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Community Resilience In Vermont After The 2023 Flooding Event, Alex Poniz

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

Between July 10th-11th 2023 Vermont experienced catastrophic flooding after receiving prolonged heavy rainfall of up to 9” over 48 hrs. Damage from the 2023 event rivals the historic destruction of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and is exceeded only by the Great Vermont Flood of 1927, an event predating modern flood controls. We collected oral histories from Vermonters to better understand their lived experience of the flood and its impacts, and identifed common themes related to community and individual resilience.

The State Of Mental Health In The Mountain West, Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, Katie M. Gilbertson

Undergraduate Research Symposium Podium Presentations

How do the Mountain West states (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) perform in the quality of mental health care services? How prevalent are mental health issues in the Mountain West? How accessible is the mental health workforce to adults and youth?

Ptsd Among Working Women In A Developing Country, Lung-Chang Chien, Taylor J. Fitch, Xiao Yu, Mohammad Monjural Karim, Hasanat Alamgir

Research Briefs

No abstract provided.

Jack Mcduffie Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists of papers that describe the publication process of McDuffie's 1979 book, Walk out with Me. The materials span between 1975-1980 and include various drafts of the book, publishers' letters, review and stories in the Savannah Morning News.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Oral History Interview: Frank Brooks, Frank Brooks

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Frank Brooks was born in Fayette County, WV, but grew up in Carter County, KY, in the early 1900s. He attended a one room school house through the third grade. Mr. Brooks began working in coal mines with his father in Borderland, WV, when he was 13 years old. In the audio clip provided, he discusses his first time in a coal mine. He focuses on how he tried to appear bigger than he was in order to be able to work. In his interview, Mr. Brooks compares and contrasts the labor conditions in the mines before and after unionization. …

Message From The President Of The United States, Returning To The Senate The Bill Entitled..., Franklin Pierce

Dorothea Lynde Dix Pamphlets

President Pierce addresses the Senate, regarding a bill.

Special Message Of President Pierce To The Senate Of The United States: May 3, 1854, Franklin Pierce

Dorothea Lynde Dix Pamphlets

President Pierce addresses the Senate, regarding a bill.

Congressional Record, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Misc. No 150: Memorial Of D. L. Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix Pamphlets

Dorothea Dix addresses the U.S. Senate, advocating for the mentally ill.