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Davison, Patrick Sean (Fa 205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 205. Paper: "Conflict and Midwifery" written by Patrick S. Davison for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Cederquist, Nancy (Fa 206), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 206. Paper: "Local Ghost Legends of the Bowling Green-Warren County Area" written by Nancy Cederquist for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

An Epic Battle Over A Rock, Steve Hartman

Indian Head Rock Project

CBS article on the legal dispute over the Indian Head Rock on March 28, 2008.

Interview With Elmer Britt Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral interview done with Elmer Britt, b. 1910, as part of a project entitled "A History of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Mammoth Cave National Park" (FA 81). Britt discusses his experiences as a CCC worker, excavating in the cave, laying pipe from a natural spring, recreational activities, and fire prevention during the mid-1930s.

Fight Over Boulder Known As Indian Head Rock Is Escalating, Associated Press

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Article submitted by the Associated Press on the legal implications associated with the removal of Indian Head Rock from March 13, 2008.

Grand Jury To Hear Evidence In Rock Fight, Kenneth Hart

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Article in the Ashland Daily Independent on the legal dispute over Indian Head Rock, published on March 7, 2008.

Between States, Hard Feelings Over A Rock’S Place, Dan Barry

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Article published in the New York Times on the dispute over Indian Head Rock from February 11, 2008.

Kentucky's Feathers Ruffled Over Boulder, Jim Siegel

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Article published in the Columbus Dispatch on the dispute over Indian Head Rock from January 30, 2008.

'Indian Head' Boulder Sparks Kentucky-Ohio Rift, Joe Biesk

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An article published in the Ahsland Daily Independent on the political backlash of the removal of Indian Head Rock from January 28, 2008.

Lawmaker Wants Rock Returned To Ky. Claims State Was 'Raided' To Get Boulder, Joe Biesk

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An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on January 28, 2008 related to the removal of the Indian Head Rock.

Kentucky Legislature Hr12 08rs, Kentucky State House Of Representatives

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Kentucky State House bill HR12 08RS condemning the removal of Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River on January 22, 2008.

Comments On The Portsmouth “Indian Head” Rock, Robert F. Maslowski

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Report issued by Robert F. Maslowski on the history of Indian Head Rock and its status as an "object of antiquity" and relation to Portsmouth, Ohio.

An Analysis Of The Face Of Indian's Head Rock, Fred E. Coy Iii

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Article published in volume 13, no. 1 (2008) of the Eastern States Rock Art Research Association Newsletter by Fred E. Coy III on the history of Indian's Head Rock.

Sandstone And Chisel: Three Historic Ohio "Indian" Rock Carvings, James L. Murphy

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Article by James L. Murphy on the Indian Head Rock published in the Ohio Archaeologist volume 58, Number 4 (2008), pages 4 to 9.

Indian Head Rock After Cleaning, Unknown.

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Indian Head Rock after cleaning circa 2008.

Photograph - Indian Head Rock, 2008, Unknown.

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Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 2008.

American Shamans: Journeys With Traditional Healers, Jack G. Montgomery Jr.

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Magical healings, ghostly encounters, and alternate realities have been a part of American society since the first colonial settlements. Author Jack Montgomery provides ample historical and personal material to reveal a largely hidden world, primarily influenced by African, Celtic and German roots, that still exists today. It is a spiritual journey into the depths of American folk religion, shamanism and applied mysticism that spans over three decades of research.

Photograph - Indian Head Rock, 2008, Unknown.

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Photograph of Indian Head Rock circa 2008.

Island Culture: The Role Of The Blasket Autobiographies In The Preservation Of A Traditional Way Of Life, Eamon Maher

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The Blasket Islands, located off the west coast of Kerry, are remarkable for having inspired a flourishing literature, mainly autobiographical in nature, which is generally acknowledged as being of great anthropological value, as well as of significant literary merit. When one considers that the islands never had a population of more than around 160 persons (with an average of closer to half that number) during the years covered by the autobiographies, the existence of such an important chronicle of the simple and at times perilous life on these Atlantic outposts is all the more noteworthy. The language spoken on the …

Ohio General Assembly H.R. No. 137, Ohio State General Assembly

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Bill passed by the Ohio State Assembly declaring that the Indian Head Rock was historically associated with the City of Portsmouth, Ohio.

Comments On The Portsmouth “Indian Head” Rock, James L. Murphy

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Report issued by James L. Murphy on the history of Indian Head Rock and its legitimacy as a "object of antiquity".

The Folklore Muse, Frank De Caro

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Folklore—the inherently creative expression, transmission, and performance of cultural traditions—has always provided a deep well of material for writers, musicians, and artists of all sorts. Folklorists usually employ descriptive and analytical prose, but they, like scholars in other social sciences, have increasingly sought new, creative and reflexive modes of discourse. Many folklorists are also creative writers, some well known as such, and the folk traditions they research often provide shape and substance to their work. This collection of creative writing grounded in folklore and its study brings together some of the best examples of such writing.

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The Fierce Tribe, Mickey Weems

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In this ethnography that documents the folk nature of popular culture, Mickey Weems applies interdisciplinary interpretation to a subject that demands such a breakdown of intellectual boundaries. The Circuit, an expression of gay culture, comprises large dance events—gatherings, celebrations, communions, festivals. Music and dance drive complex, shared performances—electronic house music played by professional DJs and mass ecstatic dancing that engenders communitas. Other performances, from drag queens and concerts to contests, theatrics, and the individual display of muscular bodies are part of the festivities.

Body sculpting through muscle building is strongly associated with the Circuit, and masculine aggression is both displayed …

Innocent Initiations: Female Agency In Eroticized Fairy Tales, Jeana Jorgensen

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Bawdy folktales have generated controversy and scholarship for centuries, and their literary, sexually explicit descendants, eroticized fairy tales, are also deserving of attention. Marketed in short story collections as erotica, eroticized fairy tales use fairy-tale characters, plots, and themes as the setting for sexual adventures. Some of these tales focus on a naïve heroine’s initiation into sexual pleasure without her knowing precisely what is going on. I have termed these “innocent initiation” tales. Their use of traditional fairy-tale motifs contributes to discourse about female sexuality, agency, and objectification.