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Historical Company And Industry Publications: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Historical Company And Industry Publications: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Finding Aids
This collection (cataloged on Bib #2888882) is comprised of items related to American industries, companies, and association/guilds, primarily from the 1940s to 1960s. These include short publications, pamphlets, reports, and product catalogs. The items originated with the Library’s vertical file, which was culled and the majority of items discarded in 2020. Items related to Alabama and items deemed of significant historical interest were retained and added to the Library’s Special Collections. The vertical file’s original contents date back to JSU’s time as a Normal School; it appears items were added up until at least the 1990s.
Alabama Postcards: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Alabama Postcards: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Finding Aids
This collection is comprised of postcards related to the State of Alabama, its structures and natural attractions. Most dates are approximate. The items originated with the Library’s vertical file, which was culled and the majority of items discarded in 2020. Items related to Alabama and items deemed of significant historical interest were retained and added to the Library’s Special Collections. The vertical file’s original contents date back to JSU’s time as a Normal School; it appears items were added up until at least the 1990s.
Addresses And Speeches By Alabamians: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Addresses And Speeches By Alabamians: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Finding Aids
This collection is comprised of printed copies of speeches and addresses given by Alabamians. The collection was put together by Dr. Alta Millican, Dean of Library Science, Communication and Instructional Media (retired 1986), most probably at the behest of Dr. Ernest Stone, University President at the time, and contains speeches sent to her by Dr. Stone as well as those she collected herself. She labeled them “Important Speeches of Alabamians” and stored them in a vertical file. Dr. Stone referred to them as “Great Speeches by Great Alabamians” and noted in correspondence that the original idea was to laminate or …
Lucien Labbe Finding Aid & Inventory, Spencer Davis, Jacob Albert
Lucien Labbe Finding Aid & Inventory, Spencer Davis, Jacob Albert
Finding Aids
Finding aid describing the Lucien Labbe Collection. Also included is a complete inventory of the newspapers included in the Collection.
Italian Mutual Aid Society Of West Mineral Collection, Brent Mcdowell
Italian Mutual Aid Society Of West Mineral Collection, Brent Mcdowell
Finding Aids
The Italian Mutual Aid Society, Carl Marx Chapter was created by Italian miners in West Mineral to serve as a social and mutual aid society starting in 1906 according to the society’s ledger. This society helped hurt miners and their families, as well as families of miners killed while working in Southeast Kansas mines. Groups like these would go on to become unions, the members being important in negotiations with mine owners for better working conditions and benefits such as pay or money that went to the injured or the families of those killed in the mines. Examples from this …
Howat, Alexander, Collection, 1921-2011, Brent Mcdowell
Howat, Alexander, Collection, 1921-2011, Brent Mcdowell
Finding Aids
This collection contains materials concerning Alexander Howat and his life, but more specifically his role as the president of the United Mine Workers of America union, District 14 in Southeast Kansas.
Historical Alabamiana: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Historical Alabamiana: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham
Finding Aids
This collection is comprised of items related to the State of Alabama. The items are in a variety of formats, including pamphlets, brochures, clippings, postcards, correspondence, magazines, and more. These items run the gamut as far as their content and have been organized roughly by category. The items originated with the Library’s vertical file, which was culled and the majority of items discarded in 2020. Items related to Alabama and items deemed of significant historical interest were retained and added to the Library’s Special Collections. The vertical file’s original contents date back to JSU’s time as a Normal School; it …
Bureau Of Labor Education (University Of Maine) Records, 1847-2018, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Bureau Of Labor Education (University Of Maine) Records, 1847-2018, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Finding Aids
The Bureau of Labor Education (BLE) at the University of Maine is a state-funded department of research and advocacy for Maine laborers and their issues. First established in 1966 by the Maine Legislature, the original aim of the Bureau was to foster education about the history and current issues of labor in today's techno-capitalist society, as well as advocate on behalf of labor. The Bureau teaches courses in Labor studies, contributes to and facilitates publications in labor studies and economics, and has retained robust relationships with some of Maine's most important labor allies, like Maine AFL-CIO. Some remains of this …
Brown (Dr. Donald V.) Letters, 1945-1946, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Brown (Dr. Donald V.) Letters, 1945-1946, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Finding Aids
Donald V. Brown, Seaman 1st Class, was stationed first in San Francisco and then Guam as part of the Pacific Fleet Radio Unit during World War II. Married just three days before shipping out, his nearly daily letters to his wife, Christine, describe his daily routines and other activities, including field trips with friends, USO shows, and tennis matches. It seems that most of Brown's work with the radio unit was conducted overnight, leaving ample free time during the day.