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Interview With William "Bill" Southwick, Nancy Salto 2015 Columbia College Chicago

Interview With William "Bill" Southwick, Nancy Salto

Chicago 1968

Length: 50 minutes

Interview with William Southwick by Nancy Salto

Rev. Southwick begins by recalling the start of his activism work, running Northside Cooperative Ministry coffeehouse while serving as a minister. He explains how he first became involved in the anti-war protests through acquaintances in the Japanese-American community. He recalls the impact that both the DNC and Dr. King’s assassination had on Chicago and the effect it had on the more militant elements in the movement, like the Weather Underground. He compares the student protests in Chicago to other demonstrations and anti-war movements around the country. He describes the kind …


Lg Ms 034 Gayla Archives Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix 2015 University of Southern Maine

Lg Ms 034 Gayla Archives Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix

Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids)

Description:

GAYLA is a brotherhood of gay and bisexual men, “expressly designed to provide mutual support, nurturance, friendship, loving, and mentoring of one another,” in order to maximize personal and collective growth. It meets annually for a week in the summer at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine. The brothers sustain their spirit through the year by organizing periodic winter reunions, area social events and pot-lucks; publishing a newsletter; and establishing a virtual network through email and a GAYLA brothers only Yahoo group. The Archives contains documents and artifacts from the annual conferences, including photographs, audio cassettes, video cassettes, schedules, planning …


Miller, Jacob (Lg 214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Miller, Jacob (Lg 214), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 214. Original land grant, 9 February 1809, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jacob Miller, assignee of Isham Reavis, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Wood, Henry (Lg 208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Wood, Henry (Lg 208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 208. Original land grant, 18 January 1811, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Henry Wood, assignee of Garret Wood, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Briggs, Thompson (Lg 207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Briggs, Thompson (Lg 207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click for "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 207. Original land grant, 18 January 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Thompson Briggs, assignee of Wharton Ransdell, 80 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Porter, John (Lg 205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Porter, John (Lg 205), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 205. Original land grant, 1 December 1808, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Porter, assignee of James Wren, assignee of Francis Whiteside, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Law, Robert Cornwell, B. 1937 - Compiler (Sc 2896), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Law, Robert Cornwell, B. 1937 - Compiler (Sc 2896), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2896. “The Family of Rev. William M. Harris, August 7, 1766 [sic] Rockbridge County, Virginia, July 8, 1845 Warren County, Kentucky,” a compilation of genealogical research by Robert C. “Bob” Law.


California Department Of Forestry And Fire Protection Fortuna Headquarters, Susie Van Kirk 2015 Cal Poly Humboldt

California Department Of Forestry And Fire Protection Fortuna Headquarters, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

The first phase of the City of Fortuna’s Rohner Creek flood control project will involve channel modification, widening, and bank stabilization to reduce flooding of bordering properties. Two buildings at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Headquarters (118 Fortuna Blvd.) are slated for demolition and will not be replaced. To comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15064.5, (CEQA), the CAL FIRE buildings were researched and assessed for historic significance.

In the course of researching the two CAL FIRE buildings, information about other buildings at the Fortuna Headquarters complex was located. Incorporated into this report, …


Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library 2015 Eastern Illinois University

Quanah And Cynthia Ann Parker: The History And The Legend, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the QUANAH AND CYNTHIA ANN PARKER exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 7 - April 9, 2015


Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2015, Musselman Library 2015 Gettysburg College

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2015, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

From the Director: Open Access (Robin Wagner)

Global Perspective: Library Participation in College’s Internationalization Efforts (Lucy Marinova ’12, Munya Choga ’12)

Remembering Gale Baker

Library wins 2014 Best in Show

Summer Reads 2015 Launches

Eisenhower Exhibit

Birds of a Feather: Photography Exhibit (Sandra Blair)

Heads Will Turn: Student Exhibit (Mark Warwick)

Edible Books

Audubon Print - Carolina Parrot (Geoffrey Jackson ’91)

Life in Photos: William H. Tipton exhibit

50th reunion Gift of First Editions (John E. Rogers, Jr. ’65)

Sharing the Past: Alumni Memorabilia (Jessica Casale ’18, Julia Hendon, Clara A. Baker ’30, Gary T. Hawbaker ’66)

19th …


Porter, Nathaniel (Lg 223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Porter, Nathaniel (Lg 223), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 223. Original land grant, 7 June 1838, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Nathaniel Porter 85 acres in Butler County, Kentucky.


Henry, Jacob (Lg 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Henry, Jacob (Lg 220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 220. Original land grant, 28 January 1837, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jacob Henry 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Cummings, Abel (Lg 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Cummings, Abel (Lg 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 219. Original land grant, 21 November 1836, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Abel Cummings, assignee of George Borah, assignee of John Grammer, assignee of John W. Covington, assignee of Nathaniel Bacon, 50 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Chism, Obadiah (Lg 212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Chism, Obadiah (Lg 212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 212. Original land grant, 8 February 1809, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Obadiah Chism, assignee of William Bentley, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Clemens, James (Lg 211), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Clemens, James (Lg 211), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 211. Original land grant, 20 August 1812, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Clemens, assignee of Benjamin Hampton, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Stewart, William (Lg 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Stewart, William (Lg 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 210. Original land grant, 3 January 1809, by which Charles Scott, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Stewart, assignee of Gibson Stewart, assignee of James Elms, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Note on back: the tenant in possession of the within land is Rubin League.


Garberville Catholic Church Rectory Research, Susie Van Kirk 2015 Cal Poly Humboldt

Garberville Catholic Church Rectory Research, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This report details a site visit, ownership lineage and newspaper references.

"Joan explained that the church property has suffered from water damage, due to topography, drainage problems, paved parking lot on east side of the church, downspouts, etc. They have done extensive work to remedy resulting problems affecting the church edifice. When they began looking at the rectory, it was one problem after another after another until they decided it wasn’t worth trying to keep up the old building, but decided to demolish it and build a new rectory."


Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter (April 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Bowling Green Civil War Round Table Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Halcomb, Jeremiah (Lg 217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives 2015 Western Kentucky University

Halcomb, Jeremiah (Lg 217), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 217. Original land grant, 1 May 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Jeremiah Halcomb, assignee of Elijah M. Covington, assignee of John Burnett for 50 acres and assignee of John Bright for the other 50 acres; 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.


Traces Volume 43, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections 2015 Western Kentucky University

Traces Volume 43, Number 1, 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.


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