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Dr. Eleanor J. Smith Black History Collection
No full textDoctor Eleanor J. Smith is an African American studies educator, musician, university system chancellor, author, and visual artist. Dr. Smith was faculty member of the University of Cincinnati’s Afro-American Studies Department and William Patterson University. After obtaining a doctorate in African American studies and becoming a university professor, Dr. Smith wrote and directed performances about the Black experience during the 1970s
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No full textDoctor Eleanor J. Smith is an African American studies educator, musician, university system chancellor, author, and visual artist. Dr. Smith was faculty member of the University of Cincinnati’s Afro-American Studies Department and William Patterson University. After obtaining a doctorate in African American studies and becoming a university professor, Dr. Smith wrote and directed performances about the Black experience during the 1970s
Interview with Annette J. Smith
No full textInterview in seven sessions, December 2010 to January 2011 with Annette J. Smith, visiting professor of French at Caltech from 1970 to 1982, appointed associate professor with tenure in 1982, promoted to professor of French in 1985, and Professor of Literature emeritus since 1993.
Family history, childhood and education in Algiers, Algeria. Family history and background of late husband, Caltech Professor of Literature David R. Smith (1960-1990). Bachelor’s degree in Classics (1948) from Sorbonne in Paris. Attended the School of Professors of French Abroad at the Sorbonne and taught at the University of Wales in Swansea. Master’s degree in English. Marriage to D. Smith and move to the United States.
Teaches at Scripps College and Claremont Men’s College [now Claremont McKenna College], where she had tenure position. Caltech hires D. Smith as professor and A. Smith as lecturer in French language. D. Smith as Joseph Conrad scholar. Doctorate degree (1964) and dissertation on author Nicole Védrès. D. Smith made Master of Student Houses (1969-1975); life in Virginia Steele Scott house. Descriptions of faculty and atmosphere within Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), beginning when Hallett Smith was chair. Friendship with Max and Manny Delbrück. Cultural life at Caltech; D. Smith brings poets, actors, directors and musicians to campus. Life as professor’s spouse and efforts to improve working conditions and salaries for female staff. Sexual discrimination in HSS and support for Jenijoy La Belle. History and founding of Baxter Art Gallery (1970), significant exhibitions organized by D. Smith, closing of Baxter Art Gallery (1985). Important relationships with Caltech professors, postdocs and staff: R. Sperry, R. Feynman, A. Hibbs, J. and F. Audouze, D. and C. Cesarsky, J.-P. Bibring, and N. and C. Corngold.
Elevated to associate professor (1982). Literature courses she taught and impressions of students. Two books accepted for publication: one on Arthur de Gobineau and translation of poems by Aimé Césaire. Explanation of racial theories of Gobineau and discussion of his fiction; impact of Gobineau’s racist writings and theories, including appropriation by Nazis. Discussion of Darwinism. Comments about translating poetry and working with poet Clayton Eshleman on four books of Césaire’s poetry. Description of Césaire’s life and politics and his importance as a leader and author. Reads her translations of Césaire’s poems.
Impressions of foreign language study at Caltech and further descriptions of HSS, including some unfortunate hires and tension in the division. D. Smith’s illness and death. Teaching in Papeete, Tahiti, 1990-1991. Circular nature of her life and work. Purchase of land and building of second home in Point Dume, Malibu, (1980-1981) and celebratory party there. Expressions of gratitude for Caltech and its brilliant scientists and community
Letter from Lt. Col. J. W. Brabner-Smith, Chief, Legal Office, War Department, to Wayne M. Collins, November 6, 1944
No full textLetter from J. W. Brabner-Smith to Wayne M. Collins: "Will you kindly send us for our files a copy of your brief in the Korematsu case."The ACLU-Northern California case file records contain legal documents and correspondence pertaining to the case argued before the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944), challenging the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066
Organic wastewater compounds, pharmaceuticals, and coliphage in ground water receiving discharge from onsite wastewater treatment systems near La Pine, Oregon: occurrence and implications for transport
No full textby Stephen R. Hinkle, Rodney J. Weick (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality), Jill M. Johnson (Deschutes County Environmental Health Division), Jeffery D. Cahill, Steven G. Smith, and Barbara J. Rich (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) ; prepared in cooperation with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Deschutes County Environmental Health Division.Title from PDF cover (viewed on April 3, 2020).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-54).Mode of access: Internet from the State Library of Oregon U.S. Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Detailed biographies of twenty Maine Vietnam veterans: Robert J. Smith, Rocco Di
No full textDetailed biographies of twenty Maine Vietnam veterans: Robert J. Smith, Rocco Diphillipo, James M. McDonough, Dennis Blain, Norman E. Colosanti, Lester E. MacDonald, Richard L. Matthews, John E. Duffy, Robert G. Williamson, Paul L. Stimpson, Leslie Craney, Wilbur J. Vachon, Donald B. Dean, Thomas W. Laughron, John H. Libby, William F. Olsen, Philip Strout, James A. Smith, Bernard Morrill, and Steven J. Whipple. Mention of others. Details
Journal of the Fort Smith Historical Society
No full textOfficial Publication of Fort Smith Historical Society.Volume 44, Number
Fabaeformiscandona condylea Smith & Janz 2008, sp. nov.
No full textFabaeformiscandona condylea Smith & Janz, 2008 2008 Fabaeformiscandona condylea sp. nov. —Smith & Janz: 2881–2887, Figs 8 D–F, 11, 12. Material examined. Six males and six females from holes dug into river bars, consisting of cobbles, pebbles, gravel, coarse sand and mud, of the Daido River, near the junction with the Seta River, Shiga Prefecture, N 34 º 56 ’ 03.8”, E 135 º 54 ’ 53.4 ”, 27 September 2009. Material collected by Tom Karanovic and the author. Remarks. Previously this species was reported from beaches of Lake Biwa (Smith & Janz 2008).Published as part of Smith, Robin J., 2011, Groundwater, spring and interstitial Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Shiga Prefecture, Japan, including descriptions of three new species and one new genus, pp. 15-37 in Zootaxa 3140 on page 27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20794
Supplemental Material - Improvement in chronic pelvic pain, orthostatic intolerance and interstitial cystitis symptoms after treatment of pelvic vein insufficiency
No full textSupplemental Material for Improvement in chronic pelvic pain, orthostatic intolerance and interstitial cystitis symptoms after treatment of pelvic vein insufficiency by Steven J Smith, Michael J Sichlau, B Holly Smith, Dacre RT Knight, Brenda Chen and Peter C Rowe in Phlebology.</p
Taboos & Transgressions: In Conversation with Darren Elliott-Smith
No full textDr. Darren Elliott-Smith is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at University of Stirling, Scotland. His research is focused on representations of queerness, gender, and the body in horror film and television. He has published numerous academic articles, contributed to book collections, and is the author of Queer Horror Film and Television (I.B. Tauris, 2016) and co-editor of New Queer Horror Film and Television (UWP, 2020) with Dr John Edgar Browning. I was able to sit down with him for a chat about his work, the link between horror and eroticism, and the current queer horror moment
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