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Crabb, Alfred Leland, Jr., 1919-2020 (Sc 2540), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2540. “Fifty Years in a One-Room School,” an account by Alfred Leland Crabb, Jr. of the teaching career of his grandfather James Wade Crabb in one-room schools, primarily in Butler and Warren counties in Kentucky. Includes data on the Crabb family, a copy of James W. Crabb’s Warren County teaching certificate, a list of Warren County schools, 1908-1919, and an early twentieth-century photo of Plum Springs Schoolhouse, Warren County. Also includes A. L. Crabb, Sr.’s account of a student’s last day at Plum Springs Schoolhouse.

Gilliland, Thomas, 1745-1814 (Sc 2537), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2537. Letter, 29 December 1813, from Thomas Gilliland, Hardin County, Kentucky to his son Thomas in Warren County, Illinois. He endorses the wish of the younger Thomas to marry, as he is now of legal age.

Cossitt, Franceway Ranna, 1790-1863 (Sc 396), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 396. Letter from Franceway Ranna Cossitt, Princeton, Kentucky, to brother, Ambrose, Claremont, New Hampshire. He reflects on the death of their mother, describes his family, and relates his success and progress as president of Cumberland College, Princeton.

Skaggs Family Bible Records (Sc 392), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) typescript (clip on "Additional File" below) for Small Collection 392. Removed from Skaggs family Bible. Records of James Skaggs, 1789-1861, and his wife, Dorothy Dunham Skaggs, b. 1789, married 1810.

Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 410. Letter, from James Guthrie, Washington, D.C., to R.S. Fisher, New York City, stating that the Treasury Department does not have extra copies of documentation requested.

Critical Explication Of "Rectified Words" InThe Literary Mind And The Carving Of Dragons, Qing Gui

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

In The Literary Mind and The Carving of Dragons, Liu Xie quoted from Explications on The Book of Changes and The Book of Documents that "zhengyan (proper words)" and "tiyao (stylistic priority)" are the essential criteria of a piece of good writing. The criterion of "zhengyan" refers to the diction, which can be defined as the appropriate use of words to express what is intended, and as an issue concerning expression, this is essentially about the ideology of the content. When "zhengyan" is combined with "stylistic priority," it may be equivalent to "air" as in "air and bone," which refers …

Existentialism In Hong Kong: Reading From The Perspective Of Mass Culture, Lei Zheng

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, the popularity of existentialism in Hong Kong played a significant role in the local modernism movement, which was represented in both criticism and literary works. The introduction and dissemination of existentialism in Hong Kong was much affected by the local environment of newspapers and the magazines. Representative figures became popular cultural icons, and their changing views brought about the changes in important concepts, which in turn changes the existentialism in Hong Kong. While holding their elite position, the intellects who advocated modernism were deeply involved into the current change through their contest …

Everyday Discoveries In Helsinki And Dublin: How Pivot Dublin And The Institute Of Designers In Ireland Engaged In An Open And Participative Competition As Part Of World Design Capital 2012, Barry Sheehan

Conference Papers

Design Forum Finland invited the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) to take part in the International Design House Exhibition as part of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012. The IDI was asked to work with Design Forum Finland and Imu Design in the event that takes place during Helsinki Design Week 2012.

In 2010 Dublin City Council formed a group called PIVOT Dublin to bid for World Design Capital 2014. Dublin has been investigating different ways of utilizing design to make changes and drive innovation in the City. PIVOT Dublin provides an ongoing flexible mechanism for design projects, actions and …

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 381), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 381. Photostats of a Kentucky Legislature Resolution, 1812, signed by Governor Isaac Shelby; letters to President James Madison, 1814 (2) supporting the war with Great Britain; letters to General Andrew Jackson and others regarding Kentucky Volunteers for the war, 1814, 1815 (4); and papers concerning a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians, 1818 (2), accompanied by a copy of the joint report of Shelby and Jackson regarding the treaty, 1818.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Sc 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 384. Photocopy of letter from Henry Clay, Washington, D.C., to Isaac Shelby, inquiring about the Indian title to the lands south of the Cumberland River in Kentucky which Clay thinks were purchased by Richard Henderson & Company from the Indians.

Scott, Charles, 1739-1813 (Sc 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small collection 385. Photostats of a Kentucky Legislature Resolution, 1812, signed by Governor Isaac Shelby; letters to President James Madison, 1814 (2) supporting the war with Great Britain; letters to General Andrew Jackson and others regarding Kentucky Volunteers for the war, 1814, 1815 (4); and papers concerning a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians, 1818 (2), accompanied by a copy of the joint report of Shelby and Jackson regarding the treaty, 1818.

Harris, John (Sc 387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 387. Bill of sale of John Harris, Union County, Kentucky, to heirs of James Huston, Union County, for a Negro woman and her children.

Seay, Samuel (Sc 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 393. Manuscript excerpts from diary which was used as proof of marriage by Polly Grundy Seay in her application for a pension. Samuel Seay was a Revolutionary soldier who immigrated to Kentucky in 1793 and lived in the counties of Washington and Graves. Evidently, he later lived in Amelia County, Virginia.

Frazer Family Legal Papers (Sc 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 397. Affidavit, 1815, Warren County, Kentucky, stating that George Frazer has three horses in his possession that are not his; Frazer’s will, 1828; Warren County deeds, 1819, 1841 (2); and Warren County survey, 1846. Also, letter relating to a disallowed Civil War claim of Thomas A. Frazer, 1894.

Berry, John M. (Sc 411), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 411. Certification that Ezra Pering had deposited $100 in a letter directed to C. Pering, Louisville, Kentucky. Signed by J. M. Berry, Postmaster. Letters containing money were sent by this method, with the recipient's postmaster witnessing the opening of the letter.

Dashiell, Henry (Sc 394), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 394. Certificate containing oath of Henry Dashiell, Baltimore, Maryland, affirming to the authorities of the Custom-House, London, England, that his ship Venus does not have anyone on board except the crew, and that his crew is composed of foreign seamen.

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 (Sc 389), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 389. Order, Greenville, Ohio, instructing that bread, pork, and whiskey be given to fifteen Indians--seven Delawares and eight Shawnees. James Wilkinson was commissioner to the Indians.

Hall, Slaughter J. (Sc 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 386. Bills of sale (2) for slaves purchased by Slaughter J. Hall, Warren County, Kentucky, from William R. Covington, Warren County, 1852, and from John P. Smith of Missouri, 1855.

Shannon Family Papers (Sc 391), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 391. Warren County deeds of Shannon and Reid families, 1821-1872 (6); land lease of Samuel Reid, 1824; agreement for making bricks and erecting a building between Samuel Shannon, Sr. and his son, 1824; deed and miscellaneous papers of the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church near Rockfield, Warren County, 1839-1882 (5); will of James Shannon, 1846; and miscellaneous receipts, 1843-1882 (3)—one for school tuition, 1844.

Pentecost, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about the Holy Spirit as a manifestation of Jesus's presence and power.

From The Sacred World Of Rituals To The Imaginary World Of Literature And Arts, Dakang Ma

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Primitive ritualistic activity is the matrix in which literature and art are produced. In these ritualistic activities, the concept of deities formed, and the spiritual space of the human world was then constructed, and provided the decisive condition for the primitive symbolic imagery activities to evolve into literature and art activity. In the primitive ritualistic activities, the distinction between the performers and the audience, together with the centralization, intensification and generalization of ritualistic activities, help to establish literature and art as a separate activity from those ritualistic sacred world. Devoid of the existence of the deities, the theme of literature …

Origin, Truth And The Structure Of Messianic Time: On Theology Of Walter Benjamin's Philosophy, Guoping Hu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Theology is one of the core issues of Benjamin's philosophy. Even after the completion of the Marxist turn, Benjamin is still trying to transform the potential of theology with "profane illumination". The sustained attention for origin and truth, and the desire for the redemption of the Messiah, are revealing his theological attitude. At the same time, Benjamin also tries to examine the tension between modernity and theology. In Benjamin's philosophy, the tension in the structure of the Messianic time is not only the entrance for the reflection of modernity, but also the power source of history itself.

Cultural Poetics And Cultural Creativity, Jinyao Shen, Jizhong Lin

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The fundamental nature of cultural creativity is to cultivate and perfect oneself, which differs from the so-called popular creative cultural industry. Cultural poetics, based on historical perspective, interdisciplinary research strategy and holistic thinking, is returning to the totality of culture, thus, opening up a vast area and great possibilities. Inherited from the Chinese traditional poetic concept — "it is by the Odes that mind is aroused", we could find that the mutual construction of literary texts and life reality is an effective way to realize cultural originality. The cultural originality of cultural poetics is fulfilled with poetic.

Literature Filtering Through Life Reality, Xuan Wu, Yuanyuan Qiao

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Life reality exists as a contrasting concept of "the reality of idea," and it dominates the reality of idea and reason with its content including people's desires, senses and emotions. The process by which literature filters through life reality shows first of all in that literature should respect people's desire, senses and emotions, and expose the interrelated process between life reality and the reality of idea. Secondly, it shows in that literature should turn people's desires, senses and emotions in life reality into the raw material and re-order them. The unique structure of literature can then be realized through the …

Phenomenological Interpretation Of Chinese Creation Myth Of Pangu, Qian Wang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

This paper is a phenomenological interpretation of Chinese myth of creation centered around the mythical figure Pangu. It takes Pangu myth as an imaginary representation of of the primitive relation between body experience and the world. Mankind constructs a meaningful and inhabitable world from an alien space through his body experience. On the one hand, the world is constructed by body experience; on the other hand, the world is transcendental and preexistent as a basis to accommodate man's life. The contemporary implications of Pangu myth may include that people should trust body intuition while understanding the world, respect the transcendental …

The Dissemination Of Translated Novels In Modern China, Dakang Chen

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Translation of foreign novels in the modern time in China plays a significant part in the transformation of Chinese novels from the classical to the modern. The majority of these novels, however, may be termed as creative translation as the translators incorporate in the translated texts a varying degree creative embellishment. Foreign novels zigzag into Chinese reading field against the reading habit developed over centuries among Chinese readers. Promoted by the booming press industry, translated novels saw a rapid development in the late Guangxu Years, which has not been given sufficient academic attention so far. While tracing the progress of …

The Predicament Of Literary Theory Teaching In The Era Of Pictorial Reading And Its Solutions, Xiaoping Liang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The predicament of literary theory teaching in the era of pictorial reading results from many respects. Literature environment in the electronic media has far exceeded the explanation scope of existing literary theory, and a gap also exists between literary theory and recent literature practice among contemporary audience. The general decline of reading and understanding classic texts among readers born after the 1990s leads to the failure of communication in the teaching of literary theory. At the same time, more work still needs to be done in the recontextualization of both Western theories and Chinese classical literary theories into contemporary Chinese …

Politics Or Aesthetics? —— T. J. Clark's View Of Social History Of Art, Yubing Shen

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The paper discusses T. J. Clark's social history of art, claiming that as a development upon the traditional version. Traditional social history of art assumes a simplistic relationship among class, ideology and art form, such as Hauser's notion of class identification as the determinant of artistic style. Clarks asserts that "class" and "ideology" may not be manifest in paintings but can be shown only when these external domains have exerted an influence on the visual structure of painting and changed the established concepts of painting such as tradition and convention in painting.

The Method Of Phenomenology And The Recent Development In Chinese Contemporary Aesthetics, Xuguang Liu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

The method of phenomenology has promoted the development in Chinese aesthetics and theory of literature, and brings about some new developments over the literary theory based on the theory of reflection. These developments include the practical-existential aesthetics, ecological-existential aesthetics and theory of literary activity. Anti-essence, the thought of becoming, the replacement of ontology with existentialism, and the undermining of dualism have all imbibed the method of phenomenology and been implied into the theories of literature and art to form a new trend in aesthetics. These development help to expand the scope of methodology and create new playground of the discipline …

Weed, Hugh M. (Sc 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 395. Printed invitation to a Christmas ball at Hugh M. Weed's house, Shawneetown, Illinois, sent to Mr. Adrian Davenport and lady.