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Introduction, Felicia Hersh

Madison Historical Review

No abstract provided.

The Beginnings Of The Church In Peru: A Personal History, Frederick G. Williams

Faculty Publications

This presentation describes growth of the LDS Church in Peru.

Dollie Mae Martin

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Justice Not Long Delayed: Historical Perspective And The Twenty-First Century Fight For Gay Rights, Charles O. Boyd

Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research

This paper attempts to formulate the best comprehensive strategy for achieving equal rights under the law for gays and lesbians. One of the main ways this paper attempts to formulate such a strategy is by looking at the tactics that allowed previous movements, such as abolitionism and the Civil Rights Movement, to succeed. This paper considers which of the tactics of these movements should be adopted by gay rights activists. Some tactics, such as civil disobedience, are determined to be useful for gay rights activists. Others, such as violence (which was avoided by the Civil Rights Movement but used by …

"A Glass Of Wine...Is Always Ready" : Beverages On Virginia Plantations, 1730-1799, Christina Regelski

Madison Historical Review

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1816 : "The Mighty Operations Of Nature" : Societal Effects Of The Year Without A Summer, Sean Munger

Madison Historical Review

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Gambling On Garfield : The Creation Of Alpo Cat Food And Its Brand Identity, Kelli Huggins

Madison Historical Review

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Introduction, Kimberly Wharton

Madison Historical Review

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Salvaging Print: Letterhead In Post-Industrial Urban America, Nancy Sharon Collins

The Mid-America Print Council Conference

This panel will explore the link between today’s small press movement and the formal aspects of commercial printing during the American 20th century. Panelists include Christine Medley , Philip Gattuso, and Nancy Bernardo.

Using as its primary example letterhead from defunct companies in Detroit, and secondarily, specimens of business and legal letterhead from other urban centers of the industrial United States, this panel will examine and discuss: What did letterhead represent to 20th century printers in local markets such as Detroit? What is the significance of printed letterhead, and stationery, to the art of small press printing in post-industrial cities …

Digitally Mapping The Growth Of The Railroads In The United States, Michael Weaver

Yale Day of Data

As part of my dissertation, I creating digital maps of the extent of the railways in the United States during the late 19th century (1880 to 1910) on a yearly basis. While other researchers have created digital maps of the railways in approximately 10-year intervals, this misses out on the rapid change in the railways in the interim. These previous digitization attempts have relied on using detailed maps created of the railways at a given time. But accurate maps were not made on a yearly basis and only exist for roughly every 10 years. However, during the 19th century, people …

Henderson, Wathen Board, 1877-1957 (Mss 516), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 516. Typescripts of “‘Old Timer’s’ Timely Topics,” a column by Wathen B. Henderson that appeared in the Breckinridge (Kentucky) News. The columns chiefly look back on the people, families and history of Breckinridge County and include Henderson’s own reminiscences.

Greek Council Records, Office Of Greek Life

University Archives Finding Aids

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The Grizzly, September 25, 2014, Rachel Brown, Ayesha Contractor, Deana Harley, Maxwell Bicking, Olivia Z. Schultz, Evan Hill, Andrew Mackin, Dysean Alexander, Jordan Dunnigan, David Slade, Dennis Shull, Steve Valverde, Mark Branca, Drae Lewis, Brooke Overly

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC OSOS Plans Events for Year • Memorial Honors Fong • Organic Farm Expands • Raphael Speaks on Campus • Externship Program Changes • Summer Fellows Profile: Dancing for Social Awareness • Adjusting to Another Country • Cooking at Ursinus College Made Easy • Opinion: Consumers Should Know What They're Buying; Bigfoot in American Pop Culture: Fact or Fiction? • Megan Keenan Leading the Way • Dual-Sport Athlete Shines • Fresh Start: Women's Soccer Looking to Rebound

Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 11, September 25, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

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

2014-09-24; Pamphlets; Celebration Of Life For Willie Lincoln Brown, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlets and Commemoration Material

No abstract provided.

Laplant, Alvira (Sc 2860), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2860. A home furnishings project completed for a high school home economics class by Alvira LaPlant. Using “The Michigan” bungalow as a prototype, she includes pictures of selected furniture, fixtures, and decorative items for the home accompanied with prices, and floor plans.

Fridy, Wilford Eugene, B. 1934 (Mss 384), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 384. Correspondence, class materials, published and unpublished papers, and research material collected by Dr. Wilford E. Fridy in his study of Robert Penn Warren and his writings. Includes an untitled and unpublished novel by Robert Penn Warren, correspondence between Fridy and Warren, and photos of Warren and Guthrie, Kentucky, Warren’s hometown.

Miller, John A., Sr., 1840-1905 (Mss 514), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 514. Receipts, correspondence, bills of lading ledger, 1870-1874, and account book, 1864-1866, for Miller’s jewelry businesses in Alton, Illinois and Paducah, Kentucky. Miller later operated a jewelry store in Cairo, Illinois.

Recorded Audio Cassettes Of Faculty Senate Meetings, Faculty Senate

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

1979 Art Exhibit, Department Of Art And Design

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Student Newspaper (Trail Blazer), Department Of Communication, Media & Leadership Studies

University Archives Finding Aids

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Robert Hawkins Photograph Collection, Department Of Music, Theatre & Dance

University Archives Finding Aids

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Photos That Changed The World: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Chris Riehl

Undergraduate Research Award

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My Work Is That Of Conservation: An Environmental Biography Of George Washington Carver. By Mark D. Hersey. Athens, Ga: University Of Georgia Press, 2011. 306 Pp. Cloth, $69.95. Paper, $24.95, Matt Simmons

Madison Historical Review

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Remembering The Forgotten War: The Enduring Legacies Of The U.S.-Mexican War. By Michael Scott Van Wagenen. Public History In Historical Perspective. Amherst: University Of Massachusetts Press, 2012. 329 Pp. $28.95, Erica Carter

Madison Historical Review

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Vacationland: Tourism And Environment In The Colorado High Country. By William Philpott. Seattle, Washington: University Of Washington Press, 2013. 488 Pp.; $39.95, Nichelle Frank

Madison Historical Review

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The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, And The Origins Of European Dance. By Elizabeth Wayland Barber. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013. 429 Pp.; $35.00, Sarah Wenner

Madison Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Troubling Journey: Elite Women Travellers Of Ireland And The Irish Question, 1834-1852, Joel Scherer

Madison Historical Review

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Cultural Exceptionalism In Nazi Germany? The Case Of The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sebastian Huebel

Madison Historical Review

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The Philosophy Of Freedom, Kelly Boylan

Madison Historical Review

No abstract provided.