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Ex-Slave Narrative - Andy Nelson
No full textA transcript of an Ex-Slave Narrative interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration\u27s Federal Writers Project in the 1930s with Andy Nelson. Andy describes an incident when he was nearly kidnapped by Pretty Boy Floyd when he was getting a ride home from him.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_workprojectsadministration/1116/thumbnail.jp
ABC of palliative care: bereavement
No full textBereavement is a universal human experience and potentially dangerous to health. It is associated with a high mortality, and up to a third of bereaved people develop a depressive illness. Help targeted at those most at risk has been shown to be effective and to make the most efficient use of scarce resources. When a death is anticipated, preparation for bereavement can be made, and this can also improve outcome
Mrs. Sheldon Olmsted and daughter Cynthia Jane, F. W.
No full textImage of Mrs. Sheldon Olmsted, 3244 Lubbock, shown with her little daughter, Cynthia Jane Olmsted.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_startelegram1950s/3564/thumbnail.jp
Commemorations: Art from Sheldon\u27s Permanent Collection
No full textA Brief History of Sheldon Statewide
Commemoration-the theme of this year\u27s exhibition-is particularly appropriate, as 2012 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Sheldon Statewide. The program began in 1987 as a joint effort of the Sheldon Museum of Art and the Sheldon Art Association, then known as the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Nebraska Art Association. Conceived as a project of the association\u27s Statewide Committee, chaired by Lois Roskens, it was part of the group\u27s centenary celebrations. From its first exhibition, Miniature Masterworks, Sheldon Statewide has provided opportunities for communities throughout the state to gain access to original works of art. Miniature Masterworks, organized by Sheldon Educator Suzanne Wise, was launched in North Platte, where it succeeded due to the organizational skills of Rhonda Seacrest, the support o,f the North Platte Telegraph and Superintendent of Schools Doug Christensen, and the vigilance of Sharon Skinner. Sheldon docents Nancy Dawson, Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Phyllis Pauley, Alison Petersen, Jan Roberts, and Ellen Zumwalt worked with local volunteers to provide tours. Over the last quarter century, Sheldon Statewide exhibitions have been viewed in twenty-four Nebraska communities, reached over 275,000 people, and supported additional outreach programs such as Art in Society: Nebraska. Venues have included art galleries, banks, historical museums, and libraries in Chadron, Columbus, Falls City, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, to name only a few.
The Sheldon Museum of Art wishes to acknowledge the visionary planning of those who first helped to guarantee that the program became a truly statewide endeavor. In Sheldon Statewide\u27s first decade, Nebraska Art Association President Art Thompson, Sheldon Director George Neubert and Curator Daphne Deeds, and museum staff and steady supporters including Nancy Dawson, Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Karen Janovy, Janice Roberts, and Rhonda Seacrest all helped to guide and shape it. The program has also benefited from the direction of Sharon Kennedy, Susan Soriente, and Sarah Feit. Initial financial support for Sheldon Statewide was provided by the Sheldon Art Association and was renewed in 1992 by UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier. Today, Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, Rhonda and James Seacrest, Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and the Sheldon Art Association support the project. Sheldon Statewide remains a key embodiment of the museum\u27s mission as part of a land-grant institution that is committed to fostering collaborations within the University and among our constituents in the community, Nebraska, and the nation.
This year\u27s Sheldon Statewide examines commemoration as a theme in art-what brings people together, gives them a sense of identity, and how our perception of commemoration changes over time. Today, for example, Doris Lee\u27s Thanksgiving (fig. 1) seems an endearing and whimsical depiction of a favorite American holiday: a scene of domesticity and tradition in which women and children prepare for the annual family feast in a bustling kitchen. However, the painting actually sparked a firestorm of criticism upon its debut in the 1930s
Ex-Slave Narrative - Dorsey Scott
No full textA transcript of an Ex-Slave Narrative interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration\u27s Federal Writers Project in the 1930s with Dorsey Scott. Dorsey Scott was born on Carter Martin\u27s farm located in Memphis, Tennessee, she knows that she was nine years old when the war stopped. Scott describes her working as a nurse for neighbor but quitting once the war is over. Scott recalls life after the war and then her marriages.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_workprojectsadministration/1123/thumbnail.jp
Ex-Slave Narrative - Jennie Fitts
No full textA transcript of an Ex-Slave Narrative interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration\u27s Federal Writers\u27 Project in the 1930s with Jennie Fitts. Fitts was born into slavery on the plantation of Glen Fisher in Angelina County, Texas in the late 1850s. In her interview, she describes working as a personal maid to Fisher\u27s daughter. She also discusses learning about emancipation, and fishing.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_workprojectsadministration/1094/thumbnail.jp
WPA Interview - William Owens
No full textA transcript of a WPA interview by Sheldon F. Gauthier with William Owens in the 1930s. Owens was born on May 28, 1863 in Fort Worth, Texas. His father owned 640 acres of land that is now North Fort Worth, known as Possum Ridge. Owens recalls when the area turned from an Native American settlement to being replaced with White Settlers, changing from Possum Ridge to White Settlement. The transcript details of the change.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_workprojectsadministration/1147/thumbnail.jp
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