Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Institution
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
$1,000: The Price Of Life And Honor In The 1834 North Carolina Supreme Court Case, State V. Will, Bria Cunningham
$1,000: The Price Of Life And Honor In The 1834 North Carolina Supreme Court Case, State V. Will, Bria Cunningham
History
No abstract provided.
Reviews: Australian Plays For The Colonial Stage 1834-1899 Edited By Richard Fotheringham, 2006, Louise D'Arcens
Reviews: Australian Plays For The Colonial Stage 1834-1899 Edited By Richard Fotheringham, 2006, Louise D'Arcens
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
This volume offers an extremely valuable collection of nine nineteenth-century plays whose content engaged specifically with representations of life in the Australian colonies. Running the gamut of popular genres from melodrama to burletta, pantomime and masque, these plays’ significance lies in their reflection of ‘popular myths and . . . mass enthusiasms and anxieties’ (p. lxxvii) around such ideologically charged themes as bushranging, pioneering, indigenous Australia, urban life and convictism. It is this that warrants their resurrection in this volume, for, as Fotheringham points out, they were not necessarily representative of the colonial Australian theatre industry, dominated as it was …
Zion's Camp, Wilburn D. Talbot
Zion's Camp, Wilburn D. Talbot
Theses and Dissertations
In 1831, Jackson County, Missouri, was designated as a place of refuge for the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Attempts to establish permanent residence in their Zion ended in bloodshed and violence. An army was raised to go to the aid of those cast out of their homes. This thesis pays particular attention to the recruiting of the army and the gathering of money and provisions, the trek to Missouri, and the interaction of those promoting and opposing the camp.
The trek from Kirtland, Ohio, to Jackson County, Missouri, revealed frustrations, hardships, strengths, weaknesses, and …
Order To Pay Chu Walookee $7.50 From Public Funds For His Services, Endorsed By John Ross On Verso. August 23, 1834., John Ross, Richard Taylor, William Rogers
Order To Pay Chu Walookee $7.50 From Public Funds For His Services, Endorsed By John Ross On Verso. August 23, 1834., John Ross, Richard Taylor, William Rogers
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Order to pay and authorization by John Ross for $7.50 of public funds be paid to Chuwalookee for his services. Dated August 23rd, 1834.
Abstract Of Laws And Regulations At Harvard University For Parents Or Guardians Of Nathan Hale, Jr., A Member Of The Freshman Class. Signed By Josiah Quincy, Cambridge, July 17, 1834., Josiah Quincy
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
This form states Nathan Hale, Jr. is admitted a member of the Freshman class on probation. The document presents an abstract of laws and regulations once accepted and disccuses the terms of admission and matriculation, dress code, and billing information. Signed by Josiah Quincy, the president of Harvard University, and dated July 17, 1834.
Marriage License For Mathew Morehead And Elizabeth Snodgrass, Signed By A Clerk Of Court, Sangamon County, Illinois, January 24, 1834., Peter Cartwright
Marriage License For Mathew Morehead And Elizabeth Snodgrass, Signed By A Clerk Of Court, Sangamon County, Illinois, January 24, 1834., Peter Cartwright
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Handwritten note on rites of matrimony performed by Peter Cartwright, a Methodist clergyman, dated February 6, 1834.