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Cunningham Collection Finding Aid: Container List, Christiane M J Hennequin
Cunningham Collection Finding Aid: Container List, Christiane M J Hennequin
ACER historical documents
This document provides background information to the Finding Aid to the Cunningham Collection. Dr Kenneth Stewart Cunningham (1890 – 1976) was a leading Australian educationalist and educational researcher who was instrumental in the creation and development of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). After his death in 1976, Dr Cunningham’s daughter, Lesley Cunningham, became the custodian of her father’s personal papers. Much of this material was donated to the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) by Lesley Cunningham a few years before her death.
Cunningham Collection Finding Aid: Box 9506, Christiane M J Hennequin
Cunningham Collection Finding Aid: Box 9506, Christiane M J Hennequin
ACER historical documents
This is a finding aid to the first box accessioned as part of the Cunningham Collection. The collection contains papers, documents, photographs, films, and ephemera pertaining to Dr Cunningham’s personal and professional life, as well as a few items from his wife, Ella, and daughter, Lesley. The collections items range from personal and professional correspondence and records (such as memberships to various organisations), a large album of French photographic postcards from the WWI period, several passports (including one United Nations diplomatic passport), a selection of pocket diaries, travel diaries, address books, notebooks, notes/memos, some publications (including Dr Cunningham’s Columbia University …
Why Wikipedia Often Overlooks Stories Of Women In History, Lara Nicosia, Tamar Carroll
Why Wikipedia Often Overlooks Stories Of Women In History, Lara Nicosia, Tamar Carroll
Articles
Wikipedia's reliance on a volunteer editing base has resulted in a gender bias both in the quantity and quality of content around women. With less than 20% of Wikipedia's editors identifying as women, only 30% of biographical entries have been written about women and entries on women tend to be shorter and more focused on relationships and family roles than entries on men. This article explores the causes of Wikipedia's gender bias and offers ways that both individuals and institutions can help improve Wikipedia's content around women.
Review Of Aaron And Alexander: The Most Famous Duel In American History By Don Brown, Christiana O. Manthei
Review Of Aaron And Alexander: The Most Famous Duel In American History By Don Brown, Christiana O. Manthei
Library Intern Book Reviews
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Book Review - Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice In Appalachia, Rebecca Rose
Book Review - Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice In Appalachia, Rebecca Rose
Georgia Library Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki
Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki
Publications and Research
Review of the book Guide to reference in genealogy and biography.
A Parliament Of Urls: Medieval Resources On The Web, Beth Juhl
A Parliament Of Urls: Medieval Resources On The Web, Beth Juhl
University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations
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The Military And Naval History Of The Rebellion In The United States: With Biographical Sketches Of Deceased Officers, William Jewett Tenney
The Military And Naval History Of The Rebellion In The United States: With Biographical Sketches Of Deceased Officers, William Jewett Tenney
Civil War Text
The book provides a general history of the Civil War, describing the battles, related political events and relevant issues of equipment and medicine. On title page "Illustrated with steel plate portraits." Includes 843 pages, additional leaves of portraits, and 10 pages on roman numerals. The portraits are engraved by H.W. Smith. Also includes maps and index. Special Collections copy lacks folded map. The copy has inscription: Presented to John Lusadder by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Geo Nelson, New years 1892.