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Crump, Benedict Beverly, 1802-1854 (Sc 696), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 696. Photocopy of letter, 19 February 1828, of Benedict B. Crump, Bowling Green, Kentucky to Haiden Trigg Curd, Glasgow, Kentucky, relating to a confidential matter.

Tucker, James Harvey, 1865-1962 (Sc 698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 698. Sketch map and key, prepared by James H. Tucker, of Oakland, Warren County, Kentucky, showing the community as it existed in 1875.

Vincent, Sarah Ann (Orrahood), B. 1953 (Sc 697), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 697. Photocopy of paper on the California gold rush entitled “From the Heaven of the West,” written for a history course at Western Kentucky University. Letters of Warren County, Kentucky resident William Harris to his wife Louranah, found in the Mabel Mercer Gingles Collection (SC 114) in WKU’s Special Collections Library, were used in writing this paper.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Sc 691), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 691. Letter, 16 May 1831, of President Andrew Jackson to his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He requests that his son relay a message to Major William Lewis in that city.

Loading Chekhov’S Gun In 9-Times: The Fundamental Disconnect In Historical Interpretation, John M. Rudy

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

Thursday night brings into Gettysburg an avalanche of historians (both public and academic) to discuss the Future of Civil War History for a whole weekend. That means I'll be taking some annual leave from work and participating in a working-group investigating "Training Seasonal Historians in the Age of Holding the High Ground." It's still unclear who will be able to attend our panel thanks to sequestration and a moratorium on NPS travel. Still, those of us who can make it will soldier on. [excerpt]

Memory Pictures, Lucinda Darling Colman

Selections from the Archives

Lucinda Darling Colman (1835-1930) was one of three women in the first class to graduate from Lawrence University in 1857. She wrote this account of her life in her late eighties and nineties, from about 1920 to 1930. In this work, she recalls Lawrence in its earliest days, including memories of classes and student activities, the Academy building fire in 1857, and the first Commencement ceremony. She also recounts her family history; her childhood in Brockport, New York and Racine, Wisconsin; her marriage to Henry Colman and raising their four children; and her extensive travels around the country from 1906 …

Burma: Democracy Or Genocide [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Center For Holocaust And Genocide Education.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster announcing a presentation by Ellen J. Kennedy about Aung San Suu Kyi and her work in Burma.

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870 (Sc 694), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 694. Letter, 7 April 1866, of Robert E. Lee, Lexington, Virginia, to Mrs. S. C. P. Miller of Petersburg, Virginia. Lee returns photographs with his signature as requested, and encloses others which his wife has recommended as better likenesses. Includes one photograph.

Kentucky Military Institute - Lyndon, Kentucky - Alumni (Sc 686), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and sample scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 686. Letters from alumni or family members of alumni of the Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon, Kentucky, to the Alumni Association, providing information about their military service and other activities. A 1901 graduate includes his reminiscences of KMI.

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 49, March 11, 2013, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

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

Adair, John, 1757-1840 (Sc 695), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 695. Letter of John Adair , 8 July 1803, to attorney Thomas Todd concerning various legal matters in Mercer Circuit Court, Mercer County, Kentucky.

Caudill, Rebecca, 1899-1985 (Sc 991), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 991. Letters (2), written to Evelyn Thurman, Bowling Green, Kentucky, from Rebecca Caudill, Urbana, Illinois, discussing her and her husband’s writings and day-to-day activities and showing her friendship with Thurman, who later wrote a biography of Caudill.

Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, 1824-1863 (Sc 693), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 693. Letter of Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 17 August 1861, from First Brigade headquarters near Manassas, Virginia to Governor John Letcher of Virginia. Clarifying a recommendation of promotion he had desired for Major William Baylor, Jackson denies an intention to have Baylor replace the current incumbent in his old regiment as colonel.

Hubbard, Sam R., 1906-1973 (Sc 683), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 683. Papers of Sam R. Hubbard, State Senator from Russell Springs, Kentucky, in which the writers seek his support relating to issues and bills that will come before the state legislature. Includes letters from individuals and organizations, draft legislation, and a brochure with a pictorial roster of the 1960 General Assembly.

Burke, Harry Taylor, 1909-2011 (Sc 992), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 992. Presentation by Harry Taylor Burke, at Christ Episcopal Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky, relating to the devastation of the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II, and especially to the Episcopal church building. Burke had preciously been minister at the Bowling Green church. Includes letter about the paper, 1995.

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 (Sc 690), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 690. Letter, 20 September 1792, from Kentucky Governor Isaac Shelby to Major General Charles Scott of Woodford County, Kentucky, forwarding extracts from a letter to Shelby from United States Secretary of War Henry Knox requesting an account of the scouts or spies employed in Kentucky under Scott’s direction. Shelby authorizes their continued employment and advises that copies of state laws relative to the militia are forthcoming for distribution.

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (Sc 689), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 689. Receipt, 1 November 1781, given to David Davis by Daniel Boone for expenses incurred for land warrants.

Logan, Benjamin, 1743-1802 And Ann (Montgomery) Logan, 1752-1825 (Sc 692), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 692. Deed, 18 February 1785, from Benjamin Logan and his wife Ann Logan of Lincoln County, Virginia, to Richard Jackman of the same place, for one hundred acres in Lincoln County. In 1792, the county became part of Kentucky.

Morton, David, 1886-1957 (Sc 684), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 684. Holograph poem entitled "Look With Love," by David Morton, a native of Elkton, Kentucky.

Bowling Green, Kentucky - Parks And Playgrounds (Sc 993), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 993. Ordinance, 1942, establishing a System of Parks and Playgrounds for the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky. The ordinance designates seven parcels of property to constitute the system and sets out the responsibilities of the Board of Parks and Playgrounds.

Wells, George M., Sr., 1887-1956 (Sc 994), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 994. Teacher’s certificates issued to George M. Wells by Metcalfe County, Kentucky, for two years in 1907, and one issued by Monroe County, Kentucky, for four years in 1909; Wells’ grade card from Loyola University Medical School, 1914-1915; and obituaries of Wells (2).

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (Sc 685), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 685. Letter written from Sea Girt, New Jersey, by Woodrow Wilson, to John A. Turpin, Bowling Green, Kentucky, expressing thanks for Turpin’s letter and check for $1.00.

Phelps Family Papers (Sc 995), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 995. Slave bills of sale, 1831-1854 (5); contract to hire slave, 1848; and receipt for the return of a runaway slave, 1856; of Julian River Phelps (father) and James Melvin Phelps (son), Butler County, Kentucky. Includes a broadside about the upcoming sale of Julian’s Butler County estate, 1856.

Theology, Politics, And Antimodernism In Nazi Germany: Problematizing Theological Rhetoric And Political Theology, Brent A. R. Hege

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

A review essay of:

Hitler’s Theology: A Study in Political Religion. By Rainer Bucher. Translated by Rebecca Pohl. Edited and with an introduction by Michael Hoelzl. London: Continuum, 2011. xx+140 pp. $120.00 Cloth, $34.95 Paper

Theological Tractates. By Erik Peterson. Edited, translated, and with an introduction by Michael J. Hollerich. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2011. xxx + 256 pp. $75.00 Cloth, $24.95 Paper

Crowdsourcing Transcriptions Of Archival Materials, Aaron G. Noll

Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston

Crowdsourcing is a method that has been effectively used to pool the knowledge and skills of large numbers of online volunteers for the creation of information resources utilized by historians, genealogists, and scientists. In recent years, archivists have begun to crowdsource the transcription of their handwritten records. Transcription of such records has traditionally been completed by professional transcribers who are skilled in reading multiple handwriting styles, knowledgeable about the creators and historical context of the records, and can interpret varying record formats and genres. However, increasingly limited resources of time and money have made traditional transcription more difficult to accomplish. …

Recovering A Sordid Past: Public Memory Of Scollay Square, Joan Ilacqua

Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston

Boston’s own entertainment district, Scollay Square, has been eradicated from Boston’s landscape, both physically and in public memory. In its prime, Scollay Square housed dime museums, theaters, burlesque attractions and its answer to Nathan’s hot dogs, Joe and Nemo’s. Eventually, Scollay Square deteriorated and was targeted for urban renewal. At present, Boston’s Government Center and City Hall Plaza occupy what once was a thriving local attraction. Beyond the plaque dedicated to the Howard Athenaeum, a strong public memory of Scollay Square is not evident in Boston. Following the rise and fall of Scollay Square and analyzing rhetoric used to support …

Researching Stonewall Nation: Interdisciplinary Considerations For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Research, Jacob Carter

Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston

The Alpine County Project, a climactic event in the gay liberation movement when activists took steps to create a self-governing separatist community in a remote region of rural California, is a largely forgotten topic of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) history. Though historical scholarship treated the project marginally within broader conceptual or regional contexts of gay liberation, the project had not been examined comprehensively in its own right. When approaching the topic, the initial historical problem to resolve was determining whether the project was a hoax staged to generate publicity or part of a genuine gay and lesbian separatist movement. …

Born Digital: Event-Driven Archives, Vincent Capone

Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston

The growth of the internet has brought numerous tools and opportunities for archivists to both enhance their collections and reach out to potential patrons. Archives across the globe have begun immense digitization efforts to bring collections into the digital age and make them accessible to a broader audience. But what challenges face new archives whose collections are born-digital? How do these archives prove that they are indeed an archival facility and not simply a memory institution? These questions have risen around numerous digital archives born in the past decade to document and commemorate social events and tragic disasters, including the …

2013-03-09; Pamphlets; Alfred Stanley Nichols, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

Mr. Shirley Ann Scott

African American Funeral Programs

Ms_Shirley_Ann_Scott.pdf - Funeral program for Shirley Ann Scott