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Jacob Hampton Civil War Letter

 Item — Folder 1 of 1: [Barcode: 31141024408440]
Identifier: RH-A-4351
Scope and Contents

The collection contains one letter dated November 13, 1864 by Civil War soldier Jacob Hampton (1847-1929) from Pavilion, Michigan while enlisted in the First Regiment Michigan Engineers and Mechanics and addressed to his sister while stationed in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the letter, he discusses daily life and reports on Confederate troop movements.

Dates: November 13, 1864

Kefauver/ Federal Trade Commission Hearings

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The records collection includes: minutes of the company from the first 6 years; financial, operational, and production material such as early production ledgers, 1892-1912; speeches, 1938-1969; advertising through the years, such as Saturday Evening Post ads,1941-1944; local and national news clippings; in-house magazines---Upjohn News, 1946-1961, Overflow, 1926-1964, Inter-comment, 1972-1995, Merger news, 1995-1996, Intercom, Kalamazoo Edition, 1963-1993; Upjohn support and establishment of...
Dates: 1887-2001

Klu Klux Klan, Kalamazoo County Chapter papers

 Collection — Box 1 of 1: [Barcode: 31141024406527]
Identifier: RH-A-4277
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of two documents from Kalamazoo County Michigan, dated around 1923. One is an anonymous paper by a Kalamazoo County Klansman and another is a blank potential membership card. The majority of text lists the fifteen principles of the Klu Klux Klan including the Christian religion and White supremacy.

Dates: 1923

Margaret Poinier Bird

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3597
Abstract

This collection is composed of 4 diaries detailing the daily activities of Margaret Poinier Bird, her husband, Charles Harold Bird, and their two daughters Margaret and Barbra Bird. The diaries document their travels across the United States and most of Europe from 1930 - 1932. In addition there is a large scrap book with many postcards and some photographs from their travels.

Dates: 1930-1932

Mrs. Paul Noecker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1262
Scope and Contents This collection contains the letters of John C. Forbes, a Civil War veteran and native of Rome Township, Bradford County, PA. Forbes served successively with the 50th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers and 15th New York Engineers from September 9, 1861 until his second discharge in June 1865. A veteran of both the Siege of Fort Pulaski and the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, Forbes’ service mainly involved the construction of fortifications, earthworks, or infrastructure projects....
Dates: 1777-1881

Oral history interview with David Molenaar, June 2, 1995

 File — Box 3-OralHist, Object: 14
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with David Molenaar, conducted by James Shiley on June 2, 1995. Molenaar discusses the political and cultural climate of the United States in the 70s and 80s and how the unrest impacted WMU campus. Molenaar was a student journalist at WMU. He wrote for the Kalamazoo News newspaper in the 1980s.

Dates: June 2, 1995

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
Book designers--United States 2
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Children's books -- United States 2
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Discrimination in employment -- United States 2
Graphic arts 2
Graphic design (Typography) 2
Patriotic music -- United States 2
Public television -- United States 2
Race relations 2
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories 2
United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 2
Western Michigan College -- History 2
Western Michigan University -- Administration 2
family papers 2
financial records 2
marriage records 2
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography 1
Advertisements 1
Affirmative action programs in education 1
African American athletes 1
African American musicians 1
African Americans -- Biography 1
African Americans -- Drama 1
African Americans -- History 1
African Americans -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
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Agriculture -- Michigan -- Hastings 1
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Animated films 1
Antisemitism -- History -- 20th century 1
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
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Bradford County (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century 1
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Dummies (Bookselling) 1
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Feminism -- United States -- History 1
Finance, Personal -- Michigan -- Barry County 1
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Kalamazoo County (Mich.) -- Census, 1884 1
Kalamazoo County (Mich.) -- Census, 1894 1
Kalamazoo County (Mich.) -- Clerk -- Records and correspondence 1
Kalamazoo County (Mich.) -- Genealogy 1
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