Mennonites sing at an annual event at Weaver's Mennonite Church near Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is the 75th anniversary of the event. They are singing out of a book called Harmonia Sacra, first published by Joseph Funk in 1832. This event...
Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.); Students; Games;
Mrs. Frank C. Grannis is chairman of the social committee at Lincoln Memorial University, and she reports on recent social activities which enrich the students' lives. This activity planning is especially important "after a hard day of...
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social life and customs.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.)
An article from the "Mountain Herald," about the memories and experiences of a mountain girl with ambition to get a college education, eventually arriving at Lincoln Memorial University. She discusses funerals and burials, as well as...
Text of a resolution from the North Carolina legislature to
the U.S. Congress, recommending the establishment of a
"permanent home" for the Indian Tribes.
This series of six articles was prepared by the United Mine Workers of America, disclosing the attempt that is being made by the Red forces, under the direct supervision of Moscow, to seize control of the organized labor movement of America and use...
Contains letters by Eugene V. Debs and John Mitchell published in the Social Democratic Herald concerning the averted strike in 1904 of the United Mine Workers of America.
Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
A self-published autobiography of John C. Shaw, educator and former president of West Liberty Normal School (now West Liberty State College) from 1908-1919.
Letter calling President Johnson's attention to the New York Social Science Review's essay on the national debt and the human resources available to the United States
newspapers; floods; disasters; college towns; colleges
This is a special edition paper printed by Pikeville College in the aftermath of the Flood of 1977. While its purpose was to seek funding for the college after the crisis, this paper also relates first-hand accounts of the flood and how it...
Kentucky -- Social life and customs.; Smith, Earl Hobson.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart discusses the topic of farming.
Kentucky -- Social life and customs.; Kroll, Harry Harrison -- 1888-1967.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart discusses being "far removed from books and culture" while doing farm work, [baling] hay. He writes that Mr....
Kentucky -- Social life and customs.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Manuscripts (Authorship);Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes about the release of some of his writing. He writes that he wrote one touching story for a purpose because "men...