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Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 34. Did Alfred Russel Wallace’S Chief Assistant From His Expedition To The Malay Archipelago Really Name Himself Ali Wallace?, George Beccaloni, Charles H. Smith Editor

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

In 1907, Thomas Barbour met Alfred Russel Wallace’s former chief assistant Ali on Ternate Island, Indonesia. Ali apparently told him that he had adopted “Wallace” as his second name. This claim has been questioned by historian John van Wyhe and anthropologist Gerrell Drawhorn, probably because it appeared unprecedented. However, this was not an isolated example; in 1872, John Thomas Cockerell recorded that a man from the Aru Islands, Indonesia, employed by Wallace in 1857, along with his eldest son, had similarly adopted “Wallace” as part of their personal names.

Heroes Or Tyrants? Using The Leadership Of Chiang Kai-Shek To Re-Examine The Legacy Of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Woolery

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Today, reappraisal of history has become paramount in society. Scholars seek to contextualize building names, statues, and the land we live on. However, historians time and time again fail to reappraise popular figures in American history and misrepresent them by placing them on a pedestal. This thesis will analyze the existing body of scholarly work and primary historical sources to compare two such leaders from history in Chiang Kai-shek and Abraham Lincoln. Chiang Kai-shek is largely unfamiliar to American audiences; however, he provides a model in which Americans can reappraise Lincoln. Both Lincoln and Chiang led their nations through civil …

Ua94/6 Company B 3rd Regiment Pershing Rifles Wku 1960s, Doug Verdier

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Personal narratives of members of the Pershing Rifles compiled by Doug Verdier.

Ua94/6 Wku Pershing Rifles Company B-3 Vietnam Timeline, Doug Verdier

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Timeline of Vietnam War events 1963-1975 experienced by Pershing Rifles members compiled by Doug Verdier.

Alfred Russel Wallace Notes 9: The South Asian Connection, Charles H. Smith, Sahotra Sarkar, Nirmali Wijegoonawardana

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823−1913) is best known for his natural history explorations and theoretical biology, but he was also a potent social critic on subjects ranging from land tenure and colonial policy to antivaccinationism and poverty. Here, one of his emphases in the latter domain is spotlighted: his interest in South Asian affairs. This extended to a variety of subjects in the areas of politics, economics, health, literature, sociology, etc., and to a degree that may have had some influence on the development of thought of some major South Asian figures, including Mahatma Gandhi and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy.

The Broad, Toiling Masses In All The Continents: Anticolonial Activists And The Atlantic Charter, Mark Reeves

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The 1941 Atlantic Charter’s references to self-determination galvanized anticolonial nationalists during the Second World War. These activists used the principles enumerated in the Atlantic Charter to frame their demands. This thesis examines three cases in the broader global context during the war, from vastly different colonial and wartime situations: British-ruled India, French-ruled Syria, and the U.S.- ruled Philippines. Across these different situations, anticolonial nationalists used the Atlantic Charter in an attempt to legitimate their own projects. This thesis shows that the elite nationalist movements examined here used a common rhetoric from the Charter, but in variable ways. Each case study …

The Weaknesses Of Song China And The Legacy Of Mongol Conquest, Emily N. Potts

The Student Researcher: A Phi Alpha Theta Publication

No abstract provided.

Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1973. Several letters written by Evelyn D. Burchfield, Davao, Philippines and a 190-page memoir of her life in the Philippines, chiefly during the World War II Japanese occupation; also includes an introduction (17 p.) to the memoir by friend Viola Crump.

Baird, Nancy Disher, B. 1935 (Sc 1896), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Travel diary kept by Nancy Disher Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during a trip to China in the summer of 1992.

Voice Of The People (Fa 83), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of student papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 83. The Voice of the People: An Understanding of Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A Western Kentucky University Folk Studies project directed by Dr. Lynwood Montell, involving 9 students and 26 informants. Several of the interview transcriptions are available by downloading (Click "Download" button on the right) the finding aid and clicking on the hyperlinks in the text.

Women Writers In Revolution: Feminism In Germaine De Staël And Ding Ling, Sara Powell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this essay, the concern is feminism in the writings of the two revolutionary women, Germaine de Stael, who lived and wrote during the French revolutionary era, and Ding Ling, who lived and wrote during the Chinese Communist revolutionary era. The main theme of the essay is to determine whether the feminism in their work is of a similar nature despite the vast differences in the times and places in which they each lived. Concomitantly, the theme is also an attempt to discover through such similarities if feminism is of a universal nature. Through biographical sketches and analysis of selected …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

Howard, Laura. Powell, Larry. Etched in Stone – Floyd Talley, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Bachert, Sara. Rational Portrayal of the Irrationational in The Pit and the Pendulum
• Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
• Brock, Beth. The Informal Caregiving System: The Frail Elderlys' Avenue of Choice
• Daniel, Janice. Child Sexual Abuse
• Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
• Jones, LaMont. Ernie Pyle: Journalist Without Peer
• Kesserling, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
• Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
• Majdi, …

Ua35/11 Wku Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku University Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The Western Kentucky University Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers represent work done by students from throughout the university.

• Kesselring, Marcia. Attitudes Toward the Need for Computer Literacy
• Tuck, Janna & Karen Wiggins. Methylation and Confirmation of PGE
• Lewis, Gloria. John Donne's Attitude Toward Love
• Johnson, Linda. International Telecommunications Trade with Japan
• Sharpe, Greg. Precipitation Patterns in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1980-1985
• Smith, Sandy. Religion and the Media: Alliance or War?
• Bell, Suzanne. Early Secret Involvement of the United States Military in Cambodia
• Scariot, Linda. Parental Divorce and Childhood Emotional Disturbances
• Daniel, Janice. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 57, No. 52, Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine feature of WKU campus newspaper. This issue contains articles:

• Pillow, Robert. A Promise to Free His Homeland – Sammuth Koam, Cambodia
• Wright, Sharon. Janitor’s Mission is Threefold – Tommy Lancaster

United States Foreign Policy Toward China In Transition: 1966-1976, Chang Sheng-Ih

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study analyzes United States foreign policy toward Communist China in the transitional period since 1966, based on the American China experts' writings in journals dealing with international affairs and their views expressed in Congressional hearings. The contents explain the changing of American policy toward China from "containment without isolation" toward a rapprochement with Peking and progress toward normalization. The achievement of normalization has been a basic policy goal of the United States and has received bipartisan support, but the formula to accomplish normalization still remains obscure, due mainly to the settlement of the "Taiwan question."

The essay includes four …

The Effect Of Presidential Action On Popular Support Of Foreign Policy: The Case Of Vietnam, William Hines Jr.

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Explicitly stated the hypothesis that was tested was as follows: The relationship between Presidential action and an increase in public support for the President on matters of Vietnam policy is equal to zero.

Presidential action was viewed as any major development in Policy (whether it be military or political) toward the war. Furthermore, any major speech by the President or other high governmental official reaffirming the government's course of action was posited into the category of Presidential action. In order for the speech to be considered "major" it either had to have been broadcast over nationwide television or widely disseminated …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 47, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

This issue contains articles:

• Miss Western Title Attracts 22 Coeds; Finals Set February 10
• Debaters Prep for Tournament
• Whitaker, Dave. John Houseman, Noted Producer-Director, Booked to Lecture on Campus February 6
• Bulletin Lists Registration Procedures
• Benningfield, Ron. Soviets Use Cybernetics to Speed World Control
• Steve Ealy Wins Ogden Contest
• Kerr, Janice. Transfer Enrollment Up 24 Per Cent
• Rowe, Janet. Mini Skirt Consequences Many Colds, Doctor Bills
• Art Exhibition Now on Display – David Novak
• Edwin Phelps, Frank Bruton Honored as Top Cadets
• Evans, Rex. No Budget Hampers Lawmakers
• Registration …

Ua3/2/1 Correspondence Re: James Oshiro, Wku President's Office - Garrett, Albert Chandler, Cordell Hull

WKU Administration Documents

Correspondence between WKU president Paul Garrett, A.B. Chandler, Cordell Hull and members of the U.S. Treasury Department regarding frozen assets of Ryokei Nakamura uncle of Japanese American student James Oshiro during World War II.

Ua3/2/1 Prayer For World War Ii, Sindar Gokhale

WKU Administration Documents

Letter from Sindar Gokhale of Poona City, India to the mayor of Bowling Green transmitting 3 copies of a prayer for the return of the 1918 victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Prayers were to be distributed to the public library, Ogden College and Western Kentucky University.