Appalshop's Access To Artistic Excellence Project (Fa 681),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Appalshop's Access To Artistic Excellence Project (Fa 681), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 681. This collection primarily contains a variety of short films produced by Appalshop's Access to Artistic Excellence Project funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Appalshop's goal in the Access to Artistic Excellence Project is to preserve and present film and audio of master traditional artists and to build strong appreciation for Appalachian culture, art, and traditions.
World Of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways (Fa 680),
2014
Western Kentucky University
World Of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways (Fa 680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 680. This collection features information about the "World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways" television program series sponsored and produced by KET (Kentucky Educational Television) which premiered from August 16-19, 1998.
Chinese Moon Festival - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 679),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Chinese Moon Festival - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 679), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 679. This collection features documentation of the Chinese Moon Festival held on October 1, 2006 at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky.
Wilson, Alexander Gordon, 1888-1970 (Sc 2857),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Wilson, Alexander Gordon, 1888-1970 (Sc 2857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2857. Typescripts and a few photocopies of a printed newspaper column titled “Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore” written by WKU English professor Gordon Wilson, Sr. This grouping includes columns that were not incorporated into the bound volumes of his work found in the Kentucky Library Research Collections (GR110 .K4 W542)
Wash's Motorcycle Project (Fa 678),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Wash's Motorcycle Project (Fa 678), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 678. This collection features informationa nd documentation of Wash's Cycles motorcycle shop in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and their connection with the Man O' War division of The Harley Owners Group located in Lexington, Kentucky.
Funerary Customs In Harlan County, Kentucky (Fa 677),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Funerary Customs In Harlan County, Kentucky (Fa 677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 677. This collection features documentation related to the study of funerary customs in Harlan County, Kentucky. The project was conducted by faculty and students at Southeast Community and Technical College in Cumberland, Kentucky.
Hart County Fair - Rowletts, Kentucky (Fa 676),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Hart County Fair - Rowletts, Kentucky (Fa 676), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid for Folklife Archives collection 676. This collection features information and documentation of various Hart County Fairs. Emphasis is place on the white oak basketmaking tradition in the area.
Latino Folklore Project (Fa 675),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Latino Folklore Project (Fa 675), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 675. This collection features information and documentation of interviews that were conducted as part of the "Latinos and Latinas in the South" project, a report of the Southern Arts Federation (SAF).
Donated, Discarded, And Ditched (Fa 775),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Donated, Discarded, And Ditched (Fa 775), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 775. This collection features an oral history/photo project entitled "Donated, Discarded, and Ditched" about Louisville, Kentucky artists who regularly incorporate discarded items into their work.
Barbecue In Western Kentucky (Fa 673),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Barbecue In Western Kentucky (Fa 673), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 673. This collection features oral history interviews conducted by Robin Borczon about the methods of preparing barbecue in western Kentucky for a WKU foodways class project.
Shelbyville, Kentucky Heritage Festival - Shelbyville, Kentucky (Fa 674),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Shelbyville, Kentucky Heritage Festival - Shelbyville, Kentucky (Fa 674), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 674. This collection features audio and video documentation of the Shelbyville Heritage Festival held on September 25, 2004 in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Rural Heritage Development Initiative (Fa 672),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Rural Heritage Development Initiative (Fa 672), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 672. This collection features information and documentation of the National Trust's Rural Heritage Development Initiative to implement preservation-based economic strategies in an eight county region in central Kentucky.
National Folk And Folklife Festivals (Fa 671),
2014
Western Kentucky University
National Folk And Folklife Festivals (Fa 671), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 671. This collection features information and documentation of the National Folk Festival held annually in various communities throughout the nation.
Great Lakes Folk Festival - East Lansing, Michigan (Fa 670),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Great Lakes Folk Festival - East Lansing, Michigan (Fa 670), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 670. This collection features documentation of the Great Lakes Folk Festival held from August 13 to August 15, 2004 and hosted by Michigan State University Museum in East Lansing, Michigan.
Downtown Henderson Project (Fa 754),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Downtown Henderson Project (Fa 754), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives project 754. This collection features 48 interview conducted with local residents of downtown Henderson, Kentucky.
A Rejuvenating Resort Remembered: The Use Of Folklore And Archaeology In The Investigation Of The Historic Massey Springs Resort In South-Central Kentucky,
2014
Western Kentucky University
A Rejuvenating Resort Remembered: The Use Of Folklore And Archaeology In The Investigation Of The Historic Massey Springs Resort In South-Central Kentucky, Renee Pinkston
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Using only one line of evidence for a study of historic sites can be problematic if it does not provide a complete picture of the material culture or lifeways of a people, group, or community. In order to understand the ideas and objects, of culture present at historic sites, it is necessary to use archaeological methodologies with vernacular architecture studies and folklore to create a more holistic image of the world and its inhabitants. To facilitate this, I conducted original research on a mineral spring resort, Massey Springs Resort (Massey Springs) in Warren County, Kentucky, a popular resort in the …
The Art Of Lebanese Verbal Dueling: The Battle Of Beit Mery And Beyond,
2014
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Art Of Lebanese Verbal Dueling: The Battle Of Beit Mery And Beyond, Paula Marie Haydar
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines the living and vibrant oral tradition of verbal dueling in Lebanon, also known as Lebanese zajal. The introductory chapter explores the historical, sociolinguistic, and musical-metrical roots of today's Lebanese zajal contests and festivals, which feature teams of up to four poets who compete against each other in improvised, sung verse in colloquial Lebanese, carrying a sort of dialogue within which they argue opposing sides of universal themes and topics of current social interest. Though time, tradition, and culture in the Lebanese mountainside have nurtured the development of sung oral poetry into its current form and status …
Hotel Bukovyna,
2014
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Hotel Bukovyna, Rebecca Ann Bosshart
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This collection of short stories and first chapter of a novella take place in the historical area of Bukovyna, the beech tree land, partly located in Chernivetska region, western Ukraine. On the edge of it, or under it, or traveling to and from it, in contemporary time. I've been occupied with "the outsider," represented here, and where the seven stories reside, by the giant grande dame tourist hotel on Main Street, across from Shevchenko Park, in Chernivtsi, the region's city center. The occupants: the outsider looking in and around. Outsiders looking at other outsiders. An outsider being welcomed in. Most …
Kentucky Folklore Record (Mss 501),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky Folklore Record (Mss 501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 501. Correspondence, manuscripts, and subscription and financial records relating to the content, editing, publication and management of the Kentucky Folklore Record, a quarterly journal of the Kentucky Folklore Society.
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098),
2014
Western Kentucky University
Interview With Phil Veluzat And Mary Veluzat (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Bjorkman with Phil Veluzat and Mary Jo Veluzat about their experiences as park rangers at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Bjorkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
