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Joanne Rohrer Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Kristi Verboon, Joanne Rohrer

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On February 21, 2011 Kristi Verboon interviewed JoAnne Rohrer, co-founder of the Miami Women’s Center in Kettering, on February 21, 2011 for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview JoAnne discussed her childhood, her work with the Women’s Center, and more.

Catholic Ministries At Gallaudet University Bulletin, February 21, 2011

Catholic Ministries at Gallaudet University Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Washington, DC)

Catholic Ministries at Gallaudet University Bulletin Finding Aid

Perkins, Nicholas, 1779-1848 (Sc 187), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 187. Photostat of letter written by Nicholas Perkins from Richmond, Virginia, 19 August 1807 to relative Nicholas Tate Perkins, Williamson County, Tennessee, while he was attending Aaron Burr’s treason trial. Perkins was chiefly responsible for Burr’s capture. Also includes biographical information about Perkins.

Ada News - 02/21/2011, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 22, February 21, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2010-2011, Volume 35

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Volume 11, Issue 19: February 21, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

Landrum, Reuben, 1777-1848 (Sc 188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 188. Photostat of letter, 31 July 1837, of Reuben Landrum, Clark County, Kentucky, to his nephew Thomas Landrum upon learning of the death of Thomas’s father, Reuben’s oldest brother. He reflects on their family and supplies some genealogy.

Dick And Carol Cronk Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Janell A. Tebbe, Dick Cronk

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On February 21, 2011 Janell Tebbe interviewed Dick and Carol Cronk, a retired aerospace engineer and a preschool teacher respectively, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Dick and Carol discussed their backgrounds, their married life together, their work with other couples, and their efforts with Marriage Ministry.

An Iron Catalyst: Virginia’S Roadside Historical Markers And The Shaping Of A Historical Consciousness, Joseph Bayless

Theses and Dissertations

The thesis analyzes the origins and the formative period of Virginia’s historical marker program. It shows that historical markers were critical to the success of Harry Flood Byrd’s administration and his Commission on Conservation and Development. The thesis also examines how Virginia’s marker program set the standard for roadside commemoration across the entire United States. Lastly, the work appraises the influence of Dr. Hamilton James Eckenrode, his pioneering methods of historical commemoration, and his central role in the success of Virginia’s marker program.

Master's Recital, Allison Mcswain, Albina Asryan, Christina Douglas

Graduate Student Recitals

Program listing performers and works performed

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 44, February 21, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Faithful Flyer, 02-20-2011, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, February 20, 2011

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Guest Artist, Cecilia Zabala, Guitar, Cecilia Zabala

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Janet Chappell Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Bethany Chappell-Saxton, Janet Chappell

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On February 20, 2011 Bethany Chappell-Saxton interviewed Janet Chappell, a nurse in Dayton, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Janet discussed her education, her elopement, her community activism, and more.

Ben "Benny Boy" Hall

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Julia Howard Best

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Barnett, Alexander, Sr., 1745-1819 (Sc 138), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 138. Response and counterproposal of Alexander Barnett, Sr., to an 1816 Ohio County, Kentucky Court subpoena to explain his objection to the establishment of a road through his land. Includes typescript of a 1934 newspaper article about a commemorative marker at Barnett's Station in Ohio County.

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914 (Sc 186), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 186. Daily diary, 26 October to 4 November 1851, kept by Simon Bolivar Buckner while travelling on military duty from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Atkinson in the Kansas Territory. This record takes the form of ten letters to his wife, Mary, in which he comments on the countryside, the Indians, and the wildlife, vividly describing vast herds of buffalo.

The Law...Could Not Be Kept Here: Consecration In Nauvoo, 1840-1842, Mitchell K. Schaefer

Student Works

Since the earliest days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints there has been an ongoing discussion on the law of consecration and stewardship, the Church's earliest attempt to establish what Joseph Smith's revelations called Zion, a society unified in heart and mind and void of both poverty and materialism. Within a decade of Joseph Smith's death Orson Pratt, and other Church leaders, taught said doctrine as though Joseph had revoked or rescinded the law sometime in the 1830s and that it was no longer necessary for the Saints to practice the principles contained therein. This ideology has …

Mcknight, James (Lg 435), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 435. Original land grant, 20 November 1866, by which Thomas E. Bramlette, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to James McKnight, assignee in part of B. Q. Hewlett, 150 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Owens, Joshua (Lg 433), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 433. Original land grant, 7 July 1834, by which James T. Morehead, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Joshua Owens, assignee of A. G. Gordon, 50 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Givins, John C. And Y. M. Johnson (Lg 431), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 431. Original land grant, 3 February 1883, by which Luke P. Blackburn, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John C. Givins and Y. M. Johnson 100 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Browning, Robert (Lg 432), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 432. Original land grant, 14 October 1859, by which Beriah Magoffin Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Robert Browning 185 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Edmiston, John (Lg 430), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 430. Original land grant, 26 April 1842, by which Robert P. Letcher, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Edmiston, assignee of A. Townes, 150 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

Simpson County, Kentucky - Records (Sc 102), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 102. Deeds for land in Simpson County, Kentucky, 1845-1876, deed of gift for African American woman and child, 1847, and will of E. N. Mitchell, 1872.

Anderson, Oliver Hazard Perry, 1813-1845 (Sc 185), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 185. Photostat of letter 12 January 1843 written by Anderson, Three Forks, [Barren County], Kentucky, to Henry Wingate, Frankfort, Kentucky, describing his stay at Mammoth Cave in hopes of being cured of consumption. He also remarks about traveling conditions. Includes typescript as part of a June 1946 letter from Anderson’s great grandson, Warren County, Kentucky native Lockwood Barr, relating more information about him.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 35, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association Pushes for Fair-trade Designation
• WKU to Host National Fair-trade Conference
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Inked with Pride – Tattoos
• Harrison, Taylor. Pop Culture Major Has Wide Appeal
• Allen, Kevin. Activist Inspires a New Generation – Bernice Reago
• Edwards, Dorothy. After Class – Ben Polk, Musician
• Wade, Katherine. Information Technology Developing Virtual Labs, Improved Internet
• Carter, Caitlin. WKU Health Services Seeks New Director, Accreditation
• Oliver, Angela. Follow the Golden Rule with Roommates
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Valentine’s Day
• Beasley, Paul. Post-forum Regression
• West, Natalie. Q is …

Tony Ortiz Interview For A Wright State University History Course, Elise Kelly, Tony Ortiz

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On February 18, 2011 Elise Kelly interviewed Tony Ortiz, Director of Athletic Training at Wright State University, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview Tony discussed growing up in Lorain, Ohio in the 50s and 60s, his education, and his work with the Latino Community.

Beshears, Isaac (Lg 434), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 434. Original land grant, 1 April 1839, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Isaac Beshears 300 acres in Hopkins County, Kentucky.