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Full-Text Articles in American Material Culture
The Boatbuilders: Steve White '77 And Jock Williams '62 Have Built International Reputations Fore Their Classically Inspired Yachts, Matthew P. Murphy
The Boatbuilders: Steve White '77 And Jock Williams '62 Have Built International Reputations Fore Their Classically Inspired Yachts, Matthew P. Murphy
Colby Magazine
In the world of custom-built yachts, Maine boatbuilders Jock Williams ’62 and Steve White ’77 are renowned for their boats’ classic lines and impeccable craftsmanship.
Edible Activism: Food And The Counterculture Of The 1960s And 1970s, Sandra Johnson
Edible Activism: Food And The Counterculture Of The 1960s And 1970s, Sandra Johnson
Honors Theses
Food is an essential part of every person’s life. Not only does it provide sustenance, but it also holds cultural value. Throughout American history, food has played a significant role in activism because of its ability to form and express identity, build community, demonstrate allegiance with certain beliefs, and reject the status quo. In 1773, American colonists boycotted the controlling British Monarchy and the monopolistic East India Company by throwing tea into the Boston harbor in what later became known as the Boston Tea Party. During the Jacksonian era of the 1830s, radical vegetarians led by the ideologies of …
Betty Levine Kaplan Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Betty Levine Kaplan Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Betty Ruth Levine was born on April 30, 1903 to Sarah Ida and William Levine. She died November 8, 1995. The scrapbook includes family memories and photographs.
Evelyn Levine Gold Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Evelyn Levine Gold Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Evelyn Mae Levine was born April 11, 1907 and died on February 6, 1957. She was one of the children born to William and Sarah Levine. The scrapbook includes photographs, family memories, negative copies of grade sheets from Coburn Classical Instituteand Emerson College.
Big House Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Big House Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
This scrapbook contains photographs and family memories of the big Levine family house on Ticonic Street, of the Levine family "camp," of going to temple, and of various members of the family.
Pacy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Pacy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Percy "Pacy" Jerome Levine, brother of Ludy Levine, was born on April 16, 1905 to William and Sarah Ida Levine. He died on November 1, 1996. The scrapbook includes family memorials, a eulogy by Rabbi Krinsky, news clippings, photographs, and a few pieces of official correspondence.
William Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
William Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
William Levine was born on December 25, 1865 and died on July 6, 1946. This scrapbook includes photographs, memorials by family members, obituary, documents such as deeds, and an account book.
Ann Levine Wolff Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Ann Levine Wolff Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Ann (Anna Eva) Levine was born on November 12, 1890 to William and Sarah Ida Levine, and died on April 3, 1890. This scrapbook contains family memories, photographs, and an exam book in holograph for a history class in 1936 at Colby College.
Bibby Levine Alfond Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Bibby Levine Alfond Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Dorothy "Bibby" Adair Levine was born to William and Sarah Ida Levine on April 16, 1916 and died December 31, 2005. The scrapbook contains family memories, eulogy, newspaper clippings, photographs, and announcement of the birth of her son Michael.
Ludy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Ludy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Lewis "Ludy" Levine was born on November 30, 1898 and died on September 30, 1997. This scrapbook includes family memories, obituaries, a eulogy by Rabbi Krinsky, autograph notebooks and lists, a few letters, and many photographs.
Sarah Ida Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Sarah Ida Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Sarah Ida Levine was born in 1872 and died on June 12, 1934. This scrapbook contains photographs, obituary, a story of Sarah's life by her great-great-granddaughter, scans of various documents, deeds, bills of sale, and also includes biographical information on Sarah's brother, Johnny "Dutch" Levine (1876[?] or 1881[?] - 1950), on their father "Tati" and his sister, Annie Henki Cook, on the Abraham Philip branch of the Levine family, on some Shiro family history, as well as some Wolman/Rosenthal/Saperstein history.
Frieda Levine Miller Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Frieda Levine Miller Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Frieda Levine Miller was born to William and Sarah Ida Levine on March 26, 1896 and died August 24, 1990. The scrapbook contains family memories, death certificate, eulogies, newspaper clippings, family photographs, a high school graduation program, letters, and announcement of the marriage of her daughter Glenyce.
Levines And Colby Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levines And Colby Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Includes covers and articles from the Colby alumni magazine and from the Echo, correspondence, donor lists for the Mayflower Associates, and photographs.
Teddy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Teddy Levine Scrapbook, Wendy Miller, Sarah Miller Arnon, Julie Miller-Soros
Levine Family of Waterville
Theodore Nathan Levine was born into the family of Sarah Ida and William Levine in 1894 and died on February 9, 1927. The scrapbook contains family memories as handed down, letters, photographs, holograph high school notebooks and a paper on Books and Libraries.
Getting Hitched: Weddings And Reality Television, Amanda Vickerson
Getting Hitched: Weddings And Reality Television, Amanda Vickerson
Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)
From watching reality shows like A Wedding Story on TLC, I have learned that planning a wedding is stressful, kills friendships, and is generally not fun. In my opinion, I think it’s crazy. So why do people do this? What is the allure of this madness? In addition to the general insanity of weddings, the institute of marriage has been shown to be deeply flawed and quite unequal, but we are still tuning in to watch Engaged & Underage and Perfect Proposal. The fantasy shows that we watch and the glossy magazines we read seem to cover up the fact …