The Genoa Indian School: A Mixed Legacy; 50 Years Of Transformation, Survival, And Hope In A United States Government Indian Boarding School On The Nebraska Plains,
2012
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The Genoa Indian School: A Mixed Legacy; 50 Years Of Transformation, Survival, And Hope In A United States Government Indian Boarding School On The Nebraska Plains, Shelley R. Frear
History Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity
In 1884, the Genoa Industrial Indian School became part of the government's off-reservation Indian boarding school system. The students who attended Genoa throughout the course of her fifty years came from many different tribes and brought with them a variety of backgrounds. Each student experienced Genoa in his or her own way. Individual experiences were influenced by their time of arrival; the policies and procedures in place in Washington and locally, as well as the administration in charge. For some students, their years at Genoa were positive; but for many others, loneliness, sorrow, abuse, or anger left a resounding negative …
Avril, Lynne, B. 1951 (Sc 2630),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Avril, Lynne, B. 1951 (Sc 2630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2630. Color illustration for two pages of The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, with illustrations by Lynne Avril (Atheneum Books, 2010). The book received the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award from Western Kentucky University Libraries in 2012.
Lyon, George Ella, B. 1949 (Sc 2629),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Lyon, George Ella, B. 1949 (Sc 2629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2629. Color page proofs and book jacket proof for The Pirate of Kindergarten, by George Ella Lyon, with illustrations by Lynne Avril (Atheneum Books, 2010). The book received the Evelyn Thurman Young Readers Book Award from Western Kentucky University Libraries in 2012.
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 61),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 61), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 61. Manuscript poem entitled “The Censer Bowl” written by Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Taylor, Miles Anderson, 1843-1916 (Sc 62),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Taylor, Miles Anderson, 1843-1916 (Sc 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 62. Union Army discharge, 1865, and 1884 certificate for restoration and increase in pension issued to Miles A. Taylor, Caneyville, Kentucky.
Sodeman, Lowell Frazier, 1914-2003, & Mary Elizabeth (Ferguson) Sodeman (Sc 2628),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Sodeman, Lowell Frazier, 1914-2003, & Mary Elizabeth (Ferguson) Sodeman (Sc 2628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2628. Letter of Lowell F. Sodeman, pastor of Shepherdsville Baptist Church, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and his wife Mary, to Roy and Ruth Baucom, Raleigh, North Carolina. They reminisce about their previous fellowship at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and relate news of their young daughter, Betty Albert, and of Mary’s high school teaching. Lowell also mentions his seminary studies.
Sharp, W. T. (Sc 2627),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Sharp, W. T. (Sc 2627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2627. Letter of W. T. Sharp, Foster (Bracken County) Kentucky, to an unidentifed young lady. In the company of her sister, Mrs. Tegard, she had recently visited the store of H. S. Pribble & Company, where Sharp worked, and he asks permission to correspond with her.
Ladies Literary Society - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Sc 793),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Ladies Literary Society - Lewisburg, Kentucky (Sc 793), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 793. Photocopy of the minutes of the Ladies’ Literary Society of Lewisburg, Kentucky, 15 November 1911 to 27 March 1912. Lists those in attendance, topics discussed, and writings by the secretary and others.
Moore, Gilbertine Douglass, 1914-2008 (Mss 435),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Moore, Gilbertine Douglass, 1914-2008 (Mss 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 435. Correspondence, autograph albums, travel accounts and other miscellaneous material of Franklin, Kentucky native Gilbertine Moore. Moore owned a seed inspection business in Franklin and was interested in the arts, nature, and writing.
High Heeled Bootleggers: The Role Of Crawford And Cherokee County Women During Prohibition Kansas,
2012
Pittsburg State University
High Heeled Bootleggers: The Role Of Crawford And Cherokee County Women During Prohibition Kansas, Cadi Thornberg
Theory and Practice: HIST430
Kansas has a long history in fighting for what they want. In the 1850s, prohibition became the topic of concern. Although the federal prohibition mandate in the United States did not begin until 1919 when the 18th amendment was ratified in Congress and signed off by President Harry S. Truman, it began in Kansas in 1880. The count was narrow, but Kansas was passed as a dry state. Because it was not a federal law, people habitually broke it or found ways around it. Up until the prohibition laws was federally passed, saloons filled the towns, especially in Crawford and …
Living Fortress Of The Heart: Resonance Of Emancipation,
2012
Gettysburg College
Living Fortress Of The Heart: Resonance Of Emancipation, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Jacob dragged me somewhere again. I really should learn to say, "no," because no matter where I get dragged by Jake, it always ends up wrecking my brain for months and making me obsess about some amazingly minute interpretive experience. But I'm a glutton for interpretive punishment. [excerpt]
The Grizzly, November 15, 2012,
2012
Ursinus College
The Grizzly, November 15, 2012, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, Rachel Brown, Marcus Foster, Chris Rountree, Samantha Salomon, Amanda Frekot, Austin Fox, Matthew Johnston, Michael D'Amico, Rayleen Rivera-Harbach, Allen Weaver
Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present
Website Sparks Campus Controversy • New Sculptures Share Connections with CIE Text • Underclassmen to Register on New Electronic System • Sandy Victims Still Need Aid • UCDC Fall Preview • Dr. Romano's Book • Radio City Christmas Spectacular • Commuters at UC • Opinion: Disputed Website Shows Ursinus' True Colors; It's Becoming More Popular to Follow Celebrities' Lives • Rough Time to be a Philadelphia Fan • Women's Basketball Looks to Youth for Victories • Men's Basketball Looks to Rebound
Hendricks, Josiah S., 1843-1932 (Sc 60),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hendricks, Josiah S., 1843-1932 (Sc 60), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 60. Union Army discharge, 1865, and pension certificate of Josiah S. Hendricks, Simpson County, Kentucky, 1899-1930. Also biographical notes as related by his daughter, Miss Alma Hendricks, 1959.
Hopkins County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 59),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hopkins County, Kentucky - Letters (Sc 59), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 59. Letter, 22 December 1864, written by Joseph Fuquay, Madisonville, Kentucky, to "Delia" (possibly his niece Delia Ruby), commenting on General H.B. Lyon’s raid of Madisonville, 1864, and letter, 9 February 1865, written by S.T. Morrow, Hopkins County, Kentucky, to Brother Bushard Winstead and others regarding religion.
Randolph, Andrew W., 1839-1895 (Sc 57),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Randolph, Andrew W., 1839-1895 (Sc 57), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 57. Letter written by A.W. Randolph, while serving with the 6th Kentucky Infantry (C.S.A.) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his parents in Kentucky describing the Battle of Chickamauga and mentioning General Breckinridge, General Ben Hardin Helm, Lieutenant Colonel Hewitt, and the heroism of Chaplain Pickett of the 2nd Kentucky. He also mentions seeing family friends in Mississippi.
Kentucky - Cavalry - 14th Regiment (C.S.A.) (Sc 56),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Kentucky - Cavalry - 14th Regiment (C.S.A.) (Sc 56), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 56. Roll of Quirk’s Scouts consisting of Company B, 14th Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) which was under the leadership of Colonel. R.C. Morgan and General John Hunt Morgan. Compiled from memory by Lieutenant K.F. Peddicord.
Frazier, Thomas Alexander, 1835-1913 (Sc 58),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Frazier, Thomas Alexander, 1835-1913 (Sc 58), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 58. Draft notice for one year issued in Owensboro, Kentucky, for Thomas A. Frazier, Hopkins County, Kentucky and signed by Captain J.R. Grissom, Provost Marshal for the 2nd District of Kentucky; also envelope bearing a Confederate flag.
Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Lytle, Priscilla (Sc 539), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 539. Paper written by Priscilla Lytle about the history of Georgetown College entitled “An Old College in a Young Country.” It may have been written for a class at Western Kentucky State Teachers College.
Hope, Robert A. (Sc 55),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Hope, Robert A. (Sc 55), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 55. Letter, 12 July 1863, of Robert A. Hope, written at Camp Beaver, Kentucky, to relatives and friends in Kentucky after his capture at Gladesville, Virginia by Union forces. He details his capture, remarks on his courteous treatment by officers of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, and asks that some changes of clothes be sent to him.
Warren County, Kentucky - Deeds (Sc 54),
2012
Western Kentucky University
Warren County, Kentucky - Deeds (Sc 54), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 54. Copy of deed, 22 December 1862, conveying land in Warren County, Kentucky, from George [sic] Ann Davenport, William Davenport and Mary Benton to Henrietta Benton as part of a division of lands under the will of James Ford.
