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Tackling The Taboo: A Cross-Generational Study Of The Adams-Smith Family And Their Moral Struggle With Alcoholism, Erin Van Gilder

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

This thesis examines how the American perception of drunkenness changed in accordance with transformations in the tenants of virtue in the 18th and 19th centuries. As the definition and influence of virtue became more interpretive and circumstantial, so did attitudes towards habitual drunkenness. Before the American Revolution, the overconsumption of alcohol was condemned, as it was a clear deviation from classic conceptions of civic and religious virtue. After the Revolution, an individualized interpretation of virtue became popular and alcohol consumption rose dramatically. In the early 19^th century, increasing self-interest meant less condemnation directed at the habitual drunkard. At the …

Native American Women In The American Indian Movement, Raven Manygoats

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Historians of the American Indian Movement (AIM) have largely ignored the contributions Native American women made to the movement. This work seeks to change the dominate narrative of the American Indian Movement and bring attention to the contributions Native American women made to the history of civil rights movements and modern feminism. This work charts the struggles Native Americans faced in the 1960s and 1970s, AIM’s activism, and the contributions Native American women made to AIM. It also examines how sexism and male dominance shaped the movement and women’s experience in the organization and how women led activism that followed …

More Than Republican Motherhood: How Education Helped Women Find Agency In Revolutionary America, Emily J. Miller

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

This thesis is a case study examining the lives of three women who lived in the early American republic: Theodosia Bartow-Burr, Margaret Shippen-Arnold, and Angelica Schuyler-Church, within the context of republican motherhood. While republican motherhood remains a vital concept in the field of early American women’s history, the role was more expansive than historians originally thought. Though all three of these women would remain republican mothers, they would also become “intellectual friends”, “deputy husbands,” and “female politicians,” respectively. By understanding the lives that these women lived within the construct of republican motherhood we gain a fuller and more diverse picture …

2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation, Otterbein University

MLK Convocations

Otterbein University honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each year at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation which features a keynote speaker. This year's speaker was Samuel Gresham, Jr. and also included several speeches & performances by Otterbein Students.

2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, Otterbein University

MLK Convocations

Otterbein University honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each year at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation which features a keynote speaker. This year's speakers included several speeches & performances by Otterbein Students.

2016 Mlk Convocation, Sarah L. Hickey

MLK Convocations

This is the program for the annual MLK Convocation at Otterbein University.

Mlk 2016 Convocation Slide Show, Otterbein University

MLK Convocations

A series of photographs from the event.

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice For The Oppressed, Molly E. Craig

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

In this thesis, I discuss Eleanor Roosevelt as a political and social activist through the media. ER was the first First Lady to advocate for her own social and political agenda and a way in which she accomplished this was with her extensive relationship with the media. In my thesis, I first give a brief history of other sources regarding aspects of Eleanor Roosevelt’s life that touch my own project. Then, I examine the reasons Eleanor Roosevelt felt compelled toward activism. In the next section I analyze several different media outlets, beginning with her book It’s Up to the Women …

Ayn Rand’S Rejection Of Environmentalism: Toward Challenging Right-Wing Inaction On Environmental Issues In The United States, Taylor M. Bailey

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Environmental protection has become a volatile political issue in the United States, especially within the past decade. This toxicity must be remedied to facilitate substantive reform. Anti-environmentalism on the part of the American Right can be partially traced back to the writings of the conservative philosopher Ayn Rand. In this paper, I aim to show that Rand fundamentally misunderstood the mainstream environmental movement in the U.S., and similarly her environmental philosophy, as well as her answers to solving environmental damages, are inadequate in providing answers to collective environmental problems (i.e. climate change). I argue that even in a framework as …

Insurance Receipt, April 4, 1936, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from The Frank E. Kirkpatrick Company to A. G. Cornell for past due fees.

Doctor's Bill For Rose Cornell, September 25, 1935, H. G. Beatty

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Bill for Dr. H. G. Beatty, paid $50 in cash by Rose Cornell.

Receipt, September 10, 1935, Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from Mrs. Cornell for ten dollars paid in full.

Bill From Roscoe Walcutt To Geneva Cornell, April 5, 1935, Roscoe Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed bill for $30 for fees regarding the estate of Otto B. Cornell.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, October 1, 1934, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt of Geneva Cornell's insurance premium payment to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Letter To Merriss Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, March 2, 1934, Roger Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Letter from Roscoe Walcutt regarding the appraisal of O. B. Cornell's estate.

Receipt From Kenneth L. Cornell To Roscoe Walcutt, March 1, 1934, Kenneth L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt for $19.05 paid by Kenneth L. Cornell to Roscoe Walcutt for the settlement of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Receipt, January 17, 1934, Geneva Cornell, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from Geneva Cornell, John B. Cornell, and K. L. Cornell for $131 to Roscoe Walcutt for Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, October 24, 1933, Roscoe Walcutt, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt, with two additional letters that explain the settlement of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Letter From Herbert Bradrick, October 11, 1933, Herbert Bradrick

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter from Herbert Bradrick regarding the settlement and distribution of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, September 19, 1932, Roscoe Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt about the enrollment of her nephew at Otterbein and tuition payment.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, April 22, 1931, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Envelope containing a receipt from The Prudential Insurance Company of America to Geneva Cornell and a pamphlet expressing the company's thanks.

Insurance Remittance, Geneva Cornell, March 26, 1930, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Insurance remittance to Geneva Cornell from The Prudential Insurance Company of America stating the amount due.

The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Advertisement, 1930, The Prudential Insurance Company Of America

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed postcard advertising the services of The Prudential Insurance Company of America to policyholders.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, March 23, 1926, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt of Geneva Cornell's $151.45 payment to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Letter To Royal Cornell From Richard Biehl, October 3, 1923, Richard Biehl

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed to Royal Cornell from Richard Biehl, city manager, regarding confirmation of their agreement about the village and Cornell's property.

Loan Note, December 16, 1920, Thomas H. Bradrick

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Loan receipt for $300 paid to Lewis Cornell by Thomas H. Bradrick.

High School Life Certificate For Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

High School Life Certificate awarded to Abbie Geneva Cornell by the Ohio State Board of Examiners.

Letter To T. H. Bradrick From J. F. Rogers, August 28, 1914, J. F. Rogers

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to T. H. Bradrick from J. F. Rogers about John B. Cornell's land.

Honori Cornell's Funeral Bill, June 7, 1903, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Bill from Edward E. Fisher & Co about Honori Cornell's funeral expenses, paid for by her sister Geneva Cornell. It reads "

Miss Geneva Cornell

Honori Cornell Miller

Casket 85.00

Funeral Car 10.00

Embalming 10.00

5 Dryer chairs 1.25

Death Note in journal 50 Dispated 50 1.00

Carrying remains from hospital to house 8.00

115.25

June 22 Ambulance #1421 9.00

124.25

Aug 24 By cash 95.00

29.25" and the back reads "Honori’s Funeral Expenses paid for by Aunt Geneva (her sister! Not her husband)"

Loan Record Of Geneva Cornell, April 17, 1903, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Paper containing records of Geneva Cornell's loan to Roy and Holly Cornell and the repayment terms, starting in 1903 and ending in 1926.