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Series 5: Student research - Kentucky (continued)
Subseries 8: Work files
Half-sheets of paper originally used as an index file/ready-reference system.
BOX-FOLDER 70/13 Preventives (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 70/14 Preventives (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 70/15 Pregnancy /infancy (Kentucky, Tennessee)
BOX-FOLDER 70/16 Pregnancy
BOX-FOLDER 70/17 Childbirth
BOX-FOLDER 71/1 Beliefs about infants (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 71/2 Beliefs about infants (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 71/3 Death
BOX-FOLDER 71/4 Omens and premonitions
BOX-FOLDER 71/5 Death taboos
BOX-FOLDER 71/6 Breaks in skin, wounds/cuts, bites
BOX-FOLDER 71/7 Wart cures
BOX-FOLDER 71/8 Respiratory
BOX-FOLDER 71/9 Stomach ailments
BOX-FOLDER 71/10 Worms
BOX-FOLDER 71/11 Chills and fever, goiter
BOX-FOLDER 71/12 Head (eyes, ears, nose)
BOX-FOLDER 71/13 Rheumatism, cramps, pains, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 72/1 Good and bad luck (1/7)
According to the accompanying note, the slips are "from the Kentucky-Tennesse collection that have items from other states and some (apparantly) duplicate slips."
BOX-FOLDER 72/2 Good and bad luck (2/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/3 Good and bad luck (3/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/4 Good and bad luck (4/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/5 Good and bad luck (5/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/6 Good and bad luck (6/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/7 Good and bad luck (7/7)
See the note for Box-Folder 54/3.
BOX-FOLDER 72/8 Friendship
BOX-FOLDER 72/9 Weather (1/4)
BOX-FOLDER 72/10 Weather (2/4)
BOX-FOLDER 73/1 Weather (3/4)
BOX-FOLDER 73/2 Weather (4/4)
BOX-FOLDER 73/3 Weather, pregnancy and childbirth, riddles, etc.
The original folder header indicates these materials were to be filed, and were sourced from Kentucky and Tenessee.
BOX-FOLDER 73/4 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (1/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/5 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (2/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/6 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (3/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/7 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (4/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/8 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (5/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/9 Beliefs (duplicate set/slips) (6/6)
BOX-FOLDER 73/10 Times for planting and other farm-related activities (1/2)
This group of slips was originally titled "Times for planting."
BOX-FOLDER 74/1 Times for planting and other farm-related activities (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 74/2 Wishing (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 74/3 Wishing (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 74/4 Death
BOX-FOLDER 74/5 Riddles, counting, rhymes, games, jumping rope
BOX-FOLDER 74/6 Farm and garden, planting and crops
BOX-FOLDER 74/7 Trees and flowers (wood)
BOX-FOLDER 74/8 Livestock and other animals
BOX-FOLDER 74/9 Cats and rabbits
BOX-FOLDER 74/10 Dogs, horses, etc.
BOX-FOLDER 74/11 Amphibians and insects
BOX-FOLDER 74/12 Birds; fowl
BOX-FOLDER 75/1 Sports and games
BOX-FOLDER 75/2 Fishing
BOX-FOLDER 75/3 The human body (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 75/4 The human body (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 75/5 Things worn, carried, possessed
BOX-FOLDER 75/6 Friendship
BOX-FOLDER 75/7 Household (domestic economy)
BOX-FOLDER 75/8 Foods
BOX-FOLDER 75/9 Furniture (chairs, mirrors, pictures, etc.)
BOX-FOLDER 75/10 Taboo (days of the week)
BOX-FOLDER 75/11 Taboo (farm tools)
BOX-FOLDER 75/12 Taboo (umbrella)
BOX-FOLDER 75/13 Taboo (out different door)
BOX-FOLDER 75/14 Taboo: turning back (counter-charms)
BOX-FOLDER 75/15 At table; in the kitchen
BOX-FOLDER 75/16 Holiday foods
BOX-FOLDER 75/17 Salt
BOX-FOLDER 75/18 Housekeeping
BOX-FOLDER 75/19 Sweeping/brooms
BOX-FOLDER 75/20 Sleeping/bed
BOX-FOLDER 76/1 Pin: omen (good and bad)
BOX-FOLDER 76/2 Company coming
BOX-FOLDER 76/3 Holidays
BOX-FOLDER 76/4 Magic/supernatural
BOX-FOLDER 76/5 Bad luck (general)
BOX-FOLDER 76/6 Moon
BOX-FOLDER 76/7 Dreams
BOX-FOLDER 76/8 Hoaxes and practical jokes
BOX-FOLDER 76/9 Parties, games, and dances
BOX-FOLDER 76/10 Childlore
BOX-FOLDER 76/11 Bad luck (omen)
BOX-FOLDER 76/12 Weather
BOX-FOLDER 76/13 Dry/clear/fair weather
BOX-FOLDER 76/14 Cold weather
BOX-FOLDER 76/15 Rain (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 76/16 Rain (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 77/1 Snow
BOX-FOLDER 77/2 Frost
BOX-FOLDER 77/3 Weather (miscellaneous)
BOX-FOLDER 77/4 Wishing (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 77/5 Wishing (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 77/6 Courting and marriage
BOX-FOLDER 77/7 Medicine/cures
BOX-FOLDER 77/8 Miscellaneous from Kentucky and Tennessee (1/2)
BOX-FOLDER 77/9 Miscellaneous from Kentucky and Tennessee (2/2)
BOX-FOLDER 77/10 Dreams

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