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Powhatan Historic State Park Collection, 1836-1999

NEARA finding aids

Included are personal letters, Lawrence County court documents, local business records, newspapers, maps, photographs, school records, family papers and more spanning the time period of 1836-1999.

Walnut Ridge Country Club Scrapbooks, 1973-1999

NEARA finding aids

This collection consists of four scrapbooks pertaining to the history and functioning of the Walnut Ridge Country Club, which existed until 2017. The earliest of the four Walnut Ridge Country Club scrapbooks dates back to 1973, is orange in color, measures 1 x 12 x 14 inches, and details the charter history. The second scrapbook is from 1976, is green-bound, measures 1 x 12 x 14 inches, and deals with the Club’s Ladies Auxiliary. The third one covers the period from 1979 to 1987, is brown in color, measures 1 ¾ x 12 x 14 inches, and contains the Club’s …

African American Churches Of Craighead County Collection, 1897-1999

Finding aids

The collection includes histories, mainly of Jonesboro area churches, and photographs.

Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church Records, 1864-1999

Finding aids

The collection contains church records and personal documents of long-time residents of the community. It also contains school and educational material, including journals of the Arkansas Teachers Association (A.T.A.).

Cunningham Family Papers, 1820-1999

Finding aids

This collection contains correspondence, cemetery records, county and land records, marriage records, military records, and other material related to the Cunningham family.

Business And City Directories Collection, 1840-1999

Finding aids

This collection contains business and city directories from Arkansas and other states.

Little Rock Chapter Of The National Association Of Railway Business Women Collection, 1956-1999

Finding aids

This collection contains scrapbook materials, proclamations, photographs, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets related to the Little Rock Chapter of the National Association of Railway Business Women meetings and programs, as well as their efforts in establishing the Little Train at the Children's Colony in Conway, Arkansas.

Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery, African American Section Records, 1900-1999

Finding aids

This collection contains the deeds and lot registry of the African American section of Oakland Fraternal Cemetery in Little Rock.

National Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America, State Of Arkansas, Records, 1959-1999

Finding aids

This collection contains the official board minutes of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Arkansas. Included in these minutes are membership lists and committee and budget reports from 1959 to 1999.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.

African American Midwifery In The South: Dialogues Of Birth, Race And Memory, By Gertrude Jacinta Fraser, Patricia Hill

Faculty Publications, History

No abstract provided.

Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 21, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.

South Union Messenger (November 1999), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

The Octofoil, November/December 1999, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

American Commemoratives Stamp Series: Kwanzaa, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Kwanzaa Commemorative Stamp – American Commemoratives Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and information about Kwanzaa. First issued October 29, 1999.

Paid Advertisement Promoting Antisemitism, Bradley R. Smith

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A paid avertisement that ran in The Maine Campus newspaper promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, Holocaust denials, and revisionist history put forth by the conspiracy theorist group Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust, founded by Bradley R. Smith. Smith's strategy to advertise in college newspapers and college campuses in an effort to solicit individuals attracted to American extremism.

Coming Out Week, October 1999, Wilde-Stein Alliance For Sexual Diversity

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Display advertisement from the Maine Campus newspaper providing a schedule of events for the celebration of Coming Out Week, October 4 through 7, 1999.

El Paseño, Padre Ramón Ortiz: 1814-1896, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Padre Ramón Ortiz, born in 1814 in Santa Fe, New Mexico became an important figure in the history of El Paso and the US/Mexico border region. This article gives a chronological time-line and narrative of his life and work as a humanitarian and a diplomat.

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 22, Number 4, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Fish Or Foul: A History Of The Delaware River Basin Through The Perspective Of The American Shad, 1682 To The Present, Charles A. Hardy Iii

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Traces Volume 27, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.

"'Dear Husband': The Civil War Letters Of Sophronia Joiner Chipman, Kankakee County, Illinois, 1863-1865." Military History Of The West 29 No. 2 (Fall 1999): 149-199., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

The letters of Sophronia Chipman to her husband in the 76th Illinois Infantry describe her life in rural Kankakee County during the second half of the Civil War. In them she discusses her concerns for her husband's health, the care of her family, neighbors, the draft, and the near loss of the family farm.

Rethinking Slavery And Freedom (Book Reviews), Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

Review essay of the following books:

Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America by Ira Berlin.

Freedom's Soldiers: The Black Military Experience in the Civil War edited by Ira Berlin, Joseph P. Reidy, Leslie S. Rowland.

Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Program Planned, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Maine Rural Development Council (MRDC), an affiliated program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 at the Sockalexis Arena on Indian Island. Expected to attend the event are some 100 representatives of Maine's 20 federal and state agencies that provide services and/or resources to Maine's tribal communities. A group of statelegislators will also attend the conference.

Muhlenberg County Heritage Volume 21, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County Heritage

“The Muhlenberg County [Kentucky] Heritage” was published four times a year by the Muhlenberg County Genealogical Society in Greenville, Kentucky, from 1978 to 2001. The cover title sometimes appears as “The Heritage.” The publication’s purpose was to support the society and to publish information about the genealogy, culture, and history of Muhlenberg County. A separate annual index was printed each year for volumes 1-14. Afterwards, each issue was indexed separately. Generally, the index is to surnames only.

Anne Braden Interview, Anne Braden, Yvonne Baldwin, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Anne Braden by Yvonne Baldwin and John Ernst on her experiences during the Vietnam War on August 20, 1999.

South Union Messenger (August 1999), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.

The Octofoil, August/September/October 1999, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Proposal For The Vision 2000 Project, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.), Bill Watson

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

A proposal drafted by Reverend Bill Watson for the Vision 2000 Project of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

"Newspaper Notes, A Continuation: The Texas Methodist Newspapers, 1874-1877.", Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Articles gleaned from the Texas Christian Advocate, a Methodist newspaper, which deal with Tyler and Smith County, Texas, 1874-1877.