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Full-Text Articles in Public History
Art Is Data Is Art, Nicole Orchosky
Art Is Data Is Art, Nicole Orchosky
Student Projects from the Archives
The Digital Humanities field is rapidly introducing new and innovative ways in which we can analyze and explore large bodies of humanities material in order to make new discoveries and connections. This project serves as an introduction on how to use simple Digital Humanities tools to examine a dataset. In this project, data collected about the body of artwork exhibited in the 1913 Armory Show like medium, subject, or year of creation is analyzed using three different free-to-use tools. The data is then presented in a visual format that brings new questions and connections to light. The limitations and frustrations …
A Prized Memento Of The Civil Way: Joseph Abbott's "Lightning Brigade" Medal, James Brenner
A Prized Memento Of The Civil Way: Joseph Abbott's "Lightning Brigade" Medal, James Brenner
Student Projects from the Archives
This silver medal commemorates Joseph N. Abbott's Civil War service with Wilder's Lightning Brigade, 1861-1865. The engraving on the reverse reads, "Jos. N. Abbott, Co. B, 98th Illinois. Dating to about 1887, these medals were features at post-war veterans' reunions.
Mcguffey's Second Eclectic Reader, Lisa Van Gaasbeek
Mcguffey's Second Eclectic Reader, Lisa Van Gaasbeek
Student Projects from the Archives
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
By: Lisa M. Van Gaasbeek
This article focuses on the life of William H. McGuffey and how he created his series of eclectic readers for children in school.
The Story Behind My Uncle's Copy Of Il Milione, Janos M. Jalics
The Story Behind My Uncle's Copy Of Il Milione, Janos M. Jalics
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In 1983, a 1948 copy of Marco Polo’s Travels was given to my Uncle Laci by my Great-Aunt Kristi and Great-Uncle Paul. It was translated by William Marsden. The story of this book is surrounded by adventure.
Recovering Thirty-Five Years Of A Factory Worker's Life, Kristie Zachar
Recovering Thirty-Five Years Of A Factory Worker's Life, Kristie Zachar
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The Westinghouse Electric Corporation's plant in Sharon, Pennsylvania operated from the 1920s till the 1980s and saw a number of significant events during that period. This article uses a belt buckle that was given to one company employee as a 35-year service award, and it explores the historical significance of the object by focusing on the major events its owner was involved in during those 35 years. It looks closer into the life of one Westinghouse employee while also exploring significant events that influenced the company itself as well as the small town of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Hot Dog Vs. Christian Fundamentalism In 1920s America, Nicole Orchosky
Hot Dog Vs. Christian Fundamentalism In 1920s America, Nicole Orchosky
Student Projects from the Archives
Hot Dog: the Regular Fellow’s Monthly was a satirical magazine published by the Merit Publishing Company in Cleveland, Ohio throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Editor Jack Dinsmore included crudely humorous short stories and poems, images of scantily clad women, and editorials and opinion pieces offering his own commentary on current events. In the case of the December 1921 issue, Dinsmore offers scathing criticism of religious Prohibition supporters, namely Billy Sunday and Reverend John Roach Straton. This paper examines how an opinionated independent publication representative of its anti-Prohibition readership reacted to the Temperance Movement and subsequent outspoken Fundamentalist Christian figureheads.