George Shea Papers. 1991-1993.

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George Shea Papers. 1991-1993.

The papers of George Shea include some of his unpublished poetry, correspondence and research on George A. Custer.

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

University of Connecticut.

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In 1931, the faculty of the University of Connecticut voted to offer comprehensive examinations in most degree programs to graduating seniors, and outgrowth of a report to the Committee on the Study of Honors (11/6/1930). The departments reported the results of the examinations and their recommendations to the Registrar and the Committees on Scholastic Standing and Degrees with Distinction. Degrees would then be awarded without distinction, with distinction or with highest distinction. The progr...

Shea, George

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George Shea was born in 1932, studied at the University of Connecticut and served in the Presidential Honor Guard at Arlington National Cemetery . Mr. Shea has written and published poetry and historical research on George A. Custer and the 1876 battle at Little Big Horn. Mr. Shea resides in Wethersfield, CT . Published Works: America's Patriotic Poems and Prose . From the guide to the George Shea Papers., 1991-1993., (Archives &a...

Beaudoin, Cindy M.

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