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Pulliam, Thomas A. (Lg 121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 121. Original land grant, 13, August 1891, by which Simon Bolivar Buckner, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thomas A. Pulliam 45 acres in Metcalfe County, Kentucky.

Warren Seminary - Warren County, Kentucky (Lg 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 118. Original land grant, 27 December 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Trustees of Warren Seminary 168 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of William Wingfield, Angus McDonald, John Dixon, and John Wingfield.

Bowling Green Seminary - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Lg 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 117. Original land grant, 21 July 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to the Bowling Green Seminary 90 acres in Warren County, adjoining land of Martin Grider and William Chapline.

Bourland, Felix (Lg 122), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 122. Original land grant, 3 November 1855, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Felix Bourland 17 acres in Christian County, Kentucky.

Sloss, John (Lg 125), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 125. Original land grant, 4 June 1808, by which Christopher Greenup, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Sloss, assignee of Margaret Stockton, late M. Sloss, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky on both sides of the line dividing Warren and Logan counties in Kentucky.

Bourland, Felix (Lg 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 123. Original land grant, 15 May 1856, by which Charles S. Morehead, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Felix Bourland 182 1/3 acres in Christian County, Kentucky.

Moore, George, 1771-1820 (Lg 120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 120. Copy of land grant, 4 June 1797, by which James Garrard, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Moore 200 acres in Logan County.

Mitchell, Moses (Lg 116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 116. Original land grant, 6 July 1847, by which William Owsley, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Moses Mitchell 200 acres in Barren County.

Gettysburg’S Faustian Bargain, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

A question to the reader: have you ever visited Gettysburg? Presumably most of the Gettysburg Compiler’s audience will answer in the affirmative. A follow-up question: have you ever purchased a souvenir from one of the town’s abundant gift shops? Perhaps it was a kepi or a cork gun for your child? Or maybe a bottle of “Rebel Red” wine? Or some tacky trinket or faux antique?

Let’s face it: we live in a consumer society in which there is nothing too sacred to profit from. And, sadly, the Battle of Gettysburg is no exception. [excerpt]

Gettysburg Valor Honored At Last, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

There is no expiration date on valor. This is the lesson on display today at the White House, as President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to a soldier who died 151 years ago at the climax of the Battle of Gettysburg. Alonzo Cushing was a lowly lieutenant, two years out of West Point at that battle. But he commanded the last two cannon that faced Pickett's Charge, and what he did with them has kept memory alive. [excerpt]

Valor Finally Honored, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

It has taken one hundred and fifty-one years, but finally, 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing is getting his due - which in this case is the Congressional Medal of Honor.

In a ceremony today at the White House, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Cushing "for conspicuous gallantry... while serving as commanding officer of Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, Artillery Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac during combat operations in the vicinity of Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1863." [excerpt]

The Grizzly, November 6, 2014, Rachel Brown, Deana Harley, Phoebe French, Dysean Alexander, Brian Thomas, Maxwell Bicking, Aliki Torrence, Christopher Santoro, Jaime Bocanumenth, Rayleen Rivera-Harbach, Gerard Brown, Drae Lewis, Olivia Frymark

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dr. Peter Small Appointed as Interim Dean • Berman Receives Large Grant • Graduates Granted Campus Housing • Campus Safety Handles Thefts • Senate Changes Organization • Learning to Embrace American Foods • Watson Fellowship Nominees Announced • Myrin Undergoes Renovations • Dr. Jennifer Fleeger Writes Book on Mismatched Female Voices in Film • Opinion: The "Francis Effect" Alters Public Perception of Roman Catholic Church; How Proactive is Rape Prevention Nail Polish? • Men's Swim Hoping to Make a Splash • Pinning Down Success • Field Hockey to Host Centennial Playoffs

A Forgotten Community: Archaeological Documentation Of Old St. Joseph, Gulf County, Florida, Christopher N. Hunt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The town of St. Joseph, established in 1835, served as an important deep-water port for receiving and shipping dry goods up the Apalachicola River north along the vast network of navigable inland waterways in southeastern U.S. during the early nineteenth century. Unfortunately, this town was hit with a yellow fever epidemic and a series of hurricanes that, combined with the infancy of its cotton trade activities, eventually devastated its economy and population. The town disappeared by 1842, only much later to be replaced by modern Port St. Joe (est. 1909), located north of the original settlement. However, St. Joseph's influence …

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 2: (1939), Um Marine Biological Lab At Lamoine, Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is picture album of the University of Maine Marine Biological Laboratory at Lamoine, Maine during the summer session in 1939.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Come To Wentworth Point (1960s), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This history recounts the formation of the Darling Marine Center from 1963 - 1966.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 1: (1865-1965), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is a history of the marine and freshwater sciences activity at the University of Maine from 1865 - 1965.

Friends And Enemies: Co-Belligerents And Prisoners Of War At Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, Massachusetts During World War Ii, William F. Hanna

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Walt Whitman's Vision Of The Inferno, Or Dante In Drum-Taps, Joshua Matthews

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Table Annexed To Article: Surveying The 831 Unique Words In The Philadelphia Constitution, Peter Aschenbrenner

Peter J. Aschenbrenner

Of the 831 unique words in the Philadelphia Constitution, what were the most frequently used words? The least? OCL lists all unique words in rank order with and without frequencies, accounting for the word total of 4,321 words in the Philadelphia Constitution.

The Colony-Making Power Of Congress Priced In The Purchase Of Alaska, Peter Aschenbrenner

Peter J. Aschenbrenner

There is certainly no power given by the Constitution to the Federal Government to establish or maintain colonies bordering on the United States or at a distance, to be ruled and governed at its own pleasure, Our Constitutional Logic paraphrases the immediate cause of the Civil War, with citation to Dred Scott’s case at 60 U.S. 393, 446 (1857). That, however, is not the only defect in the purchase of Alaska from the Czar of the Russias. Our Constitutional Logic investigates the non-Euclidean geometry pertinent to the treaty’s boundaries such as they might appear on the sphere near you.

Madison's Redans, Ravelins And Bastions: A Short History Of The War Of 1812, Peter Aschenbrenner

Peter J. Aschenbrenner

The employment of earthworks and breastworks in defense of dense communities is considered in light of the advice of Baron Henri de Jomini which the Secretary of Defense transmitted before Madison appointed. Because the Secretary failed to follow the Baron’s advice – which the Secretary had transmitted into print culture as Hints to Young Generals – Madison sacked him after the battle of Bladensburg.

Put Your Feet On The Ground Of History, Julie Mujic

History Faculty Publications

History majors at Sacred Heart University personified the quest for active and engaged learning with their eagerness to “put their feet on the ground of history.”

John Evans Study Committee Recommendations, Ramona Beltran, Richard Clemmer-Smith, Tamra D’Estree, Steven Fisher, David Fridtjof Halaas, Alan Gilbert, Dean Saitta, Billy J. Stratton, Adam Rovner, George E. Tinker, Nancy D. Wadsworth, Amanda Williams, Julia Bramante, Viki Eagle, Sara Schwartzkopf, Dave Buchanan, Gail Ridgely, Otto Braided Hair, Joe Big Medicine, Karen Little Coyote, Henry Littlebird, Chief Willey

John Evans Study Report

With the completion of this report the University of Denver is presented with an opportunity to reflect on our institutional origins, history, and legacy. We have an opportunity to provide a model of transparency, accountability, and transformation for institutions that have directly profited or indirectly benefited from the displacement of the indigenous communities whose lands and histories they occupy. This moment invites us to bend the arc of history away from the clamor of old apologetics that have caused deep wounds for those whose voices have been silenced and toward justice, healing, and peace. This likewise holds for those whose …

University Of Denver John Evans Study Report, Richard Clemmer-Smith, George E. Tinker, Alan Gilbert, Nancy D. Wadsworth, David Fridtjof Halaas, Billy J. Stratton, Steven Fisher

John Evans Study Report

"Universities are dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge. They are conservators of humanity's past. They cherish their own pasts, honoring forbears with statues and portraits and in the names of buildings. To study or teach at a [university] is to be a member of a community that exists across time, a participant in a procession that began centuries ago and that will continue long after we are gone. If an institution professing these principles cannot squarely face its own history, it is hard to imagine how any other institution, let alone our nation, might do so."

-Report …

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (Nov. 2014), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Henry Wirz And The Tragedy Of Andersonville: A Question Of Responsibility, Albert Winkler

Faculty Publications

Henry Wirz was the most controversial Swiss American. Born in Zurich, Wirz migrated to the United States and joined the Confederacy at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was assigned to oversee the military prison at Andersonville, Georgia, which had a very high death rate. Following the war, Wirz was arrested and tried for war crimes. The trial was a travesty of justice. Many of his supposed crimes were milder punishments than the Union inflicted on its own soldiers. The court allowed hearsay evidence, Wirz was no allowed to call key witnesses for his defense, and many leaders of …

Ms-168: Lena And Dr. Robert Fortenbaugh ’13 Papers, Faythe Grace

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This collection consists primarily of materials related to the professional activities of Dr. Robert Fortenbaugh as a historian and, to a lesser extent, a Lutheran clergyman. Activities represented include Lutheran ministry, publication, review, and requests for published works, speaking engagements, involvement in professional organizations, summer employment at colleges and universities, and communication with former students. His correspondence from 1931 to 1959, and his diary from a trip to Germany in 1933 most fully document his activity as a historian, although the handwriting in the diary is extremely challenging. In particular, the diary and accompanying materials demonstrate Robert’s specialized knowledge of …

Close On The Wind: An Environmental Military History Examining Wind’S Influence On The Early United States Navy, Scott J. Beehler

Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Utilizing General Carl von Clausewitz’s theory of friction in combat, Close on the Wind examines wind’s historical influence on early United States naval warfare, specifically small scale engagements fought during the Quasi War, First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. To accomplish this, the thesis first engages in a scientific discussion of wind, concentrating on how it occurs and what forces dictate its velocity and direction. The examination goes on to also present the types of wind that period sailing vessels encountered, including global, regional, and local patterns, as well as how wind influenced the practice of sailing and …

Not Another Cuba: Lyndon Johnson And The Dominican Republic, 1956-66, Andrew T. Murphree

Senior Honors Theses

This Honors Thesis will examine President Lyndon Johnson's foreign policy surrounding America's complex diplomatic relationship with the Dominican Republic throughout the 1960s. Regarded throughout the last few decades as a less dramatic or telegenic study, the Johnson administration's involvement in the Dominican Republic has been largely overlooked and forgotten. In the wake of an emerging third generation of scholarship, historians are now beginning to uncover the intricate entanglement of information and circumstances supporting Johnson's role in establishing the parameters of U.S. Policy.

At the heart of this discussion exists a robust argument currently taking place among scholars who debate the …

Lg Ms 036 Michael Rossetti Collection Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix

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Description:

Michael Rossetti was chiefly responsible for creating and running Southern Maine Pride, and was the grandmaster at the 2006 Pride festival. The Papers contain records and artifacts documenting Southern Maine Pride and other Gay and Lesbian events from the 1980s to 2000.

Date Range:

1980s-2000

Size of Collection:

4 ft.