Jerome S. Handler papers, 1968-1976.

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Jerome S. Handler papers, 1968-1976.

This collection consists of Jerome S. Handler's faculty papers. Box 1 consists of research papers written by former students and one written by Handler himself. In all there are five research papers concerning the towns of Cypress, Pittsburg, Eddyville, and Buncombe, Illinois as well as more general Southern Illinois regional kinship themes. Box 2 consists of field notes that Dr. Handler collected while doing research in various Southern Illinois communities. This contains field notes from the late 1960's and 1970's concerning Buncombe, Eddyville, Cypress, Gorham and Stonefort communities in Illinois.

2.00 boxes.

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Southern Illinois university at Carbondale

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Established in 1869. From the description of Southern Illinois Normal University photograph collection, 1860-1940. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 367589142 Southern Illinois University was established in 1869. From the description of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Affairs photographs, 1947-1965. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 319871718 From the description of Southern Illinois University Carbonda...

Handler, Jerome S.

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Jerome S. Handler, prior to being appointed a Senior Scholar at the University of Virginia at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities in the fall of 2006, had already had a lengthy career in academia. Beginning in 1962, Dr. Handler was an instructor and later professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was also a Research Associate from 1987 to 1995 at the Center for Archaeological Investigations and served as a professor of Black American Studies from 1993 to 1995. Dr. Handler r...