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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
The Complications Of People In Diplomacy, Kiner Kwok
The Complications Of People In Diplomacy, Kiner Kwok
BYU Asian Studies Journal
In the late 18th century and early 19th century, European embassies eagerly interacted with Qing China (1644–1912). In 1792, Lord George Macartney (1737–1806) led the first British mission to Qing China. During this mission, even though Lord Macartney met with the Qianlong emperor (r. 1735–1796), his goal of establishing free trade and diplomatic relations with the Qing court was rejected. A few years later, in 1795, a mission, sent out by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), arrived at the Qing court to congratulate the Qianlong emperor’s 60th anniversary of his governance. Then again, in 1805, a Russian mission, led …
Flowers For Abiah: Emily Dickinson's Claim To Live According To Her Own Rules, Carmen M. Santiago
Flowers For Abiah: Emily Dickinson's Claim To Live According To Her Own Rules, Carmen M. Santiago
Dissertations and Theses
Emily Dickinson is known for her poems, but her epistolary body of work is as rich and as compelling. Her letters to Abiah Root reveal Dickinson's mind behind the poet and more importantly show the progression and evolution of Dickinson's ideas and sentiments regarding Victorian societal norms.
For Want Of Sloops, Water Casks, And Rum: The Difficulties Of Logistics In The Canadian Theater Of The Seven Years War, Daniel Bazan
For Want Of Sloops, Water Casks, And Rum: The Difficulties Of Logistics In The Canadian Theater Of The Seven Years War, Daniel Bazan
Masters Theses
The thesis examines the various difficulties with logistics the British needed to overcome in Canada during the Seven Years War and those who helped . Without the necessary supplies and provisions for frontier campaigning, Britain would have lost the war. The thesis provides primary accounts of the geography during the war, various logistical factors, and the men that helped provide the necessary materials for the successful outcome of the British offensive in Canada.
Letter From David Gallop, David Gallop
Letter From David Gallop, David Gallop
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Recollections from the 1964 SAGP conference at Amherst College.
Interview With Arthur Bruce Boenau, June 9, 2005, Arthur Bruce Boenau, Michael J. Birkner
Interview With Arthur Bruce Boenau, June 9, 2005, Arthur Bruce Boenau, Michael J. Birkner
Oral Histories
Arthur Bruce Boenau was interviewed on June 9, 2005 by Michael Birkner about his life and time as a professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood, his experiences during World War II and the Korean War in the Counterintelligence Corps, and finally his memories of the faculty, administrators, and students at Gettysburg.
Length of Interview: 94 minutes
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 Library. GettDigital contains the complete …
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 25¢.
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company
Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
Letter From Jane Pierce, Wife Of Franklin Pierce, To Her Mother Regarding Family And Social Affairs. November 1840., Jane Means Pierce
Letter From Jane Pierce, Wife Of Franklin Pierce, To Her Mother Regarding Family And Social Affairs. November 1840., Jane Means Pierce
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Jane Pierce writes to her mother from Concord, New Hampshire, November 24, 1840. She notes the absence of Franklin Pierce from her home, the health, weight, and activities of infant Frank, domestic details regarding care for her home, and some social interactions.