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Beautiful "Courtview" Purchased By College, Mary H. Bailes

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Article from The Florence Herald announcing the purchase of Courtview by FSTC in 1948

Separatism In Early Mexico, 1821-1846, Raul Ayala

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

This project considers factors that contributed to Mexico’s territorial losses prior to the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. While Manifest Destiny indeed resulted in the largest loss of territory for Mexico, my research considers secessionism in considering alternative trajectories to Mexico’s territorial integrity in this time period. It becomes clear that multiple factors come into play other than American Manifest Destiny that spelled the inevitable separation of such states from the young Mexican Republic, including Yucatan, the Republic of the Rio Grande, Texas, and California. Previous works of scholarship, notably David Weber’s The Mexican Frontier, have been consulted in this …

Historians At War: A Comparative Analysis Between Thucydides And Xenophon's Accounts Of The Peloponnesian War, Juleeanna S. Fuller

Caroliniana Undergraduate Research Journal

This essay analyzes Thucydides and Xenophon's accounts of the Peloponnesian War, reflecting on the intersection of historical narratives, personal bias, and political perspectives. Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War presents Athens’ decline through the lens of moral and political collapse, emphasizing human nature, rationalism, and realism. Despite his reputation for objectivity, his reconstruction of speeches and selective focus revealed an underlying critique of Athenian democracy, shaped by his own life experiences. However, Xenophon's Hellenica continues the narrative with a pronounced Spartan bias, depicting Spartan hegemony and the Thirty Tyrants in a largely favorable or justified light, while minimizing their brutality …

Keynote Address: The Dangers Of Institutional Silence In The War On Words, Hadley Drodge

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Contesting Imaginaries In The Digital Age: Considering Internet History, Cristian Dominguez

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Patriotism, Philia, And Stereotyping During World War Ii: Correspondence Between Black Composers, Selise Phillips, Joi Carr

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

The 20th century was a monumental time for Black composers, especially for those in the UK. Rudolph Dunbar was the first black musician to perform at Royal Albert Hall in London, England. During this time, correspondence between him and William Grant Still, a famous black composer based in America, exists. Still’s rhetorical choices in these letters demonstrate the attitudes of these composers, specifically Still, and how these choices reflect the success of Dunbar’s career. Still, whose compositions started gaining traction in the 1930s, often praised Dunbar for his achievements. These letters all take place during World War II and during …

The Right Hand Of Allah: Slavery, Mobility, And The Dispersion Of Islam In The Indian Ocean World, Ellery Johnson

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Brave, Faithful, And Reckless: The Horse Of The U.S. Marines, Alondra Mallia

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

An Abundance Of Activities: Public History Projects At The Heritage Center Of Clark County, Part Ii, Elizabeth Day

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

An Abundance Of Activities: Public History Projects At The Heritage Center Of Clark County, Part I, Ellen Moore

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Hotels As Placemakers In Downtown Los Angeles, 1890-1950, Chrissie Alea Rensing, Megan Kendrick

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Early twentieth-century Los Angeles is often characterized as a rapidly expanding metropolis shaped by informal segregation along lines of race, class, and gender. Yet within this landscape, hotels and lodging houses sometimes functioned as unexpected sites of inclusion and community for marginalized populations. This project investigates how these spaces of hospitality served women and racial minorities between 1890 and 1950 in Los Angeles. Drawing from recent scholarship from Natalia Molina and others, we set out to examine the role of vernacular hotel architecture and the “placemakers” who operated them.

The project involved examining hundreds of handwritten census pages and original …

Reuniting Object And Origin: A Provenance Investigation, Erin Pence

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Preserving The Past, Opening The Doors: Digital Accessibility In Archives, Gabrielle Halcomb

Public History Symposium

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 1832, Alma Peña

Combined Interviews

Summary to be posted soon.

Interview No. 1837, Guadalupe Luna

Combined Interviews

Guadalupe Luna shares about growing up in the Guardian Angel area of South El Paso.

This area has always been a close-knit community, based on family, religion, and culture. Luna went to the Guardian Angel Catholic School from pre-K to 8th grade and participated in many of the Catholic traditions and customs that were part of this community. Luna talked about many of the stores and businesses that were part of her everyday life and helped to develop a sense of community among neighbours through Nava’s grocery store, attending church bazaars, and enjoying dining at the many restaurants and recreational …

A New Chapter, Ty West

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Rededication of Coby Hall, 2005

*Article from The TimesDaily

Wesleyan Hall Work Preserves Part Of University's History, The Timesdaily

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Preserving Wesleyan Hall at UNA

Willingham Hall Stands On Site Of Locust Dell, Doug James

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Willingham Hall sits on former girl's academy site (Locust Dell)

*Article from The Flor-Ala

Theater To Be Named For George Lindsey, Michelle Rupe Eubanks

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Article from The TimesDaily about the new black box theater at UNA and its new name

Una Raising Money For 3 Projects, Bernie Delinski

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Fundraising efforts for renovation project at UNA in 2003

*Article from The TimesDaily 

Home Away From Home, Lucille Prince

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A vital spiritual link for students at UNA-article from The TimesDaily 

Una Winds Up Multi-Million Dollar Project, Carl Cronan

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Article from The TimesDaily about construction and renovation project completions on campus at UNA, including the new GUC

George S. Lindsey Theater And Ernest Borgnine Performance Hall Grand Opening Ceremony, Una Foundation

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Grand Opening Ceremony for the George Smith Lindsey/Ernest Borgnine Performance Hall, 2012

Facelift Una's Coby Hall Undergoing Renovation Project, Bernie Delinski

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Renovation project for Coby Hall

*Article from The TimesDaily

Historic Una Home Sees Renovations, Haley Henslee

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Renovations are underway on Coby Hall, also known as Irvine Place and Simpson House

*Article from The Flor-Ala

Black Migration From Arkansas To Detroit: The Promise Of Prosperity, Justin Ripley

ATU Scholars Symposium

This presentation examines the experiences of Arkansans in the Great Migration of African Americans from the U.S. South during the twentieth century. My research examines Detroit, Michigan census records spanning from 1900-1950 along with archival records from Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library and Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. These records tell a story that highlights and reveals the struggles along with familiar patterns which define migration experiences that many southern African American laborers faced in migrating to northern industrial cities such as Detroit. This presentation aims to reveal how African Americans adjusted and overcame trials while simultaneously …

An Exploration Of Third Spaces In China, Clare J. Hummer

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

Exploring Third Spaces in China in a multimedia format.

The Grizzly, April 9, 2026, Renee Washart, Sidney Belleroche, Erin Ewing, Andrew Mihniak, Jesse Cherone, Ava Wood

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Third Annual Lenape Symposium • Watson Fellowship: What to Know • Join The Grizzly Newspaper! • Ursinus Hosts Girls & Women in Sports Day • Sexual Assault Awareness Month • Opinion: I Hate Cashless Everything • Baseball Blasts Out to Hot Start! • Softball's Young Talent Shines Through

Where Do Policy Demanders Come From? Protestants And Party Formation In The Antebellum Period, John W. Compton

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

The early 1830s were years of intense religious fervor, when well-organized moral reform movements seemed destined to remake the political landscape. Curiously, however, the party system that emerged from this period was premised on the exclusion of moral issues from party politics. How did the early Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs manage to construct an essentially amoral party system during a decade marked by large-scale moral reform movements? And why did the resulting system unravel in the mid-1850s? Answering these questions requires shifting the focus from party activists and elected officials to organized religion. Specifically, I show that the nation's largest …

Fstc Plans For A New Auditorium, Florence Times

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Plans and architect's drawing of the new auditorium slated for construction at FSTC