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Ua1b2/1 War & Wku, Kim Purvis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A paper regarding how WKU was affected by war during the 20th century, includes an overview of protest movements and underground newspapers in the late 1960's.

Ms-053: Charles D. Ryan, 66th Engineers, Meggan D. Smith

All Finding Aids

The collection consists primarily of letters from Charles Ryan to Elizabeth Dooling, his wife-to-be. The letters to Elizabeth begin on March 29, 1918 and the final one in the collection is dated June 3, 1919. The only other items in the collection is an envelope addressed to Elizabeth Dooling from Charles Ryan, a newspaper clipping of Ryan’s marriage to Elizabeth, a blank postcard with two soldiers on the front, and a letter to Ryan from the Treasury Department.

Although Ryan briefly mentions significant events, such as Germany being defeated and Italy leaving the Peace Conference, his letters focus largely on …

Veterans Residing In Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1840-1930, Kevin L. Greenholt

Adams County History

The federal decennial census provides a wide-ranging set of data for analysis. The census forms for each ten-year cycle from 1790 until 1930 have been released to the public for access. The tabulations of 1840, 1910, and 1930 contain data relating to the military service of those interviewed by the census enumerator. Compiled here is a list of veterans, listed by Adams County township, who served in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, or other military actions from 1840 through 1930.

Review Of "Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry In World War I" By Stephen L. Harris, Jennifer D. Keene

History Faculty Articles and Research

This is a review of Stephen L. Harris' "Harlem's Hell Fighters: The African-American 369th Infantry in World War I."

Review Of "The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers Of The 93d In World War I", Jennifer D. Keene

History Faculty Articles and Research

This is a review of Frank E. Roberts' "The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers of the 93d in World War I."

Cincinnati's German Community: Mid-1800s To World War I, Tiffany Best

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis focuses on the era from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, with particular attention to the later period. The purpose is not to examine every minute aspect of the lives and history of the German community of Cincinnati but to offer an overall analysis. Part I details the general trends of German immigration to the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century, beginning with a general discussion focusing on the push and pull factors motivating Germans to leave Germany and settle in the United States. This section will also explain methods of transportation employed …