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The Grizzly, April 16, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Caitlin Dalik, Liz Kilmer, Lisa Jobe, Salia Zouande, Katie Callahan, Roger Lee, Danielle Chmelewski, Zach Shamberg, Chris Capone, Christopher Schaeffer, Kristen Gallagher Apr 2009

The Grizzly, April 16, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Caitlin Dalik, Liz Kilmer, Lisa Jobe, Salia Zouande, Katie Callahan, Roger Lee, Danielle Chmelewski, Zach Shamberg, Chris Capone, Christopher Schaeffer, Kristen Gallagher

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Obesity Among America's Youth • A Little Dark Comedy and Some Unconventional Character • Economic Crisis Creates Problems for Private and State Colleges • Students Rise to Top at Annual Model UN • "Breakaway" From Work This Weekend • Shows, Concerts and Events Swing in with the Spring • SIFE Brings More Advice from Alumni • Opinions: Seafood Po'boy: The Sandwich-Snack That Will Blow Your Mind; We Have Months Dedicated to Human Rights, Why Not Poetry? • Coach Jamie Steele Changes the Look of UC Men's Lacrosse • Softball Looking to Repeat Last Year's Great Success


Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Harris, Catherine Hill, B. 1964 (Fa 395), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 395. Interviews (8) with people who had lived at Hobson House (also known as Riverview at Hobson Grove) or who had helped in the restoration and/or administration of the property as a house museum. Hobson House is a historic property in Bowling Green, Kentucky, completed by Atwood Gaines Hobson in 1872.


Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Runner, Jesse J., 1895-1954 (Sc 1888), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1888. Paper: "Historical Sketch of Warren County (Before 1890)" written by Jesse J. Runner.


Gilbert, Helen Lynn, 1949-1981 (Sc 1889), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Gilbert, Helen Lynn, 1949-1981 (Sc 1889), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1889. Paper: "Early Schools in Warren County [Kentucky]" written by Helen Lynn Gilbert.


Melbourne, Mary Ellen, 1872-1923 (Sc 1885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Melbourne, Mary Ellen, 1872-1923 (Sc 1885), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1885. Letter, 15 February 1921, from Sister Ethel Freda (Mary Ann Melbourne) to a relative, Blanche Heckel, Vinita, Oklahoma. While undergoing medical treatment at St. Angela's Home, Louisville, Kentucky, she discusses her family and life at Mount St. Joseph's convent in Daviess County. She mourns the death of Mother Aloysius, the convent's first Mother Superior, whom she had accompanied to California on a mission to improve her health.


Lindsey, Thomas N., 1808-1877 - Letter To (Sc 1886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Lindsey, Thomas N., 1808-1877 - Letter To (Sc 1886), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1886. Letter, 24 June 1842, written to Thomas N. Lindsey, Frankfort, Kentucky , from a correspondent in Clinton, Kentucky regarding lawsuits in connection with the estate of Johnson Todd.


Robertson, [M. D.?] (Sc 1887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Robertson, [M. D.?] (Sc 1887), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1887. Letter written, 29 November 1869, by [M.D.?] Robertson, Collin County, Texas to an unidentified recipient in Kentucky; he discusses his overland trip from Kentucky to Texas, cost of items, and his general prospects.


Havighurst, Clark Canfield, B. 1933 (Sc 1897), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Havighurst, Clark Canfield, B. 1933 (Sc 1897), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Senior thesis: "The South and Robert Penn Warren" completed at Princeton University, 1955. Also includes typed comments by Princeton faculty and handwritten comments from Warren scholar Victor H. Strandberg.


Hearn, Emily (Fa 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Hearn, Emily (Fa 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 397. Interview conducted by Emily Hearn with Charles O. Shults for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Denton, Richard (Fa 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Denton, Richard (Fa 385), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan ("Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project 385. Paper: “Jim Buchanan and His Music,” written by Denton for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Dennin, Shannon And Jason Henning (Fa 383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 383. Interview with Lennie B. Martin conducted by Shannon Dennin and Jason Henning for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class. Interview tape is not included. They discuss hunting and Logan County, Kentucky folk life.


Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Draper, Shirley (Fa 386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of papers (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 386. Two papers: "Brush Arbors of Southern Logan County: How and Why They Were Made" and "South Logan County, Kentucky: Life in the First Half of the Twentieth Century" written by Shirley Draper for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.


Dalton, Callie Lou, B. 1965 (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Dalton, Callie Lou, B. 1965 (Fa 371), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 371. Interview with Robert J. Wurster, former English professor at WKU, conducted by Callie Lou Dalton on 18 November 1987. Wurster discusses his involvement with the International Student Program at the university. He also addresses issues of acculturation, equity in the classroom, expression of identity, and the program’s strengths and weaknesses.


The Grizzly, April 9, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Spencer Jones, Gianna Paone, Caitlin Dalik, Lisa Jobe, Liz Kilmer, Salia Zouande, Jeremiah Long, Laurel Salvo, Christopher Schaeffer, Roger Lee, Matt Monteverde, Chris Capone, Nick Pane Apr 2009

The Grizzly, April 9, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Spencer Jones, Gianna Paone, Caitlin Dalik, Lisa Jobe, Liz Kilmer, Salia Zouande, Jeremiah Long, Laurel Salvo, Christopher Schaeffer, Roger Lee, Matt Monteverde, Chris Capone, Nick Pane

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Art Enthusiasts Burnin' the Midnight Oil • Birth Control and Breast Cancer: Is the Link Between Them Real? • Who Says You Need Machines to Stay Fit? • Tasty Titles That are Good Enough to Eat • Performance Brings Brazilian Heat to UC • Collegeville Diner: Sometimes You Gotta Go Back Home • Opinions: Long Overdue Shift in the War on Terror • Wildcats Fight But Fall to Champion Team, UNC Tar Heels • Women's Lacrosse Looks to Keep Playoff Winning Streak Intact


Naccs 36th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Apr 2009

Naccs 36th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

¡El Movimiento Sigue!
April 8-11, 2009
Hyatt Regency Hotel


Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 And Martin Rush, 1816-1861 (Sc 1883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Rush, Grigsby, 1784-1845 And Martin Rush, 1816-1861 (Sc 1883), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1883. Business papers, chiefly of Grigsby Rush and his son, Martin Rush, Logan County, Kentucky. Includes copies of deeds and slave bills of sale.


Armitage Family Collection, 1892-1994 (Sc 1881), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Armitage Family Collection, 1892-1994 (Sc 1881), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1881. Marriage license of Harold V. Armitage and Ella G. Barker, Fresno, California, 1892; telegrams and letter related to his mother's death in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1911; his Railway Express retirement papers, 1936-1938; diary kept by his sister Mary Armitage during her European tour, 1931.


Lewis, Margie Juliene (Ellis), 1893-1986 (Sc 1882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Lewis, Margie Juliene (Ellis), 1893-1986 (Sc 1882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1882. Typescript of her memoir "The Perils and Joys of a Small Town Green River Lass"; photo of her brother Courtney M. Ellis; two photos of Woodbury, Butler County, Kentucky family home and family members.


Bristow, James Ernest, 1898-1976 (Sc 1884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2009

Bristow, James Ernest, 1898-1976 (Sc 1884), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1884. Appointment certificate, honorable discharge certificate with enlistment record, and disability allowance award relating to the World War I service of James Bristow, an Owensboro, Kentucky native.


The Grizzly, April 2, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Caitlin Dalik, Eva Bramesco, Lisa Jobe, Julia Fox, Liz Kilmer, Serena Mithboakar, Roger Lee, Jeremiah Long, Kevin Bendis, Chris Capone, Christopher Schaeffer, Jameson Cooper Apr 2009

The Grizzly, April 2, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Caitlin Dalik, Eva Bramesco, Lisa Jobe, Julia Fox, Liz Kilmer, Serena Mithboakar, Roger Lee, Jeremiah Long, Kevin Bendis, Chris Capone, Christopher Schaeffer, Jameson Cooper

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Monologues Give Vaginas Voice • Smelly, Spicy, Stimulating Aphrodisiacs: Fact or Fiction? • 26th Annual Airband • Spring Break Fun in the Sun with Habitat for Humanity • TA Eliana Henriquez • Restaurant Reviews: Irish Joe's Cafe; Rock Bottom Brewery • Opinions: George W. Bush Legacy; Letter from a Local Resident • Pre-Season Update: UC Men's Golf Gears Up for a New Season


The Golden Age Of Comic Books: Representations Of American Culture From The Great Depression To The Cold War, Mark Kelley Apr 2009

The Golden Age Of Comic Books: Representations Of American Culture From The Great Depression To The Cold War, Mark Kelley

Maria Dittman Library Research Competition: Student Award Winners

No abstract provided.


The Octofoil, April/May/June 2009, Ninth Infantry Division Association Apr 2009

The Octofoil, April/May/June 2009, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


American Lutheranism Fifty Years Ago--And Today, Mark A. Granquist Apr 2009

American Lutheranism Fifty Years Ago--And Today, Mark A. Granquist

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Highway Revolution, 1895–1925: How The United States Got Out Of The Mud (Review), Michael R. Fein Apr 2009

The Highway Revolution, 1895–1925: How The United States Got Out Of The Mud (Review), Michael R. Fein

Humanities Department Faculty Publications & Research

No abstract provided.


Traces Volume 37, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections Apr 2009

Traces Volume 37, Number 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.


South Union Messenger (Spring 2009), Kentucky Library Research Collections Apr 2009

South Union Messenger (Spring 2009), Kentucky Library Research Collections

South Union Messenger

No abstract provided.


Photographing The Great Depression: Recovering The Historical Record, Kyle Flynn Apr 2009

Photographing The Great Depression: Recovering The Historical Record, Kyle Flynn

Inquiry Journal 2009

No abstract provided.


The "True" Right To Trial By Jury: The Founders' Formulation And Its Demise, John P. Mcclanahan Apr 2009

The "True" Right To Trial By Jury: The Founders' Formulation And Its Demise, John P. Mcclanahan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


"The Most Awful Problem That Any Nation Ever Undertook To Solve": Reconstruction As A Crisis In Citizenship, Allen C. Guelzo Apr 2009

"The Most Awful Problem That Any Nation Ever Undertook To Solve": Reconstruction As A Crisis In Citizenship, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

Reconstruction is the step-child of the Civil War, the black hole of American history. It lacks the conflict and the personalities that make the Civil War so colorful; it also lacks the climactic feuds and battles, and dissipates into a confusing and wearisome tale of lost opportunities, squalid victories, and embarrassing defeats whose ultimate endpoint is the great American disgrace - Jim Crow. It lives with the short end of the historical stick for accomplishing too much, then accomplishing too little, with the result that almost the worst thing that can be said about someone in American history is that …


John W. Dean Iii And The Watergate Cover-Up, Revisited, Luke A. Nichter Apr 2009

John W. Dean Iii And The Watergate Cover-Up, Revisited, Luke A. Nichter

Presidential Studies Faculty Articles and Research

"At the heart of the latest installment of a decade-old debate is the work most often cited on the Watergate portion of the Nixon tapes, Kutler's Abuse of Power. Working in the pre-digital era with difficult analog cassette audiotapes, Kutler set the standard for Nixon tape transcription. His permanent loss of hearing is the price he paid so that generations could leam from his groundbreaking work. Numerous critics have raised objections - not all of them legitimate - to Abuse of Power and to Kutler's earlier book TheWars of Watergate, bu Klingman's article, which was submitted for publication …