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Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Dean, Harry Moseley, 1884-1958 (Sc 2659), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2659. A volume of Harry Moseley Dean's poetry compiled by Gayle R. Carver.


Stone, Amy Michelle (Hodgkins), B. 1972 (Sc 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Stone, Amy Michelle (Hodgkins), B. 1972 (Sc 836), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 836. Research paper written by Amy M. Hodgkins Stone entitled “The Assassination of President Kennedy As Witnessed by Dr. Francis Thompson” written for U.S. History class, 27 November 1990.


Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Hinton, Merri Lynne (Sc 852), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 852. Paper titled “A Story about John Hunt: World War II Kentucky Veteran” written by Merri Lynne Hinton for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990. Based on interviews with Hunt of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.


Poteet, Penny Lynne, B. 1971 (Sc 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Poteet, Penny Lynne, B. 1971 (Sc 847), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 847. Research paper written by Penny Lynne Poteet for a United States history class at Western Kentucky University in 1990 titled,” The Great Depression: A Recollection of the Past” based on an interview with her grandfather, Samuel Junior Poteet.


Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Barrow, Merrill Alan, B. 1953? (Sc 863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 863. Paper titled “George Freas: Portrait of a Soldier,” written by Merrill Alan Barrow for a Western Kentucky University United States history class in November 1990. Freas, a native of Simpson County, served as a United States Army bomber pilot, parachuted from his plane in the Marne Forest, March 1945, and attempted to escape via the French Underground, but was captured and imprisoned until May 1945.


Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Stephenson, Lisa Kay (Sc 861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 861. Paper titled “World War II: A Soldier’s Perspective,” and written by Lisa Kay Stephenson for a Western Kentucky University U.S. history class in November 1990. Based on an interview with Samuel L. Swann of Springfield, Tennessee, the paper describes Swann’s infantry experiences in England and Germany and his injuries.


Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Austin, Larry Wayne, B. 1971 (Sc 855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 855. Narrative account written by Larry Wayne Austin for a Western Kentucky University United States history
class, November 1990, of interview with T.J. Sullivan describing his work as a pilot and lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps before and during the Air Force bombing of Tripoli, Libya, in 1986. The bombing was in retaliation for terrorists’’ actions approved by President Muammar Gaddafi.


Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Peck, Chad W. (Sc 856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 856. Paper discussing Charles Salyers’ 1970 military experiences in Vietnam and its aftermath, written by Chad W. Peck for a Western Kentucky University United States history class, November 1990.


Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Mcbrayer, Kent - Collector (Sc 873), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 873. Letters, 1918, 1920, 1945 (4), written chiefly by or to Horn family members, Daviess County, Kentucky, collected by Kent McBrayer. All the letters are written by individuals serving in the armed services and relate some information about military life.


Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 38, January 24, 2013, Grand Valley State University Jan 2013

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 38, January 24, 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. This issue is misnumbered as Vol. 47, No. 37.


Boles, Monday, 1890-1986 (Sc 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Boles, Monday, 1890-1986 (Sc 845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text of paper (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 845. Photocopy of paper entitled “The Adventures of Monday Boles,” written by Boles in 1976. Born in Cuba and given the name Joaquin Machado, Boles writes of his early years and of being adopted by a United States soldier during the Spanish-American War. Associated letter, 1981, and photo, 1980.


Old, Worn Bibles: What Did She Feel?, John M. Rudy Jan 2013

Old, Worn Bibles: What Did She Feel?, John M. Rudy

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

A simple photo for today, taken back in September standing in the Dunker Church. A visitor, giddy and laughing, gets so close to the Dunker Bible standing inside of the footprint of the Dunker Church on the eve of the anniversary of battle. Why? What is it that made her so happy? [excerpt]


The Grizzly, January 24, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, Olivia Z. Schultz, Matthew Johnston, Courtney Scott, John Robinson, Samantha Salomon, Larissa Coyne, Eilish Bennett, Sara Hourwitz, Allen Weaver, Alyse Reid, Jordan Demcher Jan 2013

The Grizzly, January 24, 2013, Jessica Orbon, Sara Sherr, Rosemary Clark, Olivia Z. Schultz, Matthew Johnston, Courtney Scott, John Robinson, Samantha Salomon, Larissa Coyne, Eilish Bennett, Sara Hourwitz, Allen Weaver, Alyse Reid, Jordan Demcher

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Distinguished Retirees Leave Ursinus • New Deans Take Office • Plans for Library's Future • Resident Adviser Recruitment Continues • UC Welcomes New RD • Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Strives for Change • Students Create Their Own Wismer Masterpieces • How to Form a New Student Club on Campus • Opinion: Sexual Assault Absent in Media Coverage; Birthright Trip to Israel Provides New Insights • Senior Abitz Attends FFCA Academy • Senior Spotlight: Amber Yacenda, Basketball • Draper Drops 33, Swarthmore in OT


Ms171: Interview With Lu Ann Aday, Lu Ann Aday Ph.D., Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Jan 2013

Ms171: Interview With Lu Ann Aday, Lu Ann Aday Ph.D., Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project

An oral Interview with Dr. Lu Ann Aday, distinguished professor emerita in public health and medicine at the University of Texas School of Medicine and Public Health. She is the inaugural holder of the Lorne D. Bain Distinguished Professorship in Public Health and Medicine at the University of Texas, School of Public Health, and has advised numerous masters' and doctoral candidates and post-doctoral fellows during her more than 30 years in the field. With training in economics and sociology, Dr. Aday has authored a number of books dealing with conceptual or empirical aspects of research on access to health and …


Martin Luther King Celebration 2013, Taylor University Jan 2013

Martin Luther King Celebration 2013, Taylor University

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Programs and Schedules

The schedule for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 19, January 21, 2013, Grand Valley State University Jan 2013

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 19, January 21, 2013, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

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


Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 725), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscriprs Small Collection 725. Original and photocopies of diary detailing an eastern trip taken to visit Shaker societies in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts by Elder John Rankin, Brother Urban Johns, Eldress Betsy Smith and Sister Nancy E. Moore of South Union, Kentucky. Probably written by Eldress Betsy Smith.


Smith, Beulah Ethel (Morgan), 1894-1987 (Sc 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Smith, Beulah Ethel (Morgan), 1894-1987 (Sc 815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 815. Incoming letters,1940-1941 (4); program, 1953; and newspaper clipping, n.d., of Beulah Smith, Bowling Green, Kentucky, concerning the Easter Seal campaign in Warren County and Mrs. Smith’s participation in the Society.


Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 816), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 816. Photocopies of letters, 1849-1881 (12); agreement to place children with the Shakers, 1812; school merit awards, n.d. (4); and business receipts, etc., 1810-1879 (15). Also, letters regarding collection, 1984, n.d. (2).


Banks, Henry (Lg 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Banks, Henry (Lg 52), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 52. Copy of land grant, 1 June 1786, by which Patrick Henry, Governor of the Commonwealth of of Virginia, granted to Henry Banks, 12,500 acres in Jefferson County on Rough Creek.


Ada News - 01/21/2013, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Jan 2013

Ada News - 01/21/2013, 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.


Sunrise With Lincoln And Meanings With Chuck, John M. Rudy Jan 2013

Sunrise With Lincoln And Meanings With Chuck, John M. Rudy

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

I walked 150 years on Monday. I walked across a great chasm of history. Physically, I walked from the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station across Memorial Bridge, then continued down the National Mall to 4th Street, where I witnessed one of the most peculiar regularly scheduled celebrations that Americans observe: the Inauguration of the President. But along the way, I met the past alive on the landscape. I watched the sky turn from murky black into hopeful, bright pink and orange sitting alongside the savior of the nation. Lincoln and I watched as the early light of sunrise silhouetted the brightly-lit …


Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 37, January 21, 2013, Grand Valley State University Jan 2013

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 37, January 21, 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.


Willie Mitchell Atkins Jan 2013

Willie Mitchell Atkins

African American Funeral Programs

Willie_-Mitchell-_Atkins.pdf - Death notice for Willie Mitchell Atkins


Mr. Willie A. Brinson, Jr. (Rip) Jan 2013

Mr. Willie A. Brinson, Jr. (Rip)

African American Funeral Programs

Mr_Willie_-A_Brinson_Jr_-Rip-.pdf - Funeral program for Willie Brinson


Mr. Eddie Rozier Jan 2013

Mr. Eddie Rozier

African American Funeral Programs

Mr_Eddie_Rozier.pdf - Funeral program for Mr. Eddie Rozier. Service held on January 19, 2013 in Register, Georgia


Mae Evelyn Cone Coleman Jan 2013

Mae Evelyn Cone Coleman

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Gooch, Thomas Claiborne, 1830-1889 (Sc 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Gooch, Thomas Claiborne, 1830-1889 (Sc 810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 810. Letter, 1864, written by Thomas Claiborne Gooch, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother William, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes comments about the gold standard, Major General Stephen Gano Burbridge, George B. McClellan’s chances of winning the 1864 presidential election, and Robert E. Lee’s international influence.


Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Shannon, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1895 (Sc 561), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (click on Additional Files) for Manuscripts Small Collection 561. Journal of a voyage from South Union, Kentucky to New Orleans, Louisiana, which was kept by Thomas Jefferson Shannon, a selling agent for and a member of the South Union Colony of Shakers. The pagination refers to the typed copy of the journal which is also indexed mainly by names and places.


Civil War, 1861-1865 - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Civil War, 1861-1865 - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 811. Civil War letter, 24 November 1861, to his sister Sallie from “Brother JSH,” while encamped near Bowling Green, Kentucky. He describes his satisfaction with camp life and a sweetheart who is "for the south."