Taylor, Emmie (Fa 1087),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Emmie (Fa 1087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1087. Student folk studies project titled: “Saw Filing,” which includes a description of filing tools and their uses in Warren County, Kentucky. Survey sheets include a photo, name, use, description, and text classification.
Stewart, Karen (Fa 1085),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Stewart, Karen (Fa 1085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1085. Student folk studies project titled: “Making Apple Cider in Western Kentucky,” which includes a description of apple cider making practices in Butler County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include photos of a tool, processes, and descriptions.
Beckner, Azle Hill (Fa 1083),
2017
Western Kentucky University
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.
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 1076),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 1076), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1076. Five riddles collected by students in Montell’s folk studies classes at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Each riddle lists informant, their age, county of birth/residence, and date item was collected. Collector’s names are also listed. The locations are all in the south central Kentucky region.
Branstetter, Wendell S. (Fa 1079),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Branstetter, Wendell S. (Fa 1079), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1079. Paper titled “Folk Structures in My Community” by Wendell S. Branstetter in which he presents information about vernacular buildings in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. He documents a log structure and several I-houses in the vicinity. He includes photos, historical information, physical descriptions and information about condition of the structures.
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Hughes, Robert M. (Fa 1080), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
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.
Clark, Jim L. (Fa 1078),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Clark, Jim L. (Fa 1078), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1078. Paper titled “Supernatural Tales from the Lower Green River” by Jim L. Clark in which he presents supernatural tales that he collected from ten individuals. He provides the informant name, date of collection, motif index number (for some), the narratives.
Hines, Joseph R. (Fa 1077),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Hines, Joseph R. (Fa 1077), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1077. Paper titled “The Saga of the Navigable Green and Barren Rivers” by Joseph R. Hines in which he discusses the development of the rivers for slack water navigation and anecdotal information, collected from individuals familiar with the history, culture and lore of the two rivers.
Mcdaniel, Vernon And Jan Mcdaniel (Fa 1072),
2017
Western Kentucky University
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),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
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.
Robinson, David (Fa 1071),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Robinson, David (Fa 1071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1071). Paper titled “A Study of Graveyards in Kentucky” by David Robinson based on a survey of five cemeteries in Warren County, Logan County and McCracken County, Kentucky. Robinson makes general statements about each cemetery and the people buried there based on the cemetery’s location, monuments, epitaphs, and knowledge of the families buried there.
Tillett, Ray And Doris Day (Fa 1074),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Tillett, Ray And Doris Day (Fa 1074), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1074. Student folk studies project titled: “Musical Instruments,” which includes survey sheets with musical instruments in Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description, informant’s name and address, and photo.
Woodward, Joe E. (Fa 1057),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Woodward, Joe E. (Fa 1057), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1057. Student folk studies project titled: “Handicraft,” which includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the traditional handicrafts in Logan County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a brief description of handicraft, traditional practice, or tool, informant’s name and photo. A second project with survey sheets about folk tools and implements include proverbs, riddles, beliefs, descriptions, informant’s names, and motif index numbers.
Lasalvia, Jerry (Fa 1065),
2017
Western Kentucky University
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.
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Groebli, Glenn E. (Fa 1070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1070. Paper titled “Stories and Tales Told By James Robert Keltner and Flonnie Ross Keltner.” Paper is based on an oral interview with the Keltners at their home in Okolona, Jefferson County, Kentucky, but the stories and tales are from Adair County, Kentucky. Besides the recording Groebli has typescripted a number of the stories and provided photos of the informants and their home.
Stinnett, Glee (Fa 1073),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Stinnett, Glee (Fa 1073), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 1073. Paper titled “Quilting” by Glee Stinnett based on interviews with three Kentucky quilters. They answer basic questions about quilting, quilt patterns they have made, and how they learned to quilt. The project includes over thirty photos of quilts made by these three women, some fabric quilt squares, and a drawing of a quilt frame.
Miller, Carl William (Fa 1063),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Miller, Carl William (Fa 1063), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1063. Paper titled “Butchering and Rendering: Now and Then” in which Carl Miller describes the lengthy hog butchering process from slaughtering to wrapping and freezing. Paper is based on information collected by Miller from Buddy Crabtree, a butcher in Smiths Grove, Kentucky.
Hampton, Ernie (Fa 1069),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Hampton, Ernie (Fa 1069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1069. Paper titled “The Process of Hog Butchering” by Ernie Hampton in which he discusses information collected from his uncle, Pete Hampton of Christian County, Kentucky, about the process of slaughtering and butchering hogs. He includes information and photos related to procedures, equipment and back-ground of the processors.
Marbury, Marjorie (Fa 1064),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Marbury, Marjorie (Fa 1064), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1064. Paper titled “Early Methods of Cotton Farming” by Marjorie Marbury in which she discusses information collected from her family and acquaintances in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi. The paper contains transcriptions of interviews done with informants. They discuss the cultivation, care, harvesting, packing and marketing of cotton in northern Mississippi.
Mullins, Sharman (Fa 1062),
2017
Western Kentucky University
Mullins, Sharman (Fa 1062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1062. Paper titled “At Rest” in which Sharman Mullins collects inscriptions found on gravestones in family plots, as well as church cemeteries and public cemeteries in Warren County and Logan County in Kentucky. Mullins also discusses aesthetics and the recurrent religious and familial themes inscribed upon the grave markers.
