Mitchell, Jennie (Fa 778),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Mitchell, Jennie (Fa 778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 778. This collection features photographs taken of Parsons Country Store located in Huntsville, Alabama. The collection was created by Western Kentucky University student Jennie Mitchell as a requirement for the "Intro to Folk Studies" course.
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort - Sampler Video (Fa 698),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort - Sampler Video (Fa 698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 698. This collection features a video sampler of folk musicians presented by the Kentucky Folklife Program about the Kentucky Folklife Festival. The featured artists were participants in the Kentucky Tour of Folk Music.
Making Of A Master Exhibit (Fa 700),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Making Of A Master Exhibit (Fa 700), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 700. This collection features information and documentation about the "Making of a Master" exhibit which opened on 15 September 2011 at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort - Promotional Videos (Fa 699),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky Folklife Festival - Frankfort - Promotional Videos (Fa 699), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archvies Project 699. This collection features video tapes about folklife in Kentucky. The videos were part of the promotion and advertisement process for the Kentucky Folklife Festival.
Osolnik, Rude - Interview (Fa 697),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Osolnik, Rude - Interview (Fa 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 697. This collection features an audio interview conducted on 18 March 1997 by Larry Morrisey with Rude Osolnik, a noted woodworker and professor of industrial arts at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky.
Once Upon Our Time: The Ancient Art Of Storytelling In A Contemporary West Africa,
2014
SIT Study Abroad
Once Upon Our Time: The Ancient Art Of Storytelling In A Contemporary West Africa, Harlee Keller
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Storytelling is an art form that has been flourishing in Senegal since the country’s origin. Traditionally, storytelling was a communal endeavor, oral and interactive. As modernity crept up on Senegal storytelling began to change, oral tradition only partially surviving in rural settings, almost completely obsolete in big cities. I am particularly interested in how Wolof tales and oral storytelling are surviving in a modernizing Senegal. I think that storytelling is a form of cultural education for children and adults alike, and that preservation is dire for the survival of this art. I will discuss story structure, content and the opinions …
Basketmaking In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 695),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Basketmaking In The Mammoth Cave Area (Fa 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 695. This collection features information collected for an exhibit about basketmaking in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. The exhibit on panels was displayed at various Kentucky venues.
Eastside Neighborhood Cultural Traditions Survey - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 694),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Eastside Neighborhood Cultural Traditions Survey - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 694. This collection features information and documentation of the cultural traditions survey of the eastside neighborhood in Covington, Kentucky by folklorist Amy Slade.
Pappy Taylor Day - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 693),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Pappy Taylor Day - Covington, Kentucky (Fa 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 693. This collection primarily features video documentation of the "Pappy Taylor Day" celebration held in Covington, Kentucky in 1989 and 1990.
Kentucky Crafted: The Market - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 692),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky Crafted: The Market - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 692. This collection features information and documentation og the "Kentucky Crafted: The Market" event held annually in Lexington, Kentucky. The collection focuses primarily on the markets from the year 2000 through 2012.
Music And Innovation: The Art Of Homer Ledford Exhibit (Fa 691),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Music And Innovation: The Art Of Homer Ledford Exhibit (Fa 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 691. This collection features information and documentation of the "Music and Innovation: The Art of Homer Ledford" exhibit at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky on display from 14 August through 31 December 2007.
Dynamics Of A Kentucky Derby Hat (Fa 690),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Dynamics Of A Kentucky Derby Hat (Fa 690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 690. This collection features information about the Kentucky Derby hat tradition as found at Dee's craft and hat store in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thumbpicking Tradition Talk (Fa 688),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Thumbpicking Tradition Talk (Fa 688), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 688. This collection features a video tape recording of "Thumbpicking Tradition Talk" by Bill Lightfoot and Eddie Pennington at Western Kentucky University on April 17, 1996.
Made To Be Played: Traditional Art Of Kentucky Luthiers (Fa 689),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Made To Be Played: Traditional Art Of Kentucky Luthiers (Fa 689), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 689. This collection features information and documentation of the "Made to be Played: Traditional Art of Kentucky Luthiers" museum exhibit which focused on luthiers throughout the state.
Thumbpickers Hall Of Fame - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Fa 687),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Thumbpickers Hall Of Fame - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Fa 687), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 687. This collection features information and documentation of the National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame, founded in the birthplace of thumbpicking, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 1998.
Coalfield Project - Kentucky (Fa 686),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Coalfield Project - Kentucky (Fa 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 686. This collection features documentation and oral history interviews with traditional folk artists and craftspeople from the eastern coalfield region of Kentucky.
Deafestival (Fa 684),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Deafestival (Fa 684), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 684. This collection features information and documentation of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's DeaFestival held in various communities around the state.
Paul Sawyier Public Library - Frankfort, Kentucky - Summer Reading Program (Fa 683),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Paul Sawyier Public Library - Frankfort, Kentucky - Summer Reading Program (Fa 683), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 683. This collection features information and documentation of the Paul Sawyier Public Library's summer reading program held from 6 June to 29 July 2011 at the Paul Sawiyer Public Library in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Bill Monroe Homeplace - Rosine, Kentucky - Dedication (Fa 685),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Bill Monroe Homeplace - Rosine, Kentucky - Dedication (Fa 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 685. This collection features video and audio documentation of the Bill Monroe homeplace dedication ceremony held on 23 August 2001 in Rosine, Kentucky.
Kentucky State Fair - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 682),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky State Fair - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 682), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 682. This collection features information and documentation of various Kentucky State Fairs and their respective attractions.
