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Correspndence from John West to Robert Palmer, April 30 1971
No full textCorrespndence from John West to Robert Palmer about supporting the South Carolina Voter Education Project after the 1969 Tax Reform Act
John Nichols and Robert McChesney on the media and democracy
No full textIn this program, media experts John Nichols and Robert McChesney join Bill Moyers to examine America's corporate media machine and the dire implications of closed-door deregulatory decisions. Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation, and McChesney, author of "Rich media, poor democracy: communication politics in dubious times", discuss, among other topics, the pernicious influence of corporate interests on the free press, which they contend have become a major barrier to the exercise of democracy.Host/interviewer, Bill Moyers; interviewees, John Nichols, Robert McChesney
[John H. Perry Estate, Tarrytown, NY]
No full textThe estate pictured here belonged to John H. Perry, a pioneer in the newspaper publishing business. Source: Robert Yasinsac, architectural historian and author
John Brown Collection
No full textThis collection consists of correspondence and papers of John Brown, an American abolitionist. The collection contains letters from Brown's fellow abolitionist, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn concerning the Free-Soil contest in Kansas, the National Kansas Committee, and various state committees. The letters concern finances and the amassing of arms for Brown's insurgencies on Kansas soil. Two letters concerning Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, from local resident D. E. Henderson, give a detailed account of the foray. A military order, signed by Robert E. Lee, details a guard to escort Brown and his fellow prisoners to the Charleston jail.
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Correspondence from John Hulett to John Lewis, October 11, 1971
No full textCorrespondence from Sheriff John Hulett to John Lewis about supporting the promotional campaign of the Voter Education Project after the 1969 Tax Reform Act
"Victims of our history", the Labour Party and In Place of Strife, 1968 to 1969
No full textPhDThis thesis consists of a detailed chronological examination of the events leading
up to the publication of the white paper, In Place of Strife in January 1969, and its
subsequent replacement with a 'solemn and binding' agreement with the Trades
Union Congress in June 1969. The work seeks to address four propositions that
have emerged from the historiography: that Barbara Castle was unduly influenced
by anti-trade union officials; that the contents of the white paper were a knee jerk
reaction to the Conservative proposals; that neither Castle nor Harold Wilson
understood the trade union movement; and that the final agreement, was a failure
that demonstrated the inability of a Labour government to escape from its trade
union roots.
In Place of Strife has received considerable coverage in the diaries,
autobiographies and biographies of politicians and trade union leaders. However,
there remain a number of important gaps, notably; the respective roles of civil
servants, politicians and outside advisors; the detailed debates of the
parliamentary Labour party and the internal discussions of the trade unions,
especially the TUC general council. Drawing from a range of primary sources
including; newly released government papers this study addresses the gaps in our
knowledge and evaluates the existing historiography.
What emerges from this study is that, rather than being unduly influenced by her
officials, Barbara Castle was the main instigator of the white paper. Similarly,
whilst the white paper was influenced by the publication of the Conservative
proposals, it was grounded in a well thought out philosophy of trade union rights
and responsibilities. Similarly, whilst confirming that Castle and Wilson
demonstrated considerable naivety in failing to anticipate the extent of the
antagonism shown by trade unions towards the proposals, the study also reveals a
depth of trade union intransigence that came close to challenging the
government's right to govern. Consequently, Wilson in particular emerges as a
skilled negotiator who extracted as much as was possible given the constraints
placed on him
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
John Hope Records
No full textThe records of John Hope (1897-1953) include documentation on the development of what would later be called the Atlanta University Center, when Atlanta University aligned with Morehouse College and Spelman College to form an academic consortium. During Hope's eight years as president, the graduate school was launched, the Department of Fine Arts was established, and the Trevor Arnett Library was opened. The Hope Papers include correspondence, administrative, and financial records for all eight years of his presidency, as well as some personal and family records.
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Interview of Robert Repas, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations. 1996-08-08
No full textGift of John Revitte.Robert Repas, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR), discusses his career at MSU and the history of the SLIR. Repas talks about the school's directors, faculty, MSU President John Hannah's attempt to win favor with organized labor, the founding of the SLIR program in the mid 1950s, and SLIR being investigated by the Michigan State Legislature for being too union friendly and encouraging labor strife. He also shares stories about fellow faculty in SLIR and other MSU personalities, working with the MSU Board of Trustees, and a conflict he had with the UAW concerning his academic freedom. Interviewed by John Revitte. professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University
John H. Ruffin, Jr. Collection
No full textThis collection documents the work of the Honorable John H. Ruffin, Jr. as a civil rights attorney, judge, speaker, lecturer, and civic leader. Judge Ruffin was actively involved in numerous civil rights cases, notably the Acree vs. County Board of Education of Richmond County, Georgia, a lawsuit he filed to desegregate the schools in the county. Notably, Ruffin held the distinction of being the first African-American member of the Augusta Bar Association.
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