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Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) - Collector (Sc 2937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2015

Gorin, Sandra Kaye (Laughery) - Collector (Sc 2937), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2937. Genealogical data on the Tolle and Snoddy families of Barren County, Kentucky.


Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2015

Rouk, Hazel Elouise (Russ), 1917-2011 (Mss 563), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 563. Genealogical research (census data, pension papers, correspondence, pedigree charts, Bible records, etc.) and photographs collected by Hazel E. Rouk and her sister Merriel (Russ) Austin on the Russ family of Butler County, Kentucky, and associated families.


Wilson, Jewell Gladys (Benedict), 1908-1996 (Sc 2930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2015

Wilson, Jewell Gladys (Benedict), 1908-1996 (Sc 2930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2930. Correspondence of Gladys B. Wilson, Glasgow, Kentucky. Includes personal letters of Wilson, but many also relate to her genealogical and local history research and her work on behalf of the Barren County (South Central Kentucky) Historical Society.


Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki Jul 2015

Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Guide to reference in genealogy and biography.


Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki Jun 2015

Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Polish roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd ed.


Rasdall Family Papers (Mss 542), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2015

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.


Ins Subject Index: Jewish Refugee Files From Wwi And Wwii, James Gross Apr 2015

Ins Subject Index: Jewish Refugee Files From Wwi And Wwii, James Gross

James Gross

Lecture handout. See attached PowerPoint Lecture. Discussion of Ancestry.com database, "INS Subject Index" to locate records of displaced persons from WW1 and WWII. Database has scanned copy of index card images listing records of displaced persons and/or assisting nonprofit organizations. Images are from National Archives microfilm number T-458.


Using The Illinois Digital Archives As A Genealogical Research Tool, Eric Willey Apr 2015

Using The Illinois Digital Archives As A Genealogical Research Tool, Eric Willey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

A brief, informative article describing how to use the Illinois Digital Archives as a resource for genealogical research.


0828: Richard Marks Collection, 1952-2014, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 2015

0828: Richard Marks Collection, 1952-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The bulk of this collection related to Richard Marks’ research as a genealogist working on his family history, including an index card file of names. Other materials in the collection include personal papers related to his life, materials related to his career as a professor and lecturer, correspondence, and published works on intelligence and local history seen in newspapers, magazines, serials, and books. The collection has been broken down into series to include personal, teaching, correspondence, published works, and genealogy research materials.


Abortion Is Communism: A Genealogy Of "Abortion Culture", Heather Nicole Bradford Jan 2015

Abortion Is Communism: A Genealogy Of "Abortion Culture", Heather Nicole Bradford

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

In the twenty years since the collapse of communism in the Eastern Bloc, various scholars of history, women's studies, sociology, political science, and reproductive rights have studied the occurrence of abortion in these formerly communist countries. Although some have sought to question the notion of "abortion culture," most look to these countries as places where abortion was tragically prevalent and accepted. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the assumed knowledge concerning abortion and how this obscures understandings of abortion in formerly communist countries of Eastern Europe. By creating genealogy of "abortion culture," this research seeks to trace the …