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Polkas, Fastnacht and Kloppelei: Contemporary German Folk Arts in Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1997)
of two master folk artists who were selected to participate in Missouri's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program in 1996-7: Marilyn Loehning, an accordionist from Hermann, and Christa Robbins, a bobbin lacemaker from Dixon. Their stories highlight...
Buildin' Boats, Giggin' and Foolin' Around is All Fun: Traditional Material Culture of the Ozark Waterways
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1996)
Gigging - the practice of using a steel object in the shape of a large fork to impale fish - has long been a popular traditional activity in the Missouri Ozarks. Many natives of the area consider gigging to be their sport, despite several attempts...
Halau Hula O Missouri: Hawaiian Hula and Lei-making in Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1999)
Despite their relatively small population, Hawaiians in Missouri have a high visibility because of their interest in teaching and performing their distinctive folk arts. This essay focuses on hula dance and lei-making, beginning with a look back...
You'll Never Get Ireland in American: Irish Traditional Music and Dance in St. Louis, Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1994)
's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, among them master Patrick Gannon, Helen Gannon, Niall Gannon, Larry McNally, and apprentices Gregory Krone and Eileen Gannon. This essay is based in large part on interviews with these talented and dedicated traditional...
¡Qué Viva el Westside! Mexican Traditional Arts in Kansas City, Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1993)
Mexico,” Heriberto (Beto) Lopez, Sr., is currently a master artist for Missouri's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, tutoring apprentice Antonio Sierra, Jr. in the art of mariachi trumpet playing....
How I Got Over: African-American Gospel Music in the Missouri Bootheel
(Missouri Folk Arts Program of the Missouri Arts Council, 1995)
This essay emerged from the Bootheel Underserved Arts Communities Project, which was co-sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council, the Missouri Folk Arts Program, and the State Historical Society of Missouri at the University of Missouri...
"A Handful of Dinky": African American Storytelling in Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1992)
Americans have had to rely largely on their shared oral traditions to reconstruct their cultural past. One of the foremost traditional African American narrators in Missouri today is Gladys A. Coggswell, a master storyteller in the Traditional Arts...
The Ozark Johnboat: Its History, Form and Functions
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1991)
This essay looks at three aspects of wooden johnboats. The first section tracks their history from their roots in Colonial Missouri through the present day of 1991. Johnboats were used during the period of railroad construction. They have been...
Concert Band ... Symphonic Band ... October 9, 1997
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 1997)
Concert Band and Symphony Band ... Monday, April 10, 1989, 8:00 p.m., Jesse Auditorium
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 1989)
Barbara Allen and the English Ballad in Appalachia: Adaptations and Transformations
(1982)
The purpose of this study is to examine the eighteenth-century English Child ballads and "Barbara Allen" which survived in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Campus map : University of Missouri--Columbia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)
The main map shows the locations of buildings on the University of Missouri campus, labeled by number and letter. Directions to the university, accompanied by a small Columbia area map, and descriptions of points of interest appear on the reverse....
Concert Chorale ... University Singers ... Sunday, November 8, 1992, First Baptist Church
(University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Music, 1992)
"As part of the University of Missouri's celebration of the Columbus Quincentenary, this afternoon's program focuses on the musical styles and traditions of North, South, and Central America. Canadian composer Harry Somers has arranged a series...
Mizzou weekly, volume 18, number 25 (March 27, 1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1997)
Mizzou weekly, volume 19, number 25
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1998)
Mizzou weekly, volume 19, number 31
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1998)
Mizzou weekly, volume 11, number 08 (October 17, 1989)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Development, University and Alumni Relations Division. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1989)
University of Missouri--Columbia : campus map
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1999)
The main map shows the locations of buildings on the University of Missouri campus, labeled by number and letter. Directions to the university, accompanied by a small Columbia area map, and descriptions of points of interest appear on the reverse....
University of Missouri--Columbia : campus map
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
The main map shows the locations of buildings on the University of Missouri campus, labeled by number and letter. Directions to the university, accompanied by a small Columbia area map, and descriptions of points of interest appear on the reverse....
Mizzou weekly, volume 19, number 33
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 1998)