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1934-07-05 Rowan County News, Rowan County News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County News Archive

Rowan County News published on July 5, 1934.

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1934 Keystonia, Kutztown State Teachers' College

Yearbooks 1930-1939

The yearbook of the Class of 1934 of Kutztown State Teachers' College, now Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA

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The Quill: Newsletter Of C.C.C. Co. 578, Camp Lochege, Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 578.

Rowan County Histories Collection

A collection of newsletters from the Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 578, titled The Quill, published in Rowan County, Kentucky from 1934 to 1940.

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A History Of Elko, Nevada : A Frontier Town, 1868-1890, Lester W. Mills

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to present in brief form, far too brief for the wealth of material available, an account of the history of the town of Elko, Nevada. There has been no attempt to include in these pages all the interesting events which are traditional in the gossip of the town. Every effort has been made to include only such material as can be readily verified either by the memories of those still living who remember the events or, in cases where this has bailed or there has been an evident conflict of stories, by resort to …

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Early State Banking In Kentucky, 1802-1830, S. Beverly Davis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the purpose of this study to examine the early state-chartered banks of Kentucky: their creation, career and dissolution. To do this it will be necessary to survey the period of Kentucky history from 1802, when the Kentucky Insurance Company was awarded its charter by the Legislature and granted banking powers, to about 1830, when all previously chartered state banks had become non-existent or were in the process of liquidation. Throughout this period it will be necessary to notice the major political trends, events and problems. These, however, will be of secondary importance, and attention primarily will be centered …

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Robert J. Breckinridge: Views On Slavery To Emancipation, Ruby Taylor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the primary purpose of this thesis to resurrect the ideals, hopes, theories and accomplishments of a man whose active years paralleled the stormy and provocative years of slavery. It is desired, in the resuscitation of these events, to connect them properly with the contemporary features of the stated period.

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Tennessee During Secession & Reconstruction, Edward Taylor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The present work is intended as a survey of events and conditions in Tennessee during the decade from 1860 to 1870 when the entire nation was torn by sectional strife, racial antagonism, and economic and social disorder. The writer can make no pretension of having made a comprehensive or exhaustive study of the sources. That would involve a paper far beyond the scope of the present study. At best I have only scratched the surface; merely opened avenues for future study.

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