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Full-Text Articles in History
Oral History/ Betsy Babb, Natalia Pena
Kerr, David Warren, 1922-1982 (Sc 2954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kerr, David Warren, 1922-1982 (Sc 2954), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2954. Letter of David Kerr, 14-16 November 1944, to Frances Ann Wade, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Writing from an undisclosed overseas location while serving in the armed forces, he describes his surroundings in general and his work on a painting detail. He also encloses a marksman’s medal (not included in this collection) and praises the athletic achievements of his hometown Ohio high school.
Suffering Sisters, Silent Majorities, And Societal Oppression: Comparing The Anti-War Themes And Strategies Of Kurt Vonnegut’S Slaughterhouse-Five And Katherine Anne Porter’S “Pale Horse, Pale Rider”, Melissa N. Miller
Senior Honors Theses
Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and Katherine Anne Porter’s “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” are quite dissimilar in style, but these two works convey overall anti-war themes. The works were written in different eras, portray different wars, and are strongly influenced by the lives of the authors themselves; however, these unique factors work together in both works to convey similar messages regarding war’s oppressive nature and corruption of mankind. Vonnegut and Porter employ various methods to communicate these messages, some unique to the respective works and some shared by the two. The characters of Montana Wildhack and Miranda Gay—two oppressed female characters imprisoned …
Oral History/ Alexis Hartline: Patricia Shadden- Growing Up On The Home Front During Wwii, Alexis C. Hartline
Oral History/ Alexis Hartline: Patricia Shadden- Growing Up On The Home Front During Wwii, Alexis C. Hartline
World War II
No abstract provided.
Chasing Ghosts: A Memoir Of A Father, Gone To War [Table Of Contents], Louise Desalvo
Chasing Ghosts: A Memoir Of A Father, Gone To War [Table Of Contents], Louise Desalvo
History
When literary biographer and memoirist Louise DeSalvo embarked upon a journey to learn why her father came home from World War II a changed man, she didn’t realize her quest would take ten years, and that it would yield more revelations about the man—and herself—and the effect of his military service upon their family than she’d ever imagined. During his last years, as he told her about his life, DeSalvo began to understand that her obsession with war novels and military history wasn’t merely academic but rooted in her desire to understand this complex father whom she both adored and …
Women And World War Ii At Gettysburg College, Keira B. Koch
Women And World War Ii At Gettysburg College, Keira B. Koch
Student Publications
An examination of the women attending Gettysburg College during World War II. This project examined what the women did and experienced during the World War II, along with analyzing campus culture and life.
When The World Stood Aside – The Allied Reaction To Jan Karski’S Report From Hell, Frank Jacob
When The World Stood Aside – The Allied Reaction To Jan Karski’S Report From Hell, Frank Jacob
Publications and Research
The article analyses the Allied reactions in the United Kingdom and the United States after having received Jan Karski's report about the situation of the Jews in Poland.
Davidson, Benjamin Gideon, Iii, 1914-1998 (Mss 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Davidson, Benjamin Gideon, Iii, 1914-1998 (Mss 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 559. Letters to Benjamin Gideon Davidson “B.G.,” III, Bowling Green, Kentucky, written primarily by female friends when he was a student at Bowling Green High School and Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Includes some letters from his mother and miscellaneous papers.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 - Letter To (Sc 2926), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 - Letter To (Sc 2926), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2926. “A Letter to Hitler” from “America,” handwritten on letterhead of The Armored Force, Fort Knox, Kentucky. The mocking letter describes in explicit verse what awaits Hitler when U.S. forces arrive in Berlin.
Browning, James Clarence, 1914-1942 (Mss 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Browning, James Clarence, 1914-1942 (Mss 556), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 556. Letters of U.S. Army officer J.C. Browning to his wife Lila (Hardcastle) Browning, written during his World War II military service. Browning was killed in North Africa on 8 November 1942. Includes letters of condolence to his wife, papers relating to his military service, and miscellaneous family cards and letters.
Givens, Wayne, 1905-1971 (Sc 2918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Givens, Wayne, 1905-1971 (Sc 2918), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2918. U.S. Army discharge papers and certificate of Wayne Givens, Monroe County, Kentucky, 1945; photostat of death certificate of Wayne Givens, 1971. Also includes Statement of Personal history form of Givens’ wife, Mildred (Hagan) Givens, with data on education, employment, etc.
Rasdall Family Papers (Mss 542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rasdall Family Papers (Mss 542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 542. Correspondence and papers of the Rasdall and Smith families of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, principally the two generations following Urias Rasdall (1812-1892), credited with platting the town of Smiths Grove. Includes research collected into a family history by Barbara Schan.
The Atomic Bombings Of Japan - Right Or Wrong?, William Weiss
The Atomic Bombings Of Japan - Right Or Wrong?, William Weiss
ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program
Few Presidential actions have generated more controversy than Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs against Japan to end WW II. Local historian Bill Weiss examines the issues based on recently released information from formerly secret American and Russian archives. Learn what the last months were like in the Pacific; American preparations for a possible invasion and Japan’s mindset at this crucial time that lead to the life-saving decision.
Textbooks And Their Portrayal Of Japan In World War Ii, Harry Lah
Textbooks And Their Portrayal Of Japan In World War Ii, Harry Lah
History Class Publications
“Good morning everyone, now if you’ll turn in your books with me to page...” drones the voice of the teacher, it can be any teacher, teaching history in a typical high school. Those words dreaded by students of all ages and from all generations that attended schools within the public school system of their respective states. Many students dreaded these classes, but they were no doubt influenced by them. By sitting in them they were presented with information both new and old about their state and country from their teacher, and perhaps more significantly, whatever textbook they had in school. …
Poo-Tee-Weet? Unintelligent Things To Say About A Massacre: Vonnegut’S Slaughterhouse Five And Us Interventions In The Post-Wwii Era, Kelly A. Mcardle
Poo-Tee-Weet? Unintelligent Things To Say About A Massacre: Vonnegut’S Slaughterhouse Five And Us Interventions In The Post-Wwii Era, Kelly A. Mcardle
Honors Scholar Theses
While fighting in Europe during WWII, Kurt Vonnegut was taken prisoner and sent to work at a German prison camp where he witnessed one of the most destructive events of WWII, the firebombing of Dresden, Germany by the Allied forces. Although Vonnegut was liberated in 1945, the novel about the events he witnessed was not published until 1969. What happened in the intervening years to shape the novel that would eventually become Slaughterhouse Five? As Vonnegut grappled with his experiences for two decades, American leaders increased American involvement around the world. The explanations used to justify these interventions have …
On The Fields Of Glory: A Student’S Reflections On Gettysburg, The Western Front, And Normandy, Kevin P. Lavery
On The Fields Of Glory: A Student’S Reflections On Gettysburg, The Western Front, And Normandy, Kevin P. Lavery
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
I’m very fortunate to have had no shortage of opportunities to get out into the field and put my classroom learning into practice. I am especially lucky to have twice had the opportunity to travel to Europe. Two years ago, I went with my first-year seminar to explore the Western Front of World War I in France and Belgium. This year, I travelled with The Eisenhower Institute to tour the towns and beaches of Normandy where the Allies launched their invasion of Hitler’s Europe during World War II. Having experienced these notable sites of military history, and having taken a …
Honorable Mention Contest Entry: A “Land You Could Not Escape Yet Almost Didn’T Want To Leave:” Japanese American Identity In Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, Mckenzie P. Tavoda
Honorable Mention Contest Entry: A “Land You Could Not Escape Yet Almost Didn’T Want To Leave:” Japanese American Identity In Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, Mckenzie P. Tavoda
Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize
This is McKenzie Tavoda's submission for the 2014-2015 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize, which won honorable mention. She wrote about Japanese American identity in the Manzanar Internment Camp gardens. You can read the final essay that came out of her research here.
World War Ii Films And Patriotism In America, Breanna Fehlman
World War Ii Films And Patriotism In America, Breanna Fehlman
History Class Publications
In American culture, one of the most effective ways to communicate is through the media. The newest films and television shows being released have a large impact on our country’s opinions. Therefore, the quickest way to reaffirm or change the public’s perspective of a particular topic is by making a film about it. There have been many popular films made about almost every important event in history, but perhaps the most prevalent topic in historical films is World War II. It is especially important to study these films because, as film critic Vincent Canby said, “How war movies are accepted …
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (Wasp) Of World War Ii, Natalie J. Stewart-Smith
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (Wasp) Of World War Ii, Natalie J. Stewart-Smith
ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program
Hear the fascinating story of the women who flew in WW II as members of the WASP, from Natalie Stewart-Smith. Her thesis on them was the very first academic study of the WASP and is based on numerous personal interviews, including Jacqueline Cochran, their founder. The military contribution of women fliers during World War I is a seldom seen part of the WASP story as well.
Brite, Henry Dearing, 1906-1976 (Mss 532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brite, Henry Dearing, 1906-1976 (Mss 532), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding Aid only for Manuscripts Collections 532. Letters, programs, invitations, photographs and other political and social mementoes of Elizabeth Brite and her husband Henry, collected primarily during their years in Washington, D.C. when Elizabeth was secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s press secretary, Jonathan W. Daniels.
Introducing Fortenbaugh Intern Abby, Abby M. Rolland
Introducing Fortenbaugh Intern Abby, Abby M. Rolland
Blogging the Library
Hi I’m Abby – the last of three Fortenbaugh Interns to post! I am a senior with a History major and Political Science and Anthropology minors and I hail from Kokomo, Indiana. I am so excited to be working in Special Collections – I love working with history first-hand! Here’s a brief write-up of what I have completed so far in my time on the 4th Floor. [excerpt]
Harper Family Papers (Sc 1546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper Family Papers (Sc 1546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1546. Wartime correspondence between Private Alfred Harper and his wife Elizabeth W. (Montgomery) Harper. Harper, from Columbia, Kentucky was serving as a machine gunner with the 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division when he was killed in Belgium 25 November 1944. Includes telegrams and letters to his wife related to his death.
Jackson Family Letters (Sc 2883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jackson Family Letters (Sc 2883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2883. V-mails to Aph P. Jackson, Eminence, Kentucky from her sons, Eli O. Jackson and Laban P. Jackson, written during their military service in World War II. Laban comments on a new birth in the family, on news of German and Japanese atrocities, and on the domestic peace movement; Eli asks about their farm and requests some twists of chewing tobacco.
Murphy, William Lansing, 1926-1986 (Sc 2881), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Murphy, William Lansing, 1926-1986 (Sc 2881), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2881. Letter of William L. Murphy, written to his parents in Newport, Kentucky from Ascom City, Korea. Murphy, a U.S. Army sergeant, writes of his fellow servicemen, gifts he has sent, and a rumor of troops being sent home.
The Karl J. R. Arndt Collection, Karl J. R. Arndt
The Karl J. R. Arndt Collection, Karl J. R. Arndt
Archives & Special Collections Finding Aids
Karl J. R. Arndt (1903-1991) was a Professor of German at Clark University from 1950 to 1991. He served as Chief of the Religious Affairs Division of the U.S. Military Government for Germany in Stuttgart from 1945 to 1949. During this time he collected his "War, Political, Historical and Exile Literature Library" of some 490 books and pamphlets. The collection provides an insight into how the Germans saw their time politically and historically during the years preceding Hitler, during the Third Reich and during the occupation years.
The Impact Of Kenya African Soldiers On The Creation And Evolution Of The Pioneer Corps During The Second World War, Meshack Owino
The Impact Of Kenya African Soldiers On The Creation And Evolution Of The Pioneer Corps During The Second World War, Meshack Owino
History Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ugandan Politics World War Ii (1939-1949), Carol Summers
Ugandan Politics World War Ii (1939-1949), Carol Summers
History Faculty Publications
World War II shaped Uganda's postwar politics through local understandings of global war.1 Individually and collectively Ugandans saw the war as an opportunity rather than simply a crisis. During the War, the acquired wealth and demonstrated loyalty to a stressed British empire, inverting paternalistic imperial relations and investing loyalty and money in ways they expected would be reciprocated with political and economic rewards. For the 77,000 Ugandan enlisted soldiers and for the civilians who grew coffee and cotton, contributed money and organizational skills, and followed the war news, the war was not a desperate struggle for survival. Ideological aspects …
Hazel Guyol Collection On U.S. Reparations To Japanese Americans, Archivists
Hazel Guyol Collection On U.S. Reparations To Japanese Americans, Archivists
Guides and Finding Aids
Hazel Sample Guyol was a teacher and writer. She was born on February 10, 1910, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to Lavelle and Fannie Belle Murphy Sample. Guyol began her teaching career in 1927. She taught in Ohio, Tennessee, New Hampshire and Michigan. In 1931, she graduated from Ouachita Baptist College (now Ouachita Baptist University) in Clark County, Arkansas, and later pursued a master’s degree at Ohio State University. She was also a member of the South Arkansas Historical Society. After Guyol’s retirement in 1973, she moved to Clark County, Arkansas, and began writing articles for the New York Tribune, Arkansas …
The Occupation Of Japan: An Analysis Of Three Phases Of Development, Adam M. Woodside
The Occupation Of Japan: An Analysis Of Three Phases Of Development, Adam M. Woodside
A with Honors Projects
identifies and describes three phases involved in the reconstruction of Japan during the Allied Powers occupation after World War II: repatriation, economic and political reconstruction, and the development of treaties between Japan and the Allied Powers. Concludes that this period of Pacific reconstruction after World War II was one of the greatest achievements for the United States and the Allied Powers following the war.