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The Development Of Materials For Speech Practice In The Early Elementary Grades, Helen Lucille Peters Jun 1946

The Development Of Materials For Speech Practice In The Early Elementary Grades, Helen Lucille Peters

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ash Hollow Cave: A Study Of Stratigraphic Sequence In The Central Great Plains, John L. Champe Jan 1946

Ash Hollow Cave: A Study Of Stratigraphic Sequence In The Central Great Plains, John L. Champe

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

The Great Plains has been an important laboratory for anthropological research since the latter part of the nineteenth century. Much of the early work was ethnological in character, a consequence, perhaps, of the late preservation of tribal life in the area. These early studies, however, cover a wide range and include subjects as diverse as tribal ethnographies, special studies in ethnobotany, and distributional analyses of Sun Dance traits. Although many of the earlier studies stressed historical sequences, a definite swing away from this position soon developed. By the middle of the nineteen-twenties, in fact, investigators became so preoccupied with distributional …


12/21/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Dec 1944

12/21/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


12/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Dec 1944

12/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


12/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Dec 1944

12/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


10/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Oct 1944

10/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


07/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jul 1944

07/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


07/06/1944 (V-Mail), University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jul 1944

07/06/1944 (V-Mail), University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


07/03/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jul 1944

07/03/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


06/27/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jun 1944

06/27/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


06/19/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jun 1944

06/19/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


06/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jun 1944

06/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


06/16/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jun 1944

06/16/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


06/14/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections Jun 1944

06/14/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


05/10/19944, Usm Special Collections May 1944

05/10/19944, Usm Special Collections

Luther I. Bonney Papers

No abstract provided.


The Achievements Of The American Negro In The Present Era, Coleridge M. Churohill Jun 1943

The Achievements Of The American Negro In The Present Era, Coleridge M. Churohill

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Account Of Bundling Related By Christ Geiger, March 5, 1940, Alfred L. Shoemaker Mar 1940

Account Of Bundling Related By Christ Geiger, March 5, 1940, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1940. Within Christ Geiger relates an informant's experience with the courtship practice of bundling.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 023 And 024, Usm African American Collection Jul 1939

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 023 And 024, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 025 And 026, Usm African American Collection Jul 1939

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 025 And 026, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


Folktale About Rising Bread, June 30, 1939, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jun 1939

Folktale About Rising Bread, June 30, 1939, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes recounting an informant's story about a Pennsylvania German baker with supernatural powers. When the baker was not present in the bake-shop, the dough would refuse to rise for his assistants.


Stories And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author Jan 1939

Stories And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes documenting various stories passed down through the Dietrich family by an unknown author, dating from circa 1939. Within, the author details various tales involving early settlers and Native Americans, folk cures, hypnotism, a grandfather clock and a peddler of eyeglasses.


Superstitions, Proverbs And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author Jan 1939

Superstitions, Proverbs And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes documenting various stories and superstitions passed down within the Dietrich family, author unknown, dating from circa 1939. Within, the author documents a number of folk beliefs, riddles, proverbs, and anecdotal stories - many written in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.


Present Status Of Teacher Training Courses In Industrial Arts In Teacher-Training Institutions Belonging To The American Association Of Teachers Colleges, G. E. Nicholson Jun 1935

Present Status Of Teacher Training Courses In Industrial Arts In Teacher-Training Institutions Belonging To The American Association Of Teachers Colleges, G. E. Nicholson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Shadows Of The Long Ago Or Early Day History Retold, W. L. Fox Jan 1932

Shadows Of The Long Ago Or Early Day History Retold, W. L. Fox

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed essay entitled, "Shadows of the Long Ago or Early Day History Retold", dating from circa 1932. The story is attributed to a Mr. W. L. Fox and obtained by Mrs. E. L. Esher. Within, the author tells the tale of Esther Dreibelbis and Henry Koch, providing an example of a courting practice involving quilting parties and grubbing bees.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection Jul 1923

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection Jul 1923

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

No abstract provided.


Scrapbook, Ila Duncan Sewell Jan 1921

Scrapbook, Ila Duncan Sewell

Ila Duncan Sewell Papers

Ila Duncan Sewell's scrapbook from her time as a student at Abilene Christian College from 1921-1924.


Green Box No. 02; Printing Plates/Cuts Used In E. Haldeman-Julius Materials; Plate 1, Emanual Haldeman- Julius Jan 1919

Green Box No. 02; Printing Plates/Cuts Used In E. Haldeman-Julius Materials; Plate 1, Emanual Haldeman- Julius

Little Blue Books Printing Plates

Green Storage Box of Printing Plates/Cuts used in E. Haldeman-Julius written material production. This includes, Little Blue Books, Big Blue Books, Appeal to reason, Haldeman-Julius Weekly to name a few. This is printing cut/plate 1 from Green Storage box #2


Panoramic Photograph Of 3rd Liberty Loan Parade, 27th Division U.S. Army, Spartanburg, S.C., 1918., W. J. Armstrong Jan 1918

Panoramic Photograph Of 3rd Liberty Loan Parade, 27th Division U.S. Army, Spartanburg, S.C., 1918., W. J. Armstrong

Local History

A panoramic photograph, taken from the Cleveland Hotel, captures downtown Spartanburg, S.C. in 1918, and in particular, the 3rd Liberty Loan parade, with the 27th Division of the U.S Army marching down Main Street. Numerous downtown landmarks are visible, including the towers of Wofford College, the spire of Central Methodist Church, Cleveland Law Range, the court house of the period, Andrews Building, Belk Hudson Building, the Daniel Morgan Statue and Morgan Square, the intersection of Main and Church Streets, the original City Hall and the Spartanburg Herald Journal Building.


November 15, Usm Special Collections Nov 1916

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.