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	Browsing item(s) in Collection of CONTENTdm Collections\n results 121-140 of 532 item(s)  page 7 of 27 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Collection Name: Description: Topics Included: 121. Dot Carpenter: The Woman Behind the Man A virtual exhibit about the wife of Delph Carpenter, "Father of Interstate River Compacts" Items from the Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and Family 122. Dr. Cluny Macpherson (1879-1966) Reflections of a Newfoundlander The notebooks contain stories that occurred in Dr. Macpherson’s life, along with correspondence and photographs, which he thought would be of interest to readers in the future. Macpherson, Cluny, 1879-1966; Cables, Submarine - Atlantic Ocean; Catholic Church; Childbirth; Clan MacPherson Association; Gower Street United Church; Great Britain. Army. Royal Newfoundland Regiment;... 123. Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbooks The Lindley Scrapbooks were assembled by Dr. Walter Lindley (1852-1922), early resident of Los Angeles and prominent physician. Covering the period from 1861 to 1921, the scrapbooks are a testament to the impact Lindley had on the development of the city of Los Angeles. Included are letters from noteworthy members of Los Angeles society, clippings from regional newspapers, photographs, pamphlets, leaflets, and booklets. Scrapbooks; Lindley, Walter, b. 1852; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence 124. Drucker Archives Peter F. Drucker, a social ecologist, writer, consultant, and retired professor, was highly influential in the practice of management. Drucker worked with some of the world's largest businesses, small and entrepreneurial companies, nonprofit organizations, consulted for government agencies in U.S., Canada, Japan, and published 41 books, numerous articles and papers. Authorship; Business; Business consultants; Claremont Graduate School; Correspondence; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Executive management; Oral histories United States; Peter F. Drucker... 125. e-Archives The Purdue Libraries e-Archives, a digital library of select treasures from Archives and Special Collections, is already attracting a great number of users from around the globe. Since quietly debuting in March 2006, e-Archives has received more than 2 million page views. Some of this success can be attributed to the interaction between e-Archives’ OAI (Open Archives Initiative) engine and major indexers, resulting in numerous referrals from search engines such as Google. Collections include Amelia Earhart's papers as well as photographs and videos relating to Purdue's history. Purdue history; Amelia Earhart; Women's studies; Aviation; Newsreels; M 126. Early Advertising Collection The Early Advertising Collection, part of Bryn Mawr College Special Collections, contains European and American printed advertisements dating from 1790 to 1910. The majority of the collection are trade cards of the late nineteenth century. The provenance of much of the collection is unknown, and information about many of the products and businesses advertised is not readily available, so the dates given for each advertisement are supplied as general indications rather than as established facts. Advertising; Products and services; Printers; Lithographers 127. Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918 Over 450 print advertisements published in local magazines, city directories, and theater pamphlets from 1867 to 1918. Themed groupings include health care and hygiene products, liquor, tobacco, machinery, manufacturing, transportation, fashion, food and household goods and local tourism. * African Americans * Automobiles, carriages & wagons * Banking & finance * Beauty & fashion * Child rearing & care * Clothing trade * Commercial & professional services * Commercial products * Cosmetics... 128. Early Las Vegas This site is a historical photographic exhibition related to the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada. There are digitized representations of photographs, blueprints, maps, letters, and other primary source materials, as well as streaming video and audio clips contained in the Special Collections Department of the UNLV Libraries. Railroad worker cottages; Railroad depot; Las Vegas; City planning; Fremont Street; Hoover Dam; Night clubs 129. Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection, a collaboration between Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections and the University of Washington Libraries, contains the vision which numerous such authors held for the Pacific Northwest. Spanning three hundred years, Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection includes maps of both sea and land faring explorers—from David Thompson, the successful navigator of the Columbia River, to the exploits of William Clark and Merriwether Lewis. It documents the struggle between Britain and America for the ownership of the region, and the further development of one of the last frontiers on the continent. Some of the digital collection's maps delineate the boundaries under dispute within the years 1818 and 1846, culminating in a peaceful compromise and the decision of the 49th parallel as the northern border of the United States. The digital collection also shows the efforts of the U.S. government to survey the land, for both federal and private use, under the watchful, trained eye of the General Land Office and the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Pacific Northwest history; Washington State; City plans; Town plats; Columbia River, Columbia Basin; Dams; David Thompson; William Clark; Merriwether Lewis; 49th parallel; General Land Office; Corps of... 130. Edgar R. McGuire Historical Medical Instrument Collection The Edgar R. McGuire Historical Medical Instrument Collection was established in 1985 by Mrs. Annette Cravens in memory of her father, chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Buffalo from 1914 until his death in 1931. The collection, containing more than 150 instruments or sets of instruments chosen for their illustration of past medical and dental procedures, includes microscopes, surgical instruments, anatomical models, a leech jar and bleeding cups, and dental instruments. instruments illustrating past medical and dental procedures 131. Editorial Cartoons of J.N. "Ding" Darling Jay N. "Ding" Darling (1876–1962) spent the majority of his career working as an editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register. His work was printed in more than 100 daily newspapers across the nation over the first half of the twentieth century. Darling covered political, social, and cultural affairs like many editorial cartoonists, but environmental conservation was also featured heavily in his work. He is believed to have drawn up to 15,000 cartoons over the course of his lifetime; this digital collection currently holds just over 11,000 of those. Subjects covered in the cartoons include United States presidents, conservation issues, and economics. Editorial Cartoons, J.N. "Ding" Darling 132. Education by Design Education by Design is an online exhibit and image database of over 700 historic educational visual aids owned by the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts: The Dianne and Michael Bienes Special Collections and Rare Book Library located at Broward County Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These educational visual aids are significant, not only for their aesthetic beauty, but also as cultural and historical artifacts. All these items were produced under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal jobs creation program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), founded in 1935. The agency was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939 and operated until June, 1943. Dublin Core records describe the original, physical piece rather than the digital image representing the artifact. There are extensive notes on cataloging, including a data dictionary, DC / MARC Crosswalk and file-naming conventions. History of education; History of Broward County; Cultural and historical artifacts; Visual aids 133. Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Collection From 1959 to 1964, Prince Edward County, Virginia, chose to close its public schools rather than integrate them. Through photographs, documents, and maps, this collection explores the history of Prince Edward County segregation in the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Emeritus professor at VCU, photographed over 100 images of schools in the county and environs in 1962 and 1963, documenting the disparity between African American and white facilities. Also included are contemporary images of the schools and events surrounding the anniversary of the 1951 student strike and other occasions, as well as additional published and unpublished materials on the topic. Schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; African American schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County -- History -- Pictorial works; Elementary schools -- Virginia --... 134. Edward J. McCauley Photographs Edward Johnson McCauley (1926-2003) was a photojournalist and life-long resident of Burlington, North Carolina. He spent more than twenty years on the staff of the Burlington Daily Times-News, covering a wide variety of events in Burlington, across Alamance County, and in other parts of North Carolina. He was also a professional portrait photographer, photographic developer, and framer. This digital collection contains a selection of images from the Edward J. McCauley Photographic Materials (P082: North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives) taken between the years 1952 and 1972, mostly for the Burlington Daily Times-News. A majority of the images in this digital collection center around political campaigns and elections as well as other events in and around Alamance County, North Carolina. Accidents, Ballots, Dam construction, Droughts, Governors, Inaugurations, Legislators, Legislators' spouses, Newspaper carriers, Newspaper industry, Parades & processions, Photographic studios, Photojournalists,... 135. Edward Vischer Drawings, Photographs and Other Material A German born artist who immigrated first to Mexico and then to California, Edward Vischer (1809-1878), sketched and photographed California missions, trees, mountains, rural scenes, and mining operations in the second half of the 19th century. Honnold/Mudd Library Special Collections houses one of the largest collections of Vischer drawings, lithographs, albumen prints, and bound volumes. California--Pictorial works; Churches; Correspondence; Indians of North America -- California; Gold mines and mining; Landscape drawings; Mission buildings; Photography, Stereoscopic; Portrait photography;... 136. Eliot Ness in Cleveland Though best known for bringing down Al Capone as leader of the Chicago Untouchables, Eliot Ness also spent time as Cleveland's safety director and later ran for mayor of the city. The images in this collection document his years in Cleveland. Eliot Ness; Al Capone; Mafioso; Mafia; Organized crime; Police corruption; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Legends; Cleveland; 137. Empire Period Drama This collection contains 65 French plays from the Napoleonic Empire period in French history, 1800-1815. The collection was created by the University of Warwick Library and is taken from the Marandet Collection of 18th and 19th century French drama held in the University Library’s special collections. All the plays in the collection are full-text searchable. French drama - 19th century; French Empire period; Napoleon; 138. Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910: The religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation An Era of Progress and Promise is a book compiled by W.N. Hartshorn of Clifton, Massachusetts, that celebrates the "religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation." From 1901-1908, Mr. Hartshorn convened the Clifton Conference to discuss the educational and religious opportunities available to African Americans. An Era of Progress and Promise is a culmination of the Clifton conference findings and provides a comprehensive portrait of early African-American schools, colleges, and churches as well as biographies of African-American educators, ministers, and influential businessmen. An Era of Progress and Promise is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of education, the development of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the Negro Business League, religion in the United States, or African-American society in post-Emancipation America. African Americans; African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- North Carolina; African American universities and colleges -- North Carolina 139. Eric A. Hegg Photographs This collection contains 736 photographs documenting the Klondike and Alaska gold rushes from 1897 to 1901. Images include depictions of frontier life in Dawson City, the Yukon Territory, and Skagway and Nome, Alaska. Klondike; Alaska; Gold rush; Dawson City; Yukon Territory; Skagway; Nome; New Whatcom; Fairhaven; Sled dogs; British Columbia; Bennett; 140. Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Collection The Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive at the University of Washington houses over 250 musical instruments from around the world. This digital collection contains images of those instruments, many of which reflect the traditions of international artists who have been invited to teach and perform at the University. Ethnomusicology; Musical instruments; Gongs; Drums; Barrel drums; Charango; Dambura; Cymbal rattle; Didjeridu; Mallets; Hand bell; Harmonium; Hichiriki; Kanjira; Koto; Pipa; Xylophone; Flute; Shinobue;... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 121-140 of 532 item(s)  page 7 of 27 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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