... Railroader Edited by H Roger Railroad county fairs farmers' institutes and the Belle Valley mine disaster An interpretative article on the USS Shenandoah crash by the Columbus historian of the airship Lew Gray rounds out the compilation Ohio Historical Society David A Simmons Shield of RepublicSword of Empire A Bibliography of United States Military Affairs 1783-1846 By John C Fredriksen New ...
... MARC LEE RAPHAEL MARC LEE RAPHAEL Oral History in an Ethnic Community The Problems and the Promise Oral history whether viewed by proponents or detractors is rarely taken lightly Barbara Tuchman for example has charged that with the appearance of a tape recorder a monster with the appetite of a tapeworm we now have through its creature oral history an artificial survival of trivia of appalling proportions1 In contrast Saul Benison among the ablest practitioners of the art of oral history ...
... FAIRPORT HARBOR VILLAGE SITE 45 FAIRPORT HARBOR VILLAGE SITE 45 ANIMAL REMAINS6 By ROBERT M GOSLIN Animal remains were found in great abundance at this site scattered through the black earth of the village deposit They include the bones of various mammals fishes birds and reptiles as well as the shells of mussels and snails Most of the bones are in a fragmentary condition but on the whole they are in an excellent state of preservation All of the animal skeletal material was saved and carefully ...
... Miami Conservancy District Recent microfilmmanuscript accessions at Ohio historical societies libraries and universities of interest to our readers include a linnological survey of Lake Anna and several manuscripts-New Portage The Geographic Structure of Barberton Industries and Industrial Survey of Barberton in its Youth-at the Barberton Public Library a manuscript of Viola D Mansur at the Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library The State ...
... ROBERTA MENDEL ROBERTA MENDEL Carl Frederick Wittke Versatile Humanist There're too many do-gooders and organizers and not enough quiet humanitarians among us Cleveland Sun Press November 18 1971 Native Ohioan Carl Frederick Wittke distinguished himself in many areas of academe At such Ohio institutions of higher learning as Ohio State University Oberlin and Western Reserve University he is recognized as an outstanding teacher administrator and mediator Nationally he is remembered as an ...
... Miami In the Notebooks he Miami The materials Miami by the savages Miami MAYTOWN Augt 2 1788 My dear fellow traveler when I parted with you at Middletown I expected to see you in Phils before you left it but at present that seems quite improbable as I intend to set out for North Carolina ...
... In Memoriam 559 In Memoriam 559 State In financial circles he had attained success and a creditable record He was a trusted counselor and a man whose judgment was highly regarded by his fellow members on the Board of Trustees and the staff of the Society Mr Wood was born in Bradford County Pennsylvania October 3 1863 In 1879 he came to Columbus where he was subsequently identified with different financial institutions In 1922 he was made General Manager of the Ohio State Savings Association ...
... BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS Bibliography of Ohio Archaeology By Richard G Morgan and James H Rodabaugh Columbus The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society 1947 v 189p Paper 250 This bibliography is by far the best of its kind the reviewer has seen The number of entries will come as a surprise to those who think of the archaeology of a state area as including a few titles or even perhaps a hundred titles The number of published references available will be surprising even to those who ...
... Notes and Queries Notes and Queries Jonathan Stealey an adjunct assistant professor of art at The University of Findlay has been named to the Bicentennial Planning Committee of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Inc The Foundation based in Washington DC encompasses a wide spectrum of government officials historians and enthusiasts dedicated to preserving national interest in the historical worth of the nation's best-documented exploration of the American west Commissioned by ...
... Miami University has been made research professor in history and director of the McGuffey Museum Dwight L Smith read a paper at the fifty-second annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association at Salt Lake City on September 11 1959 The paper entitled The Engineer and the Canyon was on the work of Robert Brewster Stanton Dr Smith will publish a book on Stanton in the near future James Davis has been appointed ...
... Little Cities of Black Diamonds Urban Development in the Hocking Coal Region 1870-1900 By Ivan M Tribe Athens Athens County Historical Society and Museum 1988 vii 130p tables notes index and Sprinkled with Coal Dust Life and Work in the Hocking Coal Region 1870-1900 By Ivan M Tribe Athens Athens County Historical Society and Museum 1989 viii 168p tables notes index Tribe's two books constitute a history of the Hocking Valley coal mining towns ...
... 114 Ohio Arch 114 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications THE LATEST PREHISTORIC NEWS The actual results of archaeological explorations in Ohio and elsewhere in this country are sufficient to arouse interest and curiosity in the life and world of the lost and unrecorded people But what the newspapers say concerning these explorations surpasses the tales of Arabian Nights or Baron Munchausen For instance concerning the exhumations by Prof W C Mills at Fort Ancient the past summer 1908 a leading ...
... HAROLD HOLZER HAROLD HOLZER Lincoln and the Ohio Printmakers Much has been written about the engraved and lithographed portraiture of Abraham Lincoln a pictorial genre that did much to benefit the nation's sixteenth president both politically and historically1 These crude and homely portrayals helped introduce the little-known Lincoln to American voters following his unexpected nomination to the presidency in 1860 Later engravings and ...
... AUTO-SKETCH OF CHARLES WILLIAMS AUTO-SKETCH OF CHARLES WILLIAMS Charles Williams was the first white settler - so claimed - in what is now the city of Coshocton Mr Williams settled there in the spring of 1800 the town being laid out the next year For a season or two prior to his locating at Coshocton Mr Williams had grown a crop of corn on the prairie four miles up the Walhonding River Mr Williams was a typical pioneer and his sketch written by himself is of special interest because giving not ...
... Annual Meeting Ohio Valley Historical Association Annual Meeting Ohio Valley Historical Association 403 faded manuscripts for you and put the same into type-written form so that editors will readily accept them or you may not have historic mat ter so much at heart as the writer of these lines has nor have been taught by an honored historian a dear husband how to handle historic facts The leaders of the morning's conference then reported briefly upon their correspondence preparatory to the ...
... Miami University history professor and other substantial contributions by Oxford townspeople The library hopes to grow and become an important research collection Please address all communications to Mr Leslie Workman Director Manuscript accessions at Ohio historical societies and libraries of interest to our readers include letters from the Bronson-Beebe families including some to President Hayes and school memoirs from former teachers at the ...
... A STUDY OF THE OKLAHOMA ECCENTRIC FLINTS A STUDY OF THE OKLAHOMA ECCENTRIC FLINTS By H HOLMES ELLIS Since March 1936 when they were first called to the attention of the general public7 the Oklahoma eccentric flints have presented a puzzling archaeological phenomenon Dr Forrest E Clements1 collaborating with Mr Alfred Reed Jr wrote the only satisfactory account of the find and the circumstances surrounding it but due to lack of time and facilities he was unable to carry out a detailed analysis ...
... MINUTES OF MINUTES OF THE OHIO ACADEMY OF HISTORY Meeting at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel Columbus Ohio April 24 1947 The Ohio Academy of History met in Columbus April 24 1947 in joint meeting with the Mississippi Valley Historical Association at the luncheon conference with 160 in attendance President F P Weisenburger introduced Governor Thomas J Herbert who made some appropriate remarks as to the historian's place in the world today He then introduced Harlan Hatcher Dean of the College of Arts ...
... Railroad for research This Railroad proper 18461968 and Railroad constitute a major resource for the study of railroad corporate strategy technology labor relations and operating practices For further information contact the Manuscripts and Archives Department Hagley Museum and Library P ...
... 86 Ohio Arch 86 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Governor Campbell the recipient of the special honor of this occasion was present and in a very happy address expressed his appreciation in this living testimonial of the regard in which he is held With the singing of the tree planting song by the Trinity Choir and benediction the delightful and impressive program of the afternoon was concluded PETER NAVARRE DAY On Saturday afternoon October 6 1923 Peter Navarre Day was appropriately ...