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Items with subject 'Politics'
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Political Scrapbook
by Unknown (1885 – 1888)
1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
Scrapbook, featuring political cartoons, newspaper clippings, advertisements, postcards, and images, 1885-1888, which include short stories, poems and articles about President Grover Cleveland and his wife Francis. There are photographs of St. Andrew's Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan, a side profile of President Rutherford B. Hayes and his daughter, Eugenice Hayes at nineteen months in April of 1885.
Poll Books, Wicomico County (Md.)
by Hobbs, Peter J.B.; Marine, James F. (1885 – 1888)
2 folders (0.25 linear feet)
The Poll Books of Wicomico County (Md.) offer a brief look into the voter registration process for the residents of Wicomico County during the election season in the mid to late 1880s. These poll books of qualified and registered voters from the 8th election district in 1885 and the 11th district in 1888. The books provide a look into the political scene in Maryland in the late 1880s, when only men were allowed to register to vote.
Records of the Calliepian Society at the Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School
by Calliepian Society, Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School (1875 – 1879)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This bound journal contains the records of the Calliepian Society at the Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School (now Bloomsburg University) in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania from September 18, 1875 to June 7, 1879. The minutes document the society of women's weekly business and social meetings that included suppers, festivals, and literary entertainments such as farces, charades, and plays. The organizations debated a new topic every week, which included the American Civil War, traffic in liquor, General Ulysses S. Grant, tobacco use, teachers' compensation, compulsory education, women and "the learned professions," foreign immigrants, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, extermination of "Amerindians," and many others. The minutes also detail the society's communications with the Institute's President, Dr. T.L. Griswold, faculty members, and the campus adversary-- the Philologian Society.
Records of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE)
by Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE); Salisbury University (1993 – 2012)
43 cartons, 17 boxes (50 linear feet)
The Records of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE) document the Salisbury University office from its founding in 1999 (as well as the initial planning stages in 1998) to 2012.
Records of the Limaville Philomathic Literary Society and the Lima Mutual Improvement Association
by Limaville Philomathic Literary Society (1854 – 1861)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This bound journal contains the records of two different Ohio organizations at different time periods: the Limaville Philomathic Literary Society from November 9, 1854 to March 29, 1855 and the Lima Mutual Improvement Association from October 15, 1860 to April 8, 1861. The records for both organizations include the constitutions, by-laws, preambles, and minutes. The Limaville Philomathic Society's stated purpose was "the mutual improvement of its members in Literacy and Scientific exercises such as original compositions, declamations, the reading of selected pieces, and debates or polemics." The youth-oriented organizations met weekly at a local schoolhouse and was divided into three classes: Composing, Declaiming, and Polemic. The Lima Mutual Improvement Association was similar in purpose to the Limaville Philomathic Literary Society. Topics of discussion in both organizations include slavery, religion, and the United States, which make the records significant for understanding small Midwestern towns prior to the American Civil War.
Records of the Political Science Department
by Salisbury University Fulton School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1995 – 2009)
2 boxes (3 linear feet)
In 1984, Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) offered for the first time a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. The political science department is now part of the Fulton School of Liberal Arts. The records consist of syllabi, course schedules and budgets of the Political Science Department at Salisbury University.
Republican Election Sample Ballot
by Unknown (1938)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Republican primary election sample ballot from September 12, 1938; the printed ballot notes William B. Tilghman as the winner of the primary election for state senator; other elections for governor, senator and state central committee are not noted. Notable names on the ballot include Harry T. Phoebus and Marion A. Humphreys.
Republican Women of Worcester County records
by Republican Women of Worcester County (1984 – 2012)
5 boxes, 1 oversize box (6 linear feet)
Records of the Republican Women of Worcester County document the organization’s activities including administrative and community-oriented activities from their inception in 1984-2012 with the bulk of material dating from 1998-2007. The social group’s community-based platform is collectively documented through generated meeting minutes, financial records, and membership lists as well as scrapbooks and photographs.
Salisbury City Council records
by Salisbury City Council (1983 – 1993)
2 cartons, 1 box (2.5 linear feet)
The Salisbury City Council records document the internal functions of the council from 1983 – 1993 with the bulk of the material dating from, 1992 – 1993. Council records include meeting minutes and agendas pertaining to ordinances and proposals. These ordinances include environmental concerns, tax fees and planning and zoning concerns. Also found in the records are interoffice memorandums, financial records including budget briefings, annual reports, and correspondence. Correspondence includes complaints and requests for action from community members and invitations from various local organizations including neighborhood associations and the sheriff’s office and the Salisbury Zoo.
Salisbury Mayor collection
by Morris, Bettie (1888 – 2000)
1 oversize box (3 linear feet)
This collection features pages of original and photocopied photographs of Salisbury, Maryland mayors dating from 1888 to 2007. It also contains articles regarding the history of the office, its activities and candidates written by Richard Cooper in 1994 and 2000 and with others published near the start of the 20th century.
Scrapbook of Annette Frame
by Frame, Annette (1912)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Annette Frame documents the activities of her and her friends in Sisterville, West Virginia in 1912. Throughout the scrapbook are pasted photographs and newspaper clippings, in addition to questionnaires completed by her various friends. Each of the 48 individuals filled in answers to favorite colors, flowers, songs, people, singers, famous people, dances, their religion, political party, opinions on suffrage, whether they wanted to get married, and more.
Soviet Union Propaganda Calendar
by Soviet Union (1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This government issued calendar contains imagery that promoted the Soviet Union, featuring key historical dates. The cover depicts Lenin and Stalin and each month includes written propaganda in the form of poems and stories.