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Interview With Pearl Perguson Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Pearl Perguson Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcription of an interview with Pearl Perguson conducted by Kevin Eans for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Perguson discusses her life and times, including information about social life and reactions to national events in the small town of Horse Branch, Ohio County, Kentucky.
The Nonconformists Of Leeds In The Early Victorian Era: A Study In Social Composition, Susan L. Fales
The Nonconformists Of Leeds In The Early Victorian Era: A Study In Social Composition, Susan L. Fales
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examined the Nonconformist denominational membership in the Borough of Leeds during the early Victorian era to determine the social composition of its members. The chapel goers of Old Dissent, represented by the Unitarians, Baptists, Independents, and the Society of Friends, and New Dissent, represented by the Wesleyan Methodists, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodists and the Mormons were the basis for this study. The results of the occupational, residential, family, and migration analysis revealed a surprisingly high percentage of working classes (72) represented among the Dissenters. This fact flys in the face of contemporary observation and historical investigation, which …
Games And Gaming Of The Stuart Aristocracy, Vicky Ann Sanderlin
Games And Gaming Of The Stuart Aristocracy, Vicky Ann Sanderlin
History Theses & Dissertations
Games and gaming provide insight into the lives of the people of the past. This thesis analyzes the games and gaming patterns of the aristocracy of Stuart England. This examination of gaming concentrates on the place of leisure games in the world of the elite. The study focuses on games suitable for inclement weather and includes both children's and adult's games from the period.
This thesis addresses three basic questions: 1) who were the gamesters, 2) when and where did they game, and 3) what games did they play and how did they play them? Answers to these questions have …
Hollins Index (1978), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1977), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1976), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1975), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1974), Hollins College
0087: Campbell-Staats Family Papers, 1875-1925, Marshall University Special Collections
0087: Campbell-Staats Family Papers, 1875-1925, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The Campbell-Staats collection consists of two separate series of information. The first series is comprised of the Jennie Ratliff Campbell papers. These papers consist mainly of personal correspondence to Miss Ratliff dating from 1875-1888. The majority of these letter were from two particular individuals, R. G. Drysdale and W. S. Livengood, and concerned everyday occurrence and mutual acquaintances. The remainder of the series is made up of samples from her schoolwork, songs she had copied, business correspondence, and a book of poetry given to her by her fiancee, C. W. Campbell.
The second series is comprised of the Campbell-Staats family …
Hollins Index (1973), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1972), Hollins College
Hollins Index (1971), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1970), Hollins College
Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller
Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller
Combined Interviews
Incidents at the College of Mines, particularly during the 1930's; pre-medical study; Department of Social Sciences; personalities of various administrators and professors; social life at the College.
Student Handbook (1969), Hollins College
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk
Combined Interviews
Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.
Student Handbook (1968), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1967), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1966), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1965), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1964), Hollins College
Student Handbook (1963), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1962), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1961), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1960), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1959), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1958), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1957), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1956), Hollins College
Hollins Handbook (1955), Hollins College