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Pennant Races - The Shot Heard Round The World- Dimaggio And Williams, Richard C. Crepeau Sep 1991

Pennant Races - The Shot Heard Round The World- Dimaggio And Williams, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the baseball season of 1991 comes to a close with two pennant races still to be decided it might be appropriate to think back forty years and fifty years to reflect on two of the great finales in baseball history.


Andre Agassi's Exhibitionism/ Jimmy Connors's Courage, Richard C. Crepeau Sep 1991

Andre Agassi's Exhibitionism/ Jimmy Connors's Courage, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It's that special time of year when for the maniacal sports fan there is a smorgasbord of events on the table. The NFL has opened with its new 17-week regular season format and without Joe Montana. The baseball pennant races are coming down to the wire, and both the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins are making their fans believe in miracles. College football is underway with FSU, Miami and Florida all ranked in the top five in most pre-season polls, and with both FSU and Miami winning impressively in their first game. Over the past ten days several world records …


Dream Team - Importance Of Competiton In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau Aug 1991

Dream Team - Importance Of Competiton In Sport, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It may be difficult to concentrate on anything else after seeing Fidel Castro do the Wave, but with the end of the Pan-American Games it might be worthwhile to reflect on the meaning of international sports competition, especially in light of the special treatment offered to the U.S. Basketball team, and the plans to allow the NBA big guys to compete at the next Olympic Games in Barcelona.


The W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research 1945-1985: Seeking Paths To Fuller Employment, Saul J. Blaustein Jan 1986

The W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research 1945-1985: Seeking Paths To Fuller Employment, Saul J. Blaustein

Upjohn Press

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0067: C. C. Henking Collection, 1795-1861, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1974

0067: C. C. Henking Collection, 1795-1861, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The C. C. Henking Collection consists of land patents, deeds, titles, abstracts of titles, and indentures dating from 1795 to 1861. Also included are tax receipts, maps, notes and certificates. Many of the documents are in French. They are of particular interest to this region because all of the properties are located in what is now the state of West Virginia. In addition to the register, a more complete description of the contents of each folder will be found in the box.


0043: Henry P. Alderman Papers, 1898-1919, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0043: Henry P. Alderman Papers, 1898-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Account book (1898), six charge books (1902-1904), and a letter of a Huntington, West Virginia resident.


French Indo-China In Its Relation To American Trade Expansion In The Orient, Edgar Theiler Jun 1926

French Indo-China In Its Relation To American Trade Expansion In The Orient, Edgar Theiler

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis seeks to accomplish three main purposes: First, to show the need of America for new markets; second, to encourage American trade in the Orient; and, third, to submit a plan whereby the United States could acquire French Indo-China and establish an entrepot in the Far East for American foreign trade. The plan proposed is a complete and unconditional transfer of French Indo-China to the United States as payment for the French war debt and accrued interest. In the analysis of the financial situation of France, much stress has been laid on the reference: "The French Debt Problem"-by H. …