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History Not Hokum: Learning From Specters, John M. Rudy Feb 2012

History Not Hokum: Learning From Specters, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

What are we to make of those who literally try to raise the dead at our nation's historical locations? Can ghost tours ever be a successful medium (pun intended) for interpretation? [excerpt]


The Grizzly, February 23, 2012, Nick Pane, Liz Kilmer, Caroline Edler, James Noebels, Samantha Mascia, Lisa Jobe, Michael Schmidt, Sophie Zander, Sarah Bollert, Lauren Goldstein, Melissa Rutkowski, Anna Larouche, Anjali Patel, Victoria Cameron, Matthew Johnston, Shane Eachus Feb 2012

The Grizzly, February 23, 2012, Nick Pane, Liz Kilmer, Caroline Edler, James Noebels, Samantha Mascia, Lisa Jobe, Michael Schmidt, Sophie Zander, Sarah Bollert, Lauren Goldstein, Melissa Rutkowski, Anna Larouche, Anjali Patel, Victoria Cameron, Matthew Johnston, Shane Eachus

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dates for Charity Event Breaks Record • Student Curates New Berman Exhibition • MajorPalooza Highlights Options • Grenade Found on, Removed From Campus • Judge Scirica Speaks to Ursinus • Emery Finds Internship at Career Services Fair • "Two Artist Talks" • Sankofa Umoja Nia Revitalized • Opinion: How to be Both a Woman and Funny; Controversial YouTube Video Causes Laughter, Reaction • Swimming Sets New Standards at Championships • Men's Basketball Sets Off Triad of Seniors • Women's Track Poised for Championship Run


Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 45, February 23, 2012, Grand Valley State University Feb 2012

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 45, February 23, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

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


Mcgready, James, 1758-1817 (Sc 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Mcgready, James, 1758-1817 (Sc 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 370. Letters (2), Henderson County, Kentucky, to Archibald Cameron, Shelby County, Kentucky. Concerns matters relative to the Presbyterian Church of which they were ministers and especially discusses the influence of Shakerism in Logan County, Kentucky.


Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 (Sc 2502), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2502. Correspondence of Ewing Galloway, a native of Henderson, Kentucky and the owner of a photography agency in New York City, with Mary Marks, a geography professor at Western Kentucky University, related to a gift of photographs made to the Kentucky Library & Museum at WKU. Also includes clippings, chiefly related to Galloway’s return to Henderson, Kentucky and the gift to WKU.


Hayes, Geraldine Alice (Page), 1928-2006 (Sc 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Hayes, Geraldine Alice (Page), 1928-2006 (Sc 369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 369. Letter, 24 September 1992, written by Geraldine Hayes, Homestead, Florida, to her sister-in-law Mildred Gipson, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, describing the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Includes a recipe for “Andrew Stew,” and a letter, 1993, identifying the persons named in the earlier letter.


Alexander, C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger, 1826-1899 (Sc 2410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Alexander, C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger, 1826-1899 (Sc 2410), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2510. Letter of C. Emmaline (Norman) Ballenger Alexander, written from Gallatin, Tennessee, to her granddaughter Lelia, presumably in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She mentions local social activities and refers to a recent fire in Bowling Green.


May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

May, Gloria Miller (Binzel), 1929-2016 (Sc 2512), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2512. Two letters from Gloria May (Mrs. Philip S. May, Jr.), Jacksonville, Florida, to Cora Jane Spiller, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with personal news. She also relates anecdotes about the shopping habits of Pauline Tabor, a Bowling Green madam, and the luxuries she afforded her employees.


Nicholls, Margaret Gates, 1868-1941 (Sc 2511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Nicholls, Margaret Gates, 1868-1941 (Sc 2511), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2511. Notes of an address to teachers, remarking on the poor conditions in school buildings. The author is unknown; the notes were found in an envelope addressed to Margaret Nicholls, Calhoun, Kentucky.


York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

York, John Thomas, 1926-1961 (Sc 2505), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2505. Letter from John T. York, serving in the Korean War, to his sister Virginia York, Murl, Kentucky, in which he inquires about his family and briefly mentions a shelling at his camp.


Mr. Richard Coston Feb 2012

Mr. Richard Coston

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


The Chanticleer, 2012-02-20, Coastal Carolina University Feb 2012

The Chanticleer, 2012-02-20, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

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


Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 44, February 20, 2012, Grand Valley State University Feb 2012

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 44, February 20, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

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


Ada News - 02/20/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Feb 2012

Ada News - 02/20/2012, 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.


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 23, February 20, 2012, Grand Valley State University Feb 2012

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 23, February 20, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

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


Account Books (Sc 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Account Books (Sc 303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 303. Two account books, 1852-1855, of a general merchant, possibly at Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Washington, William Armistead, 1800-1887 (Sc 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Washington, William Armistead, 1800-1887 (Sc 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 368. Letter, 6 June 1883, written to a friend from Owensboro, Kentucky by William Armistead Washington. He tells of his attempts to overcome his ill health, recalls games of checkers and chess with members of the friend’s family, and mentions others of their mutual acquaintance.


Interview No. 1636, Olga Kohlberg Feb 2012

Interview No. 1636, Olga Kohlberg

Combined Interviews

A radio dramatization of Olga Kolberg’s life presents her educational efforts in El Paso. Mrs. Kohlberg describes the concept of kindergarten, and the importance of education in very young children. A narrator details Mrs. Kohlberg’s efforts to raise money and establish a kindergarten in El Paso. El Paso’s school system had the first kindergarten in the state of Texas thanks to the work of Mrs. Kohlberg and the other women. In 1894, the women formed the Current Events Club, later renamed the Womens Club, and led by Mrs. Kohlberg. This group set out to accomplish a number of projects, including …


Mcgoodwin & Parks? - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Mcgoodwin & Parks? - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 302. Ledger of sales, 1896-1898, of a grocer at Bowling Green, Kentucky, possibly the firm of McGoodwin & Parks.


Bridwell, Margaret (Morris), 1905-1973 (Sc 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Bridwell, Margaret (Morris), 1905-1973 (Sc 366), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 366. Letter to Mrs. E. H. Canon, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding information that Mrs. Canon had concerning silversmiths of the 1850 era. Also a paper about Asa Blanchard, an early Kentucky silversmith.


Ladies Literary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Ladies Literary Club - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Mss 393), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 393. Minutes, correspondence, programs, historical sketches, and miscellaneous material of the Ladies Literary Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky.


Woodson, Urey, 1859-1939 (Sc 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Woodson, Urey, 1859-1939 (Sc 367), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 367. Letter to Miss Elizabeth N. Duncan, Denver, Colorado, concerning the availability of tickets to the Democratic Convention. Urey Woodson was Secretary of the Democratic National Committee.


Crusader, February 17, 2012, College Of The Holy Cross Feb 2012

Crusader, February 17, 2012, 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.


Hays, Daniel J., 1910-1974 (Sc 2501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Hays, Daniel J., 1910-1974 (Sc 2501), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2501. Letter, 21 April 1974, to his son Victor D. Hays from Dr. Daniel J. Hays. Writing from Rampur, Nepal, Dr. Hays discusses arrangements for a planned meeting of the family in Bangkok, Thailand.


Hatfield, Samuel (Sc 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Hatfield, Samuel (Sc 301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 301. Account book, 1830-1873, of Samuel Hatfield, a general merchant in eastern Simpson County, Kentucky. Includes accounts of tobacco notes, tobacco, meal, and mules and pigs bought.


Dalton, Callie Lou (Fa 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Dalton, Callie Lou (Fa 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 62. “Survival is the Name of the Game or Is It?: The Role of the United Auto Workers in Bowling Green, KY,” an interpretive paper and interviews executed for an urban history class at Western Kentucky University in 1989. Includes a copy of the general agreement between General Motors and the U.A.W., and training materials.


Johnson, James L. (Sc 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Johnson, James L. (Sc 365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 365. Typescript of a speech delivered on Nathan B. Stubblefield, “Father of the Radio,” by James L. Johnson at the annual convention of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association in Louisville.


Trail Blazer - Volume 104, Number 3, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer. Feb 2012

Trail Blazer - Volume 104, Number 3, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on February 16, 2012.


Davis, Robert (Sc 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2012

Davis, Robert (Sc 300), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 300. Account book, 1846-1847, of the estate of Robert Davis, a merchant at Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes a list of notes and accounts due, and cash received from the sale of his goods and chattels, including slaves.


Practical Necromancy: Raising The Dead For Fun & Profit, John M. Rudy Feb 2012

Practical Necromancy: Raising The Dead For Fun & Profit, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Our profession is a unique and somewhat strange one. We are paid, fundamentally, to give voice to the voiceless. History is taking the people of the past and breathing into their lungs, letting them speak and act again even though they are long dead. [excerpt]