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West Rock Community Oral History Project Report, 2010

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This collection is comprised of photographs and a video oral history project conducted by the Black History Commission of Arkansas of former residents of the West Rock Community, Lois Edwards Threet, and Mary Threet Freeman.

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Dark Hollow Oral History Grant Project, 2010

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Dark Hollow Oral History grant project final report [bound], contains correspondence to then-BHCA coordinator Linda McDowell, and photocopies of funds used. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black history and promotes teaching black history …

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Caroline Lester Collection, 1809-2010

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This collection contains documentary evidence to meet membership requirements for the Daughters of the American Revolution and a collection by Caroline McClurkin Lester.

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The Burnette Family Papers, 1920-2010

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This collection consists of 1 box containing photocopies of the Burnette Bugle newsletter, 1997-2010. Digital scans of 220 images and their reverse sides, many of which include handwritten captions, and digital scans of family history documents are available in digital format only. The Burnett(e) Bugle newsletters cover the years 1997-2010. Original images, textual histories, and additional paper materials regarding the Burnett (e) family reunions once belonging to the MS.000799 Burnette Family Papers have been transferred at donor’s request to the University Archives, University at Buffalo, NY. Please contact the University Archives, University at Buffalo, NY, for more information.

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The Periscope, 2010 December, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Periscope, 1921-2020

The Subiaco Academy newspaper entitled The Periscope, dated December 2010

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Human Elevation Love Project Inc. Grant Progress Report, 2010

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This collection is comprised of two DVDs containing oral interviews, as well as background information on H.E.L.P. Inc. and its founder.

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Inner City Futurenet Grant Project Report, 2010

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This collection contains the final grant report and one oral history interview with Bobbie Moffett.

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Hill Foundation Incorporated, Education Exhibit Grant Project, 2010

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This collection contains materials pertaining to an education exhibit on African Americans of Northeast Arkansas, 1940–1960 by the Hill Foundation, Inc. Materials consists of a final grant report, a bound presentation, images, publications highlighting the Hill Foundation, Inc., a brochure, and a disc containing digital formats of some of the aforementioned documents.

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Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Grant Project Report, 2010

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This collection contains one final report for the MTCC grant project, "Civil Rights in Arkansas."

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Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 1932-2010

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This collection largely consists of materials used for research and content development for the Arkansas Railroader, the official newsletter for the Arkansas Railroad Club. The types of material included are issues of the Arkansas Railroader, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, newsletter mock-ups, railroad-related publications, and ephemera such as train timetables, tickets, and advertisements.

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Kay Waters Sakaris Papers, 1840-2010

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This collection contains genealogical information (photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, military information, audiocassettes, and financial materials) for the White, Waters, Mann, Nichols, and Johnson families, who lived in Prairie and Lonoke Counties in Arkansas. Most of this genealogical information was compiled by Kay Waters Sakaris.

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Board Camp Baptist Church Records, 1898-2010

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The collection consists of seven volumes of historical material, congregational and membership records.

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Arkansas Department Of Aeronautics Records, 1981-2010

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The Arkansas Department of Aeronautics records contain state airport aid grant applications and correspondence, papers and reports, presentations with slide trays and movie reels, photographs and maps.

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Davies And Allied Families Collection, Circa 1800s-2010

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This collection is comprised of photographic materials, albums and scrapbooks, correspondence, documents, genealogical materials, and audiovisual materials pertaining to the Carner, Cummins, Davies, Fairchild, Fulham, Gaines, Harpin, Lower, Woodcock, and other related families in Arkansas, with connections in other states including New Orleans, Louisiana, and Helena, Montana. Materials also include military documentation, land deeds, wills, and materials relating to theater arts in Arkansas.

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Pax Yearbook 2010, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Pax, 1927; 1946-2020

Yearbook of Subiaco Abbey and Academy for the 2009-2010 school year.

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Interview With George Mitchell (3) By Andrea L’Hommedieu, George J. Mitchell

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

Biographical Note
George J. Mitchell was born on August 20, 1933, in Waterville, Maine, to Mary Saad, a factory worker, and George Mitchell, a laborer. Senator Mitchell spent his youth in Waterville. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1954, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps until 1956. In 1960 he earned a law degree from Georgetown University. Mitchell worked for Senator Edmund S. Muskie as executive assistant and as deputy campaign manager during Muskie's 1972 presidential campaign. He later became U.S. senator (D-Maine) 1980-1995, Senate majority leader 1989-1995, and, upon his …

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A Tumultuous Tenure: The Presidency Of Lyndon Baines Johnson., Michael Paul Jones

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This thesis is a work that focuses on how significant the press was to the success and failure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In the thesis, three aspects of the Johnson years are analyzed. The first chapter discusses the media's portrayal of Lyndon Johnson during the presidential campaign of 1964. The second chapter is an analysis of how the press reported on President Johnson concerning the issue of civil rights. The third chapter dissects the media's perception of Lyndon Johnson during the Vietnam conflict. The primary research used in the thesis is a culmination of polls, editorials, personal letters, and …

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Trustees Of Augusta College (Lg 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid, full scan and photograph (click on "Additional File" below) for Land Grant 425. Original land grant, 4 December 1826, by which Joseph Desha, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Trustees of Augusta College, Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, 500 acres in Sumner County, Tennessee. Identified as "Kentucky Land-Office Warrant no. 16005." Wax seal has been removed. Signed by Joseph Desha and J. E. Pickett.

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The Tri-State District Strike Of 1935: How The Pressures Of The Great Depression And Ignorance Of The Wagner Act Led To Violence, Monnie Brewster

Theory and Practice: HIST430

The Tri-State Miner's Strike of 1935 was a result of attempts to unionize the miners in the area. Because of the strike, Eagle Picher Mining Company formed an illegal company union to begin a back to work movement. The pressures of the Great Depression and the threat of communism caused these remarkable events. Silicosis and social conditions also influenced both labor and management of the Tri-State area. The Great Depression led to national Labor Reform Legislation the Tri-State min operators resisted. Tri-State miners, who had previously resisted union organization, now considered the benefits the union offered. The efforts of union …

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Tri-State District Railroads: Connection And Endurance, Brecken Larson

Theory and Practice: HIST430

The purpose of the railroad is to connect-people to places, commodity to consumer, all the while building a network of relationships. In the Tri-State Mining District, the area railroads served the local mining industry by hauling the ore concentrate to the purchasing smelter. Both industries worked to support the Tri-State area, despite governmental intervention and economic downturns Throughout the early to min-1900s, Tri-State District railroads connected to the mining industry, endured the government, and steamed into the future.

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Labor And Health In The Tri-State Mining Area At The Turn Of The 20th Century, Kara Pittman

Theory and Practice: HIST430

From the late 1800's continuing through the middle of the 20th century, the tri-state area was a hotbed for the mining industries of materials such as led, zinc, and quarts. Mining camps and boomstowns seemed to pop us over night, and the rust to strike it big seemed to spread faster than wildfire. Through all of this it seemed one of the concerns that least weighed on anyone's minds was concern over the health and general well being of the miners themselves. Diseases such as silicosis and tuberculosis were seen frequently in the miners and often spread to their families. …

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Slave Labor: The Taft-Hartley Act And The Tri-State Mining District, Sally Miller-Downing

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Before World War II, there was an unstable atmosphere to the industrial sector of the United States economy. As World War II began the industries settled down, and the production of means for the war boomed, as the employees joined together against the Axis powers. After the war, the sense of duty that many union members felt disappeared and the mining industries began to reveal extensive problems with labor relations. Because of these two factors, the Taft-Hartley act was compiled through a joint committee in June 1947. In the act, there were many provisions made to protect both the employer …

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Silicosis: Discovery, Treatment, And Prevention Of The Disease In The Tri-State Mining District From 1900-1950, Aubrey Papen

Theory and Practice: HIST430

The mining operation at Picher, Oklahoma was the last successful strike in the Tri-State Area. The Picher Lead Company of Joplin was drilling prospect holes in an isolated farming area somewhere northeast of Commerce, Oklahoma in 1914 and made a rich strike in the area that became known as Picher. The town grew almost overnight as miners and their families flooded into the area to be a part of one of the most successful mines in the area. One Daily Oklahoman correspondent called Picher the "last bonanza" of the Tri-State District and said it was fitting that the district's colorful …

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Walking The Tightrope: The United States’ Policy In Vietnam, 1952-1954, Erin Flynn

History & Classics Undergraduate Theses

This thesis demonstrates how the Truman and Eisenhower administrations sought to avoid direct intervention in Indochina and halt the spread of communism at the same time. This purpose is achieved through careful analysis of primary and secondary sources, with a particular focus on the primary documentation found in Foreign Relations of the United States: 1952-1954. Through examination of these day-by-day recordings and memos, the futility of pursuing the two conflicting aims becomes clear.

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Doctor For Me? No Sir-E! Common Diseases That Miners Faced During The Early 1900s, Alicia Hansen

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Today, going to the doctor is about as eventful as going to the bank. We get check-ups once a year and make a visit every time we get a sniffle, but during the late part of the nineteenth century and early part of the twentieth century people were more reluctant to step foot in the doctor's office in fear of what the diagnosis might be. During the time where you could find an ad for cigarettes in medical journals or buy Adrenalin shots out of a catalog, people did not put their health as their number one priority whether it …

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"Looking As Wise As A Tree Full Of Owls": The Tri-State Mining District's Criminal Ring Disrupts Growth, Efficiency, And Stability Of Society In 1918, Sylvia Rusk

Theory and Practice: HIST430

During the year 1918, the criminal ring of the Tri-State mining district was at an all time high. Criminals like Dan Isley, Cedar Red, Harold Pickett, Jimmie Gardner, and the corrupt deputy Sheriff George Gibson terrorized the citizens of Picher, Oklahoma and the surrounding mining towns. These men were solely responsible for bringing and allowing a drug peddling circuit, prostitution, and bootlegging of illegal whiskey and liquor. During the criminal trusts height, the local newspapers of J.J. Shepherd displayed the truths of the illegal actions. These local publications gave the other side of the stories that the corrupt sheriff and …

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Goode, Cecil Earnest, 1915-2011 (Sc 2404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2404. Typed manuscript copy of Cecil Earnest Goode's book "World Wonder Saved: How Mammoth Cave Became a National Park." Also includes a copy of the book's copyright registration form as sent to the Library of Congress.

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Reid, Patricia (Ennis) - Collector (Mss 347), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 347. Genealogical data collected by Patricia (Ennis) Reid on numerous Ohio County, Kentucky families. Includes a copy of "Early Tax Lists of Warren County, Kentucky, 1797-1807."

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Confederate States Of America - Bond Coupons (Sc 2403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2403. Full sheet of bond coupons issued by the Confederate States of America in $30 denominations with a full term of thirty years; total $1,000. The bonds were approved by the CSA on 11 February 1864. This sheet is hand numbered "8654" and was part of the "Fifth Series" issue.

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Defeating Silicosis: Aluminum Therapy's Impact On Industry, Travis Irion

Theory and Practice: HIST430

At its peak, Silicosis was defined as the most important industrial disease of the twentieth century. This disease was extremely widespread and affected almost every major industry involved with processing hard rock. Several factors led to the dissemination of this disease among the laborers of the world, especially, the lack of knowledge and understanding of the causes of silicosis and means of its prevention. As industry developed and technology progressed, industry and science made significant advances towards understanding and eliminating silicosis from the factories and mines of the world. This disease's eradication, however, required the cooperation of all affected. Proper …

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West Rock Community Oral History Project Report, 2010

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Dark Hollow Oral History Grant Project, 2010

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Caroline Lester Collection, 1809-2010

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The Burnette Family Papers, 1920-2010

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The Periscope, 2010 December, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Periscope, 1921-2020

Human Elevation Love Project Inc. Grant Progress Report, 2010

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Inner City Futurenet Grant Project Report, 2010

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Hill Foundation Incorporated, Education Exhibit Grant Project, 2010

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Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Grant Project Report, 2010

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Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 1932-2010

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Kay Waters Sakaris Papers, 1840-2010

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Board Camp Baptist Church Records, 1898-2010

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Arkansas Department Of Aeronautics Records, 1981-2010

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Davies And Allied Families Collection, Circa 1800s-2010

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Pax Yearbook 2010, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Pax, 1927; 1946-2020

Interview With George Mitchell (3) By Andrea L’Hommedieu, George J. Mitchell

George J. Mitchell Oral History Project

A Tumultuous Tenure: The Presidency Of Lyndon Baines Johnson., Michael Paul Jones

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Trustees Of Augusta College (Lg 425), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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The Tri-State District Strike Of 1935: How The Pressures Of The Great Depression And Ignorance Of The Wagner Act Led To Violence, Monnie Brewster

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Tri-State District Railroads: Connection And Endurance, Brecken Larson

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Labor And Health In The Tri-State Mining Area At The Turn Of The 20th Century, Kara Pittman

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Slave Labor: The Taft-Hartley Act And The Tri-State Mining District, Sally Miller-Downing

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Silicosis: Discovery, Treatment, And Prevention Of The Disease In The Tri-State Mining District From 1900-1950, Aubrey Papen

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Walking The Tightrope: The United States’ Policy In Vietnam, 1952-1954, Erin Flynn

History & Classics Undergraduate Theses

Doctor For Me? No Sir-E! Common Diseases That Miners Faced During The Early 1900s, Alicia Hansen

Theory and Practice: HIST430

"Looking As Wise As A Tree Full Of Owls": The Tri-State Mining District's Criminal Ring Disrupts Growth, Efficiency, And Stability Of Society In 1918, Sylvia Rusk

Theory and Practice: HIST430

Goode, Cecil Earnest, 1915-2011 (Sc 2404), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Reid, Patricia (Ennis) - Collector (Mss 347), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Confederate States Of America - Bond Coupons (Sc 2403), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Defeating Silicosis: Aluminum Therapy's Impact On Industry, Travis Irion

Theory and Practice: HIST430