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Hazelip, Pauline (Fa 974), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Hazelip, Pauline (Fa 974), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 974. Paper titled: “Tales of Glasgow Junction.” Includes brief descriptions of stories, pranks and incidents related to Glasgow Junction and Park City, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description of the story and the informant’s name.


Slaughter, Michael R. (Fa 973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Slaughter, Michael R. (Fa 973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 973. Paper titled: “The Ghost of the Bridge.” Includes brief descriptions of stories about parked lovers collected in the Bluegrass and Pennyroyal Region of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.


Elmore, Harold W. (Fa 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Elmore, Harold W. (Fa 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 975. Project titled: “Transcriptions of stories, song lyrics and calls.” Project includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of stories, song lyrics, doodle bug charms, and calls from Edmonson County and Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, and some with motif index number.


Owens, Ronald (Fa 978), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Owens, Ronald (Fa 978), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 978. Project titled: “Milltown, Kentucky.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the buildings around Milltown in Adair County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and photo of the structure.


Cardwell, Judith (Fa 979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Cardwell, Judith (Fa 979), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 979. Project titled: “Elephant Jokes.” Includes survey sheets with elephant jokes and the informant’s name collected from Jefferson County, Monroe County, Muhlenburg County, and Warren County, Kentucky, Virginia and Wisconsin.


Adkins, Genevieve (Fa 976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Adkins, Genevieve (Fa 976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 976. Paper titled: “Early History and Legends of Green County.” Includes descriptions of stories and legends about the origin and early history of Green County, Kentucky.


Bostic, Patti (Fa 966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Bostic, Patti (Fa 966), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 966. Paper titled: “The Function of Various Barns Located in Jefferson County, Outside Jeffersontown.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of barns in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, owner’s name, terms, and a photo of the barn.


Curry, Carolyn (Fa 964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Curry, Carolyn (Fa 964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 964. Project titled: “Guns.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of firearms found in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and photo.


Miller, Herbert (Fa 971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Miller, Herbert (Fa 971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 971. Paper titled: “The Girl in the Window.” Includes descriptions of variations of the Russellville Girl story collected in Jefferson County and Logan County, Kentucky.


Siddens, Margaret Marie (Fa 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Siddens, Margaret Marie (Fa 967), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 967. Paper titled: “Sally’s Rock.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of the history about Sally Beck and Sally’s Rock located in Warren County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and informant’s name.


Suddarth, James Damon (Fa 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Suddarth, James Damon (Fa 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 968. Project titled: “Folk Songs.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk songs collected in Warren County, Kentucky and Tennessee. Sheets include a title, lyrics, and informant’s name.


Duncan, Mary Nell (Fa 972), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Duncan, Mary Nell (Fa 972), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 972. Project titled: “Family and Area Stories.” Includes descriptions of Duncan family and area stories collected in Warren County, Kentucky. Stories include a description and informant’s name.


Krause, Janet (Fa 970), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Krause, Janet (Fa 970), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 970. Paper titled: “Listen to the Children: The Oral Tradition of Jump-Rope Rhymes.” Includes brief descriptions of jump-rope rhymes and games collected at the Hadley Elementary School in Warren County, Kentucky compared to motif variants.


Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 965), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Montell, William Lynwood, 1931-2023 (Fa 965), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 965. Project titled: “Student Collections: Glassware.” Includes survey sheets from student collections with brief descriptions of glassware, ironstone, copperware, and china found in Hardin County and Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, informant’s name, terms, and photo.


Heltzel, Dane Howard (Fa 969), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Heltzel, Dane Howard (Fa 969), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 969. Project titled: “Folk Songs and Ballads.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of folk songs and ballads collected in Christian County, Kentucky and Indiana. Sheets include title, lyrics, motif index number, and informant’s name.


Curry, Carolyn (Fa 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Curry, Carolyn (Fa 960), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 960. Project titled: “Clocks and Cameras.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions of clocks and cameras found in Taylor County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description, maker’s name, and photo.


Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Beams, Bobby (Fa 955), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 955. Paper titled: “Sawmills Past and Present in Hart, southern LaRue, and western Green County.” Includes description, terms, illustration, and photos of sawmills in the Penny Royal Region of Kentucky.


Molden, Roy (Fa 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Molden, Roy (Fa 963), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 963. Project titled: “The Chestnut Farmstead.” Includes survey sheets with brief descriptions ofbuildings and implements on the Chestnut family farm in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Sheets include a brief description and photo.


Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Powers, Doug (Fa 954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 954. Paper titled: “Montgomery’s Mill.” Includes description, terms illustration, and photos of Montgomery’s Mill in Green County, Kentucky.


Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2016 Western Kentucky University

Harbison, Kay (Fa 957), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 957. Paper titled: “Watermills.” Includes survey sheets of descriptions of watermills in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Sheets include a description, informant’s name, terms, and a photo of a watermill.


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