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United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This document, dated September 30, 1978, is the final report of the United States (US) Indian Claims Commission which operated from 1946 to 1978. The Claims Commission served as an intermediary between Indigenous people in the United States and the US Court of Claims to help process the volume of claims filed against the United States. Following the “Indian Citizenship Act” (An Act to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Issue Certificates of Citizenship to Indians) in 1924, an increasing number of Indigenous people were filing suit with the Court of Claims over treaty violations and other grievances about …

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Of The Lake Traverse Reservation Tribal Council Resolution No. 78-74, Clayton Adams, Jerry Flute

American Indian Movement and Activism

This original three-page typed document introduces Tribal Council Resolution 78-74 of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation and charges that the Sisseton Independent School District is failing to properly educate Indian children due to prejudicial issues. It supports the Reservation Education Board in its decision to request assistance and support from the National Advisory Council on Indian Education and the National Congress of American Indians.

Afro-American History Interpretation At Selected National Parks, Joseph Harris

History Department Publications

The basic objectives of this project were to evaluate the authenticity of the historical resources which document the heritage of Afro-Americans at specified National Park Service (NPS) sites, to determine the effectiveness of the presentations of that heritage at those sites, to ascertain the quality of the interpretive personnel, to explore ways of improving the relationship between the sites and local Afro-American individuals and groups, and to make recommendations to the National Park Service.

Testimony Of Jill Raymond Before The Senate Subcommittee On Administrative Practices And Procedures, August 24, 1978, Jill Raymond

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 15-page typed document is the witness testimony of Jill Raymond, who spoke at a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practices and Procedures on August 24, 1978. Raymond provides a history of harassment and threats by the FBI for refusing to provide information about the whereabouts of fugitives Katherine Ann Power and Susan Saxe in 1975. She details her subsequent incarceration, without evidence, by a grand jury and the conditions in Kentucky prisons where she was held and abused. The testimony reveals how she was targeted by the FBI for her participation in socialist and feminist causes as …

Save The River: Stop Winter Navigation On The St. Lawrence, Save The River Committee

American Indian Movement and Activism

This eight-page pamphlet, titled "Save the River: Stop Winter Navigation on the St. Lawrence" was prepared by the Save the River Committee in 1978. It outlines the plans of the Seaway Development Corporation to allow winter traffic on the river between Morristown, New York and Cardinal, Ontario and discusses the potential negative environmental impacts of these plans as well as damage to tourism in the region.

Affirmation Of Sovereignty Of The Indigenous People Of The Western Hemisphere: The Longest Walk Manifesto, International Indian Treaty Conference

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 26-page typed document is billed as The Longest Walk Manifesto and was presented to the United States Congress on July 22, 1978. It recounts centuries of injustices brought against Native Americans, including treaty violations, forced relocations, sterilization and genocide. It calls for the release of political prisoners, the return of sacred objects stolen from graves, the restoration of stolen lands and war reparations. The document includes an addenda adopted by three indigenous nations as well as a statement from native women. It also contains a "Manifesto from the Algonquin Nation."

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Kerrick, Sara-Lois. Western's First Lady – Harriet Downing
• Bennett, Jo. Oral History, History on Tape
• Snodgrass, Jim. A Freshman Dabbles with Ethylene Gas and Has a Surprising Result – Steve Estok
• Bennett, Jo. Mark Twain Slept Here – Gene Rich
• Given, Ed. It's a Long Time to December – Gene Keady
• Gross, Jan. Shakertown, More Than a Memory
• Conway, Sheila. WKU Fine Arts Festival
• Armstrong, Don. Free Enterprise and Free People
• Highland, Jim. Joseph Cangemi in Venezuela, Latin American Connection
• Jack Corn Photographer
• Julian Carroll Addresses Graduates
• Regents Appoint …

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 4, Don Yoder, Yvonne J. Milspaw, Sara L. Matthews, Mark Workman, George A. Boeck, Jo Ann Early

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• The Dialect Church Service in the Pennsylvania German Culture
• Witchcraft Belief in a Pennsylvania German Family
• German Settlement of Northern Chester County in the 18th Century
• Medical Practice in Philadelphia at the Time of the Yellow Fever Epidemic, 1793
• Folkloric Aspects of the Common Law in Western Pennsylvania, 1790-1799
• Runaway Advertisements: A Source for the Study of Working-Class Costume

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, Folk Festival Supplement, Richard Shaner, Tom Ahern, Theodore W. Jentsch, Mary E. Sise, Robert W. Murphy, John E. Stinsmen, Barry Mcfarland, Paul E. Forster, Anne E. Denney, Kristen R. Angstadt, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Hex Signs: A Living Tradition
• Decoys and How to Make Them
• Kutztown's Plain People
• The Old Country Kitchen: Where Food Preparation was an Art
• Wooden Toys, Games and Puzzles: The Delight of All Children
• A Sketch of the Seminar Stage Programs
• Festival Focus
• Folk Festival Programs
• The Furniture-Makers at the Kutztown Festival
• The Muzzle-Loading Gunsmith
• Those Rare Things Called "Antiques!"
• Mouth-Watering Baked Goods, Fresh From the Ovens!
• The Art of the Potter

News Clipping, 'Bouquets' Given Show, Nursing Home

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

News clipping: Matilda Brown, founder and President of the Eartha M. M. White Nursing Home Auxiliary, is honored with "This is Your Life" presentation at the annual fundraising tea. Date: May 1978

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 60, Wku Student Affaris

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Sanders, Linda & Alan Judd. As Council on Higher Education Asserts Its Control, Fears Change to Resignation
• Wolfe, Bill. Possible Dorm Fee Rise Blamed on Inflation
• Hancock, Catherine. Students Learn by Teaching – Carol Meeker, Regina Moore, Gaye Embry
• Council on Higher Education: A Glance
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Might Change Campaign Rules
• Two Will Attend Alpha Xi Delta Convention – Brenda Stroud, Diane Reef
• It May Be Unpleasant, But Dorm Fee Increase May Well Be Necessary
• Editorial Cartoon: Housing Squeezing Student, Gibbons
• Whitaker, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 59, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wolfe, Bill. Housing Cost, Activity Fee May Go Up
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Might Lose Control of Concerts
• Council on Higher Education Director Calls Western Sound – Harry Snyder
• Lee, Renee. I Passed! Passing English Test Brings Relief to Some
• State to Manage University Vehicles
• 54 Upper Level Hours Good Idea Won’t Work
• Editorial Cartoon: Repent the Finals are Near, Gibbons
• Judd, Alan. Open Season on Recruits
• Rohner, Steve. Music Publicity Scanty
• Young, Monte. Alpha Delta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha Place First in Greek …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 58, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Provost, Joan. Clerks’ Jobs Eye-Opening
• Students Will Quiz Council on Higher Education Chief Today – Harry Snyder
• Hancock, Catherine. Despite Scientific Feats, Steve Estok Chooses Writing
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Constitution Ratification Slowed
• Panhellenic Head to Lead Workshop – Charles Wright
• Free Concert Draws 3,300
• Senior Elected – Tom Hayes
• Delays at Clinic Are a Bitter Pill
• Editorial Cartoon: Student Turned Away from Clinic, Gibbons
• Halicks, Richard. Band Made Concerted Effort, but Fans Were Few
• Stichtenoth, Keith. Calls Column Bizarre
• Whitaker, David. Chicken Theft …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Elections Today; 4 Offices Uncontested
• Young, Monte. New Law Won’t Affect Hub
• Fredbrick, Elise. Notable Symphony Conductor Flows with Music – Leon Gregorian
• Judd, Alan. Students to Grade Teachers
• Bowling Green Sophomore Killed in One Car Accident – Douglas Bryant
• Faculty Senate Should Evaluate Evaluation
• Malone, Roger. Columnist Learns the Ropes, From the Top Down
• Kinne, Kevin. Clarifies Associated Student Government Handout
• Owens, Curtis. Calls Martin Luther King Jr. Courageous
• Johnson, Gary. Favor Ed Johnson for Associated Student Government
• Judd, …

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 3, Don Yoder, Katherine Ann Jarrett, Janet Theophano, Louis Winkler

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• The Spiritual Lineage of Shakerism
• Pennsylvania in the Romantic Age of Tourism
• Neighborhood Influence on Mailbox Style
• Feast, Fast, and Time
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XVI: The Gruber-Baer Era
• Advertisements of Urban Healers
• Views of Harrisburg

Richard Marshall: Oglala Political Prisoner, Richard Marshall Defense Fund

American Indian Movement and Activism

This brochure was distributed by the Richard Marshall Defense Fund, circa April 1978. It provides details of the case against American Indian Movement leader Richard Marshall, convicted of the murder of Martin Montileaux in 1976. Events surrounding the case and a timeline are presented, including the FBI's manipulation of Myrtle Poor Bear as a false witness against Marshall. It also provides contact information for letters of support and solidarity.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Council of Higher Education Evaluation to Decide Future of All Degrees
• Sanders, Linda. Oldest Student’s Energy Belies His Age – Edward DiBella
• Sanders, Linda. Youngest Student Learns Timidly at 16 – Linda Ehresman
• Two Hydrants Repaired
• Beshear, Tom. Campus Police Tow Cars When Tickets Ineffective
• Judd, Alan. Groups Signed for Free Associated Student Government Concert – Average White Band
• Associated Student Government’s Acts Prove It Laughable
• Editorial Cartoon: ASG Jester, Gibbons
• New Copier is Nice Touch
• Whitaker, David. Sleepy Student is False Alarmed …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. State Funding for Pay Raises Unlikely Here
• Writer to Speak – Hunter Thompson
• Eblen, Tom. Student is Victim of System – Mike Kemper, Parking
• Fish, Tim. God’s Employee Warns of Sin – Max Lynch
• Beshear, Tom. Tasteful Exotic Foods Help Pay for Scholarships
• Young, Monte. Show Exposes Campus Talent – Delta Sigma Theta Jabberwock
• Coffey, Bob. Class Won’t Give Blast to Students
• Advisement to Begin
• Four Years’ Study Won’t Buy Degree
• Editorial Cartoon: Graduation Fee, Gibbons
• Hecklers Even Ruder Than Pious Preacher – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Few Seeking Associated Student Government Positions
• Judd, Alan. Group Seeks Voice in Council on Higher Education Decisions
• Clark, John. With 3,000 LPs, Vinyl Junkie Has Musical Habit – Phil Bailey
• Judd, Alan. Bill Might Make Getting Loans Easy
• Faculty Senate Elects Head – Tom Jones
• State Looks Foolish in Equal Rights Amendment Antics
• Editorial Cartoon: ERA Squaredance, Gibbons
• Council Seat Needed – Student Government Association of Kentucky
• Gulson, Mary. Library Criticized
• Sparks, Judy. Receives ID Award
• Wurster, Robert. Commends Cartoonist
• Wolfe, Bill. Judge …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wolfe, Bill & John Clark. Coal Burning Gets Approval
• New Orleans Jazz in Garrett Tonight
• McCord, Tom. Play Tells of Quixote’s Quest
• McCord, Tom. Poet Focuses on Love and Life – Nikki Giovanni
• Associated Student Government Asks for Additional Hour for Check Cashing at Theater
• Teacher Talks on NASA Work – Ronald Seeger
• Conserving in Crisis Bright Idea
• Editorial Cartoon: Blackout
• Young, Monte. Black History Worth Celebrating
• Bell, Kenneth. Criticizes Pictures – Miss Black Western
• Stichtanoth, Keith. Cites Errors in Sports
• Rudolph, Nancy. Valentines Success …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan & John Clark. Energy Use Down; More Cuts Coming
• Judd, Alan. Losses Won’t Halt Associated Student Government Free Concert
• Beshear, Tom. Time Keeper: John Oldham Makes New Old Clocks
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Throws in Towels for Performers Bonus
• Weathered Roads Get Temporary Repairs
• Beshear, Tom. 14 Thefts May Be Connected
• Muscular Dystrophy Dance-a-Thon Sign Up Continues – Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Omicron Pi
• Cry for Better Concerts Finally Heard
• Editorial Cartoon: Ever Get the Idea People Don’t Like Our Concerts? Gibbons …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Western Must Cut Use of Electricity
• Judd, Alan. Concert Loses $12,000 – Atlanta Rhythm Section
• Young, Monte. Pageant to Focus on Black Heritage – Miss Black Western
• Ribar, Richard. Lackluster Atlanta Rhythm Section Performance Fails to Please Fickle Crowd
• Judd, Alan. Associated Student Government Fills 4 Vacancies, Joins Statewide Group
• Weather Causes Increase in Campus Traffic Accidents
• Judd, Alan. McLean Hall to Get Sprinklers
• More Tickets Come with Cleared Lots
• WKU Credit Union to Meet
• Whitaker, David. Sprinters Lead Potentially Fine Team
• White, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 41, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Judd, Alan. Proposed Bill May Aid More
• Owen, Karen. Handicapped Get a Chance to be Normal
• Judd, Alan. Reports Conflict on Tuition Increase
• Water Service Interrupted – Diddle Arena
• Bill May Aid Middle-Class Students
• Editorial Cartoon: Jimmy Carter Grants, Gibbons
• Kiessling, Bill. Concert Complaints
• Hale, John. Sees No Need for Guns
• Nodvidek, Tom. Perplexed Over Tickets
• Sanders, Linda. Ballet Dreams Strained by Reality
• Fish, Tim. Corvair: Ralph Nader’s Prophecies Seem All Too True
• Suit Filed in Suicide Case – David Suddarth III
• Faculty Evaluation Plans …

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Harriet Tubman, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Harriet Tubman Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Harriet Tubman. First issued February 1, 1978, stamp No. 92 in a series.

Letter Regarding Judge William Webster, January 26, 1978, Kenneth E. Tilsen

American Indian Movement and Activism

This three-page typed letter was written by attorney Kenneth E. Tilsen on January 26, 1978 regarding the nomination of Judge William Webster as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The letter provides a history of Judge Webster's past rulings involving civil rights cases of Indian people in the Dakotas, including Wounded Knee Legal Defense Committee v. FBI, Russell Means v. Dick Wilson and United States v. Dodge. Tilsen warns that Webster is unwilling to curb FBI abuses and fails to recognize First Amendment freedoms.

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 2, James Moss, Holly Cutting Baker, Robert A. Barakat, Karl J. R. Arndt

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Gentlemen of the Road: Outlaw-Heroes of Early Pennsylvania in Life & Legend
• Patent Medicine in Pennsylvania Before 1906: A History Through Advertising
• Raising a Tobacco Shed
• Bicentennial Exhibitions and Publications in Germany
• Work and Work Attitudes: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 50

"We Do It All For You": Carter’S Energy Plan, The Energy Corporations And Indians, Winona Laduke

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed and annotated paper, circa 1978, by activist Winona LaDuke Westigard describes how President Carter's National Energy Plan calls for an increase in nuclear-generated electricity and how this will affect Native American lands and people. It discusses practices by energy corporations, including Mobil and Exxon, that have negatively impacted tribes such as the Navajo Nation.

Is Cointelpro Dead?: Consejo Puertorriqueno Por La Paz V. Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Jose Antonio Lugo

American Indian Movement and Activism

This 8-page typed document, circa 1978, was written by Jose Antonio Lugo, an attorney for the plaintiffs in a case against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It provides a history of FBI efforts to disrupt the Puerto Rican independence movement abroad and to intimidate any groups supporting the cause in the United States. It describes the lawsuit brought against the FBI in Washington, D.C. alleging that illegal interference was continuing despite the program being officially closed.

York County Multiethnic Heritage Project Collection - Accession 186, York County Multiethnic Heritage Project

Manuscript Collection

The project, which began in July 1976, and ended June 30, 1977, focused on ethnic groups in the area: Southern Appalachian, African-American and Native American. The collection includes a wide variety of material that could be used for research on York County and for instructional purposes by teachers. The collection consists of magazines, newspaper clippings, books, audio tapes, video cassettes, slides, transparencies, and copies of historical documents such as letters and land records.

Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers - Accession 155, Juanita Willmon Goggins

Manuscript Collection

The Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers include correspondence, speeches, biographical data, reports, studies, newspaper clippings, photographs and other papers documenting the political career of Goggins who was the first African-American woman elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Subjects include home rule for York County, African-Americans in politics, sickle cell anemia, appropriations, taxes, and public education in York County.