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Bibliography, Print Culture, And What To Do With Comics In A Rare Books Library, Michael C. Weisenburg

Faculty and Staff Publications

Comic books are among the rare books of the future. In fact, some comic books are scarcer and more valuable than many of the “old books” that fill special collections stacks. This essay proposes to answer the questions of “What do we do with comics in an academic library?” by analyzing comics as a popular phenomenon that is deeply rooted in book history and the developing print culture of the past 100 years. Using the traditional methods of bibliographic analysis, we might better situate comics within the mission of academic libraries as we work to foster learning, discovery, and inclusivity …

Introducing The Historical Newspapers Of South Carolina Online Database, Kate F. Boyd

Faculty and Staff Publications

For ten years we have been scanning South Carolina newspaper from microfilm and making them available online. Most of this time we made them available through the Library of Congress' Chronicling America database with NEH funding. When that funding ended, we need to find another way to continue making small South Carolina newspapers searchable online. With support from the Library Information Technology department, we now scan microfilm and index the content completely in-house. This presentation introduces this new workflow that the Libraries' Digital Collections Department has adopted.

War Bonnets And Eagle Feathers In The Dust: The Technicolor Western, Heather M. Heckman

Faculty and Staff Publications

Although the brand name “Technicolor” might not initially conjure iconic images of cowhands and cavalrymen—for many viewers, it is more closely associated with elaborate musical numbers and swashbuckling action sequences—the Western emerged as an important color genre in postwar Hollywood. Aesthetically, the genre became a vital reservoir for a restrained mode of style, characterized by neutral palettes and tight color harmonies. The restrained mode set an appropriate mood or tone for the Western milieu, but this was not its only function. It also created opportunities for powerful color motif structures and, in some cases, foregrounded the craft of skilled color …

Cameraman Authority File For Fox News (1919-1930) Version 2.1, Greg Wilsbacher

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Thaddeus Lowe: His Confederate Adventure, William C. Schmidt Jr.

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Burn After Viewing, Or, Fire In The Vaults: Nitrate Decomposition And Combustibility, Heather M. Heckman

Faculty and Staff Publications

Although the fire risks associated with nitrate film stock are widely known, understanding of the relationship between nitrate decomposition and combustibility remains weak. This paper surveys the contradictory descriptions of decomposition and combustibility of motion picture film in current archival and safety literature, evaluates their sources, and compares them to descriptions by image stability researchers and chemists. Throughout, the author argues that the dialogue among the archival, safety, and scientific communities is inadequate and that no community has satisfactorily established the evolution of flammability as nitrate decomposes. The author concludes by outlining a plan for nitrate research and advocacy over …

Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior To Southern Redeemer, By Rod Andrew, Jr., Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

A review of Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer, by Rod Andrew, Jr.

Music Librarian As Development Officer: Raising Funds For Special Collections, Ashlie K. Conway

Faculty and Staff Publications

Over the past ten years, advances in technology have led to increased productivity and efficiency in nearly every area of librarianship. As a result, many music libraries across the United States are either beginning a special collections program or are turning to these collections for digitization; as special collections often consist of older materials no longer under copyright, they become priorities for digitization, which also affords a critical preservation benefit. As these collections grow, so does the need for funding, which is essential to their proper archival storage and long-term preservation. A review of the literature finds that little research …

Wade Hampton: Conflicted Leader Of The Conservative Democracy?, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

World War Ii Memory In The Palmetto State Vs. South Carolina's Civil War Legacy, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

Presented at the workshop, Generational Memories of World War II: An International Perspective, held November 9-10, 2007 by the Center for the Study of History and Memory, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Wade Hampton: Conflicted Leader Of The Conservative Democracy?, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Merci Train For South Carolina: When France And The Palmetto State Were Friends, 1947-1949, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

From Cracked To Perfect Bottles: Laurens Glass Works, 1910-1986, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Weaving Their White Magic: Avenues Of Feminine Patriotism In World War I South Carolina, Elizabeth Cassidy West

Faculty and Staff Publications

Date of Award
2002

Department
History

First Advisor
Marcia G. Synnott

Seeking St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

A review of the exhibit Seeking St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri.

African Architectural Transference To The South Carolina Low Country, 1700-1880, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

There is growing historical and archaeological evidence that African style housing was an integral part of slave communities on plantations in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Besides the "shotgun" house, other African house forms were built in North America before descendants of African slaves became acculturated to western construction techniques. The rarity of historical and archaeological evidence of these structures can be attributed to the culture bias of early white observers and the poor preservation of these impermanent structures in the archaeological record.

Giving A Sense Of Achievement: Changing Gender And Racial Roles In Wartime Charleston: 1942-1945, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Barbeque, Farming And Friendship: German Prisoners Of War And South Carolinians, 1943-1946, Fritz Hamer

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Women Welfare Workers In South Carolina Textile Mills, 1890-1935, Elizabeth Bilderback

Faculty and Staff Publications

Date of Award
1993

Department
History

First Advisor
Lacy K. Ford, Jr.