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Full-Text Articles in Folklore
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cosgrove, John (Fa 1111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of the paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 1111. Student folk studies project titled: “The Process of Basket Making” which includes survey sheets with descriptions of the traditional basket making process in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of pictured equipment, traditional practice, tale, and belief.
Hartz, Amelia Culley (Allen), B. 1950 (Fa 1094), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hartz, Amelia Culley (Allen), B. 1950 (Fa 1094), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1094. Student folk studies project titled: “Tales From Peacher Mill Road,” which includes survey sheets about the farms and residents of the Peacher Mill community in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Survey sheets may include a story, tradition, photo, name, and brief description.
Harrison, Joyce (Fa 1067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harrison, Joyce (Fa 1067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project FA 1067. Paper titled “Designs and Ornamentation in Local Commercial Architecture” in which Joyce Harrison explores the architectural styles and patterns of small-town business exteriors. Paper is based on information collected by Harrison from Frank D. Cain, Jr., a locally registered architect, and contains color photographs of building exteriors in several counties across south central Kentucky.
Woolsey, Kennaird E. (Fa 1093), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Woolsey, Kennaird E. (Fa 1093), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1093. Student folk studies project titled: “Epitaphs,” which includes survey sheets of gravestone epitaphs organized by theme in Barren County, Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include the epitaph, location and text classification along with the rubbing.
Langley, Don (Fa 1092), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Langley, Don (Fa 1092), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1092. Student folk studies project titled: “Antique Collecting,” which includes an interview with W. Otis Martin describing antique collecting practices in Barren County, Kentucky. Questions include details about collecting practices, repairs, photo, name and description of antique.
Vincent, Markeeta (Fa 1091), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vincent, Markeeta (Fa 1091), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1091. Student folk studies project titled: “Churning and Molding Butter,” which includes survey sheets describing the traditions and practices of butter making in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Sheets include informant’s name and address, practice, and text classification or photo, name and description of tool.
Finn, Marty (Fa 1089), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Finn, Marty (Fa 1089), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1089. Student folk studies project titled: “A Collection of Folk Medicine,” which includes survey sheets and index cards describing the traditions and practices of folk medicine in Mason County, Kentucky. Sheets may include informant’s name and address, folk remedy, and text classification.
Routt, Brenda H., Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Routt, Brenda H., Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1086. Student folk studies project titled: “The Folklore of Household Antiques,” which includes a description of house furnishings and their uses in Hardin County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include recipes, photos, names, uses, and descriptions.
Christensen, Barbara Ellen (Fa 1082), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Christensen, Barbara Ellen (Fa 1082), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1082. Student folk studies project titled: “Quilting,” which includes survey sheets, interviews and descriptions of quilting practices and beliefs in Hardin County, Kentucky. Sheets may include an informant’s name and address, a superstition and a motif index number or a photo, description, and name of the quilt.
Beckner, Azle Hill (Fa 1083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beckner, Azle Hill (Fa 1083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1083. Student folk studies project titled: “Shoe Repairing: A Folk Craft,” which includes a description of shoe repair practices along with photos of tools in Warren County, Kentucky. A second student project has survey sheets that may include informant’s name and address, superstitions, riddles, tales or rhymes.
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1080. Paper titled “Hunting: Traditional Methods and Weapons” by Robert M. Hughes in which he presents information about lore related to hunting with a particular emphasis on hunting done by Native Americans. In addition to the paper Hughes provides five unrelated folklore items classified by genre for which he provides extensive documentation.
Mcdaniel, Vernon And Jan Mcdaniel (Fa 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcdaniel, Vernon And Jan Mcdaniel (Fa 1072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1072. Paper titled “Prenatal Superstitions” by Vernon and Jan McDaniel based on interviews with five females from the Park City, Barren County, Kentucky, area. The women provide a large number of superstitions that related to how prenatal behavior might affect the expected baby. The collection includes photos of the informants.
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1075. Student folk studies project titled: “Traditional Methods of Preserving Food,” which includes survey sheets with food preservation methods and traditions in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a food, brief description of process, informant’s name and address, and text classification.
Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1065. Student folk studies project titled: “Herb Medicine,” which includes survey sheets with remedies, cures and practices related to herb medicine in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Sheets include remedies, cures, beliefs, informant’s name and address, and motif index number.
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1066. Paper titled “Folk Beliefs” in which Katie Jaggers details various proverbs, remedies, superstitions, and predictions relating to childhood, agriculture, medicine, and other facets of daily life. Paper is based on data collected by Jaggers from immediate family in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Williams, Francis (Fa 1055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Francis (Fa 1055), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1055. Student folk studies project titled “Funeral Customs in the Upper Barren Country” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of practices and beliefs surrounding funerals in Allen, Barren and Monroe Counties in Kentucky. A second set of projects with survey sheets include a riddles, proverbs, beliefs, folk tales, songs, and motif index numbers from Barren, Monroe, and Ohio Counties in Kentucky.
Williams, Carolyn (Fa 1054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Williams, Carolyn (Fa 1054), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1054. Student folk studies project titled “Rural Schools in Cumberland County, Kentucky” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of life and beliefs surrounding rural schools in Cumberland County, Kentucky. A second set of projects with survey sheets may include riddles, proverbs, beliefs, songs, and motif index numbers.
Starks, Karen G. (Fa 1050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Starks, Karen G. (Fa 1050), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1050. Student folk studies project titled: “Songs Collected from Garland Glover,” which includes survey sheets with songs and motif index numbers collected in Daviess County, Kentucky. A second set of related projects with survey sheets may include a riddle, proverb, belief, joke, folk ballad, and motif index number.
Smith, K. Meleesa (Fa 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, K. Meleesa (Fa 906), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives Project 906. Project titled: “Superstitions in General.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of superstitions of informants from Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Note cards include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Mccardell, James (Fa 905), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccardell, James (Fa 905), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 905. Project titled: “Fishing Beliefs.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of fishing beliefs in Indiana, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Note cards include a brief description and informant’s name.
Berry, Diana R. (Fa 904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Berry, Diana R. (Fa 904), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 904. Project titled: “Christmas Folk Beliefs.” Project includes note cards with brief descriptions of Christmas beliefs in Jefferson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and informant’s name.
Caswell, Galena (Fa 900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Caswell, Galena (Fa 900), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 900. Project titled: “[Folk remedies]” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk remedies of the Penny Royal region in Kentucky. Note cards include a brief description, informant’s name, and motif reference.
Dick, Martha (Fa 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dick, Martha (Fa 893), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 893. Project titled: “Proverbs.” Project includes Survey index cards with brief descriptions of proverbs. Copies include a brief description, informant’s name, and the motif index number.
Beatty, Beverly D. (Fa 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Beatty, Beverly D. (Fa 884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 884. Paper titled: “Jewish Folklore.” Project includes survey sheets and note cards with brief descriptions of various religious and superstitious beliefs. Survey sheets and note cards include a brief description of each belief or saying and informant’s name.
Krause, Janet L. (Fa 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Krause, Janet L. (Fa 872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 872. Paper titled: “Fishing Lore of Hadley Community.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of various aspects of fishing including methods, gear, terminology, sayings and beliefs. Sheets include a brief description of each topic, informant’s name and some illustrations.
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bryant, Patty M. (Fa 862), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 862. Paper: “The Poisonous Bite of the Blue Gummed [Negro].” Scholarly (chiefly from North Carolina) and local (chiefly from Mississippi) examples of the folk belief are provided. This project was conducted by Patty M. Bryant, a student at Western Kentucky University for a course in folk studies.
Morton, Joe (Fa 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Morton, Joe (Fa 814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
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.
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.
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.
Ravelings (Fa 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ravelings (Fa 752), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Collection 752. Clippings of "Ravelings" column from "Harland (Kentucky) Daily Enterprise" and "Corbin (Kentucky) Daily Tribune" with collected mountain superstitions, customs, and folkways.