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In The Beginning: Kearney Catholic Basketball (The First Four Years), Ronald Franklin Larchick

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This memoir provides a factual and chronological summary of the Kearney Catholic Varsity Basketball program from 1961 to 1965. It examines the events, games, players, coaches, fans, successes, and setbacks associated with the Kearney Catholic Varsity Basketball teams during its first four years.

Digital edition provided by and posted with the permission of the author.

A History Of The Kearney Public Library & Information Center: The First Century 1890-1990, Ron Norman

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History of the Kearney, Nebraska Public Library, written for its centennial in 1990.

A History Of The Japanese In Nebraska, Hiram Hisanori Kano

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A history of the Japanese in Nebraska, authored by Father Hiram Kano. It interweaves his personal story with the larger narrative of Japanese people in Nebraska. Most of the content covers c. 1900-1970. Book includes numerous appendices of value to genealogists or others seeking individual Japanese who lived in Nebraska.

Introduction by Sheryll Patterson-Black

Shared with the permission of Scottsbluff Public Library

Kearney State College 1905-1980: A History Of The First Seventy-Five Years, Philip S. Holmgren

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History of Kearney State College, produced for the 75th anniversary of the institution.

The Rarer Game, Don Welch

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Poems by Nebraska poet Don Welch.

Contents

• The Rarer Game: A Sequence of Poems about Birds and an Animal
• Cardinal
• The Dutchman
• Walking a Pit South of Gothenburg
• The Doe
• Poet in Residence at a Country School
• The Bloodroot
• Singing a Bird's Song
• The Chicken Poem
• Upon Finally Winning Something Big at the Fair
• North of the House
• The Cranes
• The Runner
• The Last Wild Passenger Pigeon, 1899
• How to Live in Buffalo County
• The Lee of December
• The Widow
• The Duck Woman
• The Once
• Fishing, at Coot Shallows
• Deer, at Night
• The Ball
• The Wild Asparagus Hunters
• Blood-red Sumac …

A Shape A Writer Can Contain, Don Welch

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Detailed instruction on how to write an essay from Nebraska poet Don Welch

Candles For Christmas, Bernice Halbert

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Self-published booklet containing a poem about Christmas, using candles as its main theme.

Erogenous Zone, David Rice

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Content Warning: Poems are sexually explicit. All were written while the author was imprisoned and some reference prison.

Erogenous Zone: sensual poetry was written by David Rice (Mondo). "David Rice has concentrated on the beauty of people relating to each other sexually and has also given us an erotic view of the interplay between the forces and elements of the universe." Erogenous Zone was one of a number of creative works Mondo produced. He published numerous short stories, poems, plays, and newspaper columns during his imprisonment.

Mondo, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, was a member of the Omaha Black Panthers …

A Study Of Man's Environmental Impact On Shell Creek And Sand Gulch, Gary Hassebrook

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Description of Shell Creek in 1972, including an investigation into the source of pollutants that have killed the first 15 miles of the creek.

Discussion of town dumping at Sand Gulch and the damage that is causing.

Student paper

A Short History Of De Witt 1872-1972, Bonnie Runty, Rhonda Powers, Julie Bergmeier

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History of De Witt, Nebraska written by three Tri County Schools students for a local history organization. Includes images and maps. It covers early settlement to 1930. Discusses the history of the town, including labor, organizations (including the Klu Klux Klan), rural education, and more.

The Wild Bill-Mccanles Tragedy : An Actual Photographic Reproduction, Charles Dawson

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Part of the Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County series. Reproduction of a 1912 publication that recounted the story of Wild Bill Hickock and D.C. McCanles

Printing date of the reproduction approximate.

In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters, United States Of America Department Of Defense Office Of Civil Defense

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Handbook with practical advice for dealing with nuclear attack, floods & hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and earthquakes, with the bulk of the book focusing on nuclear attack.

From the handbook:

"This handbook contains basic general information on both nuclear attack and major natural disasters. This general guidance supplements the specific instructions issued by local governments."

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1968-0-297-579

The Kearney Boom And Its Relation To The Economic Situation In Nebraska 1882-1892, Margaret Ellen Nielsen

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Education 694 seminar work.

From the paper:

"Kearney's development from frontier village to "Chicago of the West", took place within one of the economic cycles which play such an important part in American history. During the nineteenth century, these years of alternating prosperity and depression, occurred at intervals of about twenty years."

Bellevue, Larimer & Saint Mary, Their History, Location, Description And Advantages, Charles Chaucer Goss

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Original published 1859 by John Q. Goss.

Digitized from a 1957 reproduction

Early history of Bellevue, Nebraska, Larimer, Nebraska, and Saint Mary, Iowa.

Kearney Cotton Mill: A Bubble That Burst, Charles Jankins

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Paper drawing on primary sources and oral history interviews to tell the story of the Kearney, Nebraska cotton mill

Geography Field Trip To The Southeast And Cuba, Joyce Neth

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Journal of Joyce Neth, written on a geography field trip to the southeast United States and Cuba from July 30 to August 21, 1955. Trip was led by UNK History faculty member Philip Holmgren.

Part of the Holmgren Collection, UNK Archives & Special Collections

Pioneer Schools - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"This pamphlet, on pioneer schools in nebraska, does not attempt to tell the history of the early schools in the State, but is limited to relating some of the lore (customs, habits, stories) of the pioneer school."

Pioneer Tales - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"All of these hoaxes, tall-tales and experiences have been obtained from itnerviews with Nebraskans who pioneered in the State. They have never been printed and their editing has been kept to a minimum."

Common story topics include horse trading, threshing, cattle drives, and more.

Early Nebraska Cooking - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"Early Nebraska cooking, because of its lack of variety, often became unappetizing for even the least fastidious settlers. Sowbelly (salt pork), corn meal and coffee were nearly always on the table for the main meals."

Dance Calls Series Three - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

Square dancing calls popular in nebraska in the late 1800s

Pioneer Religion - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

History of religion in Nebraska. Following a general introduction, sections cover places of worship, preaching, and rivalries.

The Negroes Of Nebraska, Writers' Program, Work Projects Administration In The State Of Nebraska

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Statement on Harmful Material:

Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or other description created by library employees, please contact Archives and Special Collections to bring this to our attention. …

Pioneer Recollections - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"These reminiscences of life in Nebraska during the 1870s and 1880s have been obtained through personal interviews with pioneers by members of the Nebraska Writers' Project."

Includes several stories about pranks, information on pioneer remedies and medicine, as well as tales of a more historical nature.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, …

The First Five Years Of The Regional Agricultural Council For The Southern Great Plains States, Office Of Land Use Coordination

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From the document:

At the October, 1940, meeting of the Southern Great Plains Regional Agricultural Council, the retiring chairmnn, F. A. Anderson, asked the Coordinator to prepare a history of the Council since its inception in 1935. This history accordingly constitutes a review of the activities of the Council during the five years from the first meeting in Pueblo, Colorado, December 12-13, 1935, through the 28th meeting, and the last one of the 1940 calendar year, held in Waco, Texas, October 17-18, 1940.

Dance Calls Series 2 - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

Explanation of the history of dances in Nebraska pioneer days - complete with discussion of "flea cracking" - as well as a selection of dance calls

More Santee-Sioux Indian Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska.

Seven Santee-Sioux legends from the files of the Word Carrier.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or …

Pioneer Dance Calls - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

Explanation of the history of dances in Nebraska pioneer days as well as a selection of dance calls

Santee Sioux Indian Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Eight Santee-Sioux legends collected from the files of the Word Carrier, a paper published by the Santee Normal Training School.

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog …

More Farmers' Alliance Songs Of The 1890'S - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

The present song collection continues the recital of farmers' greivances against the railroads and the banking and political interests allied with them. Most songs have been gleaned from the files of the Farmers' Alliance.

Reminiscences Of Dad Streeter - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

These reminiscences of George W. Streeter, who prefers to be known as Dad Streeter, relate experiences and events in which he participated while living in Nebraska during the 1880's. He lived the life of a roving cowboy.

In addition to his stories of the range, his accounts of bull-whacking, mule skinning and stage-draiving, the pranking of tenderfeet and missionaries, his meetings with Cattle Kate, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill, the hazards of prairie fires and blizzards, frontier justice and encounters with Indians, are a valuable contribution to the folklore of the West.