[Robert E. Hemenway personal papers] 1906-2008.

Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891-1960

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Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, and essays. Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, and moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida, in 1894. She later used Eatonville as the setting for many of her stories. It is n...

Hemenway, Robert E., 1941-

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Robert Emery Hemenway was born on August 10th, 1941, in Nebraska. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1963, an M.A from Kent State University in 1965, and his PhD, also from Kent State University, in 1966. His first teaching job was in the English Department at the University of Kentucky, 1966-1968. At the University of Wyoming, 1968-1973, he taught in the American Studies program, broadening his research into African American Literatu...

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Poet, author, playwright, songwriter. From the guide to the Langston Hughes collection, [microform], 1926-1967, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) From the description of Langston Hughes collection, 1926-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652168 Langson Hughes: African-American poet and writer, author of Weary Blue (1926), The Big Sea (1940), and other works. ...

Gordon, Taylor, 1893-1971

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Singer and author born in White Sulphur Springs, Mont. Emmanuel Taylor Gordon was born in 1893, the youngest son of the only black family in White Sulphur Springs, Mont. For many years he traveled around the U.S. as chef and porter on the private railroad car of circus magnate John Ringling. In New York City Gordon became involved in the "Harlem Renaisaance." He joined with pianist Rosamund Johnson in 1925 in a musical vaudeville act performing Negro spirituals. Gordon a...

Kent state university

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The 20th Commemoration of the Kent State shootings, held in 1990, remains one of the largest-attended of all the annual gatherings. Preparations had begun a few years in advance, culminating in the creation of the May 4 20th Anniversary Commission, at the behest of President Michael Schwartz, in 1989. The Commission's recommendations included the establishment of a platform party and a list of speakers and events. In addition, the May 4 Memorial, designed by Bruno Ast, was formally dedicated at ...

University of Kentucky.

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The University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY is a land grant institution founded in 1865. The University evolved through three stages before becoming the University of Kentucky in 1916: the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky University, 1865-78, a private, denominational institution in Lexington created by an act of the legislature on February 22, 1865; the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky, 1878-1908; and State University, Lexington, 1908-1916. A statute in 1916 changed ...

South Atlantic Association of Departments of English.

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University of Oklahoma.

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Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810

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Native of Philadelphia, novelist, journalist, the first person in the United States to make authorship his primary profession. Brown earned considerable distinction for a number of his novels. From the description of Travel journal, ca. 1800. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213494884 ...

National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division I

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a national organization set up to monitor the athletic programs of collegiate schools. The NCAA is responsible for monitoring each school's compliance, students, media relations, recruiting, sports, officiating and championship regulations. From the description of NCAA Collection, 1939-1997. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 37933863 Dating back to 1905, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) work...

Southeastern Association of Chief Academic Officers.

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University of Wyoming.

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American council on education

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Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education. From the guide to the American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection N/A., 1945, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation's unifying voice for higher education. ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influ...

Walker, Alice H.

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Resident of Lawton, Okla. From the description of Alice Walker collection, 1909-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978971 ...

University of Georgia Academic Affairs Faculty Symposium

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National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

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Created 1887; name variations: Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Station, 1887-1919; Association of Land-grant Colleges, 1919-1926; Association of Land-grant Colleges and State Universities, 1926-1957; Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, 1965- . From the description of Annual Conventions Papers, 1915-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388174 ...

EASI (Organization)

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American private nonprofit organization for promotion of higher education. From the description of American Association for Higher Education records, 1944-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384967 Historical Note The American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) originated as the department of higher education of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1870. After almost a century of working under NEA leadersh...

Gates, Henry Louis

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University of Kansas.

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The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence, Douglas County was established in 1864 under constitutional provision. KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. The university is committed to offering the highest quality undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs and offers a broad array of advanced graduate study programs. It fulfills its mission through faculty, academic, and research programs of in...

Curry, Georgia M.

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World economic forum

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