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Miller, Harold Asher, B. 1939 (Mss 679), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Miller, Harold Asher, B. 1939 (Mss 679), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 679. Correspondence, speeches, political material and notes related to Harold Asher Miller’s political career, which included several terms on the Bowling Green City Commission and one term as the city’s Mayor in the 1980s. It also includes material related to several Miller campaigns for the Warren County Judge Executive position.
Gates, Lloyd W., 1830-1890 (Sc 2971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gates, Lloyd W., 1830-1890 (Sc 2971), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2971. Business and political postcards, chiefly sent to attorney Lloyd W. Gates, Calhoun, Kentucky. Topics range from political patronage to debt collection.
Hale, Robert Earl, B. 1894 (Sc 2387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hale, Robert Earl, B. 1894 (Sc 2387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2387. "The Successors of the Whig Party in Kentucky," by Robert Earl Hale, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1925.
Gilliam, William D. (Sc 2386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gilliam, William D. (Sc 2386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2386. "The Public Career of Robert Perkins Letcher," by William D. Gilliam, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1941.
Hugh M. Gillis Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library. Georgia Southern University
Hugh M. Gillis Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library. Georgia Southern University
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This collection consists of materials from the Soperton office of Georgia Senator Hugh M. Gillis from 1957-1995. Materials include constituent correspondence, news releases, and newspaper clippings.
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Oral History Interview: James A. Harmon, James A. Harmon
Oral History Interview: James A. Harmon, James A. Harmon
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
James A. Harmon was born in 1890 on his grandfather’s farm outside of Red House, WV. Mr. Harmon reminiscences about his childhood growing up on a 350-acre farm. He earned a sixth grade education at a two-room schoolhouse. When he was 14 years old, Mr. Harmon started his career on the river on the Steamer Calvert. During his interview, Mr. Harmon focuses on his varied jobs on many steamboats. Although he performed well in all of his duties, his greatest passion was engineering. He received his engineer’s license when he was 21 years old. In the audio clip provided, …
The Epic Movement And The California Election Of 1934, Robert Matteson Gordon
The Epic Movement And The California Election Of 1934, Robert Matteson Gordon
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Californians, in 1933 and 1934, were psychologically ready to act against prevailing social and economic conditions. Existing economic dislocations could not continue for long without peril. It was not clear whether the revolt would be toward fascism or extreme radicalism. There was at all events a growing popular reaction against those who had political and economic control of the State, and this was especially noticeable in the southern part of the State.
The Public Life And Achievements Of James Duval Phelan, Jean Tully
The Public Life And Achievements Of James Duval Phelan, Jean Tully
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
As a figure in the American period of California history, Mr. James D. Phelan's achievements were an outstanding example of what an honest man can do in politics. First of all, I have endeavored to show his contributions to the city of San Francisco. There is hardly any field of San Francisco life in which James D. Phelan did not leave a tremendous influence. The politics of his term as mayor were a shining model of clean and progressive measures.
As senator he kept the interest of California at heart. Through his work at the World's Columbian Exposition, he made …
Speech Of Hon. William A. Howard Of Michigan, William Alanson Howard
Speech Of Hon. William A. Howard Of Michigan, William Alanson Howard
Civil War Text
Speech of Hon. William A. Howard of Michigan, in the house of representatives, March 23, 1858. Consisting of 8 pages. 1 large page, printed front & back, folded to make 8 pages.