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Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Stephan, Geraldine, 1912-2003 (Sc 2087), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2087. Outline for a paper: "Social and Economic Problems of Bowling Green" written by Geraldine Stephan. Her only topic was transportation, and she discusses the railroad, bus, steamboat, and trucking lines that serviced Bowling Green, Kentucky as well as upcoming postal airline service. She notes the amount of fuel sold and the number of service stations located within the city in 1929.


Janice Holt Giles Symposium, May 17-18, 1991 (Sc 2067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Janice Holt Giles Symposium, May 17-18, 1991 (Sc 2067), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2067. Miscellaneous items from the Janice Holt Giles Symposium held 17-18 May 1991 at Campbellsville College, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Includes a cassette tape containing remarks by Giles's daughter Libby Hancock and songs sung by Wig Robinson at the Caldwell Chapel Church, Knifley, Kentucky where Giles and her husband are buried.


Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 - Letters To (Sc 2065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 - Letters To (Sc 2065), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2065. Letters from various Kentucky politicians to Patricia and Paul Hodges, Bowling Green, Kentucky, chiefly related to policies concerning same-sex marriage and immigration.


Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Stone, Dan Ray, 1921-2007 (Sc 2069), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2069. Correspondence with Kentucky's senators related to advertising of alcoholic beverages on television; application for a retail beer license.


Pounds, Dwight Ray, B. 1935 (Sc 2072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Pounds, Dwight Ray, B. 1935 (Sc 2072), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection SC 2072. “The 1991 Fire[:] First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky,” by Dwight R. Pounds. The writer reflects on his reaction to the fire and to other burned or damaged churches.


Ratliff, Charles, Sr., 1854-1940 (Sc 2086), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Ratliff, Charles, Sr., 1854-1940 (Sc 2086), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2086. Stud book kept by Charles Ratliff, Sr., Princeton, Kentucky, in which he records the breeding activities at his horse farm. Most of the entries are associated with these horses: Prince, Starlight, Davy Crockett and Spanish Chief. Includes photocopies of some genealogical material.


Marginal Benefit Of Hosting The Summer Olympics: Focusing On Bric Nation Brazil (Rio 2016), Benjamin Mcguirk Wagar Nov 2009

Marginal Benefit Of Hosting The Summer Olympics: Focusing On Bric Nation Brazil (Rio 2016), Benjamin Mcguirk Wagar

Global Studies Student Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2070. Brief World War II V-mail messges from Redmon, serving in the India-Burma Theater to family in Louisville, Ketnucky. Includes Christmas and Mother's Day greetings as well as two photos.


Obama In China: Readings Around The Web Nov 2009

Obama In China: Readings Around The Web

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

President Barack Obama is en route to Asia right now, and though he’ll also be making stops in Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, the centerpiece of his trip is the three days he’ll be spending in China. Tours of the Great Wall and the Forbidden City are, of course, on the itinerary, but Obama’s schedule in China isn’t limited to sightseeing; he’ll also be meeting with Chinese leaders in Beijing and Shanghai to discuss a range of issues, including re-evaluation of the renminbi, relations with North Korea, and climate change. We’ve compiled some of this week’s writings around the web …


Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2083. Correspondence related to an article about Shakers that appeared in the Western Kentucky University "Alumni" magazine. Kenneth W. Tackett was born at Shakertown at South Union, Kentucky, and later lived in the Centre House (Centre Family Dwelling).


Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Brown, Anna Murl (Fisher), 1911-1989 (Sc 2112), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2112. Biographical and employment information related to Anna Murl (Fisher) Brown, a nurse and native of Ohio County, Kentucky. Includes an unsigned copy of a letter from Pat Nixon, thanking Brown for arranging a visit to a nursing school in San Salvador, El Salvador.


Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Moore-Mulligan-Brown Collection (Mss 219), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 219. This collection consists chiefly of correspondence of the Moore, Mulligan, Brown and Johns families, who are interrelated. The correspondence deals chiefly with family matters and events occurring in Trigg County, Kentucky and Allen County, Kentucky.


Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2009

Taylor Family Papers (Sc 1929), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1929. Correspondence, poems, song lyrics, recipes, accounts, clippings, and miscellaneous records relating to the Taylor family of Warren County, Kentucky. Includes letters of a Kentucky soldier writing of battle in east Tennessee during the Civil War, 1864 (Click on "Additional Files" for scans).


Trail Blazer - Volume 84, Number 10, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer. Nov 2009

Trail Blazer - Volume 84, Number 10, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on November 12, 2009.


The Grizzly, November 12, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Ashley Mccomeskey, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Alex Doll, Rebecca Smyth, Andrea Magnolo, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, James Kilduff, Jason K. Mullins, Seika Ueda, Zach Shamberg, Kate Lechleitner, Christopher Michael Nov 2009

The Grizzly, November 12, 2009, Caitlin Dalik, Katie Callahan, Liz Kilmer, Ashley Mccomeskey, Gianna Paone, Lisa Jobe, Alex Doll, Rebecca Smyth, Andrea Magnolo, Ellen Bernhard, Abbie Cichowski, James Kilduff, Jason K. Mullins, Seika Ueda, Zach Shamberg, Kate Lechleitner, Christopher Michael

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Draws in Audiences • Ursinus Awarded Teagle Grant • H1N1: How Ursinus is Battling the Swine Flu • Health Stats on the Ursinus Campus • Guest Speaker Addresses Urban (Dis)order • Four Students Hope to Pursue their Dreams with Watson Fellowship • Philly's Practically Single Proves Pop-Punk Prevails; Set to Play Ursinus Friday • Veterans: The Brave Who Allow Us to be Free • Ghost Hunter Gives Presentation on Campus • Opinion: Hamid Karzai: Further Complicating Issues in Afghanistan; Ursinus' Need for an Intro to Writing Class • Field Hockey Hoists C.C. Trophy for Sixth …


Ethel Mae Smith Nov 2009

Ethel Mae Smith

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


The Local Is Global: Broker For Human Rights “Florence Kitchelt, Connecticut Peace Activist And Feminist,” 1920-1961, Danelle L. Moon Nov 2009

The Local Is Global: Broker For Human Rights “Florence Kitchelt, Connecticut Peace Activist And Feminist,” 1920-1961, Danelle L. Moon

Faculty and Staff Publications

In this paper, I will explore the role of local peace activist and feminist, Florence Ledyard Kitchelt (1874-1961) in supporting social justice, equality, and world peace. In 1924 Kitchelt accepted a paid position with the Connecticut League of Nation’s Association (CLNA), and for nearly twenty years she served as secretary and director of the organization. Working through the CLNA she canvassed the state promoting peace education and to building support for the League of Nations and the World Court. In 1925 she traveled to Geneva to study the League of Nations and attended the Assembly. Between the wars she worked …


Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 23, November 12, 2009, Grand Valley State University Nov 2009

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 23, November 12, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

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


798 Faces Nov 2009

798 Faces

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

“At Beijing’s 798 art district, I photograph a visitor, who inspects his own photos, while an artwork inspects him. 798 has become a destination for young Chinese to kill time, and shop, in one of the city’s more counter-culture environments.”

“At Beijing’s 798 art district, I photograph a visitor, who inspects his own photos, while an artwork inspects him. 798 has become a destination for young Chinese to kill time, and shop, in one of the city’s more counter-culture environments.”

–Alec Ash


In Case You Missed It: China’S Monetary Challenges, Maura Dykstra Nov 2009

In Case You Missed It: China’S Monetary Challenges, Maura Dykstra

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

When I first left to study in China, I asked around about what presents to bring. I took the advice of a professor, and boarded a plane to Shanghai with two bottles of Johnny Walker and two cartons of Marlboro cigarettes. I had heard tales of men and women in China beseeching their foreign friends to purchase such items at Friendship Stores, and had been reassured that these name-brand products would be eagerly consumed by deprived whiskey-drinkers and smokers on the mainland. I wasn’t in China for more than a week when, stepping into a local convenience store, I was …


Index And End Pages Nov 2009

Index And End Pages

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Wrist And Hand Nov 2009

The Region Of The Wrist And Hand

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Forearm Nov 2009

The Region Of The Forearm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Elbow Nov 2009

The Region Of The Elbow

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Arm Nov 2009

The Region Of The Arm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Axilla Nov 2009

The Region Of The Axilla

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Shoulder Nov 2009

The Region Of The Shoulder

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Diaphragm Nov 2009

The Diaphragm

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Thorax Nov 2009

The Region Of The Thorax

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.


The Region Of The Neck Nov 2009

The Region Of The Neck

Regional anatomy McClellan, George 1896 Vol. 1

No abstract provided.