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Landmark Report (Vol. 29, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentu

Adolphe Nourrit, Gilbert Duprez, And The High C: The Influences Of Operatic Plots, Culture, Language, Theater Design, And Growth Of Orchestral Forces On The Development Of The Operatic Tenor Vocal Production, Micheal Lee Smith Jr.

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The operatic tenor voice has evolved from a variety of influences. This document identifies four influences involved in the development of the operatic tenor voice and describes their impact on performance practices including the chest voice high C (C5). Modern tenors’ performance practices originate in the nineteenth century ascendance of an Italian singing technique. This particular singing technique achieved popularity when Gilbert Duprez sang the role of Arnold in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell with a do di petto (i.e. from-the-chest) production of sound rather than the mix of falsetto and head voice that was traditional at the time. The role of …

African Architectural Transference To The South Carolina Low Country, 1700-1880, Fritz Hamer

Fritz Hamer

There is growing historical and archaeological evidence that African style housing was an integral part of slave communities on plantations in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Besides the "shotgun" house, other African house forms were built in North America before descendants of African slaves became acculturated to western construction techniques. The rarity of historical and archaeological evidence of these structures can be attributed to the culture bias of early white observers and the poor preservation of these impermanent structures in the archaeological record.

Don Brumbaugh Interview, Wright State University Employee, Lewis Shupe, Don Brumbaugh

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Lewis Shupe interviewed Don Brumbaugh on November 10, 2011 about the founding of Wright State University and the development of the university. In the interview Mr. Brumbaugh discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State as a founding staff member.

Nick Piediscalzi Interview, Professor Emeritus Department Of Religion, Wright State University, Pablo Banhos, Nick Piediscalzi

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Pablo Banhos interviewed Nick Piediscalzi on September 12, 2011 about the founding of Wright State University and the development of the Department of Religion. In the interview Mr. Piediscalzi discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State.

After speaking with Pablo Banhos, Nick Piediscalzi created a second video on September 24, 2011 to act as an addendum to the original interview. In this video he expands on various topics, including members of his department and other memories that came to him after the initial interview.

Landmark Report (Vol. 29, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

The Life And Death Of An American Block: A Dialogue With Entropy, Micah Daniel Antanaitis

Masters Theses

My goal in this thesis is to frame, through design, an existing environment in a manner that fosters the witness and embrace of the reality and beauty of decay—which acts as a marker of the passage of time. My intent is to engage in a careful renewal of a neglected, and largely forgotten, urban landscape, which does not ignore its temporal context. My hope is to explore the full potential of the life cycle of buildings and discover the lesson of mortality in modern American ruins.

Things fall apart. This is a simple truth about the physical world that humanity …

Historic House Interior Report, Yerkes Residence Mill Race Historical Village Northville, Mi, Paula Bedford

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Ingram, James Maurice, 1905-1976 (Sc 2458), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2458. Ink and pencil drawings and sketches of floor plans, historic building facades, ornaments, furniture and maps, made by James Maurice Ingram for a history of architecture class. Includes portrait photograph of Ingram, group photograph and clipping about his 1968 University of Notre Dame class reunion, and handwritten notes on the nature of art and architecture.

Fallingwater: Structure And Design, Avery Gray

Honors Theses

Fallingwater is the country home designed in 1935 for the wealthy Pittsburgh merchant Edgar Kaufmann Sr. by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Since its completion in 1940 it has enthralled the American public and architectural enthusiasts; received countless awards and recognitions; and is generally held as one of the greatest pieces of architecture of the modern world. It is the most well known residential building in the world excluding those made for royalty. Whether this great fame is deserved or not is a matter of opinion but there are a number of features of this buildings design that cause it …

Downtown Clare Historic District Survey, Kenneth Lingaur

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Elizabeth Harden Interview, Professor Emeritus, Department Of English, Wright State University, Lewis Shupe, Elizabeth Harden

Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project

Lewis Shupe interviewed Elizabeth Harden on March 31, 2011 about the founding of Wright State University and the development of the english program. In the interview Dr. Harden discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a founding faculty member.

Pillar, Samantha R. (Sc 2426), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2426. "'It Wasn't Elaborate, But It Was Modern': The Cardinal Motel," paper written by Samantha R. Pillar for a history of architecture class at Western Kentucky University.

Landmark Report (Vol. 29, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

Ingram, James Maurice, 1905-1976 (Sc 2414), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2414. Drafting project featuring architectural elements with an emphasis on shading executed by James Maurice Ingram for an architecture class at Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana.

Arnold W. Brunner And The New Classical Synagogue In America, Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Samuel D. Gruber Dr.

Arnold W. Brunner (1857–1925), Albert Kahn (1869–1942), and other Jewish architects played an important role in reviving the classical style for American synagogue design at the turn of the twentieth century, putting their stamp on American Jewish identity and American architecture. The American-born Brunner was the preferred architect of New York’s Jewish establishment from the 1880s until his death. He adopted the classical style with his third New York synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel, dedicated in 1897, and then championed the style in his extensive public writing about synagogue design. The classical style was subsequently widely accepted nationally by Reform congregations, …

Cultural Landscapes Of Rochester New York, Joanne Rapone

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.