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Ms-068: Henry P. Clare Letters, Co. D., 9th New York State Militia, Sarah E. Handley
Ms-068: Henry P. Clare Letters, Co. D., 9th New York State Militia, Sarah E. Handley
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This collection consists of 47 letters written by Henry P. Clare to his brother, William Keating Clare, with the exception of one letter addressed to Lieutenant Colonel M.T. McMahon, Assistant Adjutant General, and one written from a George E. Hyatt to William. The letters in this collection range from January 4, 1863 (although they are mislabeled by Henry to be January 1862) to December 6, 1863. Henry talks mostly of his life in the camp, gives his opinion of the war, and of the Army’s and the nation’s leadership. Many of the letters are sharply critical of leaders, including Lincoln, …
The Seven Years' War In New York State: Introduction, Timothy J. Shannon
The Seven Years' War In New York State: Introduction, Timothy J. Shannon
History Faculty Publications
Ask the average person on the street about the Seven Years' War and you are likely to get a blank stare. Try again, only this time call the conflict "The French and Indian War" and you might get a faint smile of recognition. Take a different approach: ask random strangers their opinion about The Last of the Mohicans. Many will tell you they loved it, although they will more likely be thinking about Daniel Day-Lewis than James Fenimore Cooper.
Such has been the fate of one of the most important events in early history. In 2004, the 250th anniversary of …
Ms-065: Lincoln Fellowship Of Pennsylvania, Jason M. Kowell
Ms-065: Lincoln Fellowship Of Pennsylvania, Jason M. Kowell
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The Lincoln Fellowship collection consist largely of correspondence between Lincoln Fellowship officials and members (individual or through bulk mailings), LF officials and potential guests and speakers, and inter-organizational correspondence. Also included is documentation of LF events (newspaper clippings, photographs, speeches, and video recordings) as well as a few other miscellaneous items. Mixed in with the correspondence are Treasurer’s Reports, publicity pamphlets/programs, and bills/invoices.
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Interview With Arthur Bruce Boenau, June 9, 2005, Arthur Bruce Boenau, Michael J. Birkner
Interview With Arthur Bruce Boenau, June 9, 2005, Arthur Bruce Boenau, Michael J. Birkner
Oral Histories
Arthur Bruce Boenau was interviewed on June 9, 2005 by Michael Birkner about his life and time as a professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College. He discusses his childhood, his experiences during World War II and the Korean War in the Counterintelligence Corps, and finally his memories of the faculty, administrators, and students at Gettysburg.
Length of Interview: 94 minutes
Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete …
Jack Hopkins' Civil War, Peter C. Vermilyea
Jack Hopkins' Civil War, Peter C. Vermilyea
Adams County History
In the 1862 Pennsylvania College album there is a photograph of John Hopkins, who that year was entering his fifteenth year of service as the college's janitor. In one student's book, the portrait of Hopkins jokingly refers to him as the school's "vice president." This appellation speaks volumes about the life of the African-American custodian, for while it was clearly made in jest as a token of the students' genuine affection for Hopkins, it symbolizes the gulf between the white students and the black janitor. It goes without saying that the students found the picture humorous because they understood that …
A Visit To The Battlefield, Michael J. Birkner, Richard E. Winslow
A Visit To The Battlefield, Michael J. Birkner, Richard E. Winslow
Adams County History
This piece was transcribed and edited by Michael J. Birkner and Richard E. Winslow.
With fighting concluded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, the enormous task of burying the dead, treating the wounded, and rehabilitating the town began in earnest. Although Gettysburg looked and smelled worse than it ever had or ever would again, thousands of people arrived on the battlefield in the days and weeks following General Robert E. Lee's retreat. Some came to minister to the sick and reclaim the bodies of neighbors and loved ones; others scavenged souvenirs of the battle. Of the many visits to the …