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S, Robert, Fcrh Honors Program Jul 2010

S, Robert, Fcrh Honors Program

FCRH Honors Program Oral History Project

Dr. Robert S., Ph.D., graduated from Fordham honors with his Bachelor’s of Science in 1960 and from Princeton with his Doctorate in 1964. Both degrees were in chemistry, and Dr. Robert went on to have an astounding career in the field of engineering plastics. He initially served as a captain in the U.S. Army and transitioned to work in technical management at Honeywell, ITW, and Engelhard corporations. After retiring, he became increasingly active in consulting and board work at S.C. Johnson Corporation, R&D Council of New Jersey, the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni, and the EPA Clean Air Act Advisory …

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Interview No. 1493, Julius Lowenberg Jul 2010

Interview No. 1493, Julius Lowenberg

Combined Interviews

When Julius graduated from St. Patrick’s Cathedral High School in the early 1950’s, he went to work for Fur Foods and then the railroad company. After being let go from the railroad company, Julius started volunteer coaching touch football. The following year, Julius began coaching tackle football and basketball at St. Patrick’s. During this time, Julius began attending The University of Texas at El Paso and did so while coaching at St. Patrick’s. Julius left St. Patrick’s to coach at Putnam Elementary when he was offered a high school coaching job at a school in Canutillo, a community in the …

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Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Hall, Betty Kathleen, 1908-1995 (Sc 2298), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2298. "From Childhood Through the White House: Ronald and Nancy Reagan," a biography written by Betty Kathleen Hall in the form of a narrative poem and illustrated by John Warren Oakes. Inlcudes sheet music for "The Voice of the National Rose" with lyrics by Hall, and an autographed photo of the Reagans.

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Interview No. 1492, Patti Holland Branch Jul 2010

Interview No. 1492, Patti Holland Branch

Paso del Norte Entrepreneurship Oral History Project

Patti Holland Branch began developing her skills as an entrepreneur when she was around the age of 8. Patti purchased a weave machine to make pot holders and sold them around the neighborhood to earn money for her family. Patti would also host a summer school for the kids in her neighborhood and would receive gifts of cash for her efforts. When Patti was a teenager, she worked for the Mayor’s office creating a scrapbook. She eventually earned the Dorrance D. Roderick scholarship to attend Texas Western College. Patti married her husband and they moved to Germany for his work …

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Interview No. 1492, Patti Holland Branch Jul 2010

Interview No. 1492, Patti Holland Branch

Combined Interviews

Patti Holland Branch began developing her skills as an entrepreneur when she was around the age of 8. Patti purchased a weave machine to make pot holders and sold them around the neighborhood to earn money for her family. Patti would also host a summer school for the kids in her neighborhood and would receive gifts of cash for her efforts. When Patti was a teenager, she worked for the Mayor’s office creating a scrapbook. She eventually earned the Dorrance D. Roderick scholarship to attend Texas Western College. Patti married her husband and they moved to Germany for his work …

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Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Robertson, Gabrielle, 1889-1970 (Mss 323), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 323. Chiefly letters to Gabrielle Robertson, History Department faculty member, Western Kentucky University, 1916 to 1960. Of particular interest are those letters from former students serving in the military during World War II. Also includes genealogical materials and family photographs.

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Johnny Jamar Anderson Jul 2010

Johnny Jamar Anderson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Burt, John D., B. 1955 (Mss 325), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 325. Proof copy of a book titled "Democracy and Poetry: Robert Penn Warren and the Fate of Inwardness." (365 p.) This manuscript was adapted and later published as "Robert Penn Warren and American Idealism."

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Interview No. 1694, Helen Santamaria Sister Jul 2010

Interview No. 1694, Helen Santamaria Sister

Combined Interviews

Her given name Helen E. Santamaria was born April 18, 1943. Her nun name is Helen Miriam Santamaria. She is named after her mother and she wanted to keep the name Helen. Her mother is a native El Pasoan. Her father is from Mexico who came to visit his brother in Juarez. He attended a wedding and met her mother. She was 16 and he was 23. She described their meeting at love at first sight. The pair waited for her to graduate from High School, El Paso High School to get married. She graduated in May and the pair …

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Interview No. 1491, Mike Garcia Jul 2010

Interview No. 1491, Mike Garcia

Combined Interviews

Mike was brought to El Paso by his godmother to attend school at Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas when he was 11 years old. Mike had his first job working at a bowling alley in El Paso at the age of 12. At the age of 15 years old, he got married. Mike cared for and loved his mother Benita very much. He recalls that she taught him to better his life, to better his family, to do the proper thing, to be honest with himself, and to have self-respect. Mike has used these concepts to build his …

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Interview No. 1491, Mike Garcia Jul 2010

Interview No. 1491, Mike Garcia

Paso del Norte Entrepreneurship Oral History Project

Mike was brought to El Paso by his godmother to attend school at Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas when he was 11 years old. Mike had his first job working at a bowling alley in El Paso at the age of 12. At the age of 15 years old, he got married. Mike cared for and loved his mother Benita very much. He recalls that she taught him to better his life, to better his family, to do the proper thing, to be honest with himself, and to have self-respect. Mike has used these concepts to build his …

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M, Ken, Fcrh Honors Program Jul 2010

M, Ken, Fcrh Honors Program

FCRH Honors Program Oral History Project

Dr. Ken M., a mathematics major from the class of 1962, dedicated his life to the study and teaching of mathematics and its applications in computer and information science. After graduating from the Fordham honors program, he studied on an NSF fellowship, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and a NATO post-doctoral fellowship after obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught and conducted research at Princeton University, the Rockefeller University, the University of Bruxelles, the University of Paris, and multiple CUNY universities. His work in logic, computational science, and artificial intelligence is highly regarded and has been …

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Factors Analysis And Operation Improving Measures For Thai Flag Vessels, Philumpha Jirasatit Jul 2010

Factors Analysis And Operation Improving Measures For Thai Flag Vessels, Philumpha Jirasatit

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Bush, Ann Patricia (Mcreynolds), 1922-2022 (Mss 328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 328. Proof copy of "Executive Disorder: The Subversion of the United States Supreme Court, 1914-1940," written by Ann (McReynolds) Bush. The book follows the career of U.S. Attorney General (1913-1914) and Associate Supreme Court Justice (1914-1941) James Clark McReynolds, a native of Todd County, Kentucky.

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Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pruitt, Lamond, 1865-1957 (Sc 2293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2293. Miscellaneous legal documents from Allen County, Kentucky collected by Lamond Pruitt, chiefly deeds and indentures.

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Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Page, Walter E., Ii (Sc 2283), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2283. Paper: "Oil in Cumberland County: From the Salt Wells to the First American Gusher," sometimes referred to as the Old American Well, written for a class at the University of Kentucky.

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Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Paxton, Creed Edgar, 1876-1958 (Sc 2284), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2284. Letter, 1 February 1900, from Creed Paxton, Frankfort, Kentucky to his sister. At the time he was serving in the state militia during the contested election between William Goebel and William S. Taylor. His company was stationed in the Senate chambers of the state capitol building.

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Interview No. 1490, Leigh Kersh Jul 2010

Interview No. 1490, Leigh Kersh

Paso del Norte Entrepreneurship Oral History Project

Leigh Kersh was born in El Paso, Texas to Moe and Rosie Kersh. Leigh attended The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas at Austin before attending New York University and graduating with a degree in Physiology. While Leigh finished her degree at NYU, she worked for Federal Express in customer service and then once she graduated she became their corporate physiologist. Leigh credits her time with Federal Express for learning how to do customer service, how to run an operation, and how to train the right people for the company. Leigh grew up watching her …

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Interview No. 1490, Leigh Kersh Jul 2010

Interview No. 1490, Leigh Kersh

Combined Interviews

Leigh Kersh was born in El Paso, Texas to Moe and Rosie Kersh. Leigh attended The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas at Austin before attending New York University and graduating with a degree in Physiology. While Leigh finished her degree at NYU, she worked for Federal Express in customer service and then once she graduated she became their corporate physiologist. Leigh credits her time with Federal Express for learning how to do customer service, how to run an operation, and how to train the right people for the company. Leigh grew up watching her …

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Interview No. 1693, Elisa Rodriguez Sister Jul 2010

Interview No. 1693, Elisa Rodriguez Sister

Combined Interviews

Elisa Rodriguez was born on May 15, 1936 during a home birth in the Segundo Barrio. She and her family lived on Santa Fe Street. Her father was born in Torreon, Mexico. His father died when he was 1, and his mother remarried and had two other children. Her mother was born in San Elizario. She was one of seven children. Sisters of Loretto started in San Elizario in 1878. There was an early connection between her mother and the convent. She went from El Paso High School to St. Joseph High School and graduated from there. Rodriguez speaks about …

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Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Plemmons, Florence Williams, B. 1936 (Sc 2286), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2286. Thesis: "Janice Holt Giles: A Bio-Bibliography with Evaluations of the Kentucky Frontier Books as Historical Fiction," written by Florence Williams Plemmons in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee.

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Interview No. 1489, Don Shapiro Jul 2010

Interview No. 1489, Don Shapiro

Combined Interviews

Don Shapiro was born and raised in the New York Metropolitan Area. In the 1930’s Don’s father Isadore worked in the fur district in New York City. When Don graduated from high school, he joined the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. After WWII, Done atteneded NYU and got a degree in accounting. After graduating NYU, he became a door to door salesman in New York City. After a time in New York, Don and his friend Harry Katz decided to drive cross country to California and work to earn money along the way. They started by driving …

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Interview No. 1489, Don Shapiro Jul 2010

Interview No. 1489, Don Shapiro

Paso del Norte Entrepreneurship Oral History Project

Don Shapiro was born and raised in the New York Metropolitan Area. In the 1930’s Don’s father Isadore worked in the fur district in New York City. When Don graduated from high school, he joined the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. After WWII, Done atteneded NYU and got a degree in accounting. After graduating NYU, he became a door to door salesman in New York City. After a time in New York, Don and his friend Harry Katz decided to drive cross country to California and work to earn money along the way. They started by driving …

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Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Pearson, Murl Douglas, 1920-1970 (Sc 2285), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2285. Letters sent from Murl D. Pearson to his parents, Dewey and Cora Pearson, Bowling Green, Kentucky, in which he relates information about his service in the U.S. Army in World War II. Pearson was working at a desk job in England during the course of these letters.

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Sallie Mae Anderson-Lawton Jul 2010

Sallie Mae Anderson-Lawton

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2010

Peel, Fred Welch, 1892-1979 (Sc 2287), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2287. Fred Welch Peel's reminiscences of growing up in rural Boyle County, Kentucky during the early part of the twentieth century. He writes of farm work, one-room schools, and community life. An appendix lists local properties in the county and in Danville.

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Interview No. 1464, Silbano Robledo Jul 2010

Interview No. 1464, Silbano Robledo

Combined Interviews

Silbano Robledo was very tired of working in his town from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm without a good salary. After he got married, he started a small business selling peanuts. Mr. Robledo traveled to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to get hired as a bracero; He worked in El Valle picking cotton and then traveled to La Mesa de Lobos and worked doing the same job. He worked as a bracero for three years until 1959. He worked from twelve-hour days with a salary of $ 7.00 dollars per day. Robledo lived with his co-workers and they all together bought …

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Independence Da'zon Javarious Griffin Jul 2010

Independence Da'zon Javarious Griffin

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Nellie Brown Moreland Jul 2010

Nellie Brown Moreland

African American Funeral Programs

Interment: Historic Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery

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Ottis Lee Bowman Jul 2010

Ottis Lee Bowman

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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