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Marchiena Davis Interview
No full textBorn in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1953, Marchiena Boon Davis was the youngest of five children. The family moved to the United States when Marchiena was three years old. Marchiena’s mother, Anna van de Steenoven Boon, was a native of Dutch colonial Indonesia. Studying in Holland at the start of World War II, Anna and her brother, Hans, returned to Indonesia on a special children’s flight arranged by KLM. After the Japanese occupied Indonesia in 1942, Anna and her family endured 41 months in POW camps where they experienced harsh labor and starvation rations and were subject to punishments for breaking rules. After the war ended, Anna returned to Holland where she married Derk Jan Boon. Grandmother to eight and great-grandmother to fourteen, Anna “Anke” Boon died in Franklin, North Carolina, in 2019 at the age of 95. Her daughter, Marchiena, shared her story with the Museum of History and Holocaust Education in 2023.Oral history interview with Marchiena Davis, who's mother Anna van de Steenoven Boon and her family endured 41 months in POW camps
Michael "Doc" Rhett
No full textSenator Michael “Doc” Rhett was born in Harlem in New York City, growing up in building 1315 of General Grant Public Housing on 125th Street. His father, Harold Rhett, was a Korean War Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who following his time in the military worked in the textile industry. His mother, Lillie Rhett, worked in various areas, including as a nurse’s aide, a domestic, and a Board of Elections Supervisor.
Mr. Rhett attended the State University of New York in Albany getting a double bachelors in Rhetoric and Communications and African American Studies. Throughout the years he also received a bachelor’s degree in business education from the University of Central Oklahoma, a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Central Oklahoma, a specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University and a doctorate’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia. Senator Rhett worked in insurance for about 2 years following his graduation from the State University of New York, before joining the Air Force around the age of 25. Instead of going in as an officer, he enlisted, working in the Air Force until his retirement in 2015 as a Master Sergeant. He managed personnel, prepared young individuals for leadership, and worked as a training instructor for the 700th Airlift Squadron. As part of his 25 plus years of enlisted service, he received the United States Air Force Meritorious Service Medal.
Senator Michael Rhett was first elected to the state Senate in 2014 to represent a portion of Cobb County. He is the first African American resident to be elected to the state Senate from Cobb County.Oral History with Georgia State Senator Michael "Doc" Rhet
The Books That Taught Us Exhibition Catalog
No full textThe Books That Taught Us was curated by JoyEllen Williams, Curator of the Bentley Rare Book Museum. The Books That Taught Us uses a curated selection of rare and historic instructional books to present the complexities of educational practice in the Western, English-speaking world. While most items featured in The Books That Taught Us were produced during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the exhibition acknowledges texts dating back to the Middle Ages and the European Renaissance and looks ahead to changes still coming to fruition in the twenty-first century.The Books That Taught Us Exhibition Catalo
artsKSU, 2023
No full textartsKSU, 2023 issue. It features information on upcoming concerts, exhibitions, and theater productions at the College of the Arts, as well as alumni news.A publication of the College of the Arts
Hilbert Margol Interview, September 11, 2023
No full textThe eldest of twin boys born on February 22, 1924, to a Jewish family in Jacksonville, Florida, Hilbert Margol was a senior in high school when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II. He and his twin, Howard, enrolled in ROTC at the University of Florida, but their time in college was interrupted when their Army Reserve Unit was called to active duty in April 1943. Briefly assigned to separate units, Hilbert and Howard were reunited after President Roosevelt responded to a plea from their mother. Together, the Margols served in combat as artillery gunners in France and Germany, and they were present at the liberation of Dachau on April 29, 1945. After the war ended in Europe, they served as a part of the Army of Occupation in Salzburg, Austria, and then returned home with the rank of Private First Class in April 1946. After the war, the brothers built a furniture business together and settled in Georgia, where Howard lived until his death in 2017. Six years later, Hilbert shared his story for the Legacy Series.The eldest of twin boys born on February 22, 1924, Hilbert Margol enrolled in ROTC at the University of Florida. His time in college was interupted when his Army Reserve Unit was called to active duty in April 1943
Rabbi Albert Slomovitz
No full textRabbi Albert Slomovitz was born in New York and grew up in North Miami Beach, Florida. Slomovitz attended a joint program with Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, majoring in history at Columbia. Following his graduation, Slomovitz attended rabbinical school and joined the Navy after finishing. During his time in the Navy, Slomovitz attended Loyola University Chicago where he got his PhD in Ethnic History. He ended up serving over 20 years as a navy chaplain before retiring. Following his time in the Navy Dr. Slomovitz worked as an assistant professor of history at Kennesaw State University. Dr. Slomovitz founded the Jewish Christian Discovery Center, a non-profit whose goal is to educate those of Jewish and Christian faith on their common roots.Rabbi Albert Slomovitz served over 20 years as a navy chaplain before retiring and working as an assistant professor of history at KSU
Nikolaos Kidonakis
Full text linkDr. Kidonakis is a professor of Physics in the Department of Physics at Kennesaw State University. He was the recipient of the KSU Foundation Distinguished Scholarship Award in 2008, the KSU Foundation Distinguished Research and Creative Activity Award in 2014, the 2006, 2008, 2012, and 2014 Foundation Prizes, the 2016 Outstanding Research Award, and the 2020 University Distinguished Professor Award. The transcript covers the contents of three interviews Nikolaos has provided the KSU Oral History Project. The third interview with Nikolaos Kidonakis, the first of which was filmed, starts off discussing the conclusion of his dissertation, QCD resummation and heavy quark cross sections. He also discusses what moved him to go into theoretical physics, why he moved and stayed at KSU, his grant work, student mentorships, work with post-doctorates, and the results of the grants he has been working on.Oral history interviews with Nikolaos Kidonakis, the first of which was filmed
Photograph of Almeda Mable, undated
No full textPhotograph of Almeda Aycock Hodge Mable (1821-1912). She married Robert Mable in 1855 and had three children with him in addition to two children from a previous marriage.Almeda Aycock Hodge Mable (1821-1912), second wife of Robert Mable
The Sting, Special Race Edition: Spring Bathtub Race, 1976
No full textA special race edition of the Sting, the student newspaper of Southern Polytechnic State University. This issue of the Sting coveres the Spring 1976 Bathtub Race held on May 8, 1976. The issue contains an article by Robert Fischer on Bathtub Racing in America and details on the bathtub racers in the race.Special race edition of the Sting on the Spring 1976 Bathtub Rac
Reproduction of photograph of Robert Mable, undated
No full textReproduction of newspaper photograph of Robert Mable. Robert Mable (1805-1885) was born in Roxburgshire, Scotland in 1805. He moved to New York with his family in 1820. When Robert became an adult he moved alone to Savannah Georgia. Robert met and married Pheriby Lane Aycock (1813-1851) in 1837. They moved to Cobb County and began building the Mable House. Robert made a living by building mills and rest houses for people traveling to Atlanta. He also owned eleven slaves who lived and worked at the Mable House. Pheriby passed away in 1851 after giving birth to her and Robert's seventh child. In 1855, Robert married his second wife Almeda Hope Hodges (1821-1912). They had three children together in addition to her two children from a previous marriage. He is credited with opening the first private school in Mableton and having a railroad named after him. Mableton, Georgia is also named after him.Reproduction of newspaper photograph of Robert Mable