Project conducted in Hopkins, Christian and Caldwell Counties and Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park to identify and utilize local folk artists and performers. Materials include field notes, a daily activity log, and audio interviews on cassette tapes with traditional artists.
Christian County (Ky.)
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Describes her experience as a student in the city schools of Hopkinsville, Kentucky and then as a teacher in Trigg and Christian Counties. Mentions the unfair practices of 'separate but equal' and comments on the process of school integration, its costs and benefits.
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Describes the school, teachers, and community of Flatwoods in Adair County, Kentucky, providing details about teacher training, discipline, curriculum, day-to-day activities, fundraising, and transportation. First began teaching at Hardyville (Hart County) in 1932, then on to Hodgenville (two-...
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Transcripts, notes, and cassette tapes for interviews conducted by Dr. Wilford Fridy, Western Kentucky University English professor, with individuals who knew or knew about John Wesley Venable, Jr., the person on whom Robert Penn Warren based the character Bolton Lovehart in his novella "Circus...
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