DescriptionAn original typewritten letter from Thomas Edison to Clarence Dillon dated June 11, 1915. "It gives me great pleasure to ask your acceptance of one of my Diamond Disc Phonographs and some records. I...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionThis dissertation illuminates the participation of ordinary Black and white women in the Civil Rights Movement by examining an antipoverty program called The Mississippi Box Project. Founded in 1962...
DescriptionThis dissertation examines African American women’s anti-rape activism and
advocacy from 1974 to 1994, as the feminist movement against sexual violence grew
increasingly intertwined with the U.S....
DescriptionThe history of music beginning with what scholars believe the to be the earliest music in the time of the caveman, centered on the bone as an instrument. The development of instruments and musical...
DescriptionHistory of Brazil from the Portuguese settlers in 1532 to the election of 1989. Emphasis is placed on on politics and economics. The paper ends with the challenges facing Brazil in terms of...
DescriptionGriffis takes pains to point out numerous contributions of early Korean civilization in art and culture throughout Japanese history. Although he criticizes the rise of Japanese militarism, Griffis...
DescriptionA conversation among members of the Ewha Family; Alice Appenzeller, Marie Church, Marion Conrow, Jeannete Hulbert, Esther Hulbert, Mary Young, Alice Kim Jung, Laura Ye, Edna Van Fleet, Moneta Troxel,...
DescriptionGriffis reflects on the previously negative perceptions of Christian influence on East Asia over a period of fifty years. As he returns to Japan, Korea, and Manchuria, Griffis is pleasantly surprised...
DescriptionGriffis discusses the inherent sameness of humanity through a newly shattered lens of occident vs. orient as he comes to terms with the ubiquitous role of authority and creation myths as the...
DescriptionGriffis begins by retelling his encounter with Min Yong Ik, describing it as his first time meeting a Korean “in the flesh”. Griffis proceeds to explain the political situation in which Min Yong...
