and education growing up as an African American in Warren County, Kentucky. Includes taped interview and index.
Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gipson, Kenneth Todd (Fa 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 80. “Occupational Folklore of Monument Makers.” Interviews with Carroll Monument Company employees regarding their occupation and related stories. Includes one summary and one transcript.
Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Poynter, Shawn (Fa 184), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 184. Paper titled “The Usage and Importance of the Rule of Thirds in Newspaper Photography” written by Shawn Poynter for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. The collection looks at the usage of the “rule of thirds” as it appears in the Park City Daily News. The “rule of thirds” refers to a photograph guideline that requires subjects to be in either one of the sides, top or bottom third of the frame. The collection contains analysis, graphs, tables and newspaper …
Interview With Billy Sanders Gibson And Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Billy Sanders Gibson And Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Billy Sanders Gibson and Glenda (Webb) "Gaye" Gibson conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Interview With Jackson Wayne Ashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jackson Wayne Ashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an Interview with Jackson Wayne Ashley conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 (Fa 575), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 575. Interview conducted on 21 February 2012 by Nancy Richey and Sue Lynn McDaniel with Angela Townsend regarding Jonesville, an African American community in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that was eliminated by an urban renewal project in the 1960s.
Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rocky Hill [Kentucky] Station Architecture (Fa 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 75. “Rocky Hill Station Architecture,” vernacular architecture class project concerning Rocky Hill, Edmonson County, Kentucky (est. 1859). Includes information on architecture, social life, economic life and railroads.
Interview With Orene (Meredith) Vincent (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Orene (Meredith) Vincent (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Orene (Meredith) Vincent conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Albrecht, Dana Lynn (Fa 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 85. [Barbecue in Bowling Green.] Typescript and interview notes from interviews with three barbecue cooks in Bowling Green Kentucky. Collection was written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brittain, Lanny Ray (Fa 88), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 88. [The Folk Art of Quilting.] Collection contains typescripts, photographs and an interview with Ida Lee Crase concerning her quilting. In addition to the photographs, cassette tape and typescripts, the collection also contains an example of Mrs. Crase’s hand stitched quilt piece. Project was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Anthony, Christian Renee (Fa 87), 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 87. [Sexton House] Collection contains typescripts, photographs and an interview concerning the folklore surrounding the Sexton House in Russellville Kentucky. Collection was created for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Supernatural Experiences (Fa 74), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Supernatural Experiences (Fa 74), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scans of two out of thirteen papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 74. [Supernatural Experiences] Project completed by Western Kentucky University students for a folk studies class taught by Lynwood Montell. Collection focuses on short supernatural events experienced by informants. Subjects include dreams, ghosts, Ouija boards, sleepovers, church experiences and others.
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Taylor, Amy Yvonne (Doyen) (Fa 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 73. Interviews with tobacco auctioneers conducted by Amy Taylor for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Interview With Madge Cardwell Lashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Madge Cardwell Lashley (Mss 707), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Madge Cardwell Lashley conducted by John Bryan "Jack" LeSieur related to the mining of rock asphalt at Kyrock in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wheet, Glenda Carol (Fa 72), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 72. “Lou Mona Katherine (Shaw) Yokley: Traditional Folk Musician.” Collection contains field notes and cassette concerning the fieldwork of Glenda Carol Wheet and her work with Lou Mona Katherine (Shaw) Yokley. Collection was completed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davis, Courtney Hogan (Fa 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 64. [Lone Oak Restaurant] This collection documents the building, food, and owners of the Lone Oak Restaurant found on Old Scottsville Road in southern Warren County. The informant also describes the establishment’s history and future. This project was completed by Courtney Hogan Davis for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Cox, Linda Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cox, Linda Walker (Fa 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 63. “Is This A Playback?” A project documenting bluegrass, country, and gospel music being performed at Ray Walker’s Allen County home. Music was collected during a session with several participating musicians. The items were collected by Linda Cox for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Welch, Johnny Earl (Fa 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Welch, Johnny Earl (Fa 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 60. Paper: “The Mysterious Death of Jack Brown,” written by Johnny Earl Welch for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), 1941-2024 (Fa 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Watkins, Dianne (Winkler), 1941-2024 (Fa 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 55. “Those Old Calliopes,” a paper and interview by Dianne Watkins executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Includes recording of calliopes and other related materials.
Peterson, Susan (Fa 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Peterson, Susan (Fa 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 54. "The Witch of Railton, Barren County, Kentucky," a paper written for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Little, Roger A. (Fa 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Little, Roger A. (Fa 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 56. Paper: "Urban Legends," written by Roger A. Little for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University.
Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Silva, Ann (Fa 53), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 53. “A History of the Logan County Tobacco Festival” Paper written about an annual festival celebrating tobacco culture held in Russellville, Kentucky. Paper was written for a history class at Western Kentucky University.
Ashley, Odell (Fa 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ashley, Odell (Fa 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 52. “The History of the Edmonson County Poor House,” an interpretive paper and interview executed for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1984. Includes a chronological transcription of the records from the Edmonson County Court pertaining to the maintenance of the poor house from 1864 to 1936.
Spradlin, James Edward (Fa 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Spradlin, James Edward (Fa 51), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 51. Oral history interview with Dwight, Virginia, Bill and Geneva Spradlin conducted by James Spradlin for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University in 1984. Topics include recreation and entertainment in Floyd County, Kentucky during the 1930’s and 1940’s.
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wayne County, Kentucky Project (Fa 23), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 23. Oral history interviews with various residents of Wayne County, Kentucky, conducted by Western Kentucky University folk studies students. Topics include the oil industry, folk medicine, water witching, one-room schools and banjo playing.