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West Rock Community Oral History Project Report, 2010

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This collection is comprised of photographs and a video oral history project conducted by the Black History Commission of Arkansas of former residents of the West Rock Community, Lois Edwards Threet, and Mary Threet Freeman.

Dark Hollow Oral History Grant Project, 2010

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Dark Hollow Oral History grant project final report [bound], contains correspondence to then-BHCA coordinator Linda McDowell, and photocopies of funds used. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black history and promotes teaching black history …

Caroline Lester Collection, 1809-2010

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This collection contains documentary evidence to meet membership requirements for the Daughters of the American Revolution and a collection by Caroline McClurkin Lester.

The Burnette Family Papers, 1920-2010

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This collection consists of 1 box containing photocopies of the Burnette Bugle newsletter, 1997-2010. Digital scans of 220 images and their reverse sides, many of which include handwritten captions, and digital scans of family history documents are available in digital format only. The Burnett(e) Bugle newsletters cover the years 1997-2010. Original images, textual histories, and additional paper materials regarding the Burnett (e) family reunions once belonging to the MS.000799 Burnette Family Papers have been transferred at donor’s request to the University Archives, University at Buffalo, NY. Please contact the University Archives, University at Buffalo, NY, for more information.

Human Elevation Love Project Inc. Grant Progress Report, 2010

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This collection is comprised of two DVDs containing oral interviews, as well as background information on H.E.L.P. Inc. and its founder.

Inner City Futurenet Grant Project Report, 2010

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This collection contains the final grant report and one oral history interview with Bobbie Moffett.

Hill Foundation Incorporated, Education Exhibit Grant Project, 2010

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This collection contains materials pertaining to an education exhibit on African Americans of Northeast Arkansas, 1940–1960 by the Hill Foundation, Inc. Materials consists of a final grant report, a bound presentation, images, publications highlighting the Hill Foundation, Inc., a brochure, and a disc containing digital formats of some of the aforementioned documents.

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Grant Project Report, 2010

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This collection contains one final report for the MTCC grant project, "Civil Rights in Arkansas."

Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 1932-2010

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This collection largely consists of materials used for research and content development for the Arkansas Railroader, the official newsletter for the Arkansas Railroad Club. The types of material included are issues of the Arkansas Railroader, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, newsletter mock-ups, railroad-related publications, and ephemera such as train timetables, tickets, and advertisements.

Kay Waters Sakaris Papers, 1840-2010

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This collection contains genealogical information (photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, military information, audiocassettes, and financial materials) for the White, Waters, Mann, Nichols, and Johnson families, who lived in Prairie and Lonoke Counties in Arkansas. Most of this genealogical information was compiled by Kay Waters Sakaris.

Board Camp Baptist Church Records, 1898-2010

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The collection consists of seven volumes of historical material, congregational and membership records.

Arkansas Department Of Aeronautics Records, 1981-2010

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The Arkansas Department of Aeronautics records contain state airport aid grant applications and correspondence, papers and reports, presentations with slide trays and movie reels, photographs and maps.

Davies And Allied Families Collection, Circa 1800s-2010

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This collection is comprised of photographic materials, albums and scrapbooks, correspondence, documents, genealogical materials, and audiovisual materials pertaining to the Carner, Cummins, Davies, Fairchild, Fulham, Gaines, Harpin, Lower, Woodcock, and other related families in Arkansas, with connections in other states including New Orleans, Louisiana, and Helena, Montana. Materials also include military documentation, land deeds, wills, and materials relating to theater arts in Arkansas.

Obituary; 2010-12-28; Gibson, Jr., Elven, Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

No abstract provided.

De Paul University Namesake: St. Vincent De Paul 400 Years Of Social Service, Edward Udovic

Mission and Ministry Publications

A "Chicago Streetwise" cover story examining the social service legacy of DePaul University's namesake: St. Vincent de Paul. See pages 9-13.

Before We Go: Vacation Reading Suggestions

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

China Beat will be taking a holiday break until January 3. Before we move on to 2011, though, here’s a short round-up of pieces from 2010 that you shouldn’t miss:

• We’re still doing a bit of catching up as we recover from the end of the fall academic quarter, so please forgive us for being a bit behind on covering both the recent tensions between North and South Korea and also the controversial release of documents by WikiLeaks. On North Korea, read Evan Osnos, “Lips and Teeth,”and listen to Mary Kay Magistad of PRI’s The World. For a China …

Interview With George Mitchell (3) By Andrea L’Hommedieu, George J. Mitchell

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
George J. Mitchell was born on August 20, 1933, in Waterville, Maine, to Mary Saad, a factory worker, and George Mitchell, a laborer. Senator Mitchell spent his youth in Waterville. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1954, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps until 1956. In 1960 he earned a law degree from Georgetown University. Mitchell worked for Senator Edmund S. Muskie as executive assistant and as deputy campaign manager during Muskie's 1972 presidential campaign. He later became U.S. senator (D-Maine) 1980-1995, Senate majority leader 1989-1995, and, upon his …

Obituary; 2010-12-19; Leonard, Charles Qmay, Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

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The History Of Atlantic Science: Collective Reflections From The 2009 Harvard Seminar On Atlantic History, Marcelo Aranda, Katherine Arner, Lina Del Castillo, Helen Cowie, Matthew Crawford, Joseph Cullon, Marcelo Figueroa, Claire Gherini, Melissa Grafe, Sarah Irving, Ryan Kashanipour, Carla Lois, Adrian Lopez-Denis, Bertie Mandelblatt, Iris Montero Sobrevilla, Kathleen S. Murphy, Eric Otremba, Christoper Parsons, Heather Peterson, Emily Senior, Teresa Vergara, Kelly Wisecup, Anya Zilberstein

History

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Reading Round-Up, December 17

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

It seems there’s been an outpouring of writing about China lately—so much that we actually haven’t been able to keep up with it all (especially since for the China Beat editors, December brings with it the madness and mayhem that mark the end of an academic term). So, before we settle in for the holiday break, we thought we’d bring you a pair of reading round-ups that point to all the pieces we wish we’d been able to write during the past few weeks. We’ll post part I (focusing on Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace prize win) today and part II …

One Hundred Years Of Controversy, Paul R. Katz

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

“History is never for itself; it is always for someone” — Keith Jenkins, Rethinking History, p. 16

Controversies about the past are nothing new to modern Taiwan, but this one is something completely different, centering not on how to remember the Japanese colonial era, the 228 Incident, or the White Terror, but the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the Republic of China’s founding on January 1, 1912 (建國百年).

At the center of the current sturm und drang is Taiwan’s Academia Historica (國史館), the putative successor to the imperial Historiography Institute (same Chinese name) established from the Song to Qing dynasties. In …

The Effects Of The United States’ Embargo On Cuban Health During The ‘Special Period’ And Beyond, Jenna Stroly

Global Studies Student Scholarship

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Ua68/8/1 Potter College Of Arts & Letters History Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the History Department.

The Confucius Institute [Enewsletter], Dr. Wei-Ping Pan Director

The Confucius Institute Publications

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Ua94/5/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Bowling Green Business University Small Collections, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Small collections of Bowling Green Business University alumni personal papers.

Ua85 Wku Women, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by WKU Women also known as the Faculty Wives Club. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, committee files, newsletters and publications.

Ua94/2 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Ogden College, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Small collections of items donated by or about Ogden alumni.

Ua64/25/4/1 College Of Education & Behavioral Sciences Military Science Student Organizations Pershing Rifles, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records by and about the Pershing Rifles.

Trustees Of Augusta College (Lg 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, full scan and photograph (click on "Additional File" below) for Land Grant 425. Original land grant, 4 December 1826, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Trustees of Augusta College, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, 500 acres in Sumner County, Tennessee. Identified as "Kentucky Land-Office Warrant no. 16005." Wax seal has been removed. Signed by Joseph Desha and J. E. Pickett.

Ua6/1/1 Lost River Cave & Valley - Oral History Project, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Unprocessed oral history files regarding Lost River Cave & Valley.