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The Value Of The Colonies To The Mother Country, Lenora Estelle Stillman

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A study of the relationship of a colony to its original country, focusing on the importance fair policies in Spain, England and France and questioning whether or not Europeans emigrating to U.S. colonies remain European citizens or can be considered representatives of their countries.

Home Life In Ancient Rome, Bertha Douglass Tucker

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay documents the similarities between the Romans in 400 BC and Americans in the very early 20th century while also exploring the minor differences in material surroundings, social customs and religious practices.

Women In The Revolution, Edith Goddard

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A historical account of the important women behind the men of the Revolution, generally focusing upon General’s wives, daughters and other relatives.

The Growth And Development Of English Law, Willis M. Blount

Manuscript Thesis Collection

A study of the history of the development of English law.

Windham, Maine In The War Of The Revolution, 1775-1783, Nathan Goold

Maine Collection

Windham, Maine in the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783

by Nathan Goold

The Diary Of Colonel Israel Angell Commanding Officer, 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army, Edward Field, Israel Angell, Norman Desmarais

Primary Sources

This document includes the full text of Colonel Israel Angell's Diaries compiled by Edward Field and published in 1899. It also includes the text of three manuscript diaries from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. These diaries were transcribed and digitized by Norman Desmarais and inserted in their proper location in Field's text. The diaries are organized here by the year of coverage rather than by the individual manuscripts as in Field's book. The five chronological sections of this combined text are also available as individual downloads in the supplemental materials section of this page.

Journal Of Oliver Boardman Of Middletown: 1777 Burgoyne's Surrender, Oliver Boardman

Primary Sources

Covers the period from September 2, 1777 to the surrender of the British army under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 19, 1777. It includes the terms of surrender.

The Bridgewater Book

Histories of Bridgewater & Local Institutions

An illustrated history of the towns of Bridgewater (Bridgewater, England; West Bridgewater, Mass.; East Bridgewater, Mass.; North Bridgewater and Brockton, Mass.; and Bridgewater, Mass.) and their institutions (including the town library, State Farm, State Normal School, churches, and historical society). Essays in the book were contributed by Francis E. Howard, the Hon. Benjamin W. Harris, Bradford Kingman, John White Chadwick, Lucia Alden Bradford Knapp, Martha Keith, Theodore F. Wright, Albert G. Boyden, and Hollis M. Blackstone.

1899 Ruby Yearbook, Hiram Herr Shenk, Charles Austin Waltman, John Melville Whittock, Jacob Monroe Stick, Ursinus College Junior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1899 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Journal Of Joseph Joslin, Jr. Of South Killingly, A Teamster In The Continental Service, March 1777 -- August 1778, Joseph Joslin

Primary Sources

Joseph Joslin, Jr. was a teamster contracted with the Continental Army. His journal covers his activities during the period of March, 1777 to August, 1778.

Determination Of Atmospheric Constituents, Ralph Ordway Brooks

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the elements of the atmosphere and its researchers, including, but not limited to, Black, Priestley, Scheele, Canvendish and Lavoisier.

Combustion Analysis; Estimation Of Carbon & Hydrogen, Clifford Brewster Morrison

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Documents the methods of composition analysis by Antoine Lavoisier the 18th century and the adoption and refinement of this method by Theodore V. Saussure and others in the 19th century to combustion analysis. Includes plates of measurement equipment used.

History Of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment Of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men Of 1775 From York County ; With A Full Account Of Their Movements During The Battle Of Bunker Hill And Complete Muster Rolls Of The Companies, Nathan Goold

Maine Collection

History of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men of 1775 from York County ; With a Full Account of Their Movements During the Battle of Bunker Hill and Complete Muster Rolls of the Companies

by Nathan Goold

"Reprinted From the Maine Historical Society's Quarterly"

The Thurston Print, Portland, Maine, 1899.

The Bradford Manuscript, Abbie Gertrude Sherman

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Summary of the Bradford Manuscript, a journal by William Bradford, English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts during his journey on the Mayflower in July of 1620.

1898 Ruby Yearbook, George Leslie Omwake, Peter Martin Orr, Ursinus College Junior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1898 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

An Outline Of The History Of The Christian Reformed Church Of American, Henry Van Der Werp

CRCNA Histories

No abstract provided.

The Social Effects Of The Norman Conquest Upon England, Anson Harvey Washburn

Manuscript Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Headlight Bowling Green, Ky, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Issued as the July 1898 number of the magazine The Headlight, a periodical devoted to the interests of railroads and railroad centers. Related Titles Series: Sights and scenes along the L & N. Publisher Cincinnati, Ohio : Louisville and Nashville Railroad

1897 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Robert Mearns Yerkes, Cyrus E. L. Gresh

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1897 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

The Political History Of Cuba, Frank T. Brown

Manuscript Thesis Collection

Abstract unavailable.

Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island, Edward Field

Primary Sources

This is a digitized version of Edward Field's Revolutionary Defences In Rhode Island: An Historical Account of the Fortifications and Beacons Erected During the American Revolution, with Muster Rolls of the Companies Stationed Along the Shores of Narragansett Bay. It includes the full text of the book along with illustrations and drawings of the various fortifications in the colony during the American War for Independence.

General Laws For The Government Of The Town Of Horse Cave, Hart County, Ky, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Booklet describing the laws and governance of the town of Horse Cave, KY in Hart County, 8 pages, published by Record Book and Job Print of Horse Cave, KY; John Altsheler, Chairman and J. M. Perkins, Clerk.

Fictional Advertisement, An Illustration From "Tom Clifton...." By Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang Of 25 Sea Island Cotton And Rice Negroes", Warren Lee Goss

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item was originally created and disseminated as an illustration in the novel Tom Clifton, or, Western boys in Grant and Sherman's army, '61-'65, by Warren Lee Goss, published in 1892. The advertisement appeared on an unnumbered page in chapter 7.

This is a fictional advertisement for a sale of 25 enslaved people in Charleston, S.C. at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street, September 25, 1852.

State Normal School, Bridgewater, Mass,. Semi-Centennial Exercises, August 28, 1890; Dedication Of The New Normal School Building, September 3, 1891, Bridgewater State Normal School

Bridgewater State Anniversary Publications

No abstract provided.

Charles Chesnutt Correspondence- Letter To Mr. Cable, March 1890, Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles Chesnutt - Correspondence

Hand-written letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Cable regarding a statistical analysis.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

Sketch Of The History Of Yale University, Franklin Bowditch Dexter

Publications on Yale History

The following sketch has been compiled to meet the frequent demand, on the part of visitors to New Haven and members of the University, for some brief statement of the earlier history of the institution, which will supplement the accounts of its present condition contained in current annual publications. The aim has been to present the most important facts, accurately and concisely. Sources of further information are indicated in the Appendix.

[from the Prefatory Note]

Kentucky Genealogy And Biography: Allen County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Allen County sketches from Kentucky: A History of the State by Battle, Perrin and Kniffin

Woolsey Family Bible, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Woolsey Family Bible with genealogical information and records: marriages, births and deaths, starting with Sanford C. Woolsey and Angie Smith and their children. This genealogical information about this specified family also includes photographs. Marriages include one performed at Diamond Cave [KY].

With The Kurram Field Force, 1878-79, James Andrew Sutherland Colquhoun

Books in English

Description of the Kurram Valley--Preparations for the Campaign--Advance of the force from the Peiwar Kotal--The action of the Peiwar Kotal, and events to 1st January 1879--Expedition to the Khost Valley, and events in January 1879--Preparations for the advance to Cabul

History Of Humboldt County, California : With Illustrations Descriptive Of Its Scenery, Farms, Residences, Public Buildings, Factories, Hotels, Business Houses, Schools, Churches, Etc., From Original Drawings, Including Biographical Sketches, W. W. Elliott & Co.

Archives & Reprint Series (imprint)

"We have the pleasure of presenting to our patrons one of the largest and most elegant County Histories yet issued on this Coast. Not only ample in the number and beauty of its illustrations, and quality of paper and binding, but also in the extent and accuracy of its historical matter. We hope our efforts to represent the important features of this county may lead its inhabitants to understand and appreciate more fully its varied resources. We hope we have furnished information to the traveler, the tourist, or the emigrant who is seeking a location."