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Full-Text Articles in History
History And Influence Of The Battle Cry Of Freedom, Sebastian Francis
History And Influence Of The Battle Cry Of Freedom, Sebastian Francis
CAFE Symposium 2025
A study of the history of the song Battle Cry of Freedom. As well as the history and the influence of a recording of the song performed by the Gettysburg College Singers in 1961 of which a copy is held in Gettysburg Special Collections.
Common Threads In Monsters Across Time And Space, Jade Gladue
Common Threads In Monsters Across Time And Space, Jade Gladue
CAFE Symposium 2025
Fear is an undeniable human emotion, and monsters have always been a way for human societies to grapple with and explain our fears. In this project, common aspects and groupings of monsters across different indigenous cultures and folklores are discussed and dissected to determine inherent human reactions to fear. The project identifies and analyzes types of monsters and what the hidden meaning behind the existence and endurance of these creatures might be.
Sputnik: Starting Gun Of The Space Race, Samuel K. Lavine
Sputnik: Starting Gun Of The Space Race, Samuel K. Lavine
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
The launch of the Soviet Satellite SPUTNIK is widely regarded as the start of the Space Race. It thrust the issue of space exploration into the national spotlight and brought about issues that defined the final years of the Eisenhower administration. LIFE Magazine and other American news publications covered the Space Race and the fledgling years of the newly established National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). LIFE Magazine from 1957 to 1961 covered the American reaction to SPUTNIK and served as a primary platform of news coverage about the Space Race. During this time the Eisenhower administration sought to accomplish …
Front Matter
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
Front Matter of the Gettysburg Historical Journal 2025
Letter From The Editors, Emily B. Suter, Madeleine G. Ulman
Letter From The Editors, Emily B. Suter, Madeleine G. Ulman
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
We are proud to present the twenty-fourth edition of The Gettysburg Historical Journal. The journal embodies the History Department's dedication to diverse learning and excellence in academics. Each year, the journal publishes the top student work in a range of topics across the spectrum of academic disciplines with different methodological approaches to the study of history. The Gettysburg Historical Journal received a plethora of submissions from both Gettysburg College students and other students around the country. The works accepted this semester focus on the diverse experiences of American throughout history, spanning from living on the western frontier in the …
At The Bottom Of The Barrel: Rum’S Influence On Those Who Made It, Camryn Counsil
At The Bottom Of The Barrel: Rum’S Influence On Those Who Made It, Camryn Counsil
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
This paper examines the British Empire’s increasing rum production across their colonies in the West Indies during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Governmental officials, advertisers, and other influential citizens sought to establish rum as the beverage of choice among British society because of its economic, political, and social sensibilities. This growing enthusiasm established negative consequences, affecting the standards of living and social dynamics within communities of enslaved laborers on Caribbean plantations.
Perpetuating A “Frontier Myth:” The Long Winter And A “Weather Frontier”, Olivia N. Taylor
Perpetuating A “Frontier Myth:” The Long Winter And A “Weather Frontier”, Olivia N. Taylor
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series has long been the subject of scholarly debate regarding its role in shaping perceptions of the American frontier. The Long Winter (1940) is a key text within these discussions, particularly when focusing on how the environment serves as a historical actor in shaping frontier experiences. Traditional frontier narratives, such as those proposed by Frederick Jackson Turner, emphasize individualism and perseverance in the face of adversity. While Wilder’s work reflects these ideals, it also reveals the harsh realities of environmental challenges on the frontier, particularly through its depiction of the winter of 1880-81 in the …
Featured Piece: Be A Sankofa People, Scott Hancock
Featured Piece: Be A Sankofa People, Scott Hancock
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
This year's featured piece was written by Scott Hancock, an associate professor in the History department. Professor Hancock teaches classes on African American history, law and society, and how the two interact with each other. His research focuses on African American experience from the mid-seventeenth century through the Civil War.
Defying Space: Enslaved Social Lives In A Low-Density Slave Society, New England, 1700-1776, Alex Meagher
Defying Space: Enslaved Social Lives In A Low-Density Slave Society, New England, 1700-1776, Alex Meagher
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
This article examines how the enslaved constructed their social lives in the low density slave society of colonial New England, with a particular view towards whether those social lives can be classed as resistance. Using Barbados as a comparison point, the article establishes how New England was unique as a New World slave society and examines the impact of those differences on the social lives of the enslaved, including their courtship, marriage, and family formation, their fraternization, and their communal and ritual lives. It takes the view that through selective compliance, the enslaved were able to earn limited respect within …
Economic Miracles And Their Hypes: An Africanist Disputation, Abou B. Bamba
Economic Miracles And Their Hypes: An Africanist Disputation, Abou B. Bamba
History Faculty Publications
This essay argues that economic miracles are the result of particular processes and procedures to establish a regime of truth. Taking the example of Ivory Coast from the 1950s through the early 1980s as core evidence, the author shows the role of public relations in creating a particular perception of economic achievements. Using the emergence of both West Germany and Japan as early examples in the wake of postwar reconstruction, it is further underlined that the larger context of the Cold War facilitated the construction of economic miracles.
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The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
No abstract provided.
Gettysburg College Journal Of The Civil War Era 2025
Gettysburg College Journal Of The Civil War Era 2025
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
No abstract provided.
Letter From The Editors, Danielle S. Russell, Madeleine G. Ulman
Letter From The Editors, Danielle S. Russell, Madeleine G. Ulman
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
No abstract provided.
Deeds That Demons Would Be Ashamed Of: The Kkk, Justice, And Bystanders., Michael J. Aaron
Deeds That Demons Would Be Ashamed Of: The Kkk, Justice, And Bystanders., Michael J. Aaron
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
Abstract: The Ku Klux Klan used a number of tactics to impact the judicial system of the South, tactics that can be seen in public interviews of Congress’s Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States. Intimidation was a powerful and widespread strategy of the KKK to create fear and inhibit the judicial system. Deception was also key to KKK activities, as many times KKK crimes went unprosecuted due to the secrecy of the offenders. Some popular support for what the KKK stood for and judges who were either ineffective …
Echoes Of Antiquity: The Romanticization Of The Classical World Through Architecture In The Old South, Cait Gurley
Echoes Of Antiquity: The Romanticization Of The Classical World Through Architecture In The Old South, Cait Gurley
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the American South looked to the Ancient World as cultural and ideological model. Specifically, the Old South conceptualized Ancient Greece as a glorious land filled with honorable heroes who defended their home and way of life. Confederates utilized formal education in Classical studies to instruct the public on its ideologies. However, the economic downturn immediately following the Civil War forced Confederates to find another means of disseminating their ideologies to the public. Thus, in Reconstruction, ancient Greek-inspired architecture, as demonstrated in the Nashville Parthenon, acted as a vehicle for transporting ideologies. Yet, the …
“A Wise Ending To A Singularly Foolish Beginning”: An Analysis Of The Chiriqui Colonization Project, Hayden C. Strittmatter
“A Wise Ending To A Singularly Foolish Beginning”: An Analysis Of The Chiriqui Colonization Project, Hayden C. Strittmatter
The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era
Ambrose Thompson, a Pennsylvanian entrepreneur, aimed to profit from his title to coal-rich lands in Chiriqui by negotiating with several presidential administrations. Thompson’s plan during the Buchanan presidency centered on constructing naval bases and extracting resources for the navy. Although the Buchanan administration withheld their approval of the scheme, Thompson pounced on the opportunity to renew conversations about his colonization project with President Lincoln. This article examines how Thompson targeted Lincoln's racial and political ideologies in letters to launch the project and explores the factors that ultimately molded Lincoln’s decision to abandon the Chiriqui scheme during the Civil War.
Gettysburg Historical Journal 2025
Gettysburg Historical Journal 2025
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
Complete Issue of the Gettysburg Historical Journal 2025
The First World War Letters Of H.J.C. Peirs: A Case Study Of The Creation And Growth Of A Collaborative, Pedagogy-Driven Digital History Project, Amy E. Lucadamo, R.C. Miessler, Ian A. Isherwood
The First World War Letters Of H.J.C. Peirs: A Case Study Of The Creation And Growth Of A Collaborative, Pedagogy-Driven Digital History Project, Amy E. Lucadamo, R.C. Miessler, Ian A. Isherwood
All Musselman Library Staff Works
This chapter concerns the development of a First World War Digital Humanities project at a small US liberal arts college. The project, based on a manuscript collection of documents, photographs, artefacts, and nearly 300 letters (primarily written between 1915 and 1919), was designed from the beginning to be truly collaborative, featuring the creative and scholarly work of undergraduate students, a faculty member, a librarian, and an archivist to tell a unique story from the Western Front. What initially began as a project to digitally preserve and promote primary source materials for a wider audience adapted and changed over the course …
Snapshot Of York Street, 1955, Molly Bogart
Snapshot Of York Street, 1955, Molly Bogart
Student Publications
This paper briefly explores a small section of the Gettysburg Community in 1955, and focuses on the residential and business related life of York Street. With the life and work of Walter Lane, a local photographer, providing the lens to explore York Street, the community of 1955 York Street is uniquely highlighted through a hypothetical “week in the life” of the photographer. Walt Lane was the only professional photographer in Gettysburg at the time and therefore would have interacted with a multitude of business and residents through his work. His work included taking photos for the local high school, Gettysburg …
Black Experiences In The Shadow Of The Civil War, Beverly A. Duran
Black Experiences In The Shadow Of The Civil War, Beverly A. Duran
GLI MA in American History Student Works
This study examines the contrasting experiences and perspectives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free Black communities in the North in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Drawing on primary sources such as slave narratives, abolitionist writings, and speeches by Black leaders, the paper highlights how geographical, social, and legal contexts shaped their views on the impending conflict. While enslaved individuals feared the war’s potential for intensified oppression but harbored faint hopes for freedom, free Black Northerners viewed the war as both an opportunity for abolition and a risk to their precarious freedoms. The analysis …
"Is There Any Possibility That They Might Have Remained Alive?": The George Barlaz Papers And The Search For Family After The Holocaust, Jacob Kahn-Samuelson
"Is There Any Possibility That They Might Have Remained Alive?": The George Barlaz Papers And The Search For Family After The Holocaust, Jacob Kahn-Samuelson
Student Publications
The paper explores the topic of American Jews searching for their families after the Holocaust. The paper uses the George Barlaz Papers, to argue that after the Holocaust Jews used Jewish organizations to search for family. Charity organizations like HIAS, Jewish newspapers like The Forward and various Landsmanshaftn were all used by George Barlaz to look for his family. From the search for family, new relationships were formed between searchers and those who were helping them find their family. George Barlaz developed a strong friendship with Moses Feinblüt who helped him search for his family and connect him with the …
“Indescribable But Never To Be Forgotten”: Challenging The Gender Roles Of Victorian Era Women And Expanding Cultural Horizons Through Travels Abroad, Camryn Counsil
Student Publications
Between the years of 1862-8, the Webb-Black family traveled the world on a Grand Tour to countries such as Italy, Austria, and France. In letters home to their aunts, half-sisters Augusta, Menah, and Julia detailed their journeys within the physical and cultural spheres of the places they visited. Later copied into a bound volume, these epistles gave voice to women’s thoughts, emotions, and conflicts when exploring the realm of the unknown. From a young age, Victorian girls were taught to suppress their opinions and merely expect a life of motherhood. However, the women of these letters pushed beyond what was …
"You Say You Want A Revolution?": Gettysburg College Students And The Turbulent 1960s, Madeleine G. Ulman
"You Say You Want A Revolution?": Gettysburg College Students And The Turbulent 1960s, Madeleine G. Ulman
Student Publications
Influenced by external events, major social movements, and the counterculture of the 1960s, Gettysburg College students increasingly demanded more out of their college. In the years 1963 and 1964, few students at Gettysburg College were interested in disrupting the status quo or questioning the college’s role as an authority figure. However, by 1968 and 1969, a growing number of Gettysburg College students demanded more of a voice in the college’s decision making process, fought to change unfair policies, and challenged the authority of the establishment. Some students began to organize demonstrations and protests in response to injustices they observed locally …
Different Perspectives In Early Twentieth-Century Utah: A Love Story Between Lewis Gillilan And Ellen Benson, Greer E. H. Garver
Different Perspectives In Early Twentieth-Century Utah: A Love Story Between Lewis Gillilan And Ellen Benson, Greer E. H. Garver
Student Publications
Lewis Gillilan and Ellen Benson were young adults who lived in Utah during the first decade of the twentieth century. Between the years 1909 and 1910 they engaged in a long-distance courtship, which ended in an elopement. In that period, they wrote many letters to each other which were full of details about what shaped their relationship. Such details ranged from romantic expressions to disagreements about religious beliefs. Their letters also frequently included references to their work and education, which tell a story of a state going through both agricultural, industrial, and social development. This paper explores themes present in …
Life And Death On Chambersburg Street During 1955: Dr. Chester Crist As A Central Adams County Figure, Abby Smith, Sarah Daniels
Life And Death On Chambersburg Street During 1955: Dr. Chester Crist As A Central Adams County Figure, Abby Smith, Sarah Daniels
Student Publications
Life on Chambersburg Street in 1955 was centered around community and highlights what life in downtown Gettysburg had to offer in 1950's. This essay analyzes the daily interactions different age groups had with the businesses, churches, and individuals living on the south side of the street. In particular, Dr. Chester Crist, the Coroner for Adams County, was a central elected figure in the wider Gettysburg community; his essential work on road safety and Salk polio vaccinations was well known. His involvement in the life, death, and health of the residents is a major focus.
Ethel Bird: A College Woman's Life And Legacy From 1901 To 1905, Bryn A. Morris
Ethel Bird: A College Woman's Life And Legacy From 1901 To 1905, Bryn A. Morris
Student Publications
This essay is a case study of the experiences of Ethel Bird, a middle-class student at Beloit College at the turn of the twentieth century. Through an analysis of the first-person accounts of her college life, as reported in hundreds of letters sent to her parents, the essay will expand upon previous explorations of gender and postsecondary education to examine specifically the middle-class experience, as well as how this experience led to the entry of women into the workforce. Furthermore, it will examine how Bird’s college experiences fit into the broader history of women’s education in the United States, especially …
Breaking Silence: The Historiography Of The Bear River Massacre, Logan C. Romney
Breaking Silence: The Historiography Of The Bear River Massacre, Logan C. Romney
GLI MA in American History Student Works
This paper explores the historiography of the Bear River Massacre, analyzing its progression from historical silence and mischaracterization to recognition and nuanced interpretation. By addressing biases, evolving narratives, and modern efforts to commemorate the tragedy, this paper underscores the importance of preserving this complex and overlooked chapter of American history.
Historiographical Interpretations Of The Diplomatic Career Of John Quincy Adams, Nicholas E. Zilempe
Historiographical Interpretations Of The Diplomatic Career Of John Quincy Adams, Nicholas E. Zilempe
GLI MA in American History Student Works
This historiography paper seeks to determine how historians have interpreted the diplomatic career of John Quincy Adams over the last one hundred and seventy-five years. As sixth President of the United States and son of second President and Founding Father John Adams, John Quincy Adams has been the subject of significant historical interpretation since his 1848 death. Though the demand for writing about his life was strong in the immediate wake of his death, the subsequent body of work that permeated throughout the nineteenth century ultimately fell short of addressing the monumental diplomatic career Adams held before his Presidential and …
Maternal Sacrifice And Resilience: The Legacy Of Harriet Jacobs And Enslaved Black Motherhood, Beverly A. Duran
Maternal Sacrifice And Resilience: The Legacy Of Harriet Jacobs And Enslaved Black Motherhood, Beverly A. Duran
GLI MA in American History Student Works
This paper explores the unique role of enslaved Black women in preserving family and cultural identity during the American slavery era, focusing on the life and writings of Harriet Jacobs. Through her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs exemplifies the extraordinary sacrifices and resilience of enslaved mothers, who navigated the dual burdens of racial and gender oppression. The study delves into Jacobs’s years-long confinement in an attic to avoid separation from her children and her use of storytelling, education, and cultural practices to resist dehumanization. It highlights how enslaved women, despite systemic constraints, developed strategies to …
The Struggle For Empire In The Old Northwest Territory: The Fur Trade And Alliances On The Middle Ground, Richard W. Rowe Jr.
The Struggle For Empire In The Old Northwest Territory: The Fur Trade And Alliances On The Middle Ground, Richard W. Rowe Jr.
GLI MA in American History Student Works
The Old Northwest Territory is a uniquely underserved area of American history. It stood at the intersection of several empires, each of whom often viewed it as something desirable only when hoping to keep it from falling into the hands of their rivals. Indigenous and creole people lived and died in those spaces, using the fur trade as a means for survival while they navigated between Imperial overlords. This work endeavors to build on existing academic scholarship, fill some gaps therein regarding where this topic fits into the bigger picture, and hopefully inspire others’ interest in doing further research. This …