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    Joseph B. Graham papers, MSS.0585

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    Abstract: Correspondence of this delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention of 1901 as well as printed reports from the Convention.Scope and Content Note: The collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Joseph B. Graham, delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention of 1901 for the Eighth Senatorial District of Talladega and Clay Counties. It also includes printed reports from the Convention.Biographical/Historical Note: Joseph Brown Graham, son of William Harris and Myra Elizabeth Penland Graham, was born on 18 March 1864, in Spring Garden, Cherokee County, Alabama. He was educated at the Spring Garden high school, and received his A.B. degree from Oxford College in 1880. He taught at Spring Garden from 1883-1889, then went to Union City, Tennessee for one year. He returned to Talladega in 1887 where he was superintendent for the city schools until 1893. He read law with Charles C. Whitson at Talladega and was admitted to the bar in 1893. He was a member of the board of examiners of public schools of Cherokee County from 1884-1886, superintendent of education of Talladega County form 1889-1903. He was a delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention of 1901, as well as the vice-president of the State Democratic convention in 1900. On 12 December 1900, he married Lera Jones of Talladega; the couple had one son, Joseph Brown, Jr. Graham died on 6 July 1903 in Talledega by a Southern RR car

    Joseph B. Rosenbaum with men seated around table, July 1963

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    Jim Rowland, Tom Graham, Ballard Clemson)sp?), Norwood Melcher, Joseph B. Rosenbaum, Frank Lamb, Carl Rampnanck(sp?), Allan Roberson. Photographs documenting the professional career of Joseph Rosenbaum as a metallurgist with the U. S. Bureau of Mines

    Joseph Boulanger M.D.

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    Notes - A poem written by Max Puellet about Joseph Boulanger is the first part of the document. The poem expresses the grief the author feels about the doctor leaving Athabasca Landing. Joseph Boulanger's thoughts are contained in the remaining documents - his attitude toward the "Progress" occurring in Athabasca Landing and in Edmonton in the early years of the twentieth century. He recalls the destruction of old buildings to put up new ones, and the filling in of empty spaces for the sake of "progress". Also included is a brief history of the different locations in north central Alberta where Dr. Boulanger practised medicine. Photos are included (2 pages

    Letter from Kay to Elizabeth B. and Joseph R. Goodman, December 9, 1942

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    Letter from Kay Yamashita to Elizabeth B. and Joseph R. Goodman, written from Topaz incarceration camp, regarding the Goodmans' recent visit to the camp.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide

    Supporting disabled children and their families in Scotland: A review of policy and research

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    The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been supporting research about disabled children and their families for a number of years. An earlier Foundations covering the messages from these projects has already been published (1). This Foundations places the messages from that work into the Scottish context. It gives an overview of current policies affecting disabled children and their families in Scotland and draws on research carried out north of the border

    Letter from Earle and Mimi Yusa to Joseph R. and Elizabeth B. Goodman

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    Letter from Earle and Mimi Yusa to Joseph R. and Elizabeth B. Goodman. Letter mentions contentious objector status for a draft, and Mimi's pregnancy. Letter reflects on incarcerees contact with American Indians: "The contacts with Indian people around here have awakened many of us to the extent of the dangers of these concentration camps. The problem that exist with the Indians is one that needs greater attention that [than] that of ours. Are we trying to solve one problem while another with deeper roots remains neglected? I wonder where our consistency is?" Letter also mentions "our SCA group and student relocation hasn't gone anywhere," and writes of "apathy, complacency, ward-of-the government attitude, and fear of the outside" in the camp. And, "as far as my resettling is concerned, I'm really in a dilemma as what I should do."Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
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