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    The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969

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    Transcript of a letter by an unidentified author to David Fentress regarding sharing federal newspapers and the banning of federal newspapers in some areas. The author passes on the news of the war including the destruction of the Federal merchantmen by the Confederate fleet. He passes along world news: Russia preparing to go to War with Europe and how that could negatively affect the Confederacy. There is also speculation on the future of the war

    Portrait of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /

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    Title from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia

    Chimpanzees and human evolution/ edited by Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham, and David R. Pilbeam.

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    Includes bibliographical references and index.Although chimpanzees and other primates are frequently used as models to reconstruct the behavior of extinct human ancestors, this is rarely done in a consistent or methodologically rigorous fashion. This volume brings together leading scholars to explore how knowledge about chimpanzees can be used to understand both what is unique about our own species, and how these traits evolved. The first part of the book makes the case that the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans was chimpanzee-like. This inference is based not on an assumption that chimpanzees are a model species, but on morphological, developmental, and genetic data, together with evidence from the hominin fossil record. The second part of the book provides the first detailed record of the similarities and differences between humans and chimpanzees, including those in social system, mating system, diet, social behavior, hunting, tool use, culture, cognition, and communication.--Martin N. Muller -- Reconstructing the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans / David R. Pilbeam and Daniel E. Lieberman -- Brian Hare and Richard W. Wrangham -- Martin N. Muller -- Michael D. Gurven and Cristina M. Gomes -- Melissa Emery Thompson and Peter T. Ellison -- Herman Pontzer -- Sherry V. Nelson and Marian I. Hamilton -- Rachel N. Carmody -- Brian M. Wood and Ian C. Gilby -- Martin N. Muller and David R. Pilbeam -- Bernard Chapais -- Michael l. Wilson and Luke Glowacki -- Richard W. Wrangham and Joyce Benenson -- Adrian V. Jaeggi, Paul l. Hooper, Ann E. Caldwell Hooper, Michael D. Gurven, Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan -- Martin N. Muller -- Campbell Rolian and Susana Carvalho -- Joseph Henrich and Claudio Tennie -- Alexandra G. Rosati -- Christopher Boehm -- Katie E. Slocombe and Thom Scott Philips. Was the last common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans chimpanzee-like? -- Introduction: chimpanzees and human evolution / Equal, similar, but different: convergent bonobos and conserved chimpanzees / Chimpanzees and the evolution of human uniqueness -- Introduction: chimpanzees and human uniqueness / Mortality, senescence, and lifespan / Fertility and fecundity / Locomotor ecology and evolution in chimpanzees and humans / Evolution of the human dietary niche: initial transitions / Evolution of the human dietary niche: quest for high quality / From pan to man the hunter: hunting and meat sharing by chimpanzees, humans, and our common ancestor / The evolution of the human mating system / From chimpanzee society to human society: bridging the kinship gap / Violent cousins: chimpanzees, humans, and the roots of war / Cooperative and competitive relationships within sexes / Cooperation between the sexes / Sexual coercion in chimpanzees and humans / Tool use and manufacture in the last common ancestor of pan and homo / Cultural evolution in chimpanzees and humans / Chimpanzee cognition and the roots of the human mind / Ancestral precursors, social control, and social selection in the evolution of morals / Communication and language1 online resource (ix, 837 pages)

    Author David Foster with academic Jeff Doyle at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /

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    Title from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia

    Author David Foster and academic Jeff Doyle at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /

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    Title from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia

    David Braithwaite at White Waltham Steam Fair

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    David Braithwaite, fairground enthusiast and author photographed at White Waltham Steam Fair, August 1964

    David Zimmer Christmas letter

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    This Christmas letter written November 30, 1999, by David Zimmer is titled "Season's Greetings from the last of the Red-Hot-Santas!" It features an illustration of Santa Claus with a guitar, and a summary of Zimmer's year. David Zimmer (1929-2005) was born in Harrisburg, Ohio. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for two years during the Korean War at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he performed in drag for wounded soldiers. After the war, he returned to Ohio. Zimmer performed as Dolly Divine, a name inspired by the song "Hello Dolly." In 1964, he established the Berwick Ball with Orn Huntington, another important early gay activist in Central Ohio. The Ball began as a formal Halloween costume ball that provided a safe space to gather and enjoy drag shows for the gay community each year; over the years, it grew into an annual Halloween tradition and an important fundraiser for the AIDS movement and other charities. During the 1970s, Zimmer was also known for hosting lavish parties at his Harrisburg home. In 1989, he moved to the German Village area of Columbus where he remained active in the community. During the 1990s, Zimmer continued to perform in and out of drag and commissioned costume designer Dick Frank to make elaborate outfits. Zimmer worked for Huntington National Bank for 39 years and was a member of the Harrisburg United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the German Village Society

    David Zimmer Christmas letter

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    This Christmas letter was written December 7, 2004, by David Zimmer. It features a small illustration of Santa Claus, a summary of Zimmer's year, and a clipping from the Village Crier recognizing his 75th birthday celebration. David Zimmer (1929-2005) was born in Harrisburg, Ohio. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for two years during the Korean War at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he performed in drag for wounded soldiers. After the war, he returned to Ohio. Zimmer performed as Dolly Divine, a name inspired by the song "Hello Dolly." In 1964, he established the Berwick Ball with Orn Huntington, another important early gay activist in Central Ohio. The Ball began as a formal Halloween costume ball that provided a safe space to gather and enjoy drag shows for the gay community each year; over the years, it grew into an annual Halloween tradition and an important fundraiser for the AIDS movement and other charities. During the 1970s, Zimmer was also known for hosting lavish parties at his Harrisburg home. In 1989, he moved to the German Village area of Columbus where he remained active in the community. During the 1990s, Zimmer continued to perform in and out of drag and commissioned costume designer Dick Frank to make elaborate outfits. Zimmer worked for Huntington National Bank for 39 years and was a member of the Harrisburg United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the German Village Society

    Portrait of Major Hollis Leroy Muller

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    Portrait of Major Hollis Leroy Muller. Photograph from the slides used in "Wings Over Norwich: A Pictorial Chronology of Aviation on "The Hill" video, 1978, prepared by David E. Potts.Description of photographs from the transcript of the "Wings Over Norwich: A Pictorial Chronology of Aviation on "The Hill", 1978, prepared by David E. Potts, provided in the collection file. May be subject to error. Original photographer of images unknown
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