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"The Lady Took Me To The End Of The World!": The Life Of Mrs. N.A. Courtright., Marcus Walker

Faculty Scholarship

Nellie Almee Courtright was the first female to earn a law degree from the University of Louisville School of Law, but she had an accomplished career before -- and even after -- she stepped foot into a law classroom. This is the account of a woman who made her own way in the world, and made life better for hundreds in doing so.

Documenting Difficult Cases: A Mixed Method Analysis, Thomas Daniel Knight

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

This Special Issue of Genealogy examines the use of evidence, documentation, and methodology in family history and genealogical studies, and welcomes case studies that examine how to document individuals and relationships. A critical component of scholarly research focusing on the study of particular individuals or groups entails correctly identifying those individuals Historians, genealogists, historical demographers, and scholars in other disciplines sometimes undertake this sort of analysis. Often, research is uncomplicated if the research subject remained in a particular geographical area, or left a clear evidentiary trail, but what happens when historical documents do not clearly identify the research subject? Utilizing …

The Stela Of Anxw In Sohag National Museum Inv. Nº. 876, Ahmed Younes Mohammed

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists

[En]

This paper aims to study a round-topped funerary stela of anxw from Abydos, preserved now in Sohag National Museum Inv. Nº.876. The present study provides a discussion of the meaning of their names and title. Additionally, it aims to transcribe, transliterate, translate, and comment on the inscription. The artistic style together with the orthographic and paleographic features of the stela, could be dated to the late twelfth dynasty or early thirteenth dynasty.

لوحة المدعو "عنخو" محفوظة فى متحف سوهاج القومى تحت رقم 876 [Ar]

يهدف هذا المقال إلى دراسة لوحة جنائزية مقوسة القمة للمدعو «عنخو»، …

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Anders Johan Rydén, Grace Finney, William Fischer

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Anders Johan Rydén was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885 – 1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Anders Johan Rydén. This paper contains a short biography of Anders Johan Rydén, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Joshua Anderson Edquist, Abby Mckay, Jillian Hagmann, Tommy Brooks

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Joshua Anderson Edquist was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885-1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Joshua Anderson Edquist. This paper contains a short biography of Joshua, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Alfred Lind, Rizma Kc, Riva Kansakar

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Alfred Lind was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885 – 1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Alfred Lind. This paper contains a short biography of Lind, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Joel L. Haff, Donovan Garro, Ethan Keung, Joseph Ayala

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Joel L. Haff was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885-1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Joel L. Haff. This paper contains a short biography of Joel, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Andrew Forsberg, Adam Glendenning, Enrique Tuason, Yaw Owusu Ansah

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Andrew Forsberg was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885-1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Andrew Forsberg. This paper contains a short biography of Andrew Forsberg, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.

Augustana Seniors Fall Of 1885: Frans Bonander, Isabel Austin, Breonna Culver, Brooke Borchart

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Frans August Bonander was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885 – 1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts. Augustana Special Collections and the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center provided valuable additional information. This paper contains a short biography of Frans, a report on his ancestors, a report on his descendants, and some open questions for further research.

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Nicanor Benelius, Hannah Maurer, Farah Khan Brinto

Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)

Nicanor A. Benelius was a senior at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois in the fall of 1885. His name appears in the college catalog of 1885-1886, along with his birthplace, the year of his birth, and a few other facts, From this start, we researched the genealogy and family history of Nicanor A. Benelius. This paper contains a short biography of Nicanor, a report on his ancestors, a report on his decedents, and some open questions for further research.

Seeking Margaret Baker: Identifying The Author Of Three Manuscript Receipt Books, Kimberley G. Connor

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830

This paper uses recipe contributors named in three early modern manuscript receipt books (Sloane MS 2485, Sloane MS 2486 and Folger V.a 619) to identify the author as Margaret Baker, daughter of Richard Baker the Chronicler (c.1568-1645) and Margaret Mainwaring (died c.1652). A familial connection is also made to Wellcome MS 212. The Margaret Baker example is used to argue for the necessity of identifying a broader range of receipt, or recipe, book writers in order to understand the spatial and temporal distribution of recipe book production, and their social context. In the case of Margaret Baker, additional information about …

Family History Of Rebecca Polk, Rebecca Polk

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

Rebecca Polk authored this family history to recount the past five generations of her family. Over the last 5 generations, the maternal side of her family has predominately resided in the Walker, Louisiana area, as well as neighboring towns within Livingston Parish. The paternal side has predominately resided in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley over the last five generations. This document also traces economic, social, occupational and geographic aspects in her family.

This document was completed as part of the course requirements for Family History: HIST 550/700 offered online in Spring 2022. For any questions or further inquiry into her genealogy research …

The Family History Of Christopher L. Clough, Christopher Clough

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

This essay explores five generations of the family history of Christopher Clough (1987- ). The history recorded dates back to the late 19^th century and traces the migration of ancestors from Canada, Great Britain, and the American South to metro Detroit to participate in the birth of the automotive industry. Much of the history takes place in Dearborn, Michigan. Other localities in Michigan explored include Inkster, Dearborn Heights, Nankin Township, Alpena, and Highland Park. Clough’s ancestors also came from surrounding communities in Ontario, Canada, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The Ford Motor Company is heavily featured.

Egyptian Etiquette: A Historical Rebuttal To The Genealogy Of Morals, Noah C. Evans

Honors College Theses

In his book Genealogy of Morals, German philologist and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche posits an understanding of the origin and development of morality that stood in stark contrast to the common understanding of his day. Rather than presuming the existence of some metaphysical, objective reality to morality, Nietzsche outlines a natural development and evolution to the concepts of "Good," "Bad," and "Evil" throughout a nebulously defined period of history, focusing primarily on the psychological conditions surrounding the advent of morality. Following this, he wrote The Antichrist, in which he provided a far more specific historical framework within which the …

Interview With Moses M. Coleman, Jr, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Moses M. Coleman, Jr, interviewed by Esther Mallard, March 3, 1993. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Jones Family Papers, 1837-2005, South Caroliniana Library

The South Caroliniana Library Report of Acquisitions

11.25 linear feet of correspondence, account books, receipts, photographs, and genealogical material chiefly relating to the families of Lewis Jones (1813–1892) and his wife Rebecca Margaret Jones (b. 1819) and their son Louis Pou Jones (1849–1890) and his wife Matilda Virginia Lomax (1851–1926) of Abbeville and Edgefield Counties, South Carolina.

Antebellum materials include:

Letters, 1843-1851, written by Matilda Lomax’s mother, Mary Elizabeth Duncan (1825–1851) describing her experiences at Buckingham Female Institute in Buckingham County, Virginia; her life in Boydton, Virginia, where she lived while her father David Duncan (1791–1881) taught at Randolph-Macon College; her life in Abbeville, South Carolina following …

Darius Andrews Of Sumner, Maine: A Descent From Henry Andrews Of Taunton, Massachusetts, Kathrine C. Aydelott

Faculty Publications

This genealogical article proposes a descent from Henry Andrews, one of the proprietors of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, through Ebenezer Andrews, Jr. to Darius Andrews of Sumner, Oxford County, Maine. It aims to resolve errors, identify gaps in the records, and re-establish identities lost to poor record keeping, misattribution, and confusion.

Genealogy Behind Bars: An Update, Kathrine C. Aydelott

Faculty Publications

This brief essay is an update to “Genealogy Behind Bars: Professional Development Through Prisoner Requests: A Case Study,” in Genealogy and the Librarian: Perspectives on Research, Instruction, Outreach and Management, Carol Smallwood and Vera Gubnitskaia, eds. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2018, which see for context.