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The Akron Roundtable: Bringing The World To Akron For Forty Years, David Lieberth Oct 2016

The Akron Roundtable: Bringing The World To Akron For Forty Years, David Lieberth

University of Akron Press Publications

For 170 years, Akron has been linked to the wider world—ever since John Brown, the famous abolitionist and Akron’s most consequential resident, traveled on behalf of Colonel Simon Perkins to the European capitals in 1846 to market the wool that became Akron’s first international export. In the late nineteenth century, Akron industrialist Lewis Miller captured international accolades for the farm machinery manufactured at his Buckeye Mower Works, located where E. J. Thomas Hall stands today. In 1912, Goodyear Superintendent Paul Litchfield established a beachhead for the company in Europe, and through the twentieth century, all Akron tire makers delivered rubber …


Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine Oct 2016

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

  • New Race and Ethnic Studies Minor
  • Ron Schmidt in the news
  • Robert Klotz and Dmitry Bam lecture
  • Maine Model United Nations Conference
  • HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2016
  • HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2016
  • HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2016
  • Student appreciation
  • Libby Bischof presenting at the Third Annual Historians forum at the Maine Historical Society
  • Eileen Eagan at the annual national Council on Public History conference in Baltimore, Maryland


Fall 2016 - Hips Newsletter, Department Of History And Political Science Oct 2016

Fall 2016 - Hips Newsletter, Department Of History And Political Science

Department of History and Political Science Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Ms – 201: Hauser Collection Of Eisenhower Political Ephemera, Lauren H. Roedner Sep 2016

Ms – 201: Hauser Collection Of Eisenhower Political Ephemera, Lauren H. Roedner

All Finding Aids

This collection comprises an assortment of President Dwight D. Eisenhower related political materials from the 1960s and 1970s. A few relate directly to the donor’s family (Hauser), but most do not. The collection is predominantly programs from Eisenhower-related events or dedications, a few pamphlets and photographs, and a few political bumper stickers from national elections. There is also the occasional item related to President Ronald Reagan or President Richard Nixon. This collection does not provide a wealth of information about or memorabilia from local politics or political events that Eisenhower attended.

Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery …


Ms-195: Early American Document Collection, Tyler R. Black Jul 2016

Ms-195: Early American Document Collection, Tyler R. Black

All Finding Aids

The Early American Document Collection contains broadsides, manuscripts, and other material from the colonial era and early republic. The material covers a broad range of subjects, mostly pertaining to administration in colonial Philadelphia, and the American Revolution. The series listing below further specifies the subject areas within the collection. Possible research topics include: colonial-era legal, land, or government documentation, the influence of broadside announcements, the use of German in colonial American documents, and for a general investigation into the happenings of the Continental Army. The military documents are more sparse in subject area, and do not include engagement information. The …


Ms – 196: “Meine Fahrten” Scrapbook, Jesse E. Siegel Jul 2016

Ms – 196: “Meine Fahrten” Scrapbook, Jesse E. Siegel

All Finding Aids

This scrapbook includes two sketches, 37 pages with originally 177 photographs (13 missing), three free photographs, and 3 magazine clippings. Below is a list of the places visited by Leiber in the course of the album and the images he included in the album, including their page numbers. Some of the images, particularly from pages 24-30, appear to be chronologically out of order.

Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More …


Ms – 197: Meine Militärdienstzeit, Jesse E. Siegel Jul 2016

Ms – 197: Meine Militärdienstzeit, Jesse E. Siegel

All Finding Aids

The collection includes one photo album with 48 pages and 263 pictures, three missing, and two sheets of newspaper, one dated June 1, 1937, and the other dated November 21, 1937. Below is a list of the places visited by the officer in the course of the album that could be identified, and the images he included in the album, including their page numbers. Some of the images, particularly the tank picture on page 10 and the locations depicted on pages 42-43, may be chronologically out of order.

Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to …


German Immigration In Arkansas Lesson Plan Jun 2016

German Immigration In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson plan will introduce students to the legacy of German immigration in Arkansas in the nineteenth century. Using primary source documents, students will explore how German immigrants came to America, what challenges they faced in Arkansas, and the subsequent impact of German culture on Arkansas.

This lesson plan was produced for 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.


To Study The Church Growth Of The Hong Kong Evangelical Church From 2003 To 2012, Shui Lam Lai May 2016

To Study The Church Growth Of The Hong Kong Evangelical Church From 2003 To 2012, Shui Lam Lai

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine Apr 2016

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Spring 2016, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

  • Exhibition co-curated by Libby Bischof, "Picturing Maine
  • History Student Named UNUM Scholar
  • Exhibit: "Visualizing Uncle Tom’s Cabin"
  • Adam Tuchinsky named interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
  • New faculty: Timothy Ruback
  • Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC)
  • Leroy Rowe class visit to Augusta
  • “Social Media and Revolutions,” talk by Adeline Koh, Director of the Center for Digital Humani-ties at Stockton College
  • HTY/POS Courses Offered Spring 2016
  • HTY/POS Internships Offered Spring 2016


Hallelujahs From Portsmouth Campmeeting, Seth C. Rees, W. D. Woodward, Byron J. Rees Apr 2016

Hallelujahs From Portsmouth Campmeeting, Seth C. Rees, W. D. Woodward, Byron J. Rees

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Secret Subway By Shana Corey, Shaune Young Jan 2016

Review Of The Secret Subway By Shana Corey, Shaune Young

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.


A Narrative Of The Establishment And Progress Of The Mission To Ceylon And India, W. M. Harvard Jan 2016

A Narrative Of The Establishment And Progress Of The Mission To Ceylon And India, W. M. Harvard

Books

No abstract provided.


Missions And Missionaries Of The Free Methodist Church, B. Winget Jan 2016

Missions And Missionaries Of The Free Methodist Church, B. Winget

Books

No abstract provided.


Winter 2016 - Hips Newsletter, Department Of History And Political Science Jan 2016

Winter 2016 - Hips Newsletter, Department Of History And Political Science

Department of History and Political Science Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Story Of Fifty Years, Carrie T. Burritt Jan 2016

The Story Of Fifty Years, Carrie T. Burritt

Books

No abstract provided.


2016 Ruby Yearbook, Briana Keane, Rebecca L. Brown, Phoebe French, Romina Kalmeijer, Faraha Rathod, Taylor Manferdini, Ursinus College Senior Class Jan 2016

2016 Ruby Yearbook, Briana Keane, Rebecca L. Brown, Phoebe French, Romina Kalmeijer, Faraha Rathod, Taylor Manferdini, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2016 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.


The Free Methodist Church: A Bibliography, Francine E. Walls Jan 2016

The Free Methodist Church: A Bibliography, Francine E. Walls

Books

No abstract provided.


From Age To Age A Living Witness : A Historical Interpretation Of Free Methodism's First Century, Leslie Ray Marston Jan 2016

From Age To Age A Living Witness : A Historical Interpretation Of Free Methodism's First Century, Leslie Ray Marston

Books

No abstract provided.


The Battle Was The Lord's : A History Of The Free Methodist Church In Canada, John Wilkins Sigsworth Jan 2016

The Battle Was The Lord's : A History Of The Free Methodist Church In Canada, John Wilkins Sigsworth

Books

No abstract provided.


Into Ministry : The Pastorals, The Early Church, And The Free Methodist Church In The Early Twenty-First Century, Jason Aaron Leininger Jan 2016

Into Ministry : The Pastorals, The Early Church, And The Free Methodist Church In The Early Twenty-First Century, Jason Aaron Leininger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Modern Pentecost : Embracing A Record Of The Sixteenth National Camp-Meeting For The Promotion Of Holiness Held At Landisville, Pa., July 23d To August 1st, 1873, Adam Wallace Jan 2016

A Modern Pentecost : Embracing A Record Of The Sixteenth National Camp-Meeting For The Promotion Of Holiness Held At Landisville, Pa., July 23d To August 1st, 1873, Adam Wallace

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.


The Other Idahoans: Forgotten Stories Of Boise Valley, Todd Shallat, Colleen Brennan, Molly Humphreys Jan 2016

The Other Idahoans: Forgotten Stories Of Boise Valley, Todd Shallat, Colleen Brennan, Molly Humphreys

Faculty & Staff Authored Books

Fallen angels in the bawdy houses. Migrants barred from Main Street. Homesteaders driven from homesteads when August rained black storms of dust. The Other Idahoans recovers their hard-luck stories. Volume 7 of Boise State University's prize-winning research series, the book closes with a driving tour of storied places from history's underside.