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The History Of Teaching The Holocaust In Public Secondary Schools In The United States, From The 1960s To The Present, Julia Highbury Spenser

Senior Projects Spring 2023

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.

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 …

Interview With Edna Q. Morgan, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Edna Q. Morgan interviewed by Esther Mallard, October 29, 1987. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Emily A. Montalvo, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Emily A. Montalvo interviewed by Susan Moody, October 21, 2001. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Huldah C. Mingledorff, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Huldah C. Mingledorff was interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 10, 1989. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Ernest B. Mingledorff, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Ernest B. Mingledorff was interviewed by Sue P. Hansen, November 25, 1986. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Alethia Edwards, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Alethia Edwards interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 26, 1992. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Lorenzo Romero-Ramos Oral History Interview February 23rd, 2021, Henry B. Hammel

Oral Histories HIST300, Spring 2021

Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Romero-Ramos

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.

Dynamics Of War: Culture, Society, Environment, And Pedagogy, Breanne Jacobsen

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

War is an ever-present feature of human civilization. Nearly all cultures and societies show accounts of human conflict. This portfolio seeks to provide both a multidimensional analysis of war and a means of instructing students to appreciate its significance as a driving force of history using three different components.

The syllabus project provides a long-term view of how the various wars and conflicts came to be and progressed in Western Civilization in the modern era.

The chapter-length paper shows the ravaging effects that war and conflict can have on a physical landscape and the environment in which the conflict takes …

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Renewing The Struggle For An American Curriculum, Dave Powell

Dave Powell

Rationales for public school reform in the United States are often tied to historical perspectives on the birth and development of schools and are buffeted by the assumption that the history of public schooling says much about how reform efforts should proceed. This interpretive article explores 2 such perspectives on 21st century schools: those of Diane Ravitch, distinguished educational historian and commentator; and those of Herbert Kliebard, considered one of the preeminent authorities on the development of the American curriculum. This investigation reveals that Ravitch’s longstanding condemnation of progressivism and curricular differentiation as the source of what ails public schools …

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

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

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

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

Search the General Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Description:

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 …

Interview With Walter B. Mathews, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Walter B. Mathews was interviewed by Esther Mallard, ca. 1990. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

November 15, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, dated to approximately 1916, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about several topics, including her teaching job, attending an exhibition, seeing the Emperor pass on the street, tea services, and describes in detail her accommodations. She says that she is very happy in Japan now that she is more used to the climate.

Letter From Huldah Porter To Francis P. Porter, Huldah Porter

Harvey Collection Letters

In her update to Francis, Huldah reports that George and his partner Grace have moved into town. The family is engaged in various harvesting tasks at this time of year.

Letter From John Porter To Francis P. Porter, John Porter

Harvey Collection Letters

John Porter updates Francis on the family and asks how she is enjoying Ohio. He says he will attempt to help Thomas get a job at the Clinton School if he wishes to teach there. George and his partner Grace are in Clinton at this time.

Letter From Mary Armstrong To Francis P. Porter, Mary Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Mary inquires with Francis whether Thomas could help her get a teaching position in Clinton if he is staying at the school another year.

Letter From Flavilla Armstrong To Thomas S. Armstrong, Flavilla Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Flavilla provides an account of the Armstrong family's activities and that of their neighbors. The Armstrongs await word of Thomas's plans for the summer once his school closes.

Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Francis P. Porter, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Thomas intends to be mustered out honorably and hopes to secure a position in The Select School when he is discharged. He is dismayed by the "loose morals" and licentiousness of the "fashionable world" he has witnessed in Richmond and Washington.

Letter From Mary Armstrong To Thomas S. Armstrong, Mary Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Mary inquires about Thomas's options for resigning from the Army and reviews the consequences of a recent lawsuit against the family.

Teaching Certificate For Francis P. Porter, Dewitt County School Commissioner

Harvey Collection Letters

Francis's teaching certificate from DeWitt County, Illinois, dated December 10, 1864.

Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Francis P. Porter, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Thomas encourages Francis in her "struggling with the world."

Letter From George W. Porter To Francis P. Porter, George W. Porter

Harvey Collection Letters

George responds to Francis's updates from Clinton and her teaching position.

Letter From George W. Porter To Francis P. Porter, George W. Porter

Harvey Collection Letters

George asks his family to write more often and to "never wait an answer." He regrets that Thomas has not written back and worries about his marriage prospects when he gets to return home.

Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Francis P. Porter, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Thomas shares with Francis his anxieties from his teaching days; mentions a "the Market House affair at Zanesville," (a disaster in which 7 people were killed); taking hay from a local farmer

Letter From Thomas S. Armstrong To Jacob G. Armstrong, Thomas S. Armstrong

Harvey Collection Letters

Thomas writes of recent news of the war he has been following. The oven his regiment had been using for baking has collapsed, but he is pleased to have received a box of goods from home.