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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
164th Infantry News: November 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry News: November 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
November 2001 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 20 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
The Octofoil, November/December 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil, November/December 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Review Of Interrogations: The Nazi Elite In Allied Hands, Michael F. Russo
Review Of Interrogations: The Nazi Elite In Allied Hands, Michael F. Russo
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Hall, Rex. Insurance Premiums to Increase
- Shinall, Dave. Gables Apartment Fire Leaves 46 Homeless
- Hoang, Mai. Newest Ombudsman Appointed – Sonya Gray
- Dittmeier, Kate. TVs Removed from Dorm Lobbies to Cut Noise Level
- Lord, Joseph. Terrorist Attack may Alter Debate Topic – Forensics Team
- USA, Hilltoppers Are On in the Same – Homecoming
- Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: War Against Terrorism
- Glaser, Joe. War: What Is It Good For? – 9/11 Attack
- Tucker, Kyle. Beware: Sleeping Giant Now Awake – 9/11 Attack
- Brazley, Erin. Safety Walk Finds Poor Lighting …
Ua12/2/1 9.11.01, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 9.11.01, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special issue of the College Heights Herald regarding the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Articles:
- Twelve Hours of Terror
- It Breaks My Heart
- Hall, Rex. World Trade Center
- Bennett, Jacob & Lyndsay Sutton. Community Holds Midday Service
- Walsh, Erica. Students Recall Internships in Washington, DC, New York
- Clark, Ryan. Time Stood Still
- Finding Peace Through Pain
- Butorac, Rebecca. From Coffee to Questions
- Warren, Brandy. Stars & Stripes Are Flying Solo
- Moore, Brian & Mai Hoang. Administrators Say Campus Will Be Business as Usual
- Compton, Michael. For Some, It’s Not Life as Usual
- Lord, Joseph. Red Cross Needs Donors, …
Review Of Silent Night: The Remarkable 1914 Christmas Truce, Michael F. Russo
Review Of Silent Night: The Remarkable 1914 Christmas Truce, Michael F. Russo
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Octofoil, August/September/October 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil, August/September/October 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Ms-031: Letters From Chan Coulter To His Wife And Child, World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-031: Letters From Chan Coulter To His Wife And Child, World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
This collection consists primarily of correspondence from Coulter to his family and is broken up into sections based on correspondence by regular mail, correspondence by V-Mail, the 1985 Reunion of the 37th Division.
Family correspondence consists of a series of letters, written by Coulter, to his wife, Mae, and son, Chan Lowell, during his overseas service in the South Pacific from 1942 until his discharge in 1945. The correspondence includes fatherly advice to his son and talk of normal family business matters to his wife, as well as day-to-day happenings of military life during war. Some letters have been censored …
Ms-032: Letters Of The Toomey Family During World War I, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-032: Letters Of The Toomey Family During World War I, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
The Toomey collection is composed primarily of correspondence and is arranged into four sections including letters to Leo Toomey, Joe Toomey, Mary Ellen Toomey, and other miscellaneous correspondence.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More information about our collections can be found on our website https://www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/collections/.
United Service Organizations - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
United Service Organizations - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 134), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 134. Registration cards kept of visitors to the Bowling Green, Kentucky United Service Organization during World War II. Most of the cards fall in the range of letters Mc-Z.
164th Infantry News: July 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry News: July 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
July 2001 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 28 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
Ms-023: Papers Of Samuel Simon Schmucker And The Schmucker Family, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-023: Papers Of Samuel Simon Schmucker And The Schmucker Family, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
The Samuel Simon Schmucker collection is arranged into four series: I. Correspondence of Samuel Simon Schmucker (S.S.), II. Other Schmucker Correspondence, III. Publications and Papers, and IV. Sermons. Series I is primarily comprised of correspondence written by Schmucker. Series II is composed of correspondence written by other Schmucker family members. Series III includes diaries written by Schmucker, a Schmucker family genealogy, lecture notes by Schmucker, a certificate of reimbursement for damage to Gettysburg College during the Civil War, clippings, and an article about Schmucker. Series IV contains the original sermons written by Schmucker.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids …
Ms-024: Papers Of The Major General Charles A. Willoughby, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-024: Papers Of The Major General Charles A. Willoughby, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
Major General Charles Andre Willoughby was born as Adolph C. Weidenbach in Heidelberg, Germany, March 8, 1892 to Baron T. von Tscheppe-Weidenbach of Baden, Germany, and Emmy Willoughby of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended several schools in both Germany and France, learning German, French, and Spanish, before moving to the United States to be with relatives in 1910. Willoughby enlisted in the Regular Army and was a private, corporal, and sergeant between 1910 and 1913, when he entered Gettysburg College. While at Gettysburg, he founded the college’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). He graduated in 1914 and received his commission as …
Ms-025: Joseph G. Patterson, Company G, 90th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, Christine M. Ameduri
Ms-025: Joseph G. Patterson, Company G, 90th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry, Christine M. Ameduri
All Finding Aids
The collection consists of 28 letters written by Joseph G. Patterson to his mother and father, written between April 1862 and January 3, 1863. The bulk of the letters were written in April, July and October. One letter is addressed to his brother, John. The letters include a patriotic boy-soldier's first hand account of camp life, his wish to continue his education once he is no longer serving in the army, and information about cousins and friends who are also serving in the army, and with whom he gets to meet occasionally. The letters are arranged chronologically.
Special Collections and …
Ms-026: Aide-De-Camp To General John E. Wool, Civil War Diary, Leia K. Dunn
Ms-026: Aide-De-Camp To General John E. Wool, Civil War Diary, Leia K. Dunn
All Finding Aids
The Civil War diary depicts a Union staff officer’s day-to-day life throughout the year of 1862. It gives some information on the Merrimac’s naval battles and also the action that took place at South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam. Located in the back of the diary are a few addresses of friends/relatives in Troy and his brother Fred’s address in London.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More information about …
Ms-027: Michael Moyer Co. C 173rd Pennsylvania, Civil War Diary, Leia K. Dunn
Ms-027: Michael Moyer Co. C 173rd Pennsylvania, Civil War Diary, Leia K. Dunn
All Finding Aids
The Civil War diary of Michael Moyer contains most of the movements of the 173rd Pennsylvania Regiment, from their enlistment on October 21, 1862 to their abrupt orders to move out of Camp Veile on July 10, 1863. Moyer comments often on the weather, if there was drilling each day, and what letters he wrote or received. Many Sundays he attended a sermon and the regiment undergoes a general inspection. Moyer notes on the four men who died at Camp Veile from typhoid fever during their stay, one was a drummer boy. He also mentions hearing cannonading at Fort Suffolk …
Ms-028: Papers Of Daniel Chisholm, Co. K 116th Pa, Civil War, Leia K. Dunn
Ms-028: Papers Of Daniel Chisholm, Co. K 116th Pa, Civil War, Leia K. Dunn
All Finding Aids
The Chisholm papers include letters to friends and family members, mostly to his father, where he recounts interesting anecdotes of his war experiences and his thoughts on the Lincoln election and later assassination. There is a list of friends and soldiers who died in the war created by Daniel and his brother Alex, and a journal of Daniel’s which covers the fighting from November 8, 1864 to Lee’s surrender in April 1865. He comments on the action at Hatcher’s Run, Fort Stedman, White Oak Road, and Lynchburg Road Bridge. He also mentions General Humphrey’s taking command of the Second Corps, …
Ms-029: Letters Written To People From Biglerville During World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-029: Letters Written To People From Biglerville During World War Ii, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
This collection is comprised of letters to Olive Tipton and Sara Miller.
The letters written to Olive Tipton were exclusively from George Sandoe (1893- 1975), a private serving in the Antiaircraft Division of the Service stationed throughout the United States during the course of these letters. During the course of training, a blood vessel ruptured in Sandoe’s leg, sending him to the hospital, where the latter portion of this series was written. This series is composed mostly of correspondence concerning Tipton’s life in Biglerville during the war and day to day matters such as business advice for Tipton’s turkey farm. …
Ms-030: Letters Of Richard Schade (World War Ii), Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-030: Letters Of Richard Schade (World War Ii), Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
Richard Schade was born August 9, 1919 and died January 25, 1997. During World War II, he was stationed in Paterson, New Jersey; Fort Totten, NY; and Camp Stewart, GA throughout the course of these letters. Most of them were written to his wife, Betty, in Camden, NJ. Throughout the course of the letters, Schade rises from the rank of Private to Corporal, and finally to Sergeant.
During his enlistment, Betty became pregnant and delivered a girl in the Spring of 1944. She was named Carol. These letters show that Schade was a very devoted husband and father and are …
Interview With John Roger Stemen, June 26, 2001, John R. Stemen, Michael J. Birkner
Interview With John Roger Stemen, June 26, 2001, John R. Stemen, Michael J. Birkner
Oral Histories
John Roger Stemen was interviewed on June 26, 2001 by Michael J. Birkner about his experiences before he became a professor of History at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood in Indiana and focuses on his undergraduate education at Yale University and his service in the photolithography unit in Korea. After the war he attended Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, where he obtained his doctorate.
Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman …
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harris Family Papers (Mss 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 100. Correspondence of the Harris family of Simpson County, Kentucky. Consists chiefly of World War I letters sent from two brothers, George DeWitt Harris and Downey L. Harris, to their parents, George Calvin Harris and Amanda J. Harris, of Franklin, Kentucky. George DeWitt Harris was injured in World War I and died at Epionville, France on 7 October 1918.
Civil War Visitor Center At Tredegar Iron Works (Exhibition Review), Edward L. Ayers
Civil War Visitor Center At Tredegar Iron Works (Exhibition Review), Edward L. Ayers
History Faculty Publications
Review of exhibition, Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works.
Ms-022: Papers Of David Mcconaughy, 1823-1902, Jaclyn Campbell
Ms-022: Papers Of David Mcconaughy, 1823-1902, Jaclyn Campbell
All Finding Aids
The McConaughy collection is composed primarily of correspondence and is arranged into four series: I. History of the Battle, II. McConaughy Family History, III. Correspondence Regarding the Soldiers’ Reunion of August 1869, and IV. The Establishment of the National Cemetery and all administrative matters required therein.
Reports of General George M. Meade is included in this collection, as well as correspondence from General Robert E. Lee and General George M. Meade in regards to the Soldier’s Reunion of 1869 and correspondence from General U.S. Grant regarding his election to Honorary Director of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association.
Special Collections and …
Page, George Vernon, 1890-1985 - Letters To (Mss 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Page, George Vernon, 1890-1985 - Letters To (Mss 6), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 6. Letters written by former students in various services during World War II (a few from the Korean War) to George Vernon Page, Professor of Physics, Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University).
The Octofoil, May/June/July 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil, May/June/July 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
164th Infantry News: April 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry News: April 2001, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
April 2001 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
The Octofoil, March/April 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil, March/April 2001, Ninth Infantry Division Association
The Octofoil
The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.
Gen Ms 04 William W. Layton Collection Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton
Gen Ms 04 William W. Layton Collection Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton
Search the General Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Description:
William W. Layton is an amateur American historian and collector of historical artifacts in Virginia who donated these items in honor of the creation of the Gerald E. Talbot Collection. The Collection consists of 10 original manuscripts, an original lithograph, 2 facsimiles and 14 transcripts and/or photocopies of the manuscripts, regarding Mainers over a period of years in the 19th century, with an emphasis on William Pitt Fessenden and the U.S. Civil War.
Date Range:
1800s
Size of Collection:
2 ft.
Çanakkale Denizaltı Savaşı (Nisan-Mayıs 1915), Yaşar Semiz
Çanakkale Denizaltı Savaşı (Nisan-Mayıs 1915), Yaşar Semiz
Yaşar Semiz
No abstract provided.
Shooting For The Stars: American Gun Advertising And Technology During The Cold War, Angela R. Frye
Shooting For The Stars: American Gun Advertising And Technology During The Cold War, Angela R. Frye
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Advertising has existed in various forms for centuries. Although it has become almost a science today, marketing to consumers through the use of advertisements has ancient origins. Initially, advertising appeared in vocal form, with town criers and barkers, to a few printed signs, which were dated as far back as the Roman Empire’s advertisements for gladiator events. Historians believe that the first English language advertisement was a handbill created by William Claxton in 1478, for one of the books he printed. These handbills became increasingly sophisticated over time and essentially formed the basis of modem print advertising. Their value in …