This quantitative dissertation examines outcomes of a required service-learning program at a faith-based institution. Two hundred and ten students completed a pre/post survey administered to a sophomore level class about background, educational...
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Psychological aspects; Writing--Psychological aspects; Psychic trauma in literature; Crisis in literature
The discourses of "trauma" and "post-trauma" have become pervasive in representations of life as it is lived in contemporary globalized culture. As new media technologies make the world more accessible, we become accustomed to...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman and civic leader John M. Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky, for whom J.M. Atherton High School for Girls was named. He is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a goatee. The photograph is missing corners and badly discolored from...
Portraits; Men; Children; Boys; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman and civic leader (whom J.M. Atherton High School for Girls was named), John M. Atherton and grandson, John M. Atherton II of Louisville, Kentucky, seated together. On either side of the photograph x's have been painted to...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman, soldier, and civic leader William Burke Belknap of Louisville, Kentucky sitting in a chair, wearing a suit, hard collar and pencil tie. Autographed on front of image: Sincerely, Morris B. Belknap, 1895-1896.
Painted portrait of attorney, editor, writer, civic leader, and honorary Kentucky colonel Reuben Thomas Durrett of Louisville, Kentucky. The plaque beneath the portrait reads: In memory of Reuben Thomas Durrett, Founder of The Filson Club,...
Currently including 26 interviews (available as audio files and transcriptions), mostly conducted in the late 1970s, that document the many aspects of life in Louisville, particularly as experienced by African Americans, this digital collection...
University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville. School of Law; Courtyards;
Students sit in a courtyard outside the Law School building (now known as Wyatt Hall) reading and talking. The building was named in honor of alumnus of Jefferson School of Law (which was merged with UofL in 1950), Louisville mayor, Kentucky...
African Americans; African American politicians; African American businesspeople; African American business enterprises; Women politicians; Civil rights; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Politicians; Integration; Discrimination in housing
Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...
African Americans--Education (Elementary); African Americans--Education (Higher); National Training School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.); Fisk University; Howard University; African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights; African...
Oral history interview conducted with Ruth Bryant on July 24, 1977 by Kenneth L. Chumbley. Mrs. Bryant, a community activist, primarily discusses her involvement in community organizing and political activism during the 1960’s in Louisville. ...
African Americans; Social workers; Journalists; African American journalists; African American social workers; Beauty contests; African American newspapers; Newspapers; Louisville Defender (Louisville, Ky.); Civil rights demonstrations; Civil...
Oral history interview with Mrs. Vivian Clark Stanley conducted on August 5, 1985 by Janet Hodgson. She discusses her career as a social worker and her life with Frank Stanley, Sr., editor, manager, and publisher of the Louisville Defender. She...
Portrait of Lois Peck of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short with finger curls. The photograph has marks of discoloration and small cracks along the surface. Handwritten on back of image: Louisville Civic Arts Association. Stamped on back:...
Portrait of Lois Peck of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and curly. The photograph is badly damaged along the top edge and marred with discolorations from age. Handwritten on back of image: (credit) David Neel Studio (Louisville);...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Musicians; Violins; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of music teacher Ruth Von Beust of Prospect, Kentucky, wearing an evening gown and holding her violin. The photograph has marks of discoloration and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: Louisville violinist, Civic Symphony...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Children
Children's Free Hospital at 226 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Three-story brick building(s) in four sections; the first two sections are separated by a driveway, but are connected by a roofway at one story height. The second section...
Oval shaped frame decorated with floral elements. An open book is at the base of the frame. The name "Anna Gilbert Cowan" and the phrase "Her Book" are in the center of the frame. Anna Gilbert Cowan was the second wife of Andrew...
Jean Thomas (front, in tam) with Coe Glade (young woman in suit at left), Ruth Ogden (at right), and an unidentified man on the steps of Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. The banner on the cabin reads...
Jean Thomas (center) stands behind a piano with a copy of her book, "Devil's Ditties" (published 1931) propped open on the stand. A man wearing two-toned shoes sits at the piano. He may be Hamilton Forrest, composer. A tall,...
Coe Glade, wearing a suit and hat and holding a fur stole, leans against an unidentified man, wearing a suit and hat and smoking a cigar. They were at Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky, on the occasion of...
