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Glass Plate Slides On Astronomy, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of twenty-six glass plates slides used to teach Astronomy at Georgia Southern Teachers College, probably in the 1930s. They were produced by the Eastern Science Supply Company of Boston.

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Roland M. Harper Collection, University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library

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Published articles on botany, geography, and social conditions, mainly in the southeastern United States; 1933 letter to Dr. R.J.H. DeLoach; 1906 geological map of the Georgia coast.

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Full Circle: The New Deal And The Great Recession, Donald Lewis Roberts

Honors College Theses

In this paper I will show how the mindset of liberalism has evolved since the Great Depression. It merged with progressive movement of the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries to become a politically left ideology that intertwined with power hungry politicians who perverted liberalism and used sudden economic and social phenomena to engineer a new type of American government. One that has constantly expanded, reaching and entrenching itself further and further into the lives of Americans, starting with President Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s work would be expanded in the name of progress and equality by several of his …

171 Arntzen Photographs Of Armstrong, University Libraries, Lane Library

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Campus photographer’s photograph files. Photos document most aspects of the Armstrong campus during this era, when Armstrong was called Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) and Armstrong State University. Included are events (graduation, campus visits, groundbreakings, etc.), athletics, campus facilities, many campus activities and candid and posed photographs of students, many to illustrate campus promotional materials. Also a portrait collection arranged by name, mostly of faculty and staff. An extensive collection it seems that most photos Arntzen took were archived here.

Jewish Resistance In World War Ii & Zionism: Making Aliyah In The Death Camps, Cierra Tomaso

Honors College Theses

My thesis examines the contributions of Jewish resistance fighters in Europe during World War II. The sources used are primarily memoirs of resistance fighters, primary documents from resistance groups, and secondary articles related to Zionism during that time period. The resistance movement began because there was a need for dismantling the Third Reich from within the bounds of the ghettos, the death camps, and the killing fields. This thesis will show that Zionism played a key role in the motivations of the Jewish resistance fighters in World War II. Additionally, it will examine how as Jews found that their home …

Lost Boys And Girls: Navigating Experience And Identity During Operation Pedro Pan, Caleb M. Still

Honors College Theses

Over 14,000 unaccompanied children came from Cuba to the United States during Operation Pedro Pan. Once they arrived they were faced with an entirely new living situation and were forced to adapt. One of the remaining similarities to their Cuban home was the Catholic Church. The Church played a significant role in shaping these children’s fluid concept of their ethnic, national, and religious identities. Previous scholarship has not addressed the role of the Church in the program or the issue of the fluidity of identity among these children. This study builds on the existing scholarship and aims to fill in …

A Case Study Of The Underlying Causes And Implications Of The 2014 Landmark Gm-Opel Automobile Plant Closure In Bochum, Germany, Jennifer P. Shaffer

Honors College Theses

In December 2014, General Motors closed its flagship Opel plant in Bochum after 52 years of operation amidst years of economic struggles in the industrial Ruhr-valley region of northwestern Germany, marking the first closure of a major German automobile plant since 1945. This study examines the primary underlying causes of the landmark closure, such as the insolvency of GM-Opel and tense employer-employee relations compounded by unsatisfactory trade union negotiations between GM-Opel and IG Metall. Subsequent social and economic reactions to the closure are also examined, including the yearlong “This is not Detroit” campaign launched by local Bochum artists to inspire …

Gloria Anzaldúa’S El Mundo Zurdo: The Necessity Of A Historical Assessment, Malik Raymond

Honors College Theses

This thesis revolves around Chicana lesbian feminist Gloria Anzaldúa and one of her more important theories, El Mundo Zurdo. El Mundo Zurdo was a theory that focused on the marginalized people and the need for unity amongst them; however, up to this point, no historical analysis has been done on this theory. Through piecing together information from interviews and Anzaldúa’s literature, this thesis serves as a biography of her first forty years of life to address from where the theory came and becomes a bridge to link Anzaldúa to the wider Chicana, Third World feminist, and gay and lesbian …

Bulloch County Historical Society Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials created and collected by Bulloch County Historical Society assembled by its members. Materials span 1865 - 2005 and consist of photographs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, and other documents. This collection contains original content, researched content, as well as photocopied materials.

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Camilla Lanier Scrapbooks, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection contains scrapbooks compiled by Camille Lanier. The scrapbooks contain materials spanning 1940 to 1986 and include newspaper clippings of Statesboro-area businesses, information about the Statesboro Chamber of Commerce, photographs, and local ephemera.

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George W. Scott Civil War Letters, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Spanning 1857 to 1865, this collection consists of photocopies of handwritten letters from Union soldier George W. Scott to his fiancée (later wife), Kezia S. Piper, as well as his brother, John Scott. The collection also includes the discharge certificate (photocopy) of Cyrus W. Will from Company C, 185th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, May 1863.

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Canoochee River Valley Association Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of records of the Canoochee River Valley Association (CRVA) from 1968-1978. Includes correspondence to and from Georgia legislators and congressmen, Governor Jimmy Carter, Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox, and the Groveland Lakes Development Authority; minutes of CRVA meetings; petitions; resolutions; maps; newspaper clippings; and printed material.

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Georgia Southern University Award For Excellence Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials documenting the Georgia Southern Award of Excellence established in 1985. Materials span 1985 to 1999 and include texts, drafts, notes, and sound recordings of the addresses given by Georgia Southern faculty members upon whom the award had been conferred.

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Bulloch County Sociological Survey, 1949, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection includes interview transcripts and demographic records of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents and their views of social class divisions and current events in Bulloch County. Documents were compiled in 1949 by sociological researcher, Bevode C. McCall. His 1954 dissertation, “Georgia Town and Cracker Culture” is a result of this survey.

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Bulloch County Sociological Survey, 1969-1972, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Collection consists of materials related to Taylor C. Scott’s sociological survey of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents from 1969 to 1972. Materials include completed resident and employment surveys, survey project reports, researcher notes, and general demographic records of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents. Additional documentation of survey methods and data including codebooks, maps, charts, and graphs are included.

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Evans, Tattnall, Toombs Counties Historic Resources Survey, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of ten volumes containing surveys of historic buildings and resources in three Georgia counties (Evans, Tattnall, Toombs) circa 1970.

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First Baptist Church Statesboro Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of photocopies of the First Baptist Church Statesboro records including church minutes, conference proceedings, and related materials spanning 1882-1974.

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Georgia's Offshore Oil Prospects Seminar, University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library

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This collection consists of the materials relating to the Georgia Offshore Oil Prospects Seminar conference. Materials span 1975 to 1978, the bulk of which date to 1977, and include participant lists, correspondence, committee notes, seminar notes, records, and a cassette tape.

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Charles Holmes Herty Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Collection contains notebooks, photographs, and published material concerning Charles Homes Herty's 1901 experiments that resulted in the turpentine (or Herty) cup. The experiments were partly conducted on what later became the Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro campus. Includes typescript of "Charles Holmes Herty in Statesboro," by Maxwell Taylor Courson.

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Portal (Ga.) Town Council Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials related to the town of Portal, spanning from 1914-1956. This collection holds the town council meeting minutes, town ordinances, and an abstract by R. Frank Saunders.

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Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the records of Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter spanning 1958-1993. Materials include annual reports, issues of The Candle, and scrapbooks/yearbooks that are often creative projects.

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Jackie Anderson Strange Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library. Georgia Southern University

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Spanning 1927-2015, the collection consists of personal and professional documents, newspaper articles and press materials, poetry, photographs, and oversized materials pertaining to Jackie Anderson Strange. Professional documents span from 1940 to 1987 following her career in the United States Postal Services.

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Georgia Southern College News Scrapbooks, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Each box contains a large scrapbook of local and regional newspaper clippings about the college, from First District A & M School in 1923 to Georgia Southern College. There are lone volumes for 1923 and for 1931-1935, then the volumes are relatively constant from 1957-1985. Many of these volumes were prepared by Richard Mandes as head of Georgia Southern College Publicity.

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Georgia Southern College Sports Scrapbooks, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection includes oversized scrapbooks of local and regional newspaper clippings about college sports at Georgia Southern College. Many of these volumes were prepared by Richard Mandes as head of Georgia Southern College Publicity.

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Robert Lee Moore Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of papers of Robert Lee Moore from 1892-1940. The bulk of the collection includes case files pertaining to Moore's legal practice in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, and as Solicitor General of the Middle Circuit Court of Georgia. The collection also contains clippings, printed material, and expense reports relating to Moore's campaigns for Solicitor-General (1912, 1916) and Congressman for Georgia's 1st District (1920-1924).

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Alawayne Nessmith Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal papers of Alawayne Nessmith concerning her participation in civic organizations from 1975 to 2000 in Statesboro, Georgia. The primary focus is the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony Guild, but also included are documents related to her involvement in the Statesboro Civic Garden Club and Bulloch Council of Garden Clubs. Materials include organizational minutes, activities, events, and fundraising.

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The Construction Of A Transatlantic Subject: Family And Nation In "Sola" By María José De Chopitea, Valeriya F. Fritz

The Coastal Review

This article explores the articulation of exile identity in the novel Sola by María José de Chopitea published in Mexico in 1954. Until now, critics have approached this text as lacking ideological argument. I propose an alternative reading of the novel as an ideologically charged narrative that articulates the nation beyond state borders and in terms of a transatlantic bond between Mexico and the Spanish Republic. Sola creates space in the nation for Catalan female writers who were previously excluded due to both their gender and their status as political exiles and cultural minorities.

Educación, Escritura Y Memoria: Las Armas De La Alteridad Frente Al Discurso Oficial Y La Desmemoria En "Por El Cielo Y Más Allá", Emilio L. Ramon

The Coastal Review

Por el cielo y más allá invites the reader to reflect upon populist discourses paving the way for discrimination and marginalization; especially those aimed at a different gender, ethnic group, national origin or even an academic sub-specialty. Those who were persecuted in the past are now the ones harassing, and use the ambiguity of words as their tool. Words, in turn, enslave but also help set the others free. The memories of those marginalized are perpetuated through education, letters, poems and songs. They oppose the official discourse and invite the reader to avoid monolithic discourses and embrace tolerance and diversity.

Los Italianos, El Lunfardo Y El Tango, Federica Goldoni

The Coastal Review

This study discusses common myths about the Italian immigration to the Rio de la Plata, tango and lunfardo, two cultural products of that immigration. This article resulted from an ethnographic research carried out in Buenos Aires between 2006 and 2014, and the participants were 49 Rioplatenses. The data collected revealed important details about the origin of Italian immigrants, their profession, social integration, and language. This study also shed light on tango music and dance, its myths and protagonists. A growing interest in tango and lunfardo is witnessed around the world, and various conferences and projects focus on this …

Bennett Family Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials related to the Bennett Family spanning from 1890 to 1974. Materials of note include World War I correspondence, pamphlets, and ephemera. Collection also includes family financial documents and minutes of the Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Association.

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