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Mapping The Theaters Of Brooklyn's Past (1825-1925): A Gis Project, Elena Shefsky

Publications and Research

Despite its rich performance culture, Brooklyn remains underrepresented in theater history, eclipsed in fame by the well-known theaters of Manhattan. One of the most populous areas in America, Brooklyn has been an artistic home to actors, playwrights, directors, and impresarios for centuries. That said, there is a dearth of accessible information and scholarship on Brooklyn theaters. My objective was to update an ongoing mapping project, The City Performs, to include information and images of theater buildings from Brooklyn. The project is an interactive, open-source digital map that uses ArcGIS software to georeference data about NYC theaters. I collected data …

Acknowledging Our Past: Race, Landscape And History, Alea Harris, Kaycia Best, Dieran Mcgowan, Destiny Shippy, Vera Oberg, Bryson Coleman, Luke Meagher, Rhiannon Leebrick Ph.D., Phillip Stone

Student Scholarship

This book is the product of nearly a year's worth of student research on Wofford College's history, undertaken as part of a grant by the Council of Independent Colleges in the Humanities Research for the Public Good initiative. The research was supervised and directed by Dr. Rhiannon Leebrick.

"Guiding Research Questions:

How did Wofford College and its early stakeholders support and participate in slavery?

How is the legacy of slavery present in the landscape of our campus (buildings, statues, names, etc.)?

How can we better understand Wofford as an institution during the time of Reconstruction through the Jim Crow era? …

Ic 104 Guide To Texas Medical Center (Tmc) Photograph Collection, 1938-1982, Texas Medical Center

Institutional Finding Aids

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Photograph Collection contains photographic materials that document the growth and development of the TMC from the 1930s to 1980s. The collection consists of 2525 items and includes photographic prints, aerial photographs, negatives, transparencies and printed materials. The materials depict the institutions of the TMC, their staff, facilities, services, and patient care. Images show buildings and their construction as well as some photographic copies of architectural renderings. Aerial photographs from the 1940s to 1980s show the TMC grow from marshland to an urban center. The collection provides images of the leaders and historical figures that shaped …

Cox, Hilda-Gay (Fa 1239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1239. Student folk studies project titled “Sequent Occupance of the Main Business District of Hodgenville, Kentucky,” which includes a list of illustrations with brief descriptions of residents and buildings in the main business district of Hodgenville, LaRue County, Kentucky. List entries may include a brief description of building, resident, location, donor, and photo.

Ua1f Wku Buildings & Grounds, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Bibliography of sources regarding buildings, construction and the WKU campus.

Bowling Green, Kentucky - Streetscapes (Mss 578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 578. Property description and physical assessment for properties in downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. Completed by the Bowling Green Planning & Zoning Commission in 1979, the survey information is chiefly for commercial buildings in the downtown area. Information includes streetscape maps, addresses, commercial and employment activity within buildings and annual payroll.

Interview With Harry Dalton, Harry Dalton

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his May 12, 2015 interview with Rebecca Masters, Harry Dalton shares his time at Winthrop as a student from 1976-1986 and how he remained involved with Winthrop ever since. Recalled are the accomplishments of DiGiorgio, Dalton’s thoughts on President Mahony, and how Winthrop has changed from his time as a student. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Guide To Ac024 - Chicago-Kent College Of Law Buildings Collection, Jona Whipple

Finding Aids

Chicago-Kent College of Law has been located in the city of Chicago since its founding in 1888. The first location of the school was the Grand Pacific Hotel, located on Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, in downtown Chicago. Classes for what was then known as the “Chicago Evening School of Law” began in January of 1888 and were held on the second floor in the Appellate Court rooms. In 1889, having outgrown the Grand Pacific Hotel, the Appellate Court was moved to the fourth floor of the Grand Opera House at 119-21 N. Clark Street. The law school underwent two …

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1328. Letters, written by South Union, Kentucky Shaker leaders, to leaders of the Hancock Shaker Society, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, discussing the building of mills and dam, economic conditions, and religious affairs. The original letters are in the Library of Congress.

Natcher, William Huston, 1909-1994 (Sc 938), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 938. Letters, 1986, 1987 (2), written by William Huston Natcher, Washington D.C., to Dr. and Mrs. William R. McCormack, Bowling Green, Kentucky; photocopy of letter from Ann Landers to Natcher, 1988; photocopies of letters Natcher wrote to his grandsons 1985-1987; and newspaper clippings, 1987-1988.

Youngs, Benjamin Seth, 1774-1855 (Sc 730), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small collection 730. Copies of a letter written by Benjamin Seth Youngs, South Union, Kentucky to the Ministry, New Lebanon, New York, concerning the design and construction of buildings at South Union.

Whitaker, Francis J., 1916-1994 (Mss 406), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 406. Correspondence, research notes and manuscript articles of Frances J. “Thomas” Whitaker, a Benedictine monk who lived and worked at St. Maur’s Priory, formerly the South Union Shaker Village in Logan County, Kentucky, from 1954-1988. He amassed a large collection of photocopied research material on the South Union community as well as other Shaker villages and museums in the United States. Also includes his research on various Catholic topics.

Simpson County, Kentucky - Legal Papers, 1820 (Sc 197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 197. Photocopy and typescript of agreement between Simpson County commissioners and Micajah Clark, Jr., Abraham North, and Micajah Clark, Sr. for the construction of a county clerk's office. The document provides specifications for the building, including location, dimensions, and materials.

Cook, Matthew Allen (Mss 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 302. Matthew Allen Cook's drawings of some architectural elements of the Centre Family Dwelling, South Union, Kentucky. Includes dimensions and details of fireplaces, doors, windows, built-in cupboards, chair rails, and peg rails; also floor plans.

Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 88, Number 3, Fall 2007, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Beyond Fitness: The new UMaine Recreation and Fitness Center is quickly becoming the place to be on campus --- One the Road as The Wedding Singer: Merritt David Janes gets the lead in a Broadway tour --- When Children go to War: Arthur Serota works to end child soldiering --- Sweet Success: Trina Hayward Beaulier has turned her family brownie recipe into a thriving family business --- Lessons in Journalism and in Life: A former student remembers UMaine professor Arthur Guesman

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1393. Journal kept by Jane Cowan from 1900 to 1903, with additional entries from 1919-1921 by other members, detailing the daily activities of the Center Family. Includes materials relating to the disbandment of the South Union Society.

Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 87, Number 1, Winter 2006, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

After the Finish Line: There is an active life for retired horses at UMaine's Witter Center --- A New Era for the Visual Arts: With a beautifully renovated Lord Hall for its new home, the visual arts at UMaine gain more than just space --- The Call of the Road: Karen Larsen fulfilled her quest for adventure by taking a solo motorcycle journey across North America --- Bold Ideas in a Global Economy: Class of 1985 member John Coleman has steered his VIA Group to success --- The Fisherman Scientist: Stonington lobsterman Ted Ames also happens to be a …

Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part II of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.

Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson

WKU Archives Records

Part I of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.

Maxwell Taylor Courson Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, printed articles and brochures, drafts and personal cards and letters of Maxwell Taylor Courson while at Georgia Southern College. Events covered include conferences on Georgia Offshore Oil and Proposition 13, as well as information about Dr. Charles Herty, preparatory to writing an article. Also the College's acquisition of Windsor Village apartments, which became dormitories.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Maine Alumni Magazine, Volume 85, Number 1, Winter 2004, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Bringing Back the Bears Den: The ever-generous Class of '44 funds a new pub-style version of the old student hangout --- A Triumph for Popular Fiction: Stephen King '70 is honored by the National Book Foundation --- The Power of Positive Thinking: Track and field team member Carly Bunyan survives a brain tumor and is back competing for the Black Bears --- All That's Fun and Hip in Beantown: Wendy Semonian '92 provides a guide to Boston fashion and nightlife as publisher of The Improper Bostonian

The West Quad Project, Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College History

Broadside announcing the beginning of construction on the West Quad Project

Maine, Volume 76, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1995, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

A Big Step Toward Equity: UMaine Makes a $724,000 Commitment to Women's Athletics --- New Alumni House: Gateway to the University of Maine --- 'Farming' For Fish: University Researchers Help Maine's Aquaculturists Achieve Success --- High-Tech Meets Higher Ed: Welcome to the New World of Learning at the University of Maine --- In Harm's Way: Charles McKay '51 Was a Deep-Sea Diver at Bikini Atoll in 1946 When the U.S. Detonated Its Fourth and Fifth Atomic Bombs. Now He Works To Help Atomic Veterans

0596: C. Clifford Caverlee Collection, 1895-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The collection consists of two boxes containing 12 three-ring notebooks, a third box containing file folders of postmarks and envelopes from states other than West Virginia, also two scrapbooks containing other postmarked envelopes. The bulk of the collection consists of 12 three-ring notebooks containing postmarks and postcards of West Virginia towns and post offices. These notebooks are organized by West Virginia county. Many of the postmarks are on the complete, original envelope, but many have been cut off the envelopes. The postcards fall into three classes: plain blank postcards with just a postmark, holiday or greeting postcards, and the scenic …

Photograph, Oil Trough School Interior

Arkansas schools

This is the interior of an old one-room school house in Oil Trough, Independence County.

The Architecture Of Bowdoin College, Patricia Mcgraw Anderson

Bowdoin Histories

The Architecture of Bowdoin College (1988), by Patricia McGraw Anderson, is the best single resource for the architectural history of Bowdoin’s campus buildings, gates, and memorials.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 2, Spring 1986, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Restoring Orono to Eminence - A special report on the Visiting Committee's recommendations for the University of Maine --- Eat those Carrots - UMO's vitamin A research is helping nutritionists plan healthier diets --- Professors and Patents - The second of a two-part series on the creativity of campus inventors --- The President's House - Photographer Brian Vanden Brink explores the architecture and decor of the house that has been a campus landmark since the beginning

Maine Alumnus, Volume 67, Number 1, December 1985, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Fantaisie-Impromptu --- Professors and Patents --- Owen Wells: Move and Shakes --- Hard Times Ahead --- Maine's Own Hall of Fame

Buildings And Grounds Of Yale University, Richard C. Carroll Ed.

Publications on Yale History

This third edition has been expanded to include the grounds as well as the buildings of Yale University. The date of publication follows closely the retirement of President Brewster and therefore includes the new buildings and the renovations of older structures completed during his term of office. The book also lists all Yale buildings now standing and used for university purposes and, where information is available, it records buildings no longer standing. Thus its purpose is mainly historical, to catalogue such basic facts as the date and style of construction, location, name of the architect, and the uses which the …

Brooklyn College Opens Four New Buildings, Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College History

Article in the Brooklyn College Alumni Bulletin about the opening of William James Hall, the Plaza Building, additions to Ingersoll Hall and additions to Roosevelt Hall