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The Read Family Papers, Brooklyn College

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At the turn of the twentieth century, the Read family moved to the newly built suburban style neighborhood of Ditmas Park in Brooklyn. With his wife Elinor Mathews, Walter Read raised his family of two children, daughter Viola and son Lloyd, at their home at 745 Rugby Road. Social life was pleasant for the Reads. They enjoyed attendance at the Wells Memorial Presbyterian Church, Argyle and Glenwood Roads. Walter Read kept an art sketchbook, while Mrs. Read was a photographer. During the twenties, son Lloyd C. Read attended college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York, from where he …

Dwight-White House Plan, Brooklyn College

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Dwight-White House was part of the House Plan Association (HPA) at Brooklyn College. The HPA was founded in 1937 and developed into the largest co-ed social organization at Brooklyn College. At its height, 170 individual Houses were part of HPA which had its own newspaper entitled The Calling Card. By 1961, with over 2,500 members, HPA comprised the largest student organization on any campus in the country. Dwight –White House was formed in February 1957 when Dwight House and White House merged. Its members participated in Sing, the annual Country Fair celebration, and in the annual HPA theatrical showcase known …

The Charles Lindsay Gover Collection, Brooklyn College

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This collection is comprised of two principle events of Gover’s life. The first was his active duty in the Navy during World War II on a destroyer in the Pacific. This part of the collection consists of correspondence, pictures, scrapbooks, a large portrait, news clippings, and service medals. The second part of this collection is focused on one day, November 22, 1950, when a commuter train Gover was riding was hit from behind by another train going 40 miles per hour. It smashed into and under the rear car sending it into the air. Gover was killed along with 78 …

The Papers Of Ira Wollen, Brooklyn College

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Ira Wollen is a Brooklyn College alumnus, Class of 1946. At Brooklyn College, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Design. Ira Wollen has been a sculptor, teacher, media supervisor, and educator. While at Brooklyn College, he was involved in numerous clubs and organizations, such as being a member of student council, a director of the Office of War Activities, member of Alpha Phi Omega, and Founder of the Booster Squad. He also participated in the Brooklyn College Band and Orchestra. Throughout his years at Brooklyn College, he produced many cartoons and artwork for the campus newspapers.

The Papers Of Pamella Tucker Farley, Brooklyn College

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The collection Papers of Tucker Pamella Farley contains primarily materials related to her teaching and activism in Brooklyn College. It includes syllabi, readings, bibliographies, students’ tests and papers, and correspondence that span over two decades. These materials help document the history of the Women’s Studies Program at Brooklyn College, and reveal the incorporation and development of lectures in the program. In addition, there are professional papers related to conferences and professional courses she attended, as well as article submissions. This collection also features newspaper clippings and flyers, mostly related to women and literature, but also related to lesbianism and women …

Walt Whitman Hall Time Capsule Collection, Brooklyn College

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The collection consists of documents regarding construction of the Whitman Hall, newspaper articles, and programs from the dedication ceremony. In addition the contents of the time capsule itself are included. The documents all originate in the period between 1950 to 1955 with the exception of the Brooklyn College faculty handbook that was published in 1948 but still in use in 1952. The collection is divided into two sub-groups. The first sub-group includes the documents regarding the building of Walt Whitman Hall in the form of intercollege communications, copies of newspaper articles, and the programs and plans for the dedication ceremony …

Universalizing Primary Education In Sierra Leone: Promises And Pitfalls On The Path To Equity, Grace Pai

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What barriers remain in the progress towards achieving Universal Primary Education (UPE), and how does the UPE agenda affect out-of-school children? Through a mixture of historical, quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, this study examines these questions using the developing context of Sierra Leone as a case study.

Findings from over 100 interviews show that first of all, the most salient barrier that prevents children from participating in primary school is the fact that school is not free de facto in spite of the national abolishment of primary school fees in 2004. Rather than commonly cited constraints such as a …

Clara Barton National Historic Site (Glen Echo, Maryland), Janet Butler Munch

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The home of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, is part of a national historic site managed by the National Park Service. This site interprets the contributions of Barton and the Red Cross.

"Juan Antonio Marichal." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of the first Dominican baseball player to be enshrined in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame.

"Pedro Jaime Martínez." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of Dominican Hall of Fame pitcher and former professional Major League Baseball player Pedro Jaime Martínez.

"José Mesón Acosta." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of Dominican military leader José Mesón Acosta.

"Alexander 'Alex' Emmanuel Rodriguez." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of one of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod).

La Lengua Como Lugar De Memoria (Y Olvido). Reflexión Glotopolítica Sobre El Español Y Su Historia, José Del Valle

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The history of Spanish as a discipline has played a political role in Spain´s historical development. What is the relation between memory and forgetting, on one hand, and language history writing on the other?

Greater New York: The Sports Capital Of Depression Era America, Jeffrey A. Kroessler

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Any history of the Great Depression is incomplete if it neglects sports, and New York City was the unrivaled sports capital of America. From professional baseball to college basketball to boxing, the most important sporting events took place in New York's legendary venues: Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Madison Square Garden, Forest Hills, and Belmont Park. Sports also mirrored social issues. Joe Louis's boxing matches against white opponents represented more than a simple athletic contest and stimulated racial and ethnic pride, especially in his bouts with Max Schmeling. Long Island University's dominant basketball team boycotted the 1936 Olympic trials to …

"Antony Santos." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of one of the most prolific Dominican artists from the Dominican Republic, bachata legend Antony Santos.

"Luis Portorreal Días." Dictionary Of Caribbean And Afro-Latin American Biography, Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. And Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016., Nelson Santana

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This work provides an abridged biographical sketch of one of the most prolific Dominican artists from the Dominican Republic, Luis Días.

Silent Protest And The Art Of Paper Folding: The Golden Venture Paper Sculptures At The Museum Of Chinese In America, Sandra Cheng

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Housed in the Museum of Chinese in America is the Fly to Freedom collection of paper art, which were produced by a traditional folk method of Chinese paper folding. The 123 paper works were created by detainees of the Golden Venture, a freighter used to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the U.S. On the evening of June 6, 1993, the ship ran aground off the Rockaways in New York City and nearly 300 migrants, gaunt from the four-month ordeal at sea, poured out of the cramped windowless hold of the vessel. Several drowned that night, a few escaped, but the majority …

Introduction To "Doughboys On The Western Front: Memoirs Of American Soldiers In The Great War", Aaron Barlow

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The First World War existed on paper even as it was being fought. Yes, electronic communications (radio, telephone) played a role, but it was the typewriter and the pen that both recorded the war and, in many respects, made possible the massive organizations it demanded. The American soldier, right down to the lowest ranks, was often both a reader and a writer. Commands and instructions were passed to him in writing—much of his entertainment came that way, too, through books and letters, newspapers and magazines. And he responded with his own pen.

What A Day With A Park Volunteer Can Do, Keith Muchowski

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In Search Of A Grand Narrative: The Turbulent History Of Teaching, Judith R. Kafka

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For this review of research on the history of teaching, I use the instructional triangle as an organizing tool and frame of analysis to explore what we know about who taught, who was taught, and what was taught across space and time.

In the first section of this chapter I review historical research on who taught in American classrooms. One overwhelming theme throughout this literature is that policy makers, school leaders, and the general public have historically cared a great deal about who a teacher was, often basing their preferences on the belief that a teacher’s social characteristics would shape …