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“Children Of The Damned”: An Indie Band Remembers Andersonville, Heather L. Clancy

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

When alternative band Quiet Hounds released Megaphona in 2012, they presented an album peppered with an impressive range of styles, from folksy ballads to pseudo-manic hipster club tunes. The album’s most unexpected choice, though, came in the form of its closing song, “Beacon Sun.” In it, the band’s lead singer carries a mournful melody. A hypnotizing rhythm runs through the track, underscored by the tattoo of a lethargic tambourine. Indeed, the track is more akin to a jazzed-up hymn than anything else, an impression that is not surprising to listeners once they heave themselves out of the indie haze long …

“I Am Always Thinking First Of You:” The Chamberlains In Love And War, Bryan G. Caswell

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Soldier. Professor. Hero. Braggart. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain has been called many things by many people. Regardless of whether one loves or despises him, Chamberlain and his role in the American Civil War never fail to evoke intense emotion. While books, movies, and the occasional painting have all immortalized Chamberlain the soldier, rare is the occasion to observe Chamberlain the husband. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I bring you the story of the Chamberlains; a story of romance and rebuttal, of peace and conflict, of injury both physical and emotional and, in the end, a deep, abiding love. [excerpt]

Clark, Karen (Sc 2887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2887. “History of the Nursing School at Bowling Green City-County Hospital,” a paper written by Karen Clark for a Western Kentucky University nursing class.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Robert Robinson Taylor, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Robert Robinson Taylor Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, including images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Robert Robinson Taylor. First issued February 12, 2015, 38th in a series.

The Grizzly, February 12, 2015, Rachel Brown, Brian Thomas, Kathleen Donnelly, Kristen Costello, Deana Harley, Mara Koren, Christine Palazzolo, Blaise Laramee, Jaime Bocanumenth, Caitlin Tillson

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Partners With Community College • Fongs to Receive Honorary Degrees • Merit Scholarships Increase Because of Higher Tuition • Changes to Title IX Brought Changes to Sexual Assault Documentation • Being an International Student is Difficult but Gratifying for Zhu • Getting to Know Mr. Wismer • Aux./Vox. Prints • Novelist Shares Her Story • Opinion: Main Street is a Growing Concern for Students; Are Ursinus' Policies Against Weed Practical? • Junior Swimmer Stepping Up for the Men • Freshman Swimmin' Women Playing Key Role in Championship Defense

Warden, Buel F., Iii (Sc 2886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2886. “Philip & Rachel Warden, Early Kentucky Settlers,” by Buel F. Warden III, a narrative about this Logan County, Kentucky family and their descendants. Includes a cover letter from the Logan County Genealogical Society regarding the author.

Slavery's End Deserves A 150th Celebration, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War winds down toward its conclusion in the spring, it's difficult not to look back on the four years of this sesquicentennial and wonder why it all seemed so lackluster. Unlike the centennial in 1961-65, Congress decided not to create a national commission. And President Obama took a pass on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.

But the most surprisingly lackluster remembrance was the one that just slipped by us - the 150th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States. [excerpt …

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

Quanah & Cynthia Parker: Exhibit Booklet

No abstract provided.

Milliken, Rena Edna, 1909-1998 (Mss 529), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 529. Chiefly transcriptions of oral history interviews conducted by Rena Edna Milliken with Logan County, Kentucky residents about local history and genealogy. Also includes speeches and newspaper articles about local history topics and genealogy by Milliken and two Daughters of the American Revolution scrapbooks about the same topics.

The Grizzly, February 5, 2015, Rachel Brown, William Diciurcio, Kristen Costello, Gerard Brown, Deana Harley, David Slade, Sophie Snapp, Blaise Laramee, Niriesa Kalaga, Maxwell Bicking, Jonathan Vander Lugt, Bryce Pinkerton

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Fundraiser Aims to Raise $100 Million • A Trend in Tuition Costs Explains Rise This Year • Wismer on Wheels Benefits Charities and Volunteers • Gaoko Exam Makes Chinese Students Come to America • Art Class Works With Animal Foundation to Create Art • Writing Center Help Expands • Diversity Monologues Event is Helping Bring UC Students Together • Opinion: Tuition is a Headache for International Students; A Vegan's Defense of Hunting • All Around Good Season for Ruoss • Basketball Teams Working Without Seniors

Gossom, Magnolia (Rone), 1866-1948 (Sc 2885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2885. Applications and membership certificates of Magnolia (Rone) Gossom and her daughter Grayce (Gossom) Bell in the Bowling Green, Kentucky chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; membership certificate of Grayce (Gossom) Bell in the Samuel Davies Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Using Historic Maps From The Congressional Serial Set And Nineteenth Century Collections Online, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials

Historic maps can be used to document all kinds of history: political, military, economic, business, scientific, religious, cultural, genealogy, diplomatic etc. Databases such as ProQuest Congressional and Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) offer many ways to help users study the past through maps.

“Caught Between Southern Pride And Southern Blame”: Brad Paisley’S “Accidental Racist”, Brianna E. Kirk

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

An ongoing and rather controversial debate in the Civil War world is that over the rightful placement of the Confederate battle flag in American memory. Being such a provocative symbol both in terms of history and race relations, its ‘true’ meaning and ‘true’ symbolism are constantly in flux. With recent disputes on the removal of the Confederate flag from Robert E. Lee’s tomb at Washington and Lee University making their way into the mainstream news, the complicated meaning of the rebel symbol and where it belongs in American memory have earned their places at the forefront of the national consciousness. …

Fort Williams - Glasgow, Kentucky (Mss 531), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 531. Correspondence, research, historical and archaeological reports, contracts, budgets and other documents relating to the 1970s excavation and restoration of Fort Williams, a Civil War fortification at Glasgow, Kentucky.

Ebony And Ivy: Race, Slavery, And The Troubled History Of America's Universities (Book Review), Edward L. Ayers

History Faculty Publications

This book surprises. It focuses, for one thing, on the northeastern United States, not on the southern states where slavery was anchored. The chronological focus, with half its space devoted to the colonial period and to implications of colleges for American Indians, is also not what a reader might expect, given that most American colleges were founded in the antebellum era.

Most surprising, perhaps, the story is less about individual universities than it is about the networks that created and sustained them. Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities is a powerful bill of indictment, …

Arcata Marsh History: Union Wharf, Mad River Canal, Reclamation, Lumber Mills, City Designs, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

A report of the Arcata Marsh including information about Wiyot residents, white settlement, the Union Wharf, the Mad River Canal, the abandoned wharf, reclamation, lumber mills, and city designs. Includes many maps and photographs.

Timeline Of Fr. Laurier Labreche, 1926-2015, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Timelines

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Vacationland: Tourism And Environment In The Colorado High Country, J. Mark Souther

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Stealing Freedom: Auto Theft And Autonomous Individualism In American Film, James Todd Uhlman, John Alfred Heitmann

History Faculty Publications

In the real world today auto theft is usually about gangs, drugs, and money (Heitmann and Morales 5). However, since 1945, the cinematic representation of auto theft has had more to do with the symbolic meaning cars and driving hold in American culture. In the early twentieth century, the automobile and driving became associated with many of the classic qualities of American identity (March and Collette 107). The roots of that expectation stretch back even further to the role that movement played in the colonization of the continent. The unrestrained capacity to move became equated early in the American cultural …

Effecting Moral Change: Lessons From The First Emancipation, Howard Landis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The First Emancipation was a grassroots movement that resulted in slavery being mostly eliminated in the North by 1830. Without this movement, it is unlikely that slavery would have been banned in the United States by 1865. The First Emancipation is not only a fascinating but little known part of our nation's history, but can also be used as a case study to illustrate how firmly entrenched, but immoral practices can be changed over time. The First Emancipation began with four immigrants stating their opposition to slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1688. At this time, slavery was well entrenched, and …