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Hatfield-Gaines Family, 1834-1981 (Mss 2275), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2275. Chiefy receipts, deeds, wills, and other legal and financial documents of the Hatfield and Gaines families of Simpson County, Kentucky. Includes some Civil War-era correspondence of the Hatfield family.

Slaton Family Papers, 1760-1976 (Mss 322), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 322. Chiefly personal correspondence, legal and business papers, and news clippings related to the Slaton family of Hopkins County, Kentucky. Includes Civil War-era letters as well as deeds, wills, tax receipts, and other miscellaneous nineteenth century documents.

The Value Of African American And Latino Coalitions To The American South, Ramona Houston

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

No abstract provided.

Immutability, Stability And Longevity: Contribution Of Istanbul's Cultural Landscape To World Cultures, Nilgün Anadolu-Okur

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

This paper examines from a culturalist viewpoint Istanbul's contribution to the diversification of cultures and ethnic identities of the Republic of Turkey. The city's wealth lies in its reservoir of cultures, multiplicity of civilizations, languages and religions which are lively, highly operational and versatile. Istanbul, the city of cultures, has been traditionally recognized with its embodiment of continuous amalgamation and ethnic toleration. At Ortaköy and Boyaciköy, an Armenian Catholic church, a Gregorian church, two Greek churches, two synagogues and two mosques stand side by side, in close proximity to each other. In Üsküdar's Kuzguncuk (previously Kozinitza) an Armenian church …

"American Dream" Or Global Nightmare?, Melanie E. L. Bush

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

In the United States we are witnessing a period of heightened contestation about the parameters of nationalism, patriotism, and loyalty. The oft-heard phrase "Support the Troops" now signifies the desire both to send more soldiers to war and to bring home those already in combat. This "nation of immigrants" has spawned a new generation of "minute-men" to defend national borders while mainstream discourse touts the benefits of "diversity." Dreams of upward mobility present for some during the mid-20th century seem now hazy at best as the proportional income of those at top grows while the rest of the population increasingly …

Rethinking Imperialism And Resistance In West Africa: Historiographic Connections For The Classroom, Michael Christopher Low

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

Even in the postcolonial era, West African history remains plagued by Eurocentric myths and media-driven stereotypes. Though specialists have been struggling with this problem for decades, a rift remains between the elite world of academia and the African history being taught in American schools. In an attempt to bridge this gap, this essay provides a case study and a list of suggested resources designed to help nonspecialist world history teachers rethink European colonial power and its impact on our conception of African history. Through its examination of how West African responses to imperialism interacted with, adapted to, and were ultimately …

Teacher, Researcher, And Agent For Community Change: A South Texas High School Experience, Francisco Guajardo

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

No abstract provided.

The Changing Phases Of Power And Civil Administration In Benin Empire Before Colonialism, Victor Osaro Edo

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

The paper examines the structure, nature and character of governance and civil administration in Pre-colonial Benin up to the period of its loss of independence to British colonial administration. It analyses the processes of change in Benin from the era of the Ogisos through the period of the republican administration to the establishment of monarchical system of government. Benin's history from the earliest times to the beginning of colonial rule was dynamic and witnessed monumental changes in the structure and character of the empire. The monarchy had its fair share of the turbulence, but it remained the most resilient of …

Mr. Carl Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Carl Mincey on June 12, 2010 at Brannen Chapel United Methodist Church

Alvis, Elizabeth Duncan (Stark), 1876-1959 (Mss 320), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 320. Correspondence, genealogical notes, scrapbook, and photos chiefly related to the Stark family of Allen County and Warren County, Kentucky, especially Confederate veteran John William Stark. Includes a narrative of John William Stark's Civil War service written by his daughter, and World War I discharge certificate of Richard C. Stark (Click on "Additional Files" below).

Main Street Oral History Project (Fa 527), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 527. Collection consists of taped interviews (7) with individuals about their memories of what downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky was like when they were young.

Garrison, Samuel W., 1762-1833 (Sc 1216), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1216. Booklet (20 p.) kept by Samuel W. Garrison, Allen County, Kentucky, which includes family genealogical records, a poem titled "The Choice, etc." as well as a note of advice to his children. Also includes some biographical information assembled by the Archivist related to the Garrison family.

Jane Rea Norris, Mary Jane Rea Norris '44, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Mary Jane Rea Norris was a Kappa Delta and would have been a member of the Class of 1944 but left after World War II started. She worked for IWU's Administration and State Farm, and her four children are IWU alumni. This interview was conducted at Westminster Village in Bloomington.

Ruth Ghilain Luhring, Ruth Ghilain Luhring '43, Ann Harding

All oral histories

Mrs. Luhring is a member of the class of 1943 and graduated from the School of Music. She was interviewed at Westminster Village in Bloomington by the Director of Alumni Relations.

Margaret Davidson Watson, Margaret Davidson Watson '46, Ann Harding

All oral histories

Margaret Davidson Watson is a Sigma Kappa and graduated with a degree in English Literature in 1946. She was interviewed at Westminster Village in Bloomington by the Director of Alumni Relations.

Lynn Bertholf Westcot, Lynn Bertholf Westcot, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Lynn Bertholf Westcot was an IWU School of Nursing faculty member from 1969-1978. Her father was President Lloyd Bertholf, and in this interview she relates memories of him and her mother as well as other events throughout her career.

Dennis Watson, Dennis Glenn Watson '50, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Mr. Watson was a Business major and a Political Science minor in the Class of 1950. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. This interview was conducted at Westminster Village in Bloomington.

Bill Wright, William Wright '53, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Bill Wright is a graduate of the 1953 Business Administration program and is a member of Theta Chi. This interview was conducted at Westminster Village in Bloomington.

Taylor, Carrie (Burnam), 1855-1917 (Mss 89), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 89. Pattern pieces for articles of women’s clothing, primarily jackets or shirtwaists, used in Taylor’s Bowling Green, Kentucky dressmaking business. The pieces are made of paper and in some cases carry penciled notations of names, presumably of the client(s) for whom the garment was being made.

Passing For Black: Coon Songs And The Performance Of Race, Patricia R. Schroeder

English and Creative Writing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Ruth Hunter, Ruth Hunter '51, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Ruth Hunter graduated from the former Brokaw Hospital School of Nursing, which is now Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, IL, in 1951. She then continued to work at the hospital for 28 years after obtaining her RN's license in 1952.

Harris, James Russell, B. 1950 (Sc 2274), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2274. "The Private War of Samuel Starling," a paper by James Russell Harris detailing Starling's experiences serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. The paper is based primarily upon a collection of Starling's letters to his daughters housed at the Kentucky Library & Museum (MSS 38)

Hay, John Milton, 1838-1905 (Sc 2277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2277. Envelope with imprint "From the President of the United States" with the signature of John Milton Hay, private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln, on the outside. Postmarked August 1862, the envelope is addressed to Tiffany & Co., New York.

Stamper, Martha Patsy, Carter County Genealogical Society, Betty Stamper Wellman

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Genealogy of the Martha Patsy Stamper Erwin family in Carter County, Kentucky.

Martha is the fourth child of John R. 'Pewter John' and Sarah 'Sallie' Stamper.

Ada News - 06/07/2010, 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.

Mckinney, John, 1760?-1825 (Sc 2270), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (click on "Additional Files" below) of John "Wildcat" McKinney, Bourbon County, Kentucky, to John Brown and Joseph Brown in Bath County, Virginia. McKinney reports on various land dealings conducted by him on behalf of John Brown and others, asks of news regarding the Louisiana Purchase, and gives some information about his family.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 62, June 7, 2010, 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.

Charlie Boyd Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Lamb, Alpha Mae, 1892-1969 (Sc 2267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2267. Letter, 10 January 1913, from Alpha Lamb, Princeton, Kentucky, to Carl Beesley in Claxton, Kentucky. She refers to their school attendance, asks about Beesley's social activities, and mentions forthcoming telephone service for Claxton.

Talmadge Devell Glenn

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.