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From My Old Kentucky Home to the White House: The Political Journey of Catherine Conner
No full textThis lively memoir recounts the story of a determined woman who led a remarkable life in the highest circles of power in both state and national politics. Catherine Conner spent her formative years on a farm named “Solitude, located outside of Bardstown. Her father, who taught her early to ride and swim, told the young woman, “I can\u27t teach you how to be a lady, but I can teach you how to behave like a gentleman.” She was weaned on a secret “early breakfast” of bourbon and milk toddies that her father brought to her every morning. Though she enjoyed privilege, Conner also witnessed the harsher sides of rural life. Those experiences markedly shaped the personality of a woman who would become the youngest National Democratic Committeewoman and would subsequently serve in FDR\u27s inner circle. Conner began her political career in Kentucky under the tutelage of J. Dan Talbott of Bardstown, heading the successful effort to have Federal Hill, better known as “My Old Kentucky Home, preserved as a state park, which has now become one of the most popular in Kentucky. When local leaders proved only mildly supportive of the project, Conner devised a campaign in 1921 that raised $45,000 by having schoolchildren all over the state drop their pennies into a cardboard replica of the famous home. She acted as a special assistant to Harry Hopkins for five years, helping set up departments to carry out New Deal programs and lobbying. She befriended many of the shapers of the 20th Century, including Senator Sam Rayburn, A.B. “Happy Chandler, and Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia. Throughout her life, Conner witnessed remarkable events. She saw the Hindenburg crash, met Amelia Earhart, and had Cary Grant show her how to gut a Thanksgiving turkey.
Catherine Conner at long last shares her fascinating life story. With colorful anecdotes, she tells us what it was like for a beautiful and intelligent Kentucky girl to become one of the most influential political figures of our time. This memoir is a page-turner. —Brother Patrick Hart, general editor of the Thomas Merton Journals
Those in the know knew her, even if a larger audience did not, for she played a role greater than many public figures, including congresssmen. Her story of behind-the-scenes power has been untold for too long. —Jim Klotter, Kentucky State Historian
Readers will enjoy Ms. Conner\u27s account of her experiences with the \u27vicissitudes of fortune.\u27 —Kentucky Living
Provides insight into Kentucky politics, in addition to recounting many historical events. —Kentucky Monthly
This memoir entertains and teaches, giving insight into Catherine Conner\u27s imaginative life and courageous character. Her career in its various phases comprises a valuable chapter in the historical record of Kentucky and this century. —Lexington Herald-Leader
Her remarkable life is well-defined in her memoir. —Louisville Courier-Journal
This book is a good read for anyone interested in Kentucky women who have been involved in politics. —Paintsville Herald
Full of places and people who are familiar to most of us. And it is an example of a woman who lived a large life. —Today\u27s Womanhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_history/1007/thumbnail.jp
Three Tasks for Use in Laboratory Small-Group Experiments
No full textThomas L. Conner describes development and testing of Meaning Insight and Relational Insight 1 and 2. The tasks, which are still in use for expectation states research, were developed to test ideas in TR#1 and later theoretical developments for Conner���s dissertation. As noted with TR#1, treating expectation formation and maintenance as a Markov process requires tasks with multiple independent trials for testing predictions. Conner determined that these tasks do not have independent trials, a problem not solved until development of Spatial Judgment in TR#15. Besides methodological issues of contemporary relevance, historical interest attaches to the ways that Conner deals with problems of deciding appropriate criteria for laboratory tasks, and for adapting statistics to assess success of the tasks at meeting desirable criteri
Thomas Grisell letter to Thomas Rotch, 2nd mo 19th 1823
No full textThomas Grisell's letter reached the Rotch household several months before the unexpected death of Thomas Rotch in August, 1823. This is the last letter of the series and presumably the author learned of his friend's death before another letter was penned. 7.95" x 10" (20.2 by 25.5 cm
Failed Censures: Ecclesiastical Regulation of Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Italy
No full textChurchmen in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries tried to regulate the costume of Italian women. These efforts failed, and regulation was largely left thereafter to civic authorities.The published version was published as Chapter 3 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 5Izbicki, Thomas M. (2009), "Failed Censures: Ecclesiastical Regulation of Women’s Clothing in Late Medieval Italy" in Netherton, Robin and Owen-Crocker, Gale R., eds., Medieval Clothing and Textiles 5 (Boydell Press), 37-53ISBN: 9781843834519 (published book)Peer reviewe
Western medieval legal manuscripts in the collections of the University of Pennsylvania
No full textWestern legal manuscripts of the Middle Ages in North American collections are among the least known to scholars. The University of Pennsylvania has a rich collection of these texts, several of which were in the collection of the historian Henry Charles Lea. Included are works of civil law and canon law, as well as collections of papal letters and guides to pastoral care. The descriptions of most of these manuscripts in the catalog of Norman P. Zacour and Rudolf Hirsch are perfunctory, sometimes erring or omitting valuable information. Other manuscripts were added in recent years in the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection. Much of this material is being added to the Franklin online catalog of the University’s libraries, but researchers frequently do not search these digital resources. This article provides more complete guidance to the University’s medieval legal manuscripts than any of the existing catalogs offers, whether in print or online. It also provides updated bibliographic information in print or online. Every manuscript has been examined by the author in situ. Among the important works represented in the collection is the Panormia (a work of canon law often attributed to Ivo of Chartres). Authors present include the curialist Thomas of Capua, canonists Petrus de Braco, William of Pagula, Bernardus Raimundi, Adam of Aldersbach, Raymond of Peñafort, and civil lawyers Baldus de Ubaldis, and Bartolus de Saxoferrato. Three of these manuscripts were owned in the past by Sir Thomas Phillipps
Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)
No full textMedieval canon law attempted to distinguish clergy from the laity by restricting their dress choices. The article focuses on prohibition of wearing red or green on the street. Both colors were identified with the nobility.The published version was published as Chapter 7 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1Izbicki, Thomas M. (2005), "Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)" in Netherton, Robin and Owen-Crocker, Gale R., eds., Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1 (Boydell Press),105-114ISBN: 9781843831235 (published book
Thomas Crutchfield account book, 1848-1861
No full textA book containing business accounts, including details about travel expenses and the purchase and sale of lumber as well as other goods and services. The author also catalogs personal spending, the dates and pricing of properties offered for rent, and the purchase and leasing of enslaved people. Many entries are consistent with the business activities of Thomas Crutchfield Sr., who died in 1850. Someone continued to make entries in the book for activities dated up to 1861
Thomas Crutchfield account book, 1848-1861
No full textA book containing business accounts, including details about travel expenses and the purchase and sale of lumber as well as other goods and services. The author also catalogs personal spending, the dates and pricing of properties offered for rent, and the purchase and leasing of enslaved people. Many entries are consistent with the business activities of Thomas Crutchfield Sr., who died in 1850. Someone continued to make entries in the book for activities dated up to 1861
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