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Coroner's Notes - Volume1, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume1, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


Obituaries - Volume S Part 1, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Obituaries - Volume S Part 1, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Obituaries of Rowan County, Kentucky. Volume S, Part 1. Compiled circa 2015.


Coroner's Notes - Volume 3, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume 3, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


Coroner's Notes - Volume 2, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume 2, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


Coroner's Notes - Volume 6, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume 6, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


Bdote And Fort Snelling: A Place Of Frame Disputes And Contested Meanings, Jason Mack Jan 2015

Bdote And Fort Snelling: A Place Of Frame Disputes And Contested Meanings, Jason Mack

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The area where the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers meet is a place of multiple and contested meanings for different groups of people. For the state of Minnesota, it is the location of the Historic Fort Snelling and Fort Snelling State Park. For the Dakota Nation, it is the site of their genesis story as well as a site of genocide and forced removal from their homelands. The present study describes what meanings this area has for these groups and defines the dimensions of the dispute over this place.

A purposive sample, consisting of both spoken and written discourse documents, was …


Researching The Early History Of The Patent Policy: Getting Started, Robert Berry Jan 2015

Researching The Early History Of The Patent Policy: Getting Started, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

There are a lot of reasons to research the early history of American patent policy. It is an inherently interesting history that provides a framework making contemporary patent policy more comprehensible and a foundation for interpreting historic patent records. For students it provides an opportunity to become familiar with some of basic primary sources that are a staple of research into American history. Also, of course, questions may arise from time to time that can only be authoritatively answered by researching this history.

The approach described below seeks to balance comprehensiveness with feasibility, and emphasizes the importance of creating a …


Ayn Rand’S Rejection Of Environmentalism: Toward Challenging Right-Wing Inaction On Environmental Issues In The United States, Taylor M. Bailey Jan 2015

Ayn Rand’S Rejection Of Environmentalism: Toward Challenging Right-Wing Inaction On Environmental Issues In The United States, Taylor M. Bailey

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Environmental protection has become a volatile political issue in the United States, especially within the past decade. This toxicity must be remedied to facilitate substantive reform. Anti-environmentalism on the part of the American Right can be partially traced back to the writings of the conservative philosopher Ayn Rand. In this paper, I aim to show that Rand fundamentally misunderstood the mainstream environmental movement in the U.S., and similarly her environmental philosophy, as well as her answers to solving environmental damages, are inadequate in providing answers to collective environmental problems (i.e. climate change). I argue that even in a framework as …


“’So Far From All We Love’: Letters From The Lobdell Family, Civil War Refugees From West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.” Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 37-45., Vicki Betts Jan 2015

“’So Far From All We Love’: Letters From The Lobdell Family, Civil War Refugees From West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.” Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 37-45., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Five letters from the John Little Lobdell family, who had refugeed with their slaves first to the Natchitoches, Louisiana, area and finally to Canton (Omen) in southeast Smith County, Texas, in very late 1863. These letters describe the area and property, the sale of slave families, visitors, the end of the war, and negotiations with the freedpeople over labor contracts and transportation back to Louisiana.


"To 'Spill Their Hearts Blood In The Good Cause Of Releasing The Yankees': The Plot To Free The Prisoners At Camp Ford." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 12-18., Vicki Betts Jan 2015

"To 'Spill Their Hearts Blood In The Good Cause Of Releasing The Yankees': The Plot To Free The Prisoners At Camp Ford." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 12-18., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

In November, 1863, Northern deserter Joseph K. Davisson discovered a plot to free the federal prisoners at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas. The plot was headed by former Texas state representative George W. Whitmore and his family, to be assisted by a loosely organized network of East Texas Unionists. Prison commander Col. R. T. P. Allen sent two undercover operatives to the Whitmore home in southeast Smith County where they confirmed the plan and then tricked the men into falling into a Confederate trap where they were captured.


Save Our Republic: Battling John Birch In California's Conservative Cradle, James A. Savage Jan 2015

Save Our Republic: Battling John Birch In California's Conservative Cradle, James A. Savage

Theses and Dissertations--History

Previous accounts of the development of the New American Right have demonstrated the popularity and resonance of the ideology in Southern California. However, these studies have not shown how contention surrounded conservatism’s ascendancy even in regions where it found eager disciples. “Save Our Republic” uses one conservative Southern California community as a vehicle to better understand the foundations of a wider movement and argues the growth of conservatism was not nearly as smooth as earlier studies have suggested. Santa Barbara, California, experienced a much more contentious introduction to the same conservative elements and exemplifies the larger ideological clash that occurred …


Building Bridges: Church Women United And Social Reform Work Across The Mid-Twentieth Century, Melinda M. Johnson Jan 2015

Building Bridges: Church Women United And Social Reform Work Across The Mid-Twentieth Century, Melinda M. Johnson

Theses and Dissertations--History

Church Women United incorporated in December 1941 as an interdenominational and interracial movement of liberal Protestant women committed to social reform. The one hundred organizers represented ten million Protestant women across the United States. They organized with the express purposes of helping to bring peace on Earth and to develop total equality within all humanity.

Church Women United was the bridge between the First and Second Wave of Feminism and the bridge between the Social Gospel and Social Justice Movements. Additionally they connected laterally with numerous social and religious groups across American society. As such, they exemplify the continuity and …


Foreign Affairs: Policy, Culture, And The Making Of Love And War In Vietnam, Amanda C. Boczar Jan 2015

Foreign Affairs: Policy, Culture, And The Making Of Love And War In Vietnam, Amanda C. Boczar

Theses and Dissertations--History

Foreign Affairs: Policy, Culture, and the Making of Love and War in Vietnam investigates the interplay between war and society leading to and during the Vietnam War. This project intertwines histories of foreign relations, popular culture, and gender and sexuality as lenses for understanding international power relations during the global Cold War more broadly. By examining sexual encounters between American service members and Vietnamese civilian women, this dissertation argues that relationships ranging from prostitution to dating, marriage, and rape played a significant role in the diplomacy, logistics, and international reception of the war. American disregard for South Vietnamese morality laws …


Journal Of The National Association Of University Women - Spring 2015, Nauw Jan 2015

Journal Of The National Association Of University Women - Spring 2015, Nauw

The Journal of the National Association of University Women

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

SPRING 2015


Test 2124a: New Holland T8.380, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 2015

Test 2124a: New Holland T8.380, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …


The 1907 Anti-Punjabi Hostilities In Washington State: Prelude To The Ghadar Movement, Paul Englesberg Jan 2015

The 1907 Anti-Punjabi Hostilities In Washington State: Prelude To The Ghadar Movement, Paul Englesberg

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

Following months of harassment and threats, on September 4, 1907 a mob attacked and drove out over 200 South Asian laborers from Bellingham, Washington. Most of these immigrants, commonly referred to as “Hindus,” were Sikhs who had recently emigrated from Punjab to Canada and then crossed the border to work in large lumber mills. The goal of the rioters was to expel these workers from the mills and the city. In the months following, anti-Punjabi hostilities occurred in other locations in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, causing many more South Asian immigrants to flee back to Canada or …


An Annotated Bibliography Of Materials Recommended For Middle School Classrooms Regarding The Multiple Perspectives On The Causes Of The American Civil War, Emma Folland Jan 2015

An Annotated Bibliography Of Materials Recommended For Middle School Classrooms Regarding The Multiple Perspectives On The Causes Of The American Civil War, Emma Folland

Graduate Research Papers

The Civil War is a topic that is taught at the middle school level. However, teachers are not necessarily teaching from both the Northern and Southern perspectives. They are also not always looking at the causes of the Civil War beyond slavery. The purpose of this project was to create a selective annotated bibliography of recommended resources for middle school teachers to use when teaching about the causes of the Civil War from both the Northern and Southern perspectives. The researcher considered what resources were available for teaching middle school students about the different causes of the Civil War from …


Of Mammoths, Mastodons, Megalonyxes, And The Nation: Jefferson And The Question Of American Degeneracy, 1780-1812, Marlena B. Cameron Jan 2015

Of Mammoths, Mastodons, Megalonyxes, And The Nation: Jefferson And The Question Of American Degeneracy, 1780-1812, Marlena B. Cameron

Theses and Dissertations

Thomas Jefferson ranks among the most famous and most studied presidents, but few historical studies have focused on his scientific endeavors, particularly his work in natural history. By analyzing several of his writings, including the Notes on the State of Virginia and letters that pertained to mammoths and megalonyxes, this thesis explores the interrelationship between science and politics, especially in the context of nationalism. The emphasis Jefferson placed on the American incognitum—what would eventually be identified as the mastodon—reflected the emerging national consciousness of the future United States of America


American Pluralism To 1877: A Resource Guide, Christopher Ebert, Brooklyn College Library And Academic It Jan 2015

American Pluralism To 1877: A Resource Guide, Christopher Ebert, Brooklyn College Library And Academic It

Open Educational Resources

This resource collocates open resources in American History to 1877, and organizes them by theme for all faculty teaching this course. It also provides students with links to books, essays, newspaper and journal databases offered at CUNY. Supplementing this material are images, audio and videos related to the period.

The guide is available at http://libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu/americanpluralism/

The XML file is available for download above.


Inez Humphrey Papers, Inez Humphrey Jan 2015

Inez Humphrey Papers, Inez Humphrey

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS031-2015


Lavinia Espy Morehead Scrapbook & Portrait, Lavinia Epsy Morehead Jan 2015

Lavinia Espy Morehead Scrapbook & Portrait, Lavinia Epsy Morehead

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS030-2015


Margret Lampton Letters, Margret Lampton Jan 2015

Margret Lampton Letters, Margret Lampton

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS035-2015


George T. Young Collection, George T. Young Jan 2015

George T. Young Collection, George T. Young

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS034-2015


Ottie Lawrence Nickell Collection, Ottie Lawrence Nickell Jan 2015

Ottie Lawrence Nickell Collection, Ottie Lawrence Nickell

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS032-2015


Obituaries - Volume A, Rowan County Historical Society. Jan 2015

Obituaries - Volume A, Rowan County Historical Society.

Rowan County Histories Collection

Obituaries from Rowan County, Kentucky volume A. Compiled circa 2015.


Obituaries - Volume M Part 2, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Obituaries - Volume M Part 2, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Obituaries of Rowan County, Kentucky. Volume M, Part 2. Compiled circa 2015.


Obituaries - Volume X-Y-Z, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Obituaries - Volume X-Y-Z, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Obituaries of Rowan County, Kentucky. Volume X-Y-Z. Compiled circa 2015.


Coroner's Notes - Volume 4, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume 4, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


Coroner's Notes - Volume 5, Rowan County Historical Society Jan 2015

Coroner's Notes - Volume 5, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Coroner's Notes from Rowan County, Kentucky from the years 1955-1990. Some names may be misspelled. Notes furnished by Michael Gray of the Layne-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home. Transcribed and compiled by Carmilta Evans circa 2015.


The Lady On Angel Hill: Mary Jane Folsom And Movement In The Nineteenth Century St. Croix River Valley, Taylor M. Yetter Jan 2015

The Lady On Angel Hill: Mary Jane Folsom And Movement In The Nineteenth Century St. Croix River Valley, Taylor M. Yetter

Departmental Honors Projects

Mary Jane Folsom’s life in the St. Croix River Valley demonstrates the previously uninvestigated complexities of life on the American Frontier in the nineteenth century. Previous scholars of the Frontier have all assumed the traditional East to West model of movement, but this model fails to recognize the many directions people took to reach their final destinations or the influences they brought with them. Before further research is conducted on the American Frontier, scholars must answer the question of how people, objects, and ideas actually travelled through the Frontier. This paper uses Mary Jane’s correspondence with her family to investigate …