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Contains news clippings, rush programs, and photographs of the chapter house, members, and events of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.

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The collection consists of two photographic prints showing a tornado that touched down near Elmwood, Nebraska, on April 6, 1919, about 6:45 p.m. The photographs were taken at a distance of 25 miles by G. B. Pickwell.

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A scrapbook from Geneva Hewitt, a 1921 University of Nebraska School of Music graduate.

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The collection is arranged alphabetically according to subject headings.

Scope and Contents Gerald E. Thomas, TV Dinner Papers consists of biographical materials, newspaper articles, awards and nominations, TV and radio interviews, correspondence, financial ledgers, inter-department memo and reports, packaging, and other materials related to the invention of the TV dinner, C.A. Swanson & Sons, Campbell Soup Company, and the American frozen food industry. Art materials include correspondence, photographs, price lists, art exhibition catalogs, and audiovisual materials relating...

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The collection consists of biographical information, four portrait photographs of Gerald E. Thompson, and the following publications written by Thompson:  “Probability and Statistics for Decisions: An Introduction”, “Problem Set for Economics 216”, “Solving Linear Programming Problems”, and “The Community Economic Base and Multiplier”.

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The records consist of a scrapbook with photos, clippings, and programs relating to the activities of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln German Dramatic Club.

Content Description This travel scrapbook documents the trip of Gertrude Ball (b. 1895), husband Ridgeway Ball (1890-1965), and mother Della Clapper (1869-1931) as they drive from Omaha, Nebraska to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in 1925. The scrapbook outlines the weather, sightseeing and stops, landscape, and overall travel of the trio, written by Gertrude. The front cover of the scrapbook also includes the total mileage and expenses of the trip. Their trip, according to the book, started on July 17th, with...

Scope and Contents The Meriwether letters cover Captain Gilmer Meriwether’s voyage overseas to Australia and India. The 340th Bomb Group had arrived in North Africa by April, 1943, and apparently remained there during the whole period of the correspondence. Meriwether describes the voyage, the reactions of the Australians to U.S. troops, sandstorms and the end of the campaign in North Africa. Several letters reflect his opinion that the Germans would soon surrender. An April 9, 1943 letter from a relative in...

Content Description Description provided by the seller. The handwritten daily diary of Gladys I. Baldwin includes a few gelatin silver prints and some images, probably harvested from a high school yearbook. The diary covers the period when Gladys Baldwin of Kansas City, Missouri was in high school and it contains "details of her daily life, schooling, and social functions, and which includes among other things, an account of her consultation with a faith healer. In the opening pages of the diary,...

Scope and Contents Archival material from the Great Plains Black History Museum (GPBHM) consists of over 200 document boxes of letters, photographs, clippings, artifacts, and other collection material. An archivist for the GPBHM inventoried the material and identified potential series for the collection, including Local Histories, Black Institutions, Family Papers, Rare Books, Musical Scores, Bertha Calloway’s Research Collection, Photographs, Artifacts, and Unknown or Miscellaneous documents. ...

Content Description The diaries of Hallie Miles document her life in Danville, Indiana from 1940-1945, including activities at her church, sewing, visiting with friends and family, choir rehearsal, and similar activities. She mentions giving lessons to children in her home. She comments on world events such as the death of President Franklin Roosevelt and the end of World War II. Her diaries also contain many news clippings, notes, and other bits of ephemera such as a WWII ration stamps envelope. Miles used a...

Scope and Contents The Harold Chenoweth Film Collection holds the digitized copies of the original films shot by Chenoweth during the first half of the twentieth century in Nebraska. The subject matter of the films include: rodeos; commercials; state fairs; highlights from Aksarben including the racetack, parade, stock animals, and factory; Delco Farm Lighting; highlights from the 1941 Rose Bowl football game between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Stanford University; a 1933 California trip of...

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This collection includes 4 folders, a map, and two German Army gasmasks in canisters. Contents of the folders include a proposed itinerary for a tour of American WWII Battlefields in Northern Europe, photographs, a volume of Invade Mecum No. 4, and a volume of First United States Army, Report of Operations 20 October 1943 to 1 August 1944, Annex No. 3 to 11, which contains lists of units, operations reports, graphs, and charts.

Scope and Contents The Harold W. Felton papers mainly relate to his career as an author and folklorist. The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts of published works, unpublished manuscripts, research notes, galley proofs, book jackets, and book reviews. Other items include biographical materials, photographs, and sound recordings. Felton's writings and research files compose the majority of the collection. This series of materials illustrates Felton's continuing dedication to the study of American...

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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials, as well as books and reprints of articles by Alexander.  A list of articles is available.

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The collection consists of photographs, a newspaper clipping, and a typed reminiscence related to Harvey N. Lorenz’s time in the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He was in the ASTP from June 1943 to September 1944.

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The bulk of the collection is correspondence and includes professional correspondence to his colleagues, letters of written instruction and progress inquiries to the staff at various experimental stations, photographs, and reprints of articles.  The correspondence also refers to Werner's activities in agricultural or horticultural organizations for which he attended meetings, held conferences, and lectured.

Content Description The Heartland Gay Rodeo Association (HGRA) collection has been organized into nine series with materials ranging from 1993-2008. The HGRA was established in Papillion, Nebraska, in 1993 as a nonprofit chapter of the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA). The association was created to not only support IGRA sanctioned rodeos, but to also raise funds for area LGBTQIA+ and AIDS organizations. HGRA hosted its inaugural rodeo in 1997, an event that continued in the Omaha area for several...

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The collection contains Sagl's personal and selected official correspondence, documents and publications created by or for the WAC, and materials created by the United States War Department that Sagl received during her service in the WAC. The correspondence records her experiences as a trainee and as an officer stationed in Texas and Arkansas during World War II. It particularly addesses the position of women in the United States during the war.

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Helen Plasters Nemzek, Student Life Papers contain correspondence, scholarship award certificates, news clippings, sorority pins, and photographs from Helen’s experience as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the 1940s. Also included are photographs of Helen’s childhood, family, and events.

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The collection consists of personal papers of Henry J. John including correspondence, translations, publications, biographical materials and photographs. The majority of the collection relates to John's medical career and his interest in literature and graphic arts.

Scope and Contents Hesperian, Nebraskan, & Daily Nebraskan, Student Life Records contains the print volumes for the student newspapers the Hesperian Student (1876-1885), Hesperian (1885-1899), The Nebraskan (1892-1897), and the Daily Nebraskan (1904). Also contains photo negatives of Daily Nebraskan staff from...

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Hilda Raz's professional life as a writer, editor, and educator are represented in the collection materials. Correspondence and manuscripts comprise about half of the collection. The remainder relates primarily to Raz's work as an educator, including her work as a professor at UNL and as a lecturer at conferences and workshops. Throughout the collection, quotation marks indicate original folder titles, and italics are used for titles of works.

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The photo postcards were produced by the Hispanic Society of America in the 1920s as curators traveled throughout Latin America, Portugal, and Spain.The images document places, culture, landmarks, industry, and daily life. Both rural and urban scenes are included. Each postcard contains brief information about the location, but none of the photographs are dated. Those taken in Spain were photographed by E.M. Newman.