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East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.

True Believers: Treasure Hunters At Hendricks Lake, Gary Pinkerton

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration In American Culture, Portland Museum Of Art, Michael F. Robinson

Osher Map Library Exhibition Catalogs

The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture.

March 14, 2009 to June 21, 2009

In the late 1800s, “Arctic fever” swept the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This exhibition paints a new portrait of these polar voyagers by placing them within the tempests of American cultural life.

In collaboration with the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine.

Homeland Security And Terrorism In Selected European States, Eric M. Deutcher

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, the responses to terrorism increased throughout the world. The face of Homeland Security is now heavily focused on the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of terrorist attacks not only in the United States, but also amongst some of America's oldest allies. This thesis studies the level of change in homeland security strategy of European NATO members after the 9/11 attacks in the United States. The analysis of strategic components within each NATO member's homeland security strategy (history, laws, counterterrorism agencies and budget support) shows significant change. The international community's …

Fair Hop - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1698), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1698. Paper: "The Social Event of the Year: Bowling Green Kentucky's Annual Fair Hop, 1870s-1940s" written by Betsy Tyrie for a Western Kentucky University history class. Tyrie interviews participants and provides copies of news clippings and photos related to this popular formal dance.

Preaching To The Court House And Judging In The Temple, Nathan B. Oman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Armor Of Democracy: Volunteerism On The Home Front In World War Ii California, Christopher Michael Head

Master's Theses

This paper is an in-depth study on the role of Home Front Volunteerism in California during World War II. It argues that Volunteerism was integral to America’s eventual victory. This paper fills a gap in historical writings on World War II and shows that Volunteerism is a topic worthy of study. Volunteerism played a major role in California. It helped to keep morale high even when the war was progressing poorly. Volunteerism also helped to create new communities out of those shattered by the upheaval of the Great Depression. It provided a patriotic outlet for Americans desperate to aid the …

Lsuhsc Facilities Daily Update: March 2009, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates: 2009

LSUHSC Dailly Facilities Updates from March 2009. 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 Biweekly Update: March 2009, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates: 2009

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates from March 13 and 27, 2009.

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.

Buckner, Howard Chandler, 1896-1960 (Sc 1869), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1869. Post World War I letter, 5 January 1919, from Buckner, serving in France, to his father and siblings in Mount Olivet, Robertson County, Kentucky, describing his living conditions and the condition of the French community of St. Mihiel after the war.

Butler Family Letters (Sc 1861), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1861. Correspondence amongst members of the Butler family, Warren County, Kentucky related to church, school, and social activities. Chiefly letters to Ernest Butler from his brother Ether.

Buell, Don Carlos, 1818-1898 (Sc 1866), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1866. Letter, 9 May 1892, from Don Carlos Buell, Airdrie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to Fitz-John Porter related to advance sheets of A.K. McClure's forthcoming book sent to Buell by Porter.

The Grizzly, February 26, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Gianna Paone, Serena Mithboakar, Nick Pane, Caitlin Dalik, Lisa Jobe, Liz Kilmer, Laurel Salvo, Chris Capone, Spencer Jones, Christopher Wierzbowski

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Major and Minor Fair • No More Daily Multivitamin Supplements • Japanese Teaching Assistant: Mina Asai • A Swimmin' Senior • Grant for Diversity • Want & Marriage • UCEA to Raise Awareness in Community • VP of National Center for Drug-Free Sports Imparts Wisdom • Opinions: Theatre, Dance and Voice: Why No Musical?; My Momma Said: Wash Your Hands; Art and Skill of Piercings and Tattoos • Senior Cherson Swims Out of UC with Wisdom and No Regrets

Hines, Josephine (Underwood) - Collector (Sc 121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small collection 121. Letter to Fanny Rogers, Caroline County, Virginia, from Frances Taylor?, Popes Head, Virginia, which relates everyday happenings, 1798; and certificate appointing Malcolm H. Crump, Bowling Green, Kentucky, a colonel on Governor Buckner's staff, 1888.

Hamilton, Weston A. - Collector (Sc 118), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 118. Militia drill meeting notice scheduled in Russellville, Kentucky, 1818; slave bill of sale, Logan County, Kentucky, 1860; a young woman’s letter to a friend, 1875; letter written by Kate Bosher, 1910; and letter written by Cale Young Rice, 1926, regarding biographical data, with a postscript by Alice Hegan Rice.

Blackburn, John W., 1914-1985 (Sc 1868), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1868. Paper: "Butler County Boys in the Civil War" written by John W. Blackburn, which focuses on the Butler County, Kentucky members of the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Union) and the engagements in which they fought.

Nichols, John Fair, Jr., 1935-1998 (Sc 1864), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1864. Paper: "The Grand: The Beginning of an End" written by John F. Nichols detailing the history of the Grand Theater in Owensboro, Kentucky, 1904-1934.

National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People - Bowling Green, Kentucky Branch (Mss 249), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 249. Minutes of the Bowling Green, Kentucky branch of the NAACP, 1919-1927. Also includes membership lists and financial reports.

Johnson County, Kentucky - Deeds (Sc 117), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 117. Deeds for land in Johnson County, Kentucky from Mathis J. Kelley (2), and David and Fanny Smith (1).

American Commemorative Panels: Civil Rights Pioneers, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Civil Rights Pioneers Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, and information about the Civil Rights Pioneers. First issued February 21, 2009.

Baird, Nancy Disher, B. 1935 (Sc 1863), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1863. Travel diary kept by Nancy Disher Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky of a trip to Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia in the summer of 1990.

Oral History Interview With President Emeritus Thaddeus Seymour, February 20, 2009., Thaddeus Seymour, Wenxian Zhang, Denise K. Cummings, Julian Chambliss

Oral Histories

Thaddeus Seymour came to Rollins in 1978 as the twelfth president of the College. During his twelve-year tenure, he not only transformed the school through fund-raising efforts, but also enhanced the academic excellence of its liberal arts education and strengthened the relationship with the local community.

Seymour was born on June 29, 1928, in New York City. His father was Whitney North Seymour, a well-known attorney and president of the American Bar Association. Seymour attended Princeton and the University of California at Berkley as an undergraduate. From there, he went to the University of North Carolina, studied eighteenth-century English literature, …

Richardson, Charles Baker, 1917-2000 And Charlotte Wright (Thomas) Richardson, 1913-1998 (Sc 1856), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1856. Travel diary kept by Charlotte Wright (Thomas) Richardson on various trips to Texas in the 1980s and a 1997 Christmas letter from both Richardsons.

Riggs, Benjamin Franklin, 1849-1930 (Sc 1857), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1857. Memoir written by Benjamin Franklin Riggs, with particular emphasis on his Civil War service in Arkansas with Confederate forces. Also, a copy of his surrender document, 7 June 1865.

Young, Sibert, 1903-1981 (Sc 1854), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1854. List of funeral expenses for Sibert Young, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Bush, John Lafayette, 1877-1961 (Mss 246), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 246. Notebooks, surveys, and field notes compiled by Warren County, Kentucky native John Lafayette Bush who was elected County Surveyor in 1917.

The Grizzly, February 19, 2009, Kristi Blust, Gabrielle Poretta, Michael Wasserman, Liz Kilmer, Jeremiah Long, Caitlin Dalik, Eva Bramesco, Serena Mithboakar, Chris Capone, Spencer Jones, Zach Shamberg, Jameson Cooper, Frank Martin

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Opening Minds and Hearts • Alumni Advice • Lecturer Dr. Andrew Delbanco Reviews Lincoln Now and Then • Thai Spice is Giving You a Taste of a Different Part of Asia • Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Cautionary Reminder • Fresh Talent, New Face: Heather Dougherty Visits Ursinus • French TA Spotlight: Vincent Brousse • Opinions: Reading for Pleasure? Trilogies Will Have You Hooked; There is Always Time to Learn: Confessions of an Art Enthusiast

Pelly, Donald Evans, B. 1950 (Sc 1855), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1855. Photocopy of 17 July 1991 letter from Donald Evans Pelly, Harrodsburg, Kentucky to Dianne Watkins, Bowling Green, Kentucky regarding Janice Holt Giles's comments about his relatives in her book "Around Our House."

Bradburn, Ethel (Huffines), 1889-1954 - Collector (Sc 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 98. A collection of papers of related families consisting mainly of tax receipts, 1791-1846, of Andrew Hodges; receipts, 1839-1875, and militia notices, 1847, chiefly for Andrew Kellis; will of Robert Reynolds, 1814, all of Warren County, Kentucky; and agreement and receipts to teach school in Simpson County, Kentucky, 1842, 1846. Also miscellaneous items and research notes.

Arterburn, Charles Royce, B. 1952 (Sc 1817), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1817. Letters and cards from friends while Charles Royce Arterburn of Monroe County, Kentucky is serving in the Army. Also, cards and letters to Arterburn after his discharge, chiefly from friends who remained in the service.