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Annie Wood: A Portrait, Jo Ann Mervis Hofheimer Jan 1996

Annie Wood: A Portrait, Jo Ann Mervis Hofheimer

Institute for the Humanities Theses

In 1871, Anna Cogswell Wood and Irene Kirke Leache founded a school for girls in Norfolk, Virginia which had a profound influence on the community. The Leache-Wood Seminary became Norfolk's center for cultural pursuits. After the death of Irene Leache in 1900, Annie Wood established a memorial to perpetuate her friend's interest in literature, music, art, drama, and spiritual studies. Wood began a number of cultural programs which grew to shape the cultural life of the town in remarkable ways, leading directly to the Virginia Symphony, the Norfolk Little Theater, the Irene Leache Memorial, the Norfolk Society of Arts, and …


Autobiographical Acoustics: Hearing/Speaking Divine Voices In Elizabeth Ashbridge's Account, Michael Ditmore Dec 1995

Autobiographical Acoustics: Hearing/Speaking Divine Voices In Elizabeth Ashbridge's Account, Michael Ditmore

Michael Ditmore

No abstract provided.


Why I'Ll Never Teach Rock 'N' Roll Again, Sean Mccann Dec 1995

Why I'Ll Never Teach Rock 'N' Roll Again, Sean Mccann

Sean McCann

No abstract provided.


Manifest In Signs: Reading The Undertell In Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, P. Foreman Dec 1995

Manifest In Signs: Reading The Undertell In Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, P. Foreman

P. Gabrielle Foreman

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