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[Letter to Jack Ruby from Margie Wheeler]
No full textPhotocopy of a letter addressed to Jack Ruby. Margie Wheeler, the letter's author, thanks Jack Ruby for his actions and says that a statue of him should be put in Dealey Square
Travel bugs
No full textOverview: Globalisation has ushered us into an era where the ability to travel almost anywhere in the world is at our fingertips. As more and more people hit the road, seeking out cultures and places previous generations could only dream of ever seeing, many unexpected and awkward questions are raised.
Do travellers treat other countries as theme parks? What responsibilities do visitors have? Does their presence help destroy cultures, or enrich them? Are we in fact moving towards a homogenous global super culture? Lonely Planet co-founder (and the man with his name in ours) Tony Wheeler sits down with a panel of travel bugs to assess the damage, the risks and the benefits of travel.
Joining Tony are Doug Hendrie and Laura Jean McKay. Doug is a journalist and author of Amalgamations: How Globalisation is Good. Laura is a writer and performer whose short-story collection Holiday in Cambodia was hugely acclaimed upon its release. Together they try to make sense of the place where local, foreign, national and international life and culture meet.
Hosted by Marni Cordell, editor of Crikey.
 
John Wheeler Tufts Collection
No full textJohn Wheeler Tufts was a music educator, organist, conductor, musician, composer, and author who notably wrote several instructional books on music education in public schools. The John Wheeler Tufts Collection covers the period from 1813 to 1987 with most of the collection falling between 1835 to 1908. The collection is comprised of letters, writings, scores, manuscripts and books of JW Tufts. It also includes letters from many of the Tufts family and photographs of Tufts, residences, and family
Forecasting in Times of Increased Volatility
Get PDFSenior Research Associate Laura Wheeler presented on revenue forecasting before the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Government Accountants on [
Laura Kephart to Leonard Kephart, July 8, 1945
No full textIn this letter of July 8, 1945, Laura Kephart writes to her son, Leonard Kephart (1892-1988). She says his talk inspired Mrs. Wheeler to ask if he knew of a weed killer for 5 leaf ivy. She tells him that David Fernow was in Chicago and met with George Kephart and his boys Roy and Horace. Roy just graduated from high school and will be called for the draft in July. She lets him know that she received a royalty check from Macmillon and that she has decided to keep the copyrights for Southern Highlanders and Camping and Woodcraft
Georgia Municipal Incorporation and Annexation concerns and Practices in Other States
Get PDFSenior Research Associate Laura Wheeler presented municipal incorporation and annexation in Georgia, as well as practices in other states before a Georgia […
Analysis of the Impact of Tax Incentives on the Consumption of Electric Vehicles
Get PDFLaura Wheeler, a senior research associate, and Mels de Zeeuw, M.A. (economics), presented their work on electric vehicle tax incentives […
Karen Wheeler Oral History
Get PDFMs. Wheeler begins her oral history by describing the high schools she attended, their socio-economic and cultural characteristics, and her extracurricular activities. She tells the story of how she decided to attend Denison. Ms. Wheeler discusses her expectations of coming to Denison, and expresses surprise at some of the racial challenges in the fall of her freshman year. She talks about her time at Denison being in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Bakke case, concerning affirmative action in higher education admissions, and Ms. Wheeler speaks highly of Denison President Good’s support for an inclusive admissions approach. She discusses some of the implications of the shift in power nationally from Democrats to Republicans. She recalls being somewhat surprised at the amount of wealth on campus, as indicated by the kinds of cars some students drove. Ms. Wheeler describes the numerous organizations and activities she was involved in at Denison. She contrasts her own comfort at being in an environment like Denison with the experience of some other African American students who decided to leave the university. Ms. Wheeler describes the different nature of black student protest in the early ‘80’s versus the late 60’s and early ‘70’s. She speculates that her generation was able to take a less confrontational approach because they had a generally supportive administration in Dr. Good. Ms. Wheeler goes on to credit Dr. Good for his leadership in the South African student exchange program. She describes the power of the Black community at Denison as being significant, building on the efforts and legacy of earlier Denison students. Ms. Wheeler discusses the strengths and weaknesses of bringing the BSU and DISA (Denison International Students Association? under the rubric of the Multiculturalism Office. She observes that since the ‘80’s, Denison shifted it’s student recruitment strategy, resulting in a different demographic profile of many Denison students, which may have had implications for some of the subsequent racial incidents or intergroup conflicts. Ms. Wheeler talks of the BSU as a safe place, a home, and a hub of social and community activities, and elaborates on the BSU’s concerns with recruitment and retention of African American faculty. She characterizes the BSU’s ideology in the early ‘80’s as liberal, in the sense of using conventional methods to bring about social change. Ms. Wheeler shares her opinions on some of the writings in The Vanguard and Black Rage. She recounts author Tony Cade Bambara’s visit to Denison and the influence she had on Ms. Wheeler to this day as an educator. Ms. Wheeler talks of being a student who wondered whether there was disparate treatment of black and white students by the administration in certain matters. She credits black student efforts of the early ‘80’s with helping prod the university to improve with respect to minority faculty recruitment and retention, as well as staff in student life and admissions. And Ms. Wheeler discusses dangers of an attitude shift in the university environment, away from direct negative responses or incidents, and toward an attitude that things are now equal and that there is no further need for redress
William A. Wheeler Correspondence
Get PDFEntries include a typed letter from the Maine State Library introducing Wheeler to the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter from Wheeler on personal stationery presenting his books Ma Sez and Brunswick Yesterdays, and a typed letter from the Maine State Library on receipt of these books for the Maine Author Collection with notice that his historical book about the Maine Central Railroad was already in the lending collection and a typed note concerning an article (missing from this file) appearing in the Portland Evening Express
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