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Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

Posted on October 10, 2018 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian. In the play Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare puts these words into a character’s mouth: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” It … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Holes …

Posted on January 18, 2021 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian. I’ve been going down the rabbit hole. In doing some research into black schools in Evansville, I somehow ran across a reference to a Camp Nelson in Kentucky. This … Continue reading →

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Grand Army of the Republic

Posted on January 27, 2020 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Mona Meyer, Archives and Special Collections Metadata Librarian. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 with General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his army to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA.  In earlier … Continue reading →

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Women’s Culture and Feminism: Chrysalis Magazine

Posted on May 30, 2018 by David L. Rice Library

*Post written by Josh Knecht, student assistant at the University Archives and Special Collections. The Rice Library Archives and Special Collections has decided to double down on the material we have to offer pertaining to women’s history. A previous post … Continue reading →

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