Voting research; Press and politics--United States--History--21st century; Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century; Presidents--United States--Election--2000; Presidents--United States--Election--2004
Scholars have long considered the role media play in shaping levels of political knowledge and voting behavior. The specific context of this study is the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. It examines the influence of newspaper reading,...
McLaughlin, Lennie, 1900-; Democratic Party (Ky.)--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Women--Political activity--Kentucky--Louisville
This thesis seeks to examine the role of the Democratic Party organization in Louisville, Kentucky and its influence in primary elections during the period 1933 to 1963. A prominent party leader, Lennie McLaughlin, is the focal point of the study....
This thesis deals with the events and issues which were connected with the 1935 gubernatorial election. There is first a brief sketch of Kentucky politics prior to the 1935 election. Particular interest is given to the history of the Democratic...
United States--Foreign relations--China; China--Foreign relations--United States; United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States; China--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--China
During the 2004 Presidential Election in the Republic of China, President Chen Shui-bian proposed two referenda. These referenda dealt with relations with the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China reacted very strongly against...
Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Legislators--United States; Legislators--Kentucky;
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 21, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the third of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877; Slavery--Southern States--Justification; Southern States--Intellectual life--19th century; Secession--Southern States
This thesis explores the life and career of Albert Taylor Bledsoe, a conservative Whig intellectual and proslavery theorist. It seeks to understand an apparent contradiction in Bledsoe's public comments regarding slavery and secession. Bledsoe...
Portrait of Eugene Atkinson of Louisville, Kentucky and Levine McLaughlin standing at an election table, reading papers and waiting. Handwritten on back of image: Member of Jefferson County Board of Election Commissioners. Stamped on back: August...
African American journalists; African American politicians; African American newspapers; African Americans; Politics & government; Politicians; Race relations; Democratic Party (Ky.); Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Co. (Louisville, Ky.);...
Interview with William J. Ealy, Louisville newspaperman and political activist. This interview was conducted on August 5 and 22, 1977 by Dwayne Cox of the University of Louisville Oral History Center. Mr. Ealy discusses his early life and education...
Address: 684 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Hook's Drug Store on the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway, followed by General Electric and Western Union. Above one of the display windows is a sign for "Board of Education Election....
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; People
Four African American women talk on the street. Two of them are writing in notebooks. Its likely that the two are recruiting voters for an upcoming election.
Women; Democratic Party (Ky.); Hats; Political participation; Signs (Notices); Benches; People
A number of women in dark suits and hats congregate in a room draped with the United States flag. They sit in wooden pews or stand in the aisle. At the back of the room, a couple of women sit at typewriters. On the wall behind them is a sign...
Theological seminaries; Historic buildings; Men; Boys
Baptist seminary in London, Kentucky is a simple-lined brick building with a two-story mid-section with a pediment supported by square brick pillars, and two one-and-a-half-story wings. A man in a suit stands on the porch, and two barefoot boys in...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Mayors
Portrait of William B. Harrison of Louisville, Kentucky wearing tweed suit, pocket watch chain, and printed tie. He was mayor of Louisville from 1927-1933. The photograph has been written on, creased and discolored. Handwritten on back of image:...
Mrs. Lennie McLaughlin of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair back and in finger curls. The photograph has been painted on, marred with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: Chief Democratic election tabulator; October 1933.
Roscoe Searcy of Buechel, Kentucky, wearing a bowler hat, dark-frame glasses, and a suit. He was an attorney and GOP member for Jefferson County Election Committee. The photograph has been cut in half, leaving only him and some discoloring from...
Portraits; Men; Lawyers; Government officials; Oaths
Roscoe Searcy of Buechel, Kentucky, raising his right hand to swear an oath. The photograph has been cut in half, leaving only his image, painted on, and badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: July 25, 1933. Handwritten on back:...
A native of Henry County, Kentucky, William S. Pryor was born near New Castle in 1824. He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in New Castle until he was elected circuit court judge in 1866. In 1871, he was appointed to a vacancy on the...
Henry C. Burnett was born in the county of Essex, Virginia, in 1825. Shortly after his admission to the bar, he was in 1851 elected clerk of the Circuit Court of Trigg County, Kentucky. In 1853 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives...
Buildings; Stores & shops; Signs (Notices); Political organizations; Political posters; Brick wall signs
Ten-story building at the corner of Fourth Street and Market Street with a rounded corner. Election signs for November 8 are on the first floor. To the left on Fourth Street are signs for the Democratic headquarters, Old Vienna Inn, and Standard...
