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Walking Through 1965 On An Alabama Highway: Day 1, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

"Outside in the backyards I had just passed other youngsters engaged in their game 'State Trooper' in which half the number lined up locked arms, and proceeded to march singing 'We Shall Overcome,' then were set upon and beat down by the others wielding sticks and branches. In situations like these, one must observe the tragedy: that the misdeeds of our immature society are imprinted in the minds of innocent children."

Carl Benkert, Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama, 1965

We were marching down the road. Seriously. We were marching down a rural Alabama highway. Hundreds of us. Marching. [excerpt …

Artifacts As Ambassadors: Sharing Special Collections Through Collaboration With Student Curators, Carolyn Sautter

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Special Collections and College Archives at Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, regularly collaborates with various academic departments to conduct class visits utilizing the primary sources in Special Collections Reading Room. In the last two years, some of these opportunity have grown into semester long student curation experiences both inside Special Collections and in collaboration with Schmucker Art Gallery at Gettysburg College.

The exhibits discussed included:

Slaves, Soldiers, Citizens: African American Artifacts of the Civil War Era

Slow to Heal: The Evolution of Medicine from the Civil War Era to WWI

Owl & Nightingale Players, 1914-2014: One Hundred Years of Drama

Art …

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice For The Oppressed, Molly E. Craig

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

In this thesis, I discuss Eleanor Roosevelt as a political and social activist through the media. ER was the first First Lady to advocate for her own social and political agenda and a way in which she accomplished this was with her extensive relationship with the media. In my thesis, I first give a brief history of other sources regarding aspects of Eleanor Roosevelt’s life that touch my own project. Then, I examine the reasons Eleanor Roosevelt felt compelled toward activism. In the next section I analyze several different media outlets, beginning with her book It’s Up to the Women …

Button - Cs4022, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Button / Virginia seal / gold plated / Jacob Gmender

Minie Ball- B1002, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 rings / .58 caliber

Minie Ball- B1005, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 rings / High Velocity

Toy Steering Wheel- B1007, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Toy steering wheel / 3 spokes

Musket Ball- B1008, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Musket Ball / Impacted / 3 dimples from Buck Shot / .65 caliber

Pocket Watch - B1009, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Unknown / Personal Object / Circular Pocket Watch Part

Belt Tab- B1016, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Belt Tab / US Army WWI era for 1 Inch Strap

Undetermined- B1014, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Unknown / Undetermined / Possible Artillery Shell Driving Band

Nail- B1019, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Machine Cut / Square cut

Nail- B1018a, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Machine cut / Square cut

Undetermined- B1026, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Unknown / Undetermined / Melted Lead

Minie Ball- B1030, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 rings / High Velocity

Powder Lid- B1031, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Post War / Powder Lid / Make-up / Description on top

Minie Ball- B1032, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Impacted / 3 rings

Cleaner- B1033, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Cleaner / 3 rings / Williams Type I / .57 caliber

Minie Ball- B1034, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Civil War / Minie Ball / Ramrod Mark on Nose / .58 caliber

Button- B1037, Morehead State University. History Department

Petersburg National Battlefield Archaeological Recovery Project

Unknown / Button / Plain / No Loop