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Henry Adams, Jr. letter to father, February 5, 1952
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his father, Henry Adams, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this three-page letter written on decorative notepaper, Junior writes about his army experiences, and says that he feels like Jackie Robinson, a test case for integrated units in the military. The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
Mary Ellen Clifford observing Angie Adams at desk, n.d.
No full textHigh school teacher Mary Ellen Clifford observing student Angie Adams writing at desk<br>Verso caption: Mary Ellen Clifford, Angie Adams.<br>Note by Archivist: Angie Adams attended, 1961-1965
Henry Adams, Jr. letter to family, December 1951
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his family back home, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this one-page letter written on pink paper, he describes the reaction of his fellow servicemen to his presence on post He feels the other soldiers do not appreciate having a skilled African American among them, as all the others are either manual laborers or cooks, while he is a watch repairman. He is still awaiting his assignment within the company. The letter is undated but the envelope is post-marked December 9, 1951.
The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library
No full textIn 2007, Maine State Library employee, Ellen Wood and her husband, photographed public libraries across Maine. This image is of Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library.https://digitalmaine.com/maine_library_images/1105/thumbnail.jp
New light on 'the viewer':Sensing the Parthenon galleries in the British Museum
No full textClassicists are beginning to recognise that the traditional template of the ancient viewer is that of an elite, urban, White adult male, and they are attempting to open up the subject to other eyes and voices. But the assumption of 20/20 vision remains, and certain conditions, such as colour blindness or stereoblindness, testify that 'vision' is experienced in a wide range of ways. Furthermore, we all notice, absorb, and remember the world differently. Art appreciation is therefore a personal perception, as is the description of artworks and their impact on us. Intermodal translation of the visual into the verbal has been a long-standing theme in Classics as ekphrasis. This chapter considers what we can learn from engaging with blind people in terms of how we look at, appreciate, and articulate visual art, particularly in terms of audio description (AD). It presents some of the aims, activities, and conclusions of a pilot study conducted in the Department of Greece and Rome and the Parthenon galleries of the British Museum. This involved ADs and touch/handling sessions for a small group of blind or partially sighted people and their companions over a series of four afternoons. A by-product of this approach is to review and reframe the sculptures in innovative ways, including a consideration of how these provisions might benefit sighted people.</p
Letter from Sam Adams, Atlanta, Georgia, to Hill Ferguson, Jefferson County Board of Equalization, Birmingham, Alabama, April 22, 1944
No full textEnclosed with this letter is a letter from David Bell Adams, Atlanta, Georgia, to Agnes Ellen Harris, Dean of Women, University, Alabama, May 17, 1944
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