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Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. Oral History Interview
No full textThe original manuscript transcript of this interview is available in University Archives Oral History Collection in the Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.This interview was conducted as part of the College of William and Mary Oral History Project. Albertis Harrison was governor of Virginia from 1962-1966. During his administration the Colleges of William and Mary were separated, VARC established and appropriations for capital outlays at state-supported colleges and universities increased dramatically.College of William and Mar
Benjamin Harrison
No full textPortrait of Benjamin Harrison who served as President from 1889-1893. Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was born on his family's farm in North Bend, Ohio. He attended Farmer's College near Cincinnati and later transferred to Miami University in Oxford. He graduated from that institution in 1852 and went on to read law in Cincinnati. In 1853, Harrison married Caroline Scott and the couple moved to Indianapolis, where Benjamin Harrison set up a successful law practice. He also became involved in the newly formed Republican Party. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Harrison helped to raise the 70th Indiana Infantry regiment and served with distinction. When the war ended, Harrison returned to Indianapolis and resumed his law practice and political activities. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Indiana in 1876 and was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1881. Harrison was chosen as the Republican nominee for President in 1888. During the campaign he supported a high tariff to protect American industries against foreign competition. Harrison won the election and during his term in office, Congress raised the tariff and passed acts relating to coining silver money and regulating monopolies. The United States also became more involved in foreign affairs. Harrison ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1892. Many of his policies had proved unpopular and his wife was terminally ill, which limited his campaigning. Harrison died in 1901. Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) was a native of Xenia. Like Harrison, he was also a graduate of Miami University. He gained acclaim as a newspaper man and wrote for papers in Xenia and Cincinnati before becoming the managing editor of the New York Tribune. Later in life, Reid served as ambassador to Great Britain
Portrait of Amy Mack (Mrs Lancelot Harrison) [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription on reverse.; Condition: Fair, glued to card.; Inscriptions: "Amy Mack (Mrs. Lancelot Harrison) author of 'A bush calendar', 'Bush days', etc. photo. J. S. P. Ramsay" --In ink on reverse
Totem pole, probably Tlingit, Wrangell, Alaska, probably 1900
No full textHandwritten on verso: Wrangell. Harrison Bros. Juneau, Alaska.
PH Coll 334 Harrison Bros 1The Harrison Brothers were active in Juneau, Alaska in the late 1890's and early 1900's.Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005
Argentina, Harrison Forman on shore of Beagle Channel near stranded boat in Ushuaia
No full textUshuaia - Harrison Forman (trench coat). Harbor of southernmost town in the world less than 3 hours by air from Antarctica. Southernmost tip of S. [South] America.ColorBox
Progress and prospects of community forestry in developing and developed countries
No full textThe original publication can be found at www.springerlink.comCommunity forestry is practiced in various countries throughout the world, with respect to both native forests and plantations, for livelihood and forest protection purposes and also for urban amenity values. While forests have been managed to some extent by communities for thousands of years, modern models of community forestry have been practiced widely for only about 30 years. Community forestry takes many forms; there is no unique definition or categorisation, although a number of characteristics are frequently present. There is in general, involvement of a local community in forest planning as well as management, for a form of forestry which is usually relatively small-scale, motivated by multiple objectives, and receiving some financial support and organisational assistance by government and non-government organisations. Where plantations are established, these may be managed as common property, individual property rights may apply, or there may be a combination of both. Analysis of the specific research studies included in this issue reveals that community forestry systems have been refined over time as experience is gained in program designs, and notable successes have been achieved. However, ‘the jury is still out’ on whether community forestry has lived up to the optimistic expectations of its proponents.Steve Harrison and Jungho Su
Harrison, S, VX21019
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/390781Surname: HARRISON. Given Name(s) or Initials: S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX21019. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 8454.199825
Item: [2016.0049.23074] "Harrison, S, VX21019
Harrison, W S, 408551
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/390725Surname: HARRISON. Given Name(s) or Initials: W S. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 408551. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 43674.199769
Item: [2016.0049.23018] "Harrison, W S, 408551
Burt Harrison Papers
No full textBurt Harrison spent most of his broadcasting career in the state of Washington. He was station manager of KWSU, Washington State University at Pullman's radio station from 1959 to 1976. During this time he served on the boards of National Association Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), National Educational Radio (NER), and the Association of Public Radio Stations. In addition, Harrison lobbied for the inclusion of radio in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. In 1977, he received the first Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After retirement, Harrison and his wife, Dee, taped 42 oral history interviews for the Public Radio Oral History Project funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The collection consists of audio cassettes, verbatim and final transcripts of interviews for the Public Radio Oral History Project. The interviewees discuss their roles and memories of public radio
Harrison Forman Diary, Colombia, 1954
No full textIn this diary, Harrison Forman, photographer and journalist, describes his travels to the Chiquinquirá and Coscuez mines near Bogotá, Colombia. Forman begins the diary telling of the landscape on the way to the mines, the sheer cliffs and jungle terrain, and the narrow and rugged roads. Forman experiences difficulty getting transportation to the mine and is helped by Gregorio Hernandez de Alba (1904-1973), fellow member of the Explorer's Club and anthropologist native to Bogotá. Forman reaches Muzo village, describing the terrain along the way, and arrives at one of the main emerald mines in Muzo. There, Forman meets with the mine administrators and notes their operations including the number and income of the miners. He writes of the difficulty, even for geologists and engineers, to predict where emeralds can be found and that all the work is done by hand, not machines. He goes on to the Coscuez mine and describes the events that take place once emeralds have been found (a "strike"), detailing the security measures to ensure the gems are not stolen. Forman notes despite that it is illegal to possess uncut emeralds; there are those in Bogotá who deal in uncut gems. Throughout the diary, Forman references the value of emeralds found in the past and mentions two significant emeralds given to notable people: the wife of Milton S. Eisenhower (younger brother of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower) and Queen Elizabeth II upon her coronation in 1952.The diaries are part of the Harrison Forman Papers 1931-1974 housed at the Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. UWM Libraries received the dairies on a loan from the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Oregon Libraries and digitized them to accompany the digital collection of Forman's photographs. The diaries were digitized to provide research materials for the Forman's negatives scanned as part of the NEH grant project "Saving and Sharing the AGS Library's Historic Nitrate Negative Images.
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