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Deacon Robert Donaldson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Levon Rawls

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Joseph J. Bennett

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Helen Mcnicol Sheldon, Helen Sheldon '40, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Helen McNicol Sheldon, Class of 1940, majored in Sociology. This was recorded at Sheldon's home.

Smith, Kerry D., B. 1963 (Sc 2347), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2347. Paper by Kerry D. Smith in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the History Honors Program at Western Kentucky University: "The Green Family of Falls of Rough."

Rigsby, James Edward, 1845-1930 (Sc 2351), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2351. Certificate appointing James E. Rigsby as Corporal, Company C, 52nd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, 1 November 1863; and Rigsby's certificate of discharge from military service, 17 January 1865.

Green, Alice (Dunham), 1882-1977 (Sc 2346), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2346. Alice Dunham Green's transcription and arrangement of the Kentucky folk ballad "Weevily Wheat"; letter, 26 February 1953, from Harry L. Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio, to Mary T. Moore, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing the song's connection to his family.

Chet Sheldon, Chet Sheldon '43, Rae Rein 2011

All oral histories

Chet Sheldon, Class of 1943, was a member of Beta Kappa fraternity, which is now Theta Chi. He majored in Sociology. This was recorded at Sheldon's home.

Crusader, September 24, 2010, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

President Barack Obama, Un General Assembly Nyc, Republic Of Palau Postal Service

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Palau, sheet of 4 stamps, The President Obama International Stamp Collection.

Dewalt Family (Sc 2350), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2350. Wills of members of the Dewalt family of Newberry County, South Carolina. Includes a copy of the will of Benjamin Hampton and typescripts.

A Mountain Of Paper The Extraordinary Diary Of Leonard James Arrington, Carl Arrington, Susan Arrington Madsen

Arrington Annual Lecture

The establishment of a lecture series honoring a library’s special collections and a donor to that collection is unique. Utah State University’s Merrill-Cazier Library houses the personal and historical collection of Leonard J. Arrington, a renowned scholar of the American West. As part of Arrington’s gift to the university, he requested that the university’s historical collection become the focus for an annual lecture on an aspect of Mormon history. Utah State agreed to the request and in 1995 inaugurated the annual Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture.

Utah State University’s Special Collections and Archives is ideally suited as the host …

Trail Blazer - Volume 86, Number 4, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on September 23, 2010.

Interview No. 1608, Margaret E. Mendoza

Combined Interviews

Margaret Mendoza, born in El Paso, Texas on October 22, 1934, worked for Farah for three years. Shortly after graduating from Bowie High School, she married an army soldier and left El Paso for Brooklyn, New York, but her marriage was not successful and she moved back to El Paso with her children. Because Mendoza needed to support her family she worked as a receptionist in several offices in El Paso. Later, her friend recommended that she work for Farah. She was hired at Farah and she earned twice as much connecting calls for the company, but would also tape …

Mrs. Ada Lou Wesley

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Ada_Lou_Wesley.pdf - Funeral program for Mrs. Ada Lou Wesley

Frances Carol Bishop

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, September 23, 2010, Katie Callahan, Danielle Chmelewski, Alyse Reid, Elisa Diprinzio, Lisa Jobe, Allison Nichols, Sara Hourwitz, Traci Johnson, Jennifer Beigel, Maggie Mcmahon, Sara Sherr, Kayla Ann Mcleod, Dixon Speaker, Kyu Chul Shin, Bree Gaddy, Briana Brukilacchio, Kate Lechleitner

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Biology Department Receives $1.3 Million Grant • Shorter Rush Period Impacts Thoughts Surrounding Greeks • Students Continue the Growth of the UC Organic Garden • Lecture on Protecting Manatees Highlights Human Interference • How to Become a "Deep Learner" • Project Pericles to Sponsor "Debating for Democracy" in the Berman Museum Tomorrow • Bed Bug Epidemic Hits College Campuses Across Nation • Professor Seeking Tenure: Dr. Rebecca Jaroff • Opinions: Catholic Church Taking the Next Step Towards Healing; Never-Ending Ordeal of Crossing Main Street • UC Alum Honored with Prestigious Gymnastics Accolade • UC Field Hockey: In it to Win …

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 09, September 23, 2010, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The Lanthorn, Vol. 45 No. 8 is missing.

Mrs. Eula Mae Bowers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Ground, Edgar, 1893-1962 (Sc 2348), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2348. Letter to Maggie Ground, Warren County, Kentucky, from her uncle James Brunson, Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas, conveying Christmas greetings. Also includes three short notes written by Walter and Rosa Parker.

James Allison, Jr. And Company - Russellville, Kentucky (Mss 336), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 336. Day books, ledger, and invoice book of James Allison, Jr. and Company, operators of a general store at Russellville in Logan County, Kentucky.

Green, William J., 1838-1867 (Sc 2345), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2345. Letters, 10 and 26 January 1862, written by William J. Green, Paducah, Kentucky, to his brothers John Henry and Samuel Ford Green, presumably in Illinois, describing military life and maneuvers in western Kentucky. Green was serving in Company B, 2nd Regiment Illinois Cavalry. He describes his tent with a homemade chimney in one letter and makes some disparaging comments about the “Secesh” in Murrary, Kentucky.

Green County Agricultural And Mechanical Association - Greensburg, Kentucky (Mss 335), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 335. Treasurer’s book (1859-1860) and minute book (1859-1867) of the Green County Agricultural and Mechanical Association, Greensburg, Kentucky.

Tolle, Donald James, 1918-1993 (Sc 2344), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Typescripted World War II diary of Donald James Tolle, kept 1942-1945 while serving in England, Italy and North Africa with the Army Air Corps, 47th Bombardment Group (Light). Includes diary annotations made in 1988, materials from a 1979 reunion of the Bombardment Group, biographical data on Tolle, his obituary, and a colleague's remarks at his memorial service.

Interview No. 1696, Frances Ratermann S. L.

Combined Interviews

Ratermann was born in El Paso in 1932 and was born at a Masonic Hospital. She is the youngest one in her family and her older sister, Sister Helen Julius Ratermann, who was the oldest and was born in 1914, was also a sister. The location of the interview is 4108 Waco. Her mother’s family went to live in Socorro, New Mexico and when the mines began to get shaky, they moved to El Paso. Her father was Julius Augustus Ratermann and came to El Paso because doctors believed he had Tuberculosis. Her mother was born in Socorro, New Mexico …

Ada News - 09/20/2010, 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.

The Chanticleer, 2010-09-20, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Heresy And Error, Eric Marshall White Phd, Rebecca Howdeshell

Bridwell Library Publications

From its inception the early Christian Church sought to suppress books believed to contain heretical or erroneous teachings. With the development of the printing press during the latter half of the fifteenth century, Christian authorities in Europe became increasingly aware of the need to control the mass production of unfamiliar and potentially unacceptable texts. Initially, censorship of the press was enforced locally. However, with the spread of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church required a more centralized and organized approach. Thus, the Council of Trent (1545–1563) ratified the Index librorum prohibitorum(“Index of Prohibited Books”), which listed individual banned titles …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 04, September 20, 2010, Grand Valley State University

2010-2011, Volume 35

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

Joan Secchia Address, Delivered On September 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Joan Secchia Address, delivered on September 20, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.