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Transcription Of 19th Century Documents From The Archives Of The British East India Company, Ngaio Palmer, Paul Kerry Jan 2014

Transcription Of 19th Century Documents From The Archives Of The British East India Company, Ngaio Palmer, Paul Kerry

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In May 2000, I traveled to England to pursue research for my honors thesis at the British Library and the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. In the course of my research, I happened to come across two case files of documents relating to the dubious business relationship between the private press of my great, great, great-grandfather, George Wood, and Dr. James Rind, the superintendent of the Government Lithographic Press of Calcutta, ca. 1829.

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Royal Correspondence In The Lancut Archive, Thomas M. Pearson, Dr. Douglas Tobler Jan 2014

Royal Correspondence In The Lancut Archive, Thomas M. Pearson, Dr. Douglas Tobler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In 1980, BYU’s acquisition librarian purchased a large collection (96 boxes) of historical documents, which originated from the Lancut castle in southeastern Poland. The archive is a wonderful social, economic, and cultural record of the noble families that lived at the castle. The materials cover a wide span of time, ranging from the 15th century up until the onset of World War II, and include letters, maps, legal documents, genealogies, grants and charters, estate inventories, and other original documents. Because the archive has been in private hands for so many years, these materials have only recently become available for scholarly …

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Forgotten Battles Of The Civil War: Victories Over Disease In Nashville, Tennessee, And New Orleans, Louisiana, Michael Packer, Dr. Mary Stovall Richards Jan 2014

Forgotten Battles Of The Civil War: Victories Over Disease In Nashville, Tennessee, And New Orleans, Louisiana, Michael Packer, Dr. Mary Stovall Richards

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the Civil War disease was a major problem. Many different diseases combined to cause immense problems for civilians and army personnel alike. More soldiers died from disease than from battle. While medical knowledge was growing, physicians had neither the knowledge nor the understanding to combat most diseases. Doctors both North and South had little success against many illnesses.

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Stout, Edward B., Jr., 1903-2000 (Sc 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Stout, Edward B., Jr., 1903-2000 (Sc 1244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1244. Warren County, Kentucky native Edward B. Stout, Jr.’s report cards, 1912-1917, from Bowling Green and Oakland, Kentucky schools; letter from T.C. Cherry and resolution about service on Bowling Green’s school board, 1936; and 1983 personal narrative and news clippings relating to the Diamond Theatre in Bowling Green.

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Continued Neglect: Albuquerque Women’S Literacy, 1848-1870, Lori Rasmussen, Dr. Mary Stovall Richards Jan 2014

Continued Neglect: Albuquerque Women’S Literacy, 1848-1870, Lori Rasmussen, Dr. Mary Stovall Richards

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The rhetoric of the Mexican-American War, and indeed, the entire expansionist era, claimed that the United States had a God-given responsibility to spread their white, Protestant, capitalistic, and democratic civilization to the heathen of the world. Though sometimes implied, and sometimes explicit, the notion included the idea of educating the barbarians who held a tenuous grasp on the land. Education in this sense meant indoctrination into American culture, including the English language, high literacy rates, gender roles, and a multitude of other facets.1 During the middle part of the nineteenth century, Northern states moved rapidly toward a truly literate …

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Searching For Julia Jacquette, Natalie Thompson Nielson, Dr. Michael Phillips Jan 2014

Searching For Julia Jacquette, Natalie Thompson Nielson, Dr. Michael Phillips

Journal of Undergraduate Research

I applied for the ORCA grant hoping to learn more about the contemporary artist Julia Jacquette. I had first discovered her work on the website for New York’s Museum of Modern Art, which was showing a few representative works from artists currently on display. Her work caught my interest because of its originality, its post-feminist themes, and most importantly, its interplay between word and image, and I decided to research her more thoroughly for my honors thesis. I had researched her as much as I could when I applied for this grant, and I was hoping that the grant would …

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Two Competing Visions Of Education During The Early History Of The Medieval University, Joni Poppitz Stimpson, Dr. Eric Dursteler Jan 2014

Two Competing Visions Of Education During The Early History Of The Medieval University, Joni Poppitz Stimpson, Dr. Eric Dursteler

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Last December, I proposed to the ORCA scholarship committee to study the origins of the medieval university. A semester earlier I had completed a History 490 paper which had broadly dealt with the history of the early university. The conclusion of that paper identified a central conflict in the development of the university, and it was this conflict which I continued to study with support from ORCA.

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“Libelous Films”: Mormon And Gentile Efforts To Suppress Anti- Mormon Films, 1911-1912 Summary, Jacob W. Olmstead, Dr. Brian Q. Cannon Jan 2014

“Libelous Films”: Mormon And Gentile Efforts To Suppress Anti- Mormon Films, 1911-1912 Summary, Jacob W. Olmstead, Dr. Brian Q. Cannon

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Late in 1911 the motion picture trade journal Moving Picture World announced that the film A Victim of the Mormons was slated for release in the United States during the first week in February 1912. Of Danish origin, this film rehearsed the fictitious travails of a Mormon missionary who duped an unsuspecting young woman into conversion to become one of his plural wives. This plot was typical of many anti-Mormon plays, lectures, and news articles generated in Europe at the time; however, the producer of A Victim of the Mormons were the first to explore the subject in their films.

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Huff Family History Research, Emily Wilbur, Dr. Kathryn M. Daynes Jan 2014

Huff Family History Research, Emily Wilbur, Dr. Kathryn M. Daynes

Journal of Undergraduate Research

In the genealogical field, researchers often use the work of others to compliment and advance their own research. Published family histories are an important and major source for gathering compiled data. Before original sources are consulted, published genealogies should be reviewed to glean relevant information on the family name being researched.

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Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 38, January 30, 2014, Grand Valley State University Jan 2014

Lanthorn, Vol. 48, No. 38, January 30, 2014, Grand Valley State University

Volume 48, July 1, 2013 - June 2, 2014

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

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The Grizzly, January 30, 2014, Dave Muoio, Deana Harley, Kristen Costello, Larissa Coyne, Caroline Sandberg, Evan Hill, Shawn Hartigan, Pearl Steinberg, Dom Roher, Briana Keane, Austin Fox, John Carty Jan 2014

The Grizzly, January 30, 2014, Dave Muoio, Deana Harley, Kristen Costello, Larissa Coyne, Caroline Sandberg, Evan Hill, Shawn Hartigan, Pearl Steinberg, Dom Roher, Briana Keane, Austin Fox, John Carty

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Sexual Misconduct Numbers in Security Report Explained • Live Feed From Ritter Stirs Debate • Colleges Soon to Consider the Impact of MOOCs • "Non-Traditional Careers for Psychology Majors" • School Spirit on the Rise • First Salinger Read-a-Thon Brings "Holden" Back to Ursinus Campus • Culture Shock: Returning to UC • Opinion: Drug Policy's Punishments are Too Harsh; Netflix Streaming is Hogging our Resources • As Olympics Near, Controversy Grows • Super Bowl: Fierce Competition, Big Personalities • Winter Recap: Wrestling, Women's Swimming Shine

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Hebbardsville High School - Hebbardsville, Kentucky (Sc 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Hebbardsville High School - Hebbardsville, Kentucky (Sc 1242), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1242. Script titled “Senior Sentiments,” for 1945 class night exercises at Hebbardsville High School in Henderson County, Kentucky.

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Lofftus, George (Lg 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Lofftus, George (Lg 94), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 94. Copy of land grant, 10 March 1819, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to George Lofftus, assignee of Samuel Gill, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

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Craddock, Robert Edward, 1757-1859 (Lg 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Craddock, Robert Edward, 1757-1859 (Lg 76), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 76. Original land grant, 23 March 1789, by which Beverley Randolph, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granted Robert Craddock, 1,000 acres on Gasper River in Virginia. Signed by Beverly Randolph.

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Mansard Hotel - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Register (Sc 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Mansard Hotel - Bowling Green, Kentucky - Register (Sc 1236), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1236. Register kept from 16 August 1907 to 7 October 1907, signed by guests staying in the Mansard Hotel, Main and Center streets, Bowling Green, Kentucky. WKU president Henry Hardin Cherry’s signature is on page 30.

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Dunham, Timothy (Lg 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Dunham, Timothy (Lg 62), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 62. Original land grant, 22 January 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Timothy Dunham, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Gaither, Joseph Gant, 1884-1968 (Sc 1239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Gaither, Joseph Gant, 1884-1968 (Sc 1239), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1239. Letter from Gant Gaither, a Hopkinsville, Kentucky physician, to Mary Leiper Moore of the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University, discussing Gaither’s family, particularly Nathan Gaither, who practiced medicine in Adair County.

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Pearcifield & Mcgown - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Pearcifield & Mcgown - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1238), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1238. Franked advertising envelope from the firm of Pearcifield & McGown, South Union, Kentucky, to E.D. Hicks, Nashville, Tennessee. The company was a dealer in Shaker garden seeds and Berkshire and Poland China pigs.

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Scott Tobacco Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Scott Tobacco Company - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1240), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1240. Correspondence, primarily between W.H. Mason, president of Scott Tobacco Company, and T.H. Baird, Adairville, Kentucky, concerning dividends, indebtedness, capitalization and other company matters. Includes correspondence of Baird relating to mail service from Adairville.

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Botman, Simon (Lg 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Botman, Simon (Lg 63), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 63. Original land grant, 5 July 1813, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Simon Botman, assignee of Hezekiah Jackson, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Cox, Phenis (Lg 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Cox, Phenis (Lg 75), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 75. Original land grant, 29 August 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Phenis Cox, assignee of James Frazer, assignee of Samuel Rose, assignee of Dennis Fitzhugh, who was assignee of Joseph Matthew, 70 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Isaac Shelby.

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Gage, John (Lg 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Gage, John (Lg 73), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 73. Original land grant, 28 September 1814, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Gage 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Isaac Shelby.

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Mcwilliams, Andrew (Lg 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Mcwilliams, Andrew (Lg 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 85. Original land grant, 7 December 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted Andrew McWilliams, 100 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Gatewood, Fleming (Lg 90), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Gatewood, Fleming (Lg 90), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 90. Copy of land grant, 8 July 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Fleming Gatewood, assignee of William Morris, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

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Shackleford, William (Lg 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Shackleford, William (Lg 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 87. Original land grant, 20 November 1816, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to William Shackleford, assignee of Ephraim Puckett, who was assignee of W. Thomas, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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Gorin, Henry (Lg 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Gorin, Henry (Lg 91), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 91. Copy of land grant, 28 July 1818, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lt. Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Henry Gorin, assignees of Hardy Allard, 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Gabriel Slaughter.

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Young, R. J. (Lg 97), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Young, R. J. (Lg 97), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 97. Original land grant, 14 July 1891, by which Simon Bolivar Buckner, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to R.J. Young and George W. Crabb, 25 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Simon Bolivar Buckner.

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Mitchell, Martin (Lg 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Mitchell, Martin (Lg 100), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Mansucripts Land Grant 100. Original land grant, 26 December 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Martin Mitchell, assignee of Martin Grider, 400 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Isaac Shelby.

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Sharp, Absalom M. (Lg 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Sharp, Absalom M. (Lg 99), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Mansucripts Land Grant 99. Original land grant, 17 October 1815, by which Isaac Shelby, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Absalom M. Sharp, assignee of John Berry, assignee of John Hobbs, 180 acres in Warren County, Kentucky. Signed by Isaac Shelby.

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Viney, Abraham (Lg 89), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Viney, Abraham (Lg 89), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and full scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 89. Original land grant, 17 January 1817, by which Gabriel Slaughter, Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to Abraham Viney, assignee of Charles Simmons, William Simmons, Rowland Simmons, James Simmons, Gabriel Watt, James Stringfield, and John Wallace (heirs of Peter Simmons, deceased), 200 acres in Warren County, Kentucky.

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