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Peete, William Weldon, 1866-1937 (Sc 1805), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1805. Copies of three letters to Howard Rose, LaCrosse, Virginia from W. Weldon Peete in Bowling Green, Kentucky and Miami, Florida. He writes of his family, his health, the growth of Bowling Green, and his memories of their long friendship.

Shrewsbury, Ralph Damon, 1919-1998 (Sc 1815), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1815. Letters from Ralph Damon Shrewsbury and his future bride, Aline Lanier, to his mother Grace Snider Shrewsbury of Caneyville, Kentucky, related to their upcoming marriage. Also, reassuring letter from Shrewsbury after he had been reported as missing in action, and news clippings related to his World War II service.

Bethel College - Matriculation Records, 1854-1919 (Mss 182), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 182. Matriculation book (414 p.) for Bethel College, 1854-1918. Bethel, a Baptist school located in Russellville, Kentucky, started as a high school, evolved into a four-year college, and finally became a junior college.

The Grizzly, November 20, 2008, Kristin O'Brassill, Gabrielle Poretta, Eva Bramesco, Elizabeth Macdonald, Lisa Jobe, Christopher Schaeffer, Liz Kilmer, Gianna Paone, Nathan Humphrey, Spencer Jones, Daniel Tomblin, Salia Zouande, Shaun Frank, Julie Tran, Josh Krigman, Zach Shamberg, Laurel Salvo, Emily Mccloskey, Jameson Cooper

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Adding Machine Makes Explosive Debut on UC Campus • Active Minds Encourages Students to Relax: Stop Stressing! • Creative Writing Author John Holman Visits UC Students • Is the Economy Affecting Your Waistline? • More Bailout News: AIG • Inside the Busy Life of Senior Laura Ng • Plummer Speaks About Importance of Election • Ottinger Fights Child Illiteracy in Cold • Play n Trade: New Store for Gamers • Letter to the Editor • Sunny Review • Dracula's Ball Recap: Ideal Halloween Destination • Hockey Prepares for On-Campus Nationals This Weekend

Interview With Charlotte Rutherford, Monica Fields-Fears

Black United Front Oral History Project

Interview with Charlotte Rutherford by Monica Fields-Fears on November 19 and 22, 2008, at Charlotte Rutherford’s home in Portland, Oregon.

Wyatt, Wilson Watkins, 1905-1996 (Sc 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1299. Letter, 16 October 1959, written by Wilson Wyatt, lawyer and politician of Louisville, Kentucky, to Brevard Crihfield, Chicago, Illinois, asking for a copy of proceedings from a recent governor's conference.

Sharp, James Willard, 1921-1975 (Sc 1814), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1814. World War II letter, 19 January 1943, from James W. Sharp, San Francisco, California to his parents in Utica, Daviess County, Kentucky; includes 1943 letters to his mother from the wives of other servicemen.

"Hicks In Washington" (Sc 1811), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1811. Reminiscence of a young woman's experiences in Washington, D.C. during World War I. Note: The text contains a racial slur.

Brown, William, 1916-1981 (Sc 1813), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1813. Gospel songs collected by William Brown, some handwritten and some photocopied from songbooks, and placed in a scrapbook.

President Obama And Bretton Woods, Luke A. Nichter

Presidential Studies Faculty Articles and Research

"On the occasion of this weekend's G-20 meeting in Washington, the global economic crisis seems more entrenched than ever. Calls for the return to a Bretton Woods-like system can be heard around the world. The Washington Post has said that a new Bretton Woods 'could reform the IMF' (October 20). The Times of London has reported Prime Minister Brown's call for a new international financial architecture (November 14). Le Monde has printed favorable coverage for a 'Bretton Woods acte II' (November 14). Before getting caught up in the momentum of 'reform', the incoming administration of President-elect Obama should carefully heed …

Mears, William B., 1818-1901 (Sc 1812), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1812. Letter, 28 July 1874, to a Mr. Gupton from William B. Mears, Green County, Kentucky related to a political race and some negative campaigning.

Satterfield Family History (Sc 1799), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1799. Genealogical information related to the Satterfield family of Warren County, later Allen County, Kentucky compiled by Julie Carter.

Green River Research Collection (Mss 77), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 77. Chiefly photocopies of research materials relating to the Green River (Kentucky) and its tributaries. This data, gathered during 1984-1986, supported a Kentucky Museum grant proposal for a future exhibit focusing on the Green River Valley.

The Grizzly, November 13, 2008, Kristin O'Brassill, Gabrielle Poretta, Julia Fox, Samantha Wildonger, Liz Kilmer, Emily Mccloskey, Roger Lee, Daniel Tomblin, Laine Cavanaugh, Zach Shamberg, Christopher Schaeffer, Spencer Jones, Cassandra Mathis, Katie Callahan, Jim Wagner

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Berman Expands to Envelop Art and Imagination • Election Night Brings Cheer to Liberal Ursinus College • Changes Expected for This Year's New Member Education • Passage of Prop 8 Leaves Same-Sex Couples Concerned • Days After Election: Obama Gets to Work • Forensics: Not the Science, but the Ursinus Debate Team • Escape Velocity's "Eternalmotion" Strikes a Chord at UC • Finding the Phillies Parade: An Unforgettable Adventure • History Attached to a Philly Row Home • Opinions: Barack Obama: Our Next President • Kait Sutherland Finishes Out Hockey Reign at Ursinus

Samuell, Robert Lee, 1870-1930 (Sc 1797), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1797. Letter, 15 April 1898, from Robert Lee Samuell, in Alaska, to his wife in New Castle, Henry County, Kentucky related to his involvement in the Alaska Gold Rush.

Simmons, Stella (Sc 1810), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1810. Paper: "Science Hill School: English and Classical School for Girls, Shelbyville, Kentucky" written by Stella Simmons for a Western Kentucky State Teachers College literature class. Includes requirements for admission and graduation taken from the school catalog.

Sanders, Nolan (Sc 1798), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1798. Paper: "South Union: Their Business and Life in the 1870s" written by Nolan Sanders for a Western Kentucky University history class.

Simmons, James M., 1851-1935 (Sc 1809), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1809. Notes for a political speech delivered by James M. Simmons in Plum Springs, Warren County, Kentucky, 1 November 1884. Also a check from the P.J. Potter Bank written by Simmons and a typescript of his obituary.

Rice, Alice Caldwell (Hegan), 1870-1942 (Sc 1779), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1779. Letter, 11 October 1904, from author Alice Hegan Rice to the editor of Outlook magazine commenting on books that she enjoyed as a child and young adult.

Hanes, Pamela Gay (Metcalf), 1945-2005 (Sc 1796), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1796. Interview 16 November 2005 done by Pamel G. Hanes with Charles M. Anderson, former Vice President for Information Technology at Western Kentucky University. The interview was done for a history class project at Western Kentucky University.

Runyon, Ora Mae (Gentry), 1900-1972 (Sc 1791), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1791. Domestic science workbook compiled by Ora Mae (Gentry) Runyon while a student at Western Kentucky State Normal School. It includes class notes as well as examples of various needlework stitches. Also, 1978 letters from her son Troy H. Runyon, Lake Park, Florida and Dero G. Downing, Bowling Green, Kentucky related to the donation of the workbook.

The Grizzly, November 6, 2008, Kristin O'Brassill, Gabrielle Poretta, Lindsay Budnick, Samantha Wildonger, Lindsay Adams, Lisa Jobe, Julia Fox, Kristi Blust, Roger Lee, Laurel Salvo, Brandon Biel, Laine Cavanaugh, Salia Zouande, Kristen Gallagher, Spencer Jones, Abigail Raymond, Zach Shamberg, Carolyn Martin, Christopher Wierzbowski, Shaun Frank, Katie Callahan, Nick Pane

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Diversity ... What's That? GSA Sponsors Dessert Discussion • Falling Gas Prices Spell Relief for Drivers, Oil Profits Drop • Philly Fans Celebrate World Series Victory at Parade • Gallup: Public Interest and Early Voting • Health Insurers to Pay Therapy Bills for Autistic Children? • TV Responsible for Teen Pregnancy? Rand Corp Says Yes • Holly "Gains" Attention for the UC Jazz Band • Rise Against: Third Time Around Turns Out to be a Charm • Trick-or-Treat Reaches a New Height at Ursinus • City Council Member Andrea Baptiste Speaks to Students • Opinions: Election Rewind; Escape Velocity: "Eternalmotion" …

The Cost Of Myth-Making: Racial Tension And School Desegregation In Memphis, Amy J. Barger

Honors Theses

In Memphis, the desire of white parents to keep their children out of integrated schools stemmed partially from their fear of contact with blacks. This push factor may seem obvious; surely misconceptions about race contributed to nearly every instance of white flight in the South. I argue that in Memphis, however, racial tensions caused many whites to harbor an especially acute fear of contact with blacks. By the time of the debates over busing, two traumatic events had lodged themselves in the recent memories of white Memphians: the sanitation strike of 1968 and the Black Monday school boycotts of 1969. …

Yes We Did, Photograph

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

MoveOn.org print.

Now He Belong To The Ages: Memorializing Abraham Lincoln, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

Reviled by many of his fellow Kentuckians while he was president, Abraham Lincoln became Kentucky’s, and America’s, idol during the 20th century. The Commonwealth is home to a growing list of notable Lincoln memorials. This article examines the history and folklore surrounding a number of these monuments.

Reviewed Work: Lincoln Revisited: New Insights From The Lincoln Forum By John Y. Simon, Harold Holzer, Dawn Vogel, Edna Greene Medford

History Department Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Memorial Hall Museum Online: American Centuries., Tom D. Sommer

Library Faculty Research

If you are researching the history of New England online, the Memorial Hall Museum’s American Centuries site is a valuable place to start. It is geared toward educators and elementary through high school students, providing users access to primary sources and interactive activities from the Memorial Hall Museum in Old Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Lsuhsc Facilities Biweekly Update: November 2008, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates: 2008

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates from November 7 and 21, 2008.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

Lsuhsc Facilities Daily Update: November 2008, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates: 2008

LSUHSC Dailly Facilities Updates from November 2008. These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

Russellville Gun Club - Russellville, Kentucky (Sc 1788), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1788. Ledger for the Russellville Gun Club containing the constitution and bylaws; membership list and list of honorary members; lists of scores, April-May 1886, April 27, 1887; and accounts Feb. 1886-June 1887. Also includes typescript of constitution and membership list (Click on "Additional Files" below).