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Local Talent, Michael Hemesath

Administration Publications

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Myscofski's Book Writes Brazilian Women Back Into History, Kim Hill

News and Events

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“Home Again”: The Contrasting Experiences Of Richard D. Dunphy And Lewis A. Horton, S. Marianne Johnson, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Union veterans returning home from the war in 1865 faced a myriad of experiences and reacted to the return to civilian life in a variety of ways. Richard D. Dunphy and Lewis A. Horton, both double-arm amputee veterans of the Navy, ably demonstrate the differences in experience and reaction to the war and life afterwards. [excerpt]

Keen, Douglas, 1904-1978 (Sc 2798), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2798. Letter of Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky attorney Douglas Keen, 28 October 1929, setting out his qualifications, deploring political “mud-slinging” against him, and seeking support in his electoral campaign as the Republican nominee for County Attorney.

Bryant, David Lee, 1923-2000 (Sc 2799), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan for Manuscripts Small Collection 2799. Typescripted personal history of David Lee Bryant (1923-2000) describing his upbringing in Todd County, Kentucky, his World War II military service, his capture by the Germans and liberation by the Russian Army, his subsequent work for a wholesale grocery firm, and his wife and three sons. Includes article about Bryant published 5 February 1986 in the (Greenville, Kentucky) Leader-News, and explanatory letter of his son Gary L. Bryant, 21 November 2013.

Lumber Baron Bar Speech, Delivered On December 10, 2013, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Lumber Baron Bar Speech, delivered on December 10, 2013 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Dr. Ernie F. Garcia, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

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Bowling, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Here it is only two days after the bowl pairings were announced and I am already approaching that semi-nauseous state of bowl fatigue. There once was a time not so long ago when that feeling didn’t set in until the second-half of the final game on January 1. Oh, for the good old days.

Allen, John G., 1837?-1863 (Sc 2795), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2795. Pocket diary of John G. Allen, containing a few brief notations made while Allen was serving in the Union Army in 1862 and was encamped near Nashville; letter to his sister from camp, 24 November 1862, assuring her that he has had enough to eat; two promissory notes of Allen’s; and a summons to Allen to appear in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Court to answer a claim for debt.

Promissory Note - Allegany County, Maryland (Sc 2797), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2797. Promissory note and bond from an unknown obligant (bottom half torn), given to John Sigler for 30 pounds, payable in grain.

Totty Family (Sc 2793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2793. Correspondence and research materials relating to the genealogy of the Totty family of Kentucky, and related families Carter and Cosby. Includes military records, birth, marriage, will and deed records, and pedigree charts.

Account Book - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 2796), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2796. Merchant's book of accounts for foodstuffs, animal feed, wood and drayage in the Paducah, Kentucky area.

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 31, December 9, 2013, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

An Evening With David Blight, S. Marianne Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Monday evening, November 18, students from Gettysburg College got to sit down and discuss memory with Dr. David Blight from Yale University, author of the renowned work Race and Reunion. The session was conducted as an informal panel with Dr. Blight and Gettysburg College’s own Dr. Isherwood and Dr. Jordan. Dr. Blight spoke about beginning his work when memory studies was not an official field and stumbling his way headlong into working with the memory of the American Civil War. When discussing whether or not memory studies were a fad that would pass away, Blight reassured the audience that people …

Ada News - 12/09/2013, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Richard D. Dunphy: To Him, A War Goes On, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Although I have so far treated Richard Dunphy as a man who achieved heroism through valor and suffered greatly for it, there is another side to his character that I have not yet explored. In 1899, his wife, Catherine, accused Richard of being too irresponsible to handle his own pension money. Furthermore, she accused him of abusing his family and failing to pay his bills. To resolve this conflict, the Bureau of Pensions sent Special Examiner E. G. Hursh to Vallejo to investigate. He collected about a dozen depositions in order to evaluate the validity of these claims. Richard Dunphy …

The Journey For Justice Of The Japanese Americans, Richard Burke

History Class Publications

The Japanese American citizens were dehumanized by the actions of the United States government during World War II; they were forced into internment camps strictly because they were of Japanese descent. Through the accounts of the men, women, and children who experienced the internment camps and lived on to tell about them, they were treated less than human. They were definitely not protected by the laws of the United States of America. There are many different elements that appear to have created the opportunities for certain men to imprison citizens of the United States without a trial or jury. Through …

Islam's Education Spectrum, Kevin Jackson

History Class Publications

There are no completely neutral studies of Islamic education. Though centuries old, Islamic learning evokes reactions as varied as pride or scorn, hope or suspicion, tolerance or belligerence. Some see Islamic educational institutions as the both the preserve of virtue and the cutting edge of civilization; others see them as a both a threat to freedom and a fountain of extremism.

Approaches to Islamic education are therefore controversial among both Muslims and non-Muslims. In response to globalization, members of both camps turn to various degrees of separatism or integration. Separatists maintain that Muslim and secular educations are fundamentally in competition. …

The Rise And Fall Of Order 5281, John Mark Burgess

History Class Publications

Justice William Wayne Justice, presiding over the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, entered a ruling that would come to be one of the most heavy-handed attacks on the segregation of public schools in Texas- often referred to as Civil Order 5281. The case was brought by the United States Department of Justice, who charged nine school districts in Eastern Texas with practicing de jure or de facto segregation. In his ruling, Justice Justice gave power to the Texas Education Agency to and punish those schools that are found to be in non-compliance. This ruling is …

Taken: The Theft And Recovery Of The Quedlinburg Treasures And Surrounding Legal Issues, Ellen Flint

History Class Publications

As the town of Quedlinburg, Germany was besieged, people fled, hiding their precious belongings in remote places. U.S. soldiers occupied the city, and just when the situation seemed to be stabilizing, one of the greatest art thefts of the twentieth century occurred. Joe Tom Meador, a 29-year old American soldier stationed in Germany, stole the Quedlinburg “treasures,” a series of medieval art pieces hidden in a cave outside the town. The theft remained unsolved for 45 years.1 Over that span of time, debate over cultural property increased, sparked by World War II looting.

University Of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation Bylaws, University Of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation recruits, financially supports and prepares talented engineering students to become the next great leaders in the pulp and paper industry, while also helping to meet the workforce needs of the industry.

The oldest pulp and paper foundation in America and a pioneer of the first program in the country to study pulp and paper engineering, University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation was organized in 1950, and incorporated in 1953, as a non-profit corporation. The Foundation awards more than 100 full or partial tuition scholarships annually and are represented by the most …

University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Bylaws, The University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's Pulp and Paper Foundation's bylaws.

Spicker, Maxwell Pryse, Jr., 1920-1985 (Sc 2794), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2794. Letters of Maxwell P. Spicker, Jr., to his parents in Louisville, Kentucky, written during his U.S. Army service in World War II. He writes of his training and leisure activities at Fort Riley, Kansas, Seattle, Washington and Gainesville, Texas, and confidentially to his father of his request for an overseas assignment. Includes photographs of Spicker and fellow soldiers.

Johnston, Ira J. (Sc 2792), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2792. “Memories of a WWII Veteran,” by Ira J. Johnston. Johnston recalls the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, entering the U.S. Army, basic training, his service in France and Belgium, combat on the advance through Germany, the food he ate, interacting with German civilians, a surprise meeting with his brother-in-law, his return home, the Japanese surrender, and his discharge.

Haile, Hascal B., 1907?-1986 (Sc 1275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1275. Incoming business letters and checks, visitor’s log and address book, and photos of furniture and guitar made by Hascal Haile, Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Haile made guitars for several well-known country music artists.

Warren County, Kentucky - Documents (Sc 1276), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1276. Certificate of receipt, 6 May 1873, issued to B. Young for payment of special tax on business as a dealer in leaf tobacco in Woodburn, Kentucky; also copy of contract, 1 October 1900, between R. A. Taylor and T. H. Stamps authorizing Stamps to receive pay as a postal carrier subcontractor, with attached certificate of Postmaster General.

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 30, December 5, 2013, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Obsessive Digging In Carolina Sand And Baltimore Asphalt, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

My parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina a couple years ago. I have to admit, I am fascinated when I visit the South, for the sheer fact that it is such a vastly different environment than I'm used to. For one thing, the war happened there. For another, the war got very complex and interesting there. [excerpt]

Richard D. Dunphy: Under The Knife, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Within four hours of Richard Dunphy’s grievous wounding at the Battle of Mobile Bay, both of his arms had been amputated. In a medical survey, he described the “extraordinary pain” that lasted “for about three weeks.” There was “a great quantity of pus, and twelve pieces of bone or splinters came out” from the wound for months after the surgery. Though the pain was great, it faded in time. The psychological and social effects of the operation, however, never went away. [excerpt]

Artus, James (Sc 1274), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1274. Letter, 18 January 1861, written by James Artus, a veteran of the War of 1812, to G.L Forman and H. Taylor, concerning procurement of medals from the state for himself and three other surviving Kentucky volunteers. He also expresses his hope that Kentucky supports the Union.