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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Graduate, 1st Place: World War I War Front And Home Front: The Correspondence That Brought Them Together, Michelle Thole
Graduate, 1st Place: World War I War Front And Home Front: The Correspondence That Brought Them Together, Michelle Thole
2023 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents
The First World War was the first time American soldiers had participated in a war at a distance from home that did not easily facilitate home furloughs. Although the United States and Europe are physically separated by more than 3,500 miles, the relative distance between American World War I soldiers on the war front and their families on the home front was minor; the correspondence between them mitigated the physical and cognitive distance.
Historians of the First World War have explored soldiers’ contact with their families while in training camps and the US military’s intentional cultivation of a balance between …
For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights, Booth Library
For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights, Booth Library
Booth Library Programs
Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE: VISUAL CULTURE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS exhibit page.
Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 1 - October 20, 2016
Candidate Kennedy And Quemoy, Quentin Spannagel
Candidate Kennedy And Quemoy, Quentin Spannagel
2016 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents
Running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy vowed to explore a “New Frontier” — a hybrid of challenges and opportunities that promised progress both domestically and abroad.1 In essence, Kennedy envisioned a New America not chained down by the traditions of the Republican administration before him. In many regards, Kennedy achieved what he desired: a fresh, open-minded way of approaching international issues. Though Kennedy struggled to develop a new diplomatic approach to China, he did show a willingness to compromise with the Chinese in regards to the islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Kennedy remained a “cold war warrior” throughout …
Lincoln: The Constitution And The Civil War, Booth Library
Lincoln: The Constitution And The Civil War, Booth Library
Booth Library Programs
Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the LINCOLN: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR exhibit page.
Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 4 - October 16, 2015
Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library
Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library
Booth Library Programs
Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the QUANAH AND CYNTHIA ANN PARKER exhibit page.
Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 7 - April 9, 2015
Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library
Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library
Quanah & Cynthia Parker: Exhibit Booklet
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Revolutionary Decade: Reflections On The 1960s, Booth Library
Revolutionary Decade: Reflections On The 1960s, Booth Library
Booth Library Programs
Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the REVOLUTIONARY DECADE exhibit page.
Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9 - November 20, 2014
America's Music: A Film History Of Our Popular Music From Blues To Bluegrass To Broadway, Booth Library
America's Music: A Film History Of Our Popular Music From Blues To Bluegrass To Broadway, Booth Library
America's Music: Exhibit Booklet
Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 11 - April 6, 2013
About the Exhibit
America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from
Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway brought together scholars, musicians, students and community members to gain new perspectives on American music, culture and history. The program featured screenings of documentary films on six uniquely American genres: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ‘n’ roll, and mambo and hip hop. Scholars will gave presentations to contextualize the films and led discussions following the screenings.
Additionally, the programs included performances, panel discussions, …
Program Booklet, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Beverly J. Cruse, David Bell
Program Booklet, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Beverly J. Cruse, David Bell
2011 - Remembering America's Civil War: A 150 Year Retrospective
Created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the United States Civil War, this exhibit studies the political, military, and social aspects of the conflict. Exhibits cover such wide-ranging topics as women soldiers, children and the war, Civil War journalism, literature and nursing, Civil War music, African American soldiers and sailors, the Civil War diary of Lyman Chittenden, and Civil War technology. The Coles County and the Civil War exhibit covers Coles County soldiers, the Charleston Riot, and Abraham Lincoln’s relationship with Coles County. This exhibit has been created by the librarians and staff of Booth Library.