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Hall Family Collection - Index To Appendix 1, "Letters From The Attic" And Appendix 2, Postcards, Kyle Ainsworth
Hall Family Collection - Index To Appendix 1, "Letters From The Attic" And Appendix 2, Postcards, Kyle Ainsworth
Librarian and Staff Presentations
The Hall Family Collection can generally be described in two parts. The first part is Letters from the Attic, which are more than 5,000 documents that Andrena Hall Brunotte transcribed into 16 volumes. Brunotte’s transcription project established an “original order” to this part of the collection that the processing archivist does their best to adhere to. All of these materials were found in one large steamer trunk and organized by Brunotte in chronological order. Boxes 1 to 4 of the collection house the paper transcriptions (3,330 pages). Boxes 5 to 13 contain the documents, which are in chronological order. The …
Oral History Of Migrants, Shira Klein
Oral History Of Migrants, Shira Klein
History Teaching Resources
This is a collection of collections of oral histories by migrants that can be used both for teaching and for research purposes.
Carissa Higgins Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Cassie Higgins, Carissa Higgins
Carissa Higgins Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Cassie Higgins, Carissa Higgins
Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project
On March 04, 2011 Cassie Higgins interviewed Carissa Higgins, her mother and a teacher, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Carissa discussed having ADD, diving as a young adult, and her work as a teacher.
David Hurwitz Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Elise Kelly, David Hurwitz
David Hurwitz Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Elise Kelly, David Hurwitz
Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project
On March 1, 2011 Elise Kelly interviewed David Hurwitz, a former professor at Wright State University, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview David spoke about his family, activist father, education, and his various positions teaching in Ohio.
Jean Lauterbach Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Erica Terrill, Jean Lauterbach
Jean Lauterbach Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Erica Terrill, Jean Lauterbach
Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project
On February 26, 2011 Erica Terrill interviewed Jean Lauterbach, a community leader and history teacher from Lakota East High School, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Jean discussed her childhood, education, the founding of the Kettering Travelers program, and more.
Cathy Sayer Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Ashley Robbins, Cathy Sayer
Cathy Sayer Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Ashley Robbins, Cathy Sayer
Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project
On February 9, 2011 Ashley Robbins interviewed Cathy Sayer, University Director of Service Learning at Wright State University, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Cathy discussed her childhood, her involvement in community service, becoming a director of services, and more.
Gen Ms 19 Fitts Family Collection Finding Aid, Daniel Draper
Gen Ms 19 Fitts Family Collection Finding Aid, Daniel Draper
Search the General Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
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Bertha Rice Fitts was born in 1870, in Waterford, Maine. After graduating from Gorham Normal School in 1894, she became Master’s Assistant and eighth-grade teacher in Westbrook, Maine, before accepting a similar position at a grammar school in Quincy, MA. While in Quincy, she boarded with Mrs. Calvin Fitts, and in 1899 married her son, Arthur Fitts. She was involved in the Southern Branch of the Gorham Alumni Association for many years. The Collection consists of primarily late 19th c. commercial photographs of teachers and students of Gorham Normal School, plus photos of Gorham Normal School buildings, Bertha Fitts …