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Luke Pryor Blackburn: The Good Samaritan, Nancy Baird

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Luke Pryor Blackburn, Kentucky’s only physician governor, is one of the forgotten public health figures of the 19^th century. As health officer of Natchez in the 1850s he instituted the first effective quarantine used in the Mississippi Valley and became a strong advocate of its use as a preventive measure in the control of yellow fever. During his lifetime Blackburn also became well known for his unselfish aid to communities stricken with the disease.

In March 1878 announced his candidacy for governor of his native state. Local politicians scoffed at his chances for election, but his actions during the …

List: Women Elected To Statewide Office

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

A list of women elected to states offices.

"World Affairs Forum", Forest Amsden, Rebecca Bell, David Burrington, George Montgomery, Carl Stern

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

Forest Amsden, moderator; Rebecca Bell, David Burrington, George Montgomery, and Carl Stern, panelists.

The Golden Silence: The Virginia Democratic Party And The Presidential Election Of 1948, James R. Sweeney

History Faculty Publications

Disturbed by President Harry S. Truman's stand on civil rights, the Democratic Party leadership in Virginia, headed by Senator Harry Flood Byrd, determined to fight Truman's election in 1948. The Byrd organization's strategy was to keep Truman from winning Virginia's electoral votes by releasing the state's electors from the obligation to vote for the national party nominee, but Byrd's opposition managed to mount a last minute pro-Truman movement which carried the state for the President.

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 36, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 12 June 1974 to 10 September 1974, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2^nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.

U.S. House Journal Of William H. Natcher, Vol. 37, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

U.S. House Journals of William H. Natcher

Journal, 10 September 1974 to 6 February 1975, of U.S. Congressman William Huston Natcher while he was representing Kentucky’s 2^nd District. The journal includes an almost daily account of Natcher’s reflections on current events and transactions with the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the entries contain typescripted newspaper articles with some editorial comment provided by Natcher, others are more personal in nature.

Candidates For The United States Senate, House Of Representatives, Florida Senate, House, And Governor. 1974.

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Candidates for various congressional offices, governorship, and other political positions.

Sticker: Win With Women 1974, National Women's Political Caucus

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

A Project of the National Women's Political Caucus.

A Political And Constitutional Review Of United States V. Nixon, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Undeclared War And Civil Disobedience: The American System In Crisis, W. Taylor Reveley Iii

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.