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Oldham County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick, Works Progress Administration

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of post offices and community names in Oldham County, Kentucky.

Kenton County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of post offices and communities in Kenton County, Kentucky.

0689: Associated Press Bulletins, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains copy read on the air by newscasters at WSAZ-TV, the local NBC affiliate in Huntington, West Virginia on Nov. 22 and 23, 1963, during coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The bulletins are based on Associated Press news reports. Also included are two wire photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot and John F. Kennedy Jr. at the funeral of John F. Kennedy.

Days Of Anger, Days Of Tears: The Story Of Two Kentucky Feuds - Millennium Edition, Juanita Blair, Fred Brown Jr., David Beaver

Rowan County War Collection

The millennium edition of Days of Anger, Days of Tears: The Story of Two Kentucky Feuds, a self-published book on the Rowan County War by Juanita Blair and Fred Brown Jr. printed in 2000. Illustrations by David Beaver.

0698: W.Va. Chapter Daughters Of Founders And Patriots Of America Records, 1983-2000, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists primarily of scrapbooks and correspondence created by the W.Va. Chapter Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America between 1971 and 2000. Scrapbooks contain photographs of members, many identified, as well as clippings about group activities. Also in the collection are treasurer records, member applications, minutes, and yearbooks and member lists from this time period.

0690: James Wilson Papers, 1842-1854, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains a color copy of a bill of sale (1842) for two slaves and receipt (1854) for one slave, livestock, and other purchases by James Wilson, Cabell Couny, Virginia (now West Virginia) farmer. Individuals mentioned in the collection include Thomas M. Shelton, John M. Rece, and James C. Wilson, Celia (no age listed, 1854 document), Minerva (18 years old?, 1842 document), and Edmund (13 years old, 1854 document).

0697: Archibald Debow Norris Diaries, 1861-1863, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of copies and transcriptions of three diaries, spanning January 1861- April 1863, of Private, later Captain, Archibald D. Norris of the 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry, Co. K during the Civil War, ending with the Fredericksburg campaign. The diaries are extensive, and cover details about the war and specific battles as well as camp life. There are also entries about Norris’ evolving feelings about the state of the union. According to a note in the collection, there are a significant proportion of West Virginia related content in the diaries.

El Paseño, Padre Ramón Ortiz: 1814-1896, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Padre Ramón Ortiz, born in 1814 in Santa Fe, New Mexico became an important figure in the history of El Paso and the US/Mexico border region. This article gives a chronological time-line and narrative of his life and work as a humanitarian and a diplomat.

Anne Braden Interview, Anne Braden, Yvonne Baldwin, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Anne Braden by Yvonne Baldwin and John Ernst on her experiences during the Vietnam War on August 20, 1999.

The Virginia Conservative Party, 1965-1969, Gerald Paul Gaidmore Iii

History Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the Virginia Conservative Party of the 1960's. The party was founded in 1965 as a protest against the increasing liberalism in Virginia and national politics. Dedicated to providing voters an alternative to the two major parties, the Conservative Party participated in every major state election from 1965 to 1969. Although failing to win any statewide election, the Conservatives played a significant role in Virginia politics during the 1960's. Paradoxically, the Virginia Conservative Party contributed to the demise of the conservative Democratic Byrd Organization by refusing to support conservative Democrats. Subsequent internal disputes over the party's action in …

Naccs 26th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Missionary Positions: Post-Colonialism to Pre-Sexto Sol
April 28-May 1, 1999
Radisson Hotel

William Lowther Jackson And The Civil War In West Virginia's Mountains, Ronald V. Hardway

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

On the eve of the American Civil War one of the most prominent politicians and businessmen in western Virginia was Judge William Lowther Jackson of Parkersburg, Wood County. Jackson, a native of Harrison County and a member of one of the wealthiest and most politically powerful dans in northwestern Virginia, represented his region In the Virginia Assembly for three consecutive terms in the 1850s. He served as Second Auditor for the State of Virginia and directed the Virginia Literary Fund for public education. He had been lieutenant governor of the state during the administration of Governor Henry A. Wise. He …

Development And Preservation, George W. Geib

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Details the history of two Marion County Courthouses.

A Radical Cure: Thomas Dimsdale, Radical Republicanism, And The Montana Vigilantes During The Civil War, Gregory Aydt

Masters Theses

In late December of 1863, a group of men in the fledgling Idaho Territory formed a vigilance committee to rid the area of criminals. In little more than a month, the committee hanged twenty-one men, including the area's sheriff, Henry Plummer. This work deals with these events which took place in and around the mining camps of Bannack and Virginia City in Idaho Territory, now in the state of Montana, during the winter of 1863-64. It attempts to answer the following questions: What circumstances led to this significant outbreak of lynch law? Who decided that a vigilance committee was the …

The New Frontier: The Presidential Election Campaign Of Jfk, Bryan Wuthrich

Masters Theses

This thesis is an examination of the Kennedy election campaign. It is a narrative and also a brief examination of how this campaign was put together and how the Kennedy campaign staff was formed. The main perspective that it takes is from the vantage point of the Cold War which serves as driving force behind the main issues of the campaign. It is the primary argument of this thesis that the Kennedy campaign marked a period of transition whereby America began to formulate a coherent ideological position for itself as leader of the free world and come into its own …

0685: United Daughters Of The Confederacy. W. Va. Division Records, 1898-2004, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Includes minutes, rosters of Confederate veterans, programs of meetings and proceedings of state conferences of women’s organization established to promote historical, benevolent, educational, patriotic and memorial objectives and honor the men and women of the confederacy.

Rowan County - Oral History With James Logan Mynhier (Part 1), James Logan Mynhier, M. Dewayne Mynhier

County Histories of Kentucky

Oral history interview with James Logan Mynhier by M. D. Mynhier on November 24, 1998, at the home of M. Dewayne Mynhier discussing the making of moonshine in Rowan County in the 1920s.

Democracy Behind Barbed Wire: Examining The Political Culture Of Japanese American Evacuees, Allen Atkinson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper explores the relationship between culture and political behavior through an investigation of those Japanese Americans who were denied due process and imprisoned during World War Two simply for being of Japanese descent. Military necessity was the reason cited for the government's action, although racism, war hysteria and economic competition also played a major role.

At the time there was a general belief among Caucasian Americans that the Japanese in America had avoided Americanization and could not be trusted to participate in democratic processes. It was suggested that their political and civic culture was an obstacle to the achievement …

1998-09, Photograph, Warren Duncan, Dorothy Page, Joseph Dehaan, Warren Duncan

Joseph DeHaan Korean War correspondence

This collection contains correspondence between PFC Joseph DeHaan, USA and Dorothy Page during the Korean War. A majority of the collection was written by PFC Joseph DeHaan.

Naccs 25th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
June 24-27, 1998
Hilton Mexico City Reforma

Memorandum From University Of Illinois College Of Law Professor Ronald D. Rotunda Memorandum To The Honorable Kenneth W. Starr Regarding Whether A Sitting President Is Subject To Indictment [Portions Redacted], Ronald D. Rotunda

United States Department of Justice: Publications

Re: Indictability of the President, with particular respect to whether President Bill Clinton could be charged with indictable offenses while in federal office.

Excerpt from the New York Times article: “It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are not part of, and are contrary to, the president’s official duties,” the Starr office memo concludes. “In this country, no one, even President Clinton, is above the law.”

Fred And Steve Hellman And Roger Redoing Interview, Fred Hellman, Steve Hellman, Roger Redoing, Debbie Perry, Deloris A. Roe

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Fred and Steve Hellman and Roger Redoing by Debbie Perry and Delores Roe on their experiences during the Vietnam War in May of 1998.

Political Priming: A Study Of The North Dakota Nonpartisan League, William Langer, And Newspapers Effect On The Vote Return, Sarah Ann Link

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Morning Glories: Municipal Reform In The Southwest, By Amy Bridges, Patricia Hill

Faculty Publications, History

No abstract provided.

Louie B. Nunn Interview, Louie B. Nunn, Yvonne Baldwin, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with former Governor Louie Nunn by Yvonne Baldwin and John Ernst on his experiences during the Vietnam War on March 13, 1998.

George C. Herring Interview, George C. Herring, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with George C. Herring by John Ernst and Yvonne Baldwin on his experiences during the Vietnam War on March 2, 1998.

Lewis County - Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of post offices and communities in Lewis County, Kentucky published in La Posta magazine in 1998.

Daniel J. Toniette Interview, Daniel J. Toniette, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Daniel J. Tonietti by John Ernst on his experiences during the Vietnam War on February 7, 1998.

Joseph Keeling And Ronald Hibbs Interview, Joseph Keeling, Ronald Hibbs, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Joseph Keeling and Ronald Hibbs by John Ernst on her experiences during the Vietnam War on February 7, 1998.

Northeastern Kentucky Post Offices, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

A historical survey of 343 post offices in northeastern Kentucky.