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Ada News - 12/14/2009, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Curle, Richard, 1883-1968 (Sc 2114), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2114. Letter, 30 September 1929, written by Richard Curle to "Katherine" in which he mentions their attendance at a party and her criticism of his novel.

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Sc 2115), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2115. Sundry Warren County, Kentucky court records collected by Warren County Circuit Court judge, Robert Coleman. Includes a will, indenture, manusmission papers, bonds, etc. List of documents is included in the finding aid.

Mcneel, John (Sc 2121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2121. Bond of John McNeel, given to Justices of the County Court of Warren County, Kentucky for performance of his agreement to donate 200 acres of land in consideration of the county seat being fixed thereon.

Mcfarland, Jonnie, B. 1873 (Sc 2120), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2120. Autograph album of Jonnie McFarland, Bristow, Kentucky. Includes part of a menu from J. A. Rabold, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Mcchesney, Gene (Sc 2116), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2116. Class paper about the history of Bowling Green, Kentucky titled "The City Founded." The paper was written by Gene McChesney as a senior theme at the Western Kentucky State Teachers College Training School, when McChesney was 15 years old.

Mcdaniel, John W., 1849-1904 (Sc 2119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2119. Copy of scrapbook kept chiefly by John W. McDaniel, Warren County, Kentucky, which includes obituaries and other news clippings.

China-Related Talks Around The World

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

1. On December 14-15, the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California will be holding a “Colloquium on China Media Studies” (RSVP required). For those not able to attend, the event will be live-streamed at the above link, beginning at noon PST on December 14.

2. Ken Pomeranz will be giving two talks in Japan next week:

December 16, 2009: Kyoto University. Participant in the “Changing Nature of ‘Nature’: New Perspectives in Transdisciplinary Field Science” conference sponsored by the Global Center of Excellence on a Sustainable Humanssphere.

December 18, 2009: Tokyo University. “Land rights and …

Mcclary, Herbert Brent, 1881-1952 (Sc 2117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2117. Brief history of Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky, and related correspondence.

Mccormick, Mary (Sloss), 1873-1904 (Sc 2118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2118. Letter written by Mary Sloss, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Mary Stagner, a member of her wedding party, related to attire; newspaper announcement of 16 April 1889 wedding of Mary Sloss and Herschel McCormick.

Swann, James H., 1869-1965 (Sc 2113), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2113. Sales contract for Lot 37 in the "College View" development, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for James H. Swann and his wife Bessie; a letter from the developer, National Development Company of Bowling Green, is included.

Baird, Nancy Disher, B. 1935, Et Al (Sc 2106), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2106. Galley proof of "Bowling Green: A Pictorial History" written by Nancy D. Baird, Carol Crowe-Carraco, and Michael L. Morse; published in a limited edition by the Donning Company in 1983.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 30, December 10, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 7, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Interview With Brendan Melley By Brien Williams, Brendan G. Melley

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
Brendan G. Melley was born on July 3, 1963, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Joseph Melley, Jr. and Rita Murphy Melley. He attended Providence College in Rhode Island and was commissioned to the Infantry in the Army upon graduation, where he served seven years active duty. In 1993, he began working for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC. He worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington and then the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. In 2000, he worked with Mitchell on the Sharm el-Sheikh International Fact-Finding Committee to support peace and stability in the Middle East. At the …

A Missed Opportunity: The Failure To Unionize Little Balkan Miners During The Strikes Of 1893, Matt Demoss

Theory and Practice: HIST430

"Among the Falstaff army of industries of this country, too poor to fight, too cowardly or virtuous to steal, the coal mining industry presents itself as one of the most bedraggled members of these ragged recruits," state mine operator attorney, D.W. Kuhn in 1911. Although Kuhn sided with coal operators for business interests, his description of the industry was not flattering. By calling the coal mining industry a Falstaff army, Kuhn was comparing the industry to a celebrated Shakespearean character, "a very fat, sensual, and witty old knight; a swindler, drunkard, and good-tempered liar; and something of a coward." In …

Around The Web: Janus-Faced Links

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

As December moves on, assessing the highs and lows of 2009 takes up more and more of our time — and this year, we have the added task of summing up the entire “00” decade. Below, some recent stories that say goodbye to 2009 (a little bit early), and one that says hello to 2010 (also a bit early).

1. We’ve recently seen several “best books of the year” lists, but not many of their selections have links to China — reflecting the fact that 2009 was something of an off-year in the China-related publishing field (especially compared to the …

Perils And Precautions: Mining Safety And Public Policy, Kenneth Hawkins

Theory and Practice: HIST430

In the United States the Industrial Revolution brought about many new occupational hazards for workers. This was true for most jobs, but few were more dangerous than that of coal mining in the Crawford-Cherokee region of Kansas and the other main mining areas such as West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Utah. Between 1887 and 1926 there was a great series of accidents, explosions in particular, which became a catalyst for policy change in regards to coal mining safety. Initial measures that were put into place to protect miners from accidents proved to be inadequate. And even with the advent of …

Daffinrud, Solveig (Sc 2111), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2111. Note from Solveig Daffinrud, Edina, Minnesota to Sue Lynn McDaniel, Bowling Green, Kentucky relating tho their mutual friendship with Joe Kimbrough. Also includes two photos of Kimbrough.

Shirley, James Kelly (Fa 474), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 474. A term project prepared by James Kelly Shirley on Cora Mae Howard for a Western Kentucky University history class titled "The Negro in American History."

The Tibet Question

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

“A Peking University student takes notes at a lecture titled ‘the Tibet question’ (you can just make out the Chinese for that at the top-right of his page). This student hardly ever put his pen down, while a few seats down from him another dozed happily.” —Alec Ash

Strange, Carrie, 1862-1940 (Sc 2110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2110. Autograph albums (2) kept by Carrie Strange of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Several of those autographing the album took artistic and literate license with their work. Also includes a pen & ink drawing of a young woman, dated 1908.

Pioneer Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2107), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2107. Sexton's book for the cemetery, recording interments of both whites and African Americans from 1860-1863. Most entries state name, date of death, sex, age at death, and cause of death. A typescript is included, together with notes on the genealogy of the book owner's family.

Brown, Carol P. - Collector (Sc 2105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and print (attached as an additional file) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2105. Collaborative set of three signed poems by Jim Wayne Miller and an Ivan Schieferdecker art print titled "Late Fall" (numbered 77/100 and signed), along with the typescript of another signed poem by Miller. Also includes a promotional piece for the set.

On The Web: Local Connections, National Reflections Webcast

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations will hold its third annual CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections tonight, beginning at 8p.m. EST. In addition to a nationwide webcast by Kurt M. Campbell, there will be discussions in nearly 40 cities across the U.S. and China, focusing on topics tied to the interests of the local community (a full list of locations and speakers is available at the above link). The webcast will be available for all to view online tomorrow at the National Committee’s website.

David, Lynn Coulter, B. 1941 (Fa 124), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Foklife Archives Project 124. Recorded oral reminiscence titled "Vietnamese Airlift, April 1975." Discussion of the refugee airlift operation at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. David discusses her role as a volunteer during this operation and presents her personal impressions of the experience.

Canon, Ernest Hubert, 1887-1978 (Sc 2109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2109. Miscellaneous correspondence and certificates related to Ernest Hubert Canon's community, club and church activities. He served for many years as an officer of the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club.

Mckee, John, 1829-1882 (Sc 2101), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescripts of letters (attached as additional files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2101. Two letters from John McKee, serving with the 37th Indiana Infantry, to his wife Sarah McKee in Hamilton, Ohio. He writes of his encampments near Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, his reading, nearby guerrilla activity involving John Hunt Morgan, difficulties with mail, and the general condition of the countryside.

Taylor, John Burnam (Sc 2104), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2104. Letter, 8 May 1981, from John Burnam Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, to Lowell H. Harrison, Bowling Green, Kentucky providing information related to members of the Burnam family.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 15, December 7, 2009, Grand Valley State University

2009-2010, Volume 34

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 29, December 7, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 7, 2010

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.