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Navigating Archival Silences: Black History At Purdue, Sammie L. Morris

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

There are gaps in the historical record of Purdue University as evidenced in the lack of source materials in the University Archives. In particular, researching history on Black alumni, faculty, and staff and other people of color in Purdue's past is challenging due to the scarcity of source material. This presentation discusses gaps or archival silences in the University Archives and measures being taken to preserve and share access to Black history at Purdue.

Military Women In World Cinema: A 20th Century History And Filmography, Introduction, Deborah A. Deacon, Stacy Fowler

Faculty Articles

From British soldier Flora Sandes to the fame World War II Night Witches of the Soviet Air Force, women across the globe stepped up to defend their countries during every major and minor conflict of the twentieth century, and filmmakers have long attempted to capture their stories.

This book analyzes real and fictional military women's portrayals in world cinema, including movies from Israel, the United Kingdom, Italy, China, France, the Soviet Union, and others. It includes theatrical releases, direct-to-video productions, and made-for-television films.

Chapters, organized by decade, address topics including the women's sexuality, maternal and marital status, leadership skills, actual …

Blue Mondays: A Woman’S Life In The East End, Rosanne Brooks

Michael Pueppke Writing Prize

No abstract provided.

The Women’S Committee Of The Council Of National Defense In Maryland, 1917-1918, Savannah Scott

Honors Projects

During World War I, the United States created the Women’s Committee of the Council of National Defense to organize and coordinate women’s war work. The Women’s Committee had a federalist structure of national, state, and local committees to organize the different levels of women’s societies in the country. This paper uses the Maryland Section of the Women’s Committee as a case study to argue how how the centralized organization of the Women’s Committee and its flexibility with the local committees led to more productive efforts at mobilizing women. It will expand on the formation and organization of the Maryland Women’s …

“Yellow Fever” + Pornhub Statistics: A Sociological Sickness, Patricia Plachno

Audre Lorde Writing Prize

This essay was written to explore the complexities behind "Yellow Fever," or the fetishization of Asian women. In further understanding the origins of "Yellow Fever", shining a light on historical stereotypes and microaggressions assist in problematizing this phenomenon. Pornhub's yearly statistics provide a tangible outline of the sheer volume of participants in racial fetishization.

Bibliography, Nancy Richey

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Nancy Richey.

Bibliography, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Christy Spurlock.

Bibliography, Dorothea Browder

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Dorothea Browder.

Bibliography, Kristi Branham

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Bibliography of publications by Kristi Branham.

"Texas, "Our" Texas: My Family's Deep Roots In The Lone Star State", Karen Kossie-Chernyshev

Department of History, Geography and General Studies

In this essay, Karen Kossie-Chernyshev traces her family's connections to Texas history, from Mexican Texas history to the present.

Queer History In The Streets: A Walking Tour Of Portland, Maine, Megan Macgregor

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The University of Southern Maine’s Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + Collection preserves the history of LGBTQ+ communities in Maine. The collection contains books, personal papers, photographs, and newspapers documenting the LGBTQ+ activism from 1970s to 1990s.

While three research publications have some out of the collection (one article and two thesis), no overall history about Maine’s LGBTQ+ community has been written. As a result many Mainer’s, queer and straight, know very little of the history. The instruction and outreach librarian and the staff of USM’s Special Collections wanted an opportunity to …

Autherine Lucy & The University Of Alabama Integration At U Of A 1952-1956, Tamera Lott

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the University of Alabama was chartered in 1820 and is Alabama’s oldest public university. Prior to 1956, the University was segregated; admission was limited to white men and women. On February 3, 1965, Miss Autherine Lucy stepped foot on campus for the first time to attend classes at the University; history was made as she was the first African American present. Lucy’s attendance stirred conflict throughout campus and the state of Alabama. Unbeknownst to many, Lucy’s attendance garnered both national and international attention. The central argument here is that Lucy’s experiences at the University of Alabama …

Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection, Robyn Conroy, Lamisa Muksitu

Strassler Center Archival Collection Finding Aids

This collection is comprised of postcards that are connected to the Nazi Party in Germany. The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920. The Nazi Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist, racist and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post–World War I Germany. The party was …

Antonia Sentner's Fight Against Deportation: An Example Of The Federal Government's Fight Against Communism, Claire Wehking

Undergraduate Research Symposium

In the 20th century, the United States government used deportation as a tool to circumvent certain Constitutional protections in order to crack down on radicalism. This tactic was used in both the first and second “Red Scares.” In the 1940 and 1950s, a St. Louis deportation case rose to national prominence as it progressed through the federal court system. Antonia Sentner was the wife of Communist Party U.S.A. member and local labor leader, William Sentner. Her requests for naturalization were denied, even though her husband and children were born in the United States and she had lived here since she …

Lists Of Oral History Interviews, Barbara C. Allen

All Oral Histories

The main document is a simple list of interviews conducted by History 650 and Honors 122 students of La Salle University faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, neighbors, and Christian Brothers. The supplementary file is a spreadsheet with more details.

Creating Cultural Capital: The Education Of Jewish Females At The Alliance Israélite Universelle (Aiu) School For Girls In The City Of Tunis, 1882–1914, Joy A. Land Phd

Published Articles

Based on rarely viewed images from the fin de siècle, this article will contribute to the burgeoning field of Jewish women in the world of Islam. At the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU) School for Girls in the city of Tunis, 1882–1914, after a seven-year course of study, Jewish and non-Jewish girls acquired certification of their academic or vocational skills through a certificate or diploma of couture. Such credentials, according to Bourdieu (1986), constitute “cultural capital.” Furthermore, “cultural capital … is convertible … into economic capital and may be institutionalized in the forms of educational qualifications.” A young woman could create …

Battling Over Bargain-Hunting: Defining The American Consumer Through Mass-Consumption Shopping Practices, 1909- 1915, Angela Xiao

Harvey M. Applebaum ’59 Award

This essay examines the debate and backlash against bargain-hunting in the first two decades of the 20th century across the United States. Using newspaper coverage and advertisements, congressional testimony, and the writings and speeches of businessman Ed Filene, it provides an account of the social and political discussion surrounding the practice of bargain-hunting, which include tensions at various levels. It concludes that the debate surrounding bargain-hunting and bargain-hunters, the women who most often engaged in such practices, reflected the challenges of imagining the concept of the American consumer and grappling with the role and relationship of the consumer as a …

Some Of The Many Discriminatory State Statutes, Alliance For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Position paper listing some of the state statutes that are discriminatory in America that the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment would change. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Duval County Legislative Delegation List, Alliance For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

List of legislative delegates for Jacksonville Florida. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Joint Religious Statement On Equal Rights, Alliance For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Position paper listing participating religious groups and a statement supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Revised: Unions Supporting Era, National Organization For Women, Inc

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Revised list of Unions supporting the Equal Rights Amendment as of March 19, 1973. Asterisks mark unions affiliated with AFL-CIO. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Stationary: Jacksonville Coalition For The Era, Jacksonville Coalition For The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Letterhead stationary for the Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Jacksonville Alliance For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment, Jacksonville Alliance For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Position paper explaining the Equal Rights Amendment, its effects and how to support ERA in your state. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Note: Equal Rights Amendment Hj 264, Vicki L. Wengrow

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Handwritten note regarding the ERA: August 10, 1970 passed in the House and died in the Senate. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Members Of The Jacksonville Coalition For The Equal Rights Amendment, Jacksonville Coalition For The Equal Rights Amendment

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

List of Duval County members supporting The Jacksonville Coalition for the ERA. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Appendix B: National Organizations Supporting The Equal Rights Amendment, Citizens' Advisory Council On The Status Of Women

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

A national list of organizations supporting ERA, Appendix B from Women in 1971, Report of the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Effect Of The Era On Florida Laws, Era-74 Staff

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Position paper on the Equal Rights Amendment and its effect on Florida laws. Local participation in state and national issues: Alliance for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment / Jacksonville Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972-1975?.

Pamphlet: "One Of These Days Pow Right In The Kisser", Hubbard House (Jacksonville)

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Pamphlet with information about wife abuse and Hubbard House Project, Jacksonville Florida. Major local projects: Founding of Hubbard House, 1976.

Manual: Wife Beating -- Counselor Training Manual, Hubbard House (Jacksonville)

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Guidelines for counseling women who have been abused, Hubbard House project, Jacksonville Florida. Major local projects: Founding of Hubbard House, 1976.

Stationary: Hubbard House, Hubbard House (Jacksonville)

National Organization for Women, Jacksonville, Florida, and Jacksonville Women's Movement Collection

Letterhead stationary: HUBBARD HOUSE Rape Crisis Center Aid to Battered Women & Sexually Abused Children. Major local projects: Founding of Hubbard House, 1976.