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John Curtis Ellis

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Tommie Smith Oral History, Tommie Smith, Courtney Tollison

Furman University Oral Histories

Video interview with Dr. Tommie Smith, former track & field athlete, NFL wide receiver, coach, and professor. In the 1968 Summer Olympics, after winning gold, Tommie Smith raised his fist on the podium to show solidarity with people fighting for human rights in the United States and internationally. In this 2008 interview, Dr. Smith begins talking about how running has always been a part of his life. He tells of being a child of poor farmers in Texas during the 1940's, moving to California at age 6, and of a life of hard work and church. He discusses becoming interested …

Billy H. Parrish Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Native American Forum On Nuclear Issues Presenter Biography, Mary Palevsky

Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues

Biography

Abstract:

Discuss the work of the project and the importance of documenting, preserving and

making public the diverse and dissenting stories of Cold War nuclear testing in Nevada. It is the goal of the project that people directly involved with the issues on the ground as well as those who know little about the test site, its impacts and importance, will benefit from using the project materials. This presentation will provide information about the archive contents and how to access them.

Predictions And Timing In An Olympic Year

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Let’s pretend that, twelve months ago, someone had put me in a room with 20 or so other China specialists, handed us each four slips of paper, and asked us to write on each piece a story with a Chinese theme that we predicted would make headlines in 2008, the year when the Beijing Olympics will start on August 8. It’s quite possible that the following would have happened:

1) One or more of us would have written that a headline-grabbing protest would break out. And going into more detail, some of those who made that forecast would have added …

Mcafee, Robert Breckinridge, 1784-1849 (Mss 204), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 204. Two of McAfee's handwritten journals from 1803-1807 and typescripts of the same. Also, his "The Life and Times of Robert B. McAfee and His Family and Connections, 1845", published in the "Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" in 1927 is included.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 57, April 10, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Trail Blazer - Volume 82, Number 10, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on April 10, 2008.

The Grizzly, April 10, 2008, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Roger Lee, Kristi Blust, Katie Callahan, Juliane Katz, Matt Short, Jill Alspach, Anthony George, Zach Shamberg, Christopher Schaeffer, Alex Ernst, Jason Davis, Ashley Drogalis, Danielle Langdon

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Baby Dies from Lack of Medical Attention, Parents Charged • Relay is Here! • Dancing at Lughnasa Opens at UC • Yes, It's a "Positions" Article • Airband's 25th Raises $3100 for the Laurel House • Senior's Helpful Hints for Class Registration • Glancing at the Future of Collegeville • Men's Golf Swings into Season • Track Teams Win Goucher Classic

Interview 4 Boot Camp, Lynnita Brown, Murdo Maclennan

MacLennon, Murdo

No abstract provided.

Alvin Phillip Hendley

African American Funeral Programs

Service held in Sidney A. Jones & Campbell Funeral Home in Savannah, Georgia.

Fleischman, Adolf John, 1889-1987 (Sc 1632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1632. Letter, 8 November 1918, from Fleischman, Corbin, Kentucky to his wife, Edna, in Louisville, Kentucky. He inquires about the end of the war, declares that he is coming home and requests that his wife buy several items.

Hardin, Amanda Leeann, B. 1983 (Sc 1635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1635. Copy of a diary kept by Amanda LeeAnn Hardin while a first-grade student at Bristow Elementary School, Warren County, Kentucky. Entries include comments about her pets, her family, and the Persian Gulf War.

Mcwherter, Henry Newton, 1858-1923 (Sc 1627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1627. Copy of letter, 6 December 1918, from H. N. McWherter, Persimon, Monroe County, Kentucky to his son James M. McWherter, with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. He mentions family, friends, the end of the war, and the influenza outbreak.

Bradley, Henry Walter, Sr., 1894-1988 (Sc 1624), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1624. Copy of a notarized statement by Henry Walter Bradley, Sr., 23 July 1969, giving information related to the Chaffin family of Bowling Green, Kentucky, in support of an application to have Hugh G. Chaffin released from active military service.

Fields, John W. (Fa 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 210. Paper: [Oklahoma Life During the Great Depression: Interview with Bonnie G. Fields] written by John W. Fields for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Bullington, Mose (Fa 207), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 207. Paper: "Personal Narratives Related to Natural Disasters" written by Mose Bullington for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

James Reddick

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Interview 3 Clarifying Interviews 1 And 2, Lynnita Brown, Murdo Maclennan

MacLennon, Murdo

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 1399, Rodolfo Balderrama

Combined Interviews

Rodolfo Balderrama had some ranches in Satevó Chihuahua, México. He heard of the Bracero Program from a few ranch hands who had worked in the program. Coupled with curiosity and poverty, Rodolfo decided to try the program for himself. He experienced the lengthy entrance portion of the Bracero Program where his hands were closely examined for callouses, nicks and cuts; signs that proved he worked on a ranch/farm. Rodolfo was given x-rays to determine if he had tuberculosis and was searched in his head for lice. He traveled to many cities around the United States while working for the Bracero …

Annie Mae "Mother" Culbreth

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Ccu Newsletter, April 7, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Mosaic Of Victims Film Series [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster advertising three films on successive evenings, each showing how groups other than Jews were persecuted by the Nazis and their collaborators.

Ada News - 04/07/2008, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 56, April 7, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Fitzpatrick, Miriam (Fa 208), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 208. Paper: "I Remember When...[Manners, Customs and Games in New Albany, Mississippi]" written by Miriam Fitzpatrick for a Western Kentucky University English class.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 35, April 7, 2008, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Sis. Berdia Mae Wade

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Sis. Berdia Mae Wade on April 7 2008 at Thomas Grove Baptist Church

Ohio Academy Of Medical History Annual Meeting Program, April 5, 2008, Ohio Academy Of Medical History

Annual Conference Programs

This tri-fold program is from the annual review of the Ohio Academy of Medical History held on April 5, 2008 at the Dittrick Medical History Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The program details the events and presentations of the meeting.

Antoinette "Nette" Michelle Conyers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.