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Beeler, Andrew J., Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Beeler, Andrew J., Jr., 1912-1998 (Sc 3418), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3418. Letters to WKU faculty member Frances Richards from A. J. Beeler, curriculum director for the Louisville, Kentucky public schools. A letter of 1 May 1946 encloses his list of recent Kentucky literature, and a letter of 3 January 1958 reports on his family and Christmas holiday. Includes his reviews of three books by Janice Holt Giles.


Rennick, Robert M., 1932-2010 (Sc 3419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Rennick, Robert M., 1932-2010 (Sc 3419), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3419. Letters, March 1972, to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards and her sister Mary Ellen Richards, Franklin, Kentucky, from Robert M. Rennick of the University of Kentucky’s Prestonsburg Community College. Rennick outlines the objectives and methods of a national undertaking to survey all the place names of the United States and his work with a committee to ensure Kentucky’s participation. He requests their help in supervising the research and gathering of data from Simpson County. A second letter thanks Frances for her agreement to participate and …


Goodman, Julian Byrn, 1922-2012 (Sc 3420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Goodman, Julian Byrn, 1922-2012 (Sc 3420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3420. Letter, 12 September 1966, to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards from Julian Goodman, president of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. The former student of Richards thanks her for attending his recent WKU commencement speech, praises her habit of maintaining correspondence with students, and remarks fondly on his days at WKU. He also promises to “try to give you more of those good dramatic programs you’d like to see.” Also includes a copy of a theme for Richards’ English class, apparently written by Goodman, that makes …


Schools - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 3423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Schools - Simpson County, Kentucky (Sc 3423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3423. Report of a joint meeting to discuss proposals to merge the Independent School District of Franklin, Kentucky and the Simpson County (Kentucky) School District. Matters considered include a joint budget, tax rate, facilities, and costs per pupil. Includes data on high school enrollment for 1939-1940. The report concludes with a decision to reject the merger.


Kentucky Historical Society - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Kentucky Historical Society - Frankfort, Kentucky (Sc 3422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3422. Letters to retired WKU faculty member Frances Richards, Franklin, Kentucky, from the Kentucky Historical Society. Most relate to Simpson County’s participation in ceremonies and programs commemorating the 175th anniversary of Kentucky statehood. Includes Governor Edward T. Breathitt’s proclamation and calendars of statewide events. Also includes 1958 letters with biographical data from Secretary-Treasurer Charles F. Hinds, delivered in advance of his speaking engagement at WKU.


Kentucky High School Speech League (Sc 3421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2019

Kentucky High School Speech League (Sc 3421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3421. "Kentucky High School Speech League Bulletin," 24 January 1942, with a list of Kentucky literature, poetryand orations for use in speech festivals during Kentucky’s sesquicentennial celebrations; monograph titled “Kentucky Literature for Speech Contests,” possibly written by WKU faculty member Frances Richards, with suggested readings and commentary; and a 1947 bibliography of selections from Kentucky literature.


Mapping Policy Issues: A Simple, Active-Learning Exercise For Critical Thinking, Richard Holtzman May 2019

Mapping Policy Issues: A Simple, Active-Learning Exercise For Critical Thinking, Richard Holtzman

History and Social Sciences Faculty Journal Articles

Many students in my undergraduate American politics courses struggle to see policy issues as complex. Too often, they get stuck making surface-level observations or jumping straight to personal opinions, falling far short of critical thinking. This article introduces an active-learning exercise—situational mapping—that provokes students to recognize and think critically about the complexities of policy issues such as immigration, abortion, campaign financing, and guns. Adapted from a grounded-theory research technique, the goals of this mapping exercise are to (1) help students see policy issues as messy, (2) encourage them to “wallow in complexity” rather than oversimplify, and (3) provoke them to …


Diversity And Democracy At War: Analyzing Race And Ethnicity In Squad Films From 1940-1960, Lara K. Jacobson May 2019

Diversity And Democracy At War: Analyzing Race And Ethnicity In Squad Films From 1940-1960, Lara K. Jacobson

War, Diplomacy, and Society (MA) Theses

Both the Second World War and the Korean War presented Hollywood with the opportunity to produce combat films that roused patriotic spirit amongst the American people. The obvious choice was to continue making the popular squad films that portrayed a group of soldiers working together to overcome a common challenge posed by the war. However, in the wake of various racial and ethnic tensions consistently unfolding in the United States from 1940 to 1960, it became apparent to Hollywood that the nation needed pictures of unity more than ever, especially if America was going to win its wars. Using combat …


Humanizing The Enslaved Of Fort Monroe’S Arc Of Freedom, William R. Kelly Jr. May 2019

Humanizing The Enslaved Of Fort Monroe’S Arc Of Freedom, William R. Kelly Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Fort Monroe, located in Hampton, Virginia, was a United States Army post until its deactivation in 2011. President Barack Obama proclaimed Fort Monroe a national monument due to its complex history, including its ties to slavery and emancipation. This paper outlines an ongoing research project designed to identify and humanize both the enslaved who helped build the fort and those who were declared as contraband there during the American Civil War. Housed in the National Archives and Records Administration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States Army Engineer Records from 1819 to 1866 is the main area of focus for this …


Deposit Of W. S. Featherston's Presidential Proclamation May 2019

Deposit Of W. S. Featherston's Presidential Proclamation

Documents

Certificate regarding deposit of W.S. Featherston's Presidential Proclamation, 7 September 1867.


Certificate Regarding The Appointment Of W.S. Featherston To Office Of Circuit Judge May 2019

Certificate Regarding The Appointment Of W.S. Featherston To Office Of Circuit Judge

Documents

Certificate regarding the appointment of W.S. Featherston to office of Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial District of the State of Mississippi.


Statements Upon Death Of General W.S. Featherston. May 2019

Statements Upon Death Of General W.S. Featherston.

Documents

Manuscripts: Statements upon death of General W.S. Featherston.


Grand Jury Report On Alleged Election Fraud May 2019

Grand Jury Report On Alleged Election Fraud

Documents

Manuscript: Grand jury report on alleged election fraud.


Printed Calling Card. May 2019

Printed Calling Card.

Documents

Printed calling card "Compliments of L. Virginia French."


Certificate Of Kappa Sigma Initiation For General W.S. Featherston May 2019

Certificate Of Kappa Sigma Initiation For General W.S. Featherston

Documents

Certificate of Kappa Sigma initiation for General W.S. Featherston. 12 February 1881.


Envelope Containing Locks Of Hair May 2019

Envelope Containing Locks Of Hair

Documents

Envelope contains 6 locks of hair, wrapped in paper.


Reunion Of Veterans Of The Blue And The Gray At Knoxville, Tenn., October 7, 8 And 9, 1890; Series 9. Miscellaneous Documents & Correspondence: Box 9: Folder 23, Author Unknown May 2019

Reunion Of Veterans Of The Blue And The Gray At Knoxville, Tenn., October 7, 8 And 9, 1890; Series 9. Miscellaneous Documents & Correspondence: Box 9: Folder 23, Author Unknown

Military Records

Pamphlet, October 1890.


Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 12: Scan 1, Author Unknown May 2019

Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 12: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

Handwritten list of regiments.


Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 11: Scan 1, Author Unknown May 2019

Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 11: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

Printed "17th Mississippi Regiment."


Fight At Bridge 4 Miles From West Point, Miss. (27 February 1864), Author Unknown May 2019

Fight At Bridge 4 Miles From West Point, Miss. (27 February 1864), Author Unknown

Manuscripts and Books

Describes skirmish between 3rd Miss. Cavalry, Company I and Union troops at a bridge 4 miles west of West Point, Miss.


Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 7: Scan 1, Author Unknown May 2019

Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 7: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

Hand drawn map of ground at Manassass.


Description Of Area On Sookatoncha Creek Near West Point, Miss., Author Unknown May 2019

Description Of Area On Sookatoncha Creek Near West Point, Miss., Author Unknown

Manuscripts and Books

Describes positions of the "3rd Miss" the "19th" and the "5th" in relation to Sookatoncha Creek (possibly Town Creek) near West Point, Miss.


Capt. John Alston Or The Independent Scout, Author Unknown May 2019

Capt. John Alston Or The Independent Scout, Author Unknown

Manuscripts and Books

Possibly an anecdote or story about a scout who eludes detection by Union troops.


Jeff Petticoats, Frank Bellew (1828-1888) May 2019

Jeff Petticoats, Frank Bellew (1828-1888)

Manuscripts and Books

Caricatures of Jefferson Davis.


The Life And Adventures Of Jeff Davis, George Arnold (1834-1865) May 2019

The Life And Adventures Of Jeff Davis, George Arnold (1834-1865)

Manuscripts and Books

No abstract provided.


Notes On Henderson's The Life Of Stonewall Jackson, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891) May 2019

Notes On Henderson's The Life Of Stonewall Jackson, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Typed manuscript. Notes taken from Henderson's "The Life of Stonewall Jackson".


Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 1: Scan 1, Author Unknown May 2019

Series 4. Civil War Reports, Rosters, Etc.: Box 4: Folder 1: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

Handwritten manuscript, regarding narrative of the campaigns of W.S. Featherston [pages 1-43 with page 3 missing].


Biographical Account Of General Winfield Scott Featherston, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891) May 2019

Biographical Account Of General Winfield Scott Featherston, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated. Biographical account of General Winfield Scott Featherston.


Folder 7: 1863: General Official Documents: Scan 1, Author Unknown May 2019

Folder 7: 1863: General Official Documents: Scan 1, Author Unknown

Military Records

No abstract provided.


Miscellaneous Notes On Politics, Railroads, Contract Labor Law, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891) May 2019

Miscellaneous Notes On Politics, Railroads, Contract Labor Law, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscripts, undated, regarding miscellaneous notes on politics, railroads, contract labor law.