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Letha Mcbride Hes, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Letha Mcbride Hes

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Elouise Fletcher, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Elouise Fletcher

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Ms. Tironica Latrice Smith, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Ms. Tironica Latrice Smith

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Ms. Everlena Rawls, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Ms. Everlena Rawls

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Ms. Everlena Rawls on July 22, 2014 at Piney Grove Baptist Church


Ressie Mae Bradford, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Ressie Mae Bradford

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Sarah A. Patterson, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Sarah A. Patterson

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of Sarah A. Patterson, held at Woodlawn Presbyterian church on July 19 ,2014


Shari Lee Burke, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Shari Lee Burke

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Shari Lee Burke. Service was held on July 18, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia


Eulasee "James" Salter, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Eulasee "James" Salter

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Mrs. Inez Corley Williams, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Inez Corley Williams

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


John L. Broome, 2014 Georgia Southern University

John L. Broome

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Pohanka Reflection: Special Collections & Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Bryan G. Caswell 2014 Gettysburg College

Pohanka Reflection: Special Collections & Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Bryan G. Caswell

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

The reading room of Gettysburg College’s Special Collections is one of those singular spaces where the denizens of academe encounter the uninitiated yet insatiably curious members of that nebulous group known as the public. Indeed, many summer afternoons on the fourth floor of Musselman Library witness researchers diligently pouring over primary source material and rare books while intrigued visitors study the numerous displays of artifacts with equal dedication. While my duties in Special Collections are mostly confined to working with the collections themselves, I have upon occasion received the opportunity to observe our visitors as they interact with the history …


Harvey "Dennis" Coleman, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Harvey "Dennis" Coleman

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Gabriel Henderson, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Gabriel Henderson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Sandra E. Chappell, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Sandra E. Chappell

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


O'Er Silent Fields, Bryan G. Caswell 2014 Gettysburg College

O'Er Silent Fields, Bryan G. Caswell

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Followers of the Compiler may remember a piece I wrote in the early autumn of 2013 on the last stand of the 16th Maine Regiment of Volunteer Infantry on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. As I am living in Gettysburg this summer while I work as a Brian C. Pohanka intern in Gettysburg College’s Special Collections, I of course could not miss the chance to hike up to the location of that stand on Oak Ridge to pay tribute to those boys from Maine. [excerpt]


Carrie Lee Perkins Huff, 2014 Georgia Southern University

Carrie Lee Perkins Huff

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Wku Libraries: Using Pastperfect To Open Hidden Collections, Nancy Richey 2014 Western Kentucky University

Wku Libraries: Using Pastperfect To Open Hidden Collections, Nancy Richey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

Traditionally, access records for the Department of Special Collections were produced in analog forms which limited their use to in-house researchers.

The author chronicles the library/museum decision to purchase, PastPerfect, collection management software and reviews the product from a librarian’s point of view


Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts Of The Civil War Era, Lauren H. Roedner, Angelo Scarlato, Scott Hancock, Jordan G. Cinderich, Tricia M. Runzel, Avery C. Lentz, Brian D. Johnson, Lincoln M. Fitch, Michele B. Seabrook 2014 Gettysburg College

Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts Of The Civil War Era, Lauren H. Roedner, Angelo Scarlato, Scott Hancock, Jordan G. Cinderich, Tricia M. Runzel, Avery C. Lentz, Brian D. Johnson, Lincoln M. Fitch, Michele B. Seabrook

Other Exhibits & Events

Based on the exhibit Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts of the Civil War Era, this book provides the full experience of the exhibit, which was on display in Special Collections at Musselman Library November 2012- December 2013. It also includes several student essays based on specific artifacts that were part of the exhibit.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Angelo Scarlato, Lauren Roedner ’13 & Scott Hancock

Slave Collars & Runaways: Punishment for Rebellious Slaves Jordan Cinderich ’14

Chancery Sale Poster & Auctioneer’s Coin: The Lucrative Business of Slavery Tricia Runzel ’13

Isaac J. Winters: An African American Soldier from Pennsylvania …


Traces Volume 42, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections 2014 Western Kentucky University

Traces Volume 42, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.


Landmark Report (Vol. 32, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections 2014 Western Kentucky University

Landmark Report (Vol. 32, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.


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