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World War I postcard from Timothy M. Donahue's papers, approximately 1918
No full textUnused photographic postcard of American soldiers marching down a street, probably in France during World War I, from the papers of Timothy Michael Donahue of Northfield, Vermont; back is in French ("Carte Postale").Timothy Michael Donahue (1893-1973) of Northfield, Vermont, served in the Vermont National Guard during the Mexican Border Crisis and the U.S. Army during World War I. His parents ran the Norwich University mess hall for many years
Letter from Timothy Donahue to his brother John, 7 August 1916
No full textTimothy Donahue writes from Eagle, Pass, Texas, to his brother John C. Donahue (possibly in Concord, New Hampshire) on 7 August 1916; he describes his recent activities as a member of Company F of the Vermont National Guard stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border, a ten mile hike they went on recently, and the YMCA building in their camp. Other members of the company include their brother Dewey Donahue and men from Northfield, Vermont. He saw that his letter (possibly written to Anna Welch of Northfield, Vermont) had been published in the Northfield News; he hadn't intended for it to be posted in the newspaper. He asks for family news and what their father thought of "his french girl."Timothy Michael Donahue (1893-1973) of Northfield, Vermont, served in the Vermont National Guard during the Mexican Border Crisis and in the U.S. Army during World War I. His parents ran the Norwich University mess hall for many years
“Proven patriots”: the French diplomatic corps, 1789-1799
No full textThis study analyzes a hitherto unexamined group, the French diplomatic corps during the Revolution (1789 to 1799), and focuses on the question of loyalty and conscience. For some diplomats choice was an illusion as their status often determined their fate. Some supported the king and continued to do so in spite of the high cost, often creatively sabotaging the Revolution. Others put nation, as they defined it, above king. Because the definition of loyalty constantly shifted the corps, like the army and the bureaucracy, was periodically purged. Those who had worked for or been sympathetic to the old regime or those who had allied with a certain political faction came under scrutiny. The turmoil in the diplomatic corps not only had international repercussions but also reflects larger societal trends, such as the attack on the aristocracy and the displacement of one elite by another. The French diplomatic corps was thus emblematic of many issues surrounding the revolutionary struggle of this decade.Publisher PD
Letter from Timothy Donahue to his brother John, 10 July 1918
No full textTimothy Donahue writes from France to his brother John C. Donahue (possibly in Massachusetts) on 10 July 1918; he lists letters he has received and describes the difficulty of writing letters in his current conditions. He discusses news that he has received from various different family members, including concerns related to his father's health. He saw a letter by Harold Campbell (Norwich University Class of 1917) published in a newspaper and is enclosing a menu (in French) from a meal on July 4th.Timothy Michael Donahue (1893-1973) of Northfield, Vermont, served in the Vermont National Guard during the Mexican Border Crisis and in the U.S. Army during World War I. His parents ran the Norwich University mess hall for many years
Hold still, Madame: wartime gender and the photography of women in France during the Great War
No full textThis study investigates French images of women during the First World War, the feminine postures and roles captured by photographers, how female images were used in the wartime media and by the state, and how captions and other textual modes strengthened an overarching message of total consent. By analysing the three most prominent genres of female imagery during the period – women in distress, feminine devotion, and women toiling for the war effort – this book seeks to demonstrate how photography assisted in the gender work of the war. Photographers and publishers showed how traditional feminine traits could contribute to a male-designed and directed war effort, while also concealing instances of female dissent, which included feminist, socialist, popular and pacifist objections to the war. Yet, although the archives contain few wartime images created by French women themselves, this work also introduces a small group of period photographs, lithographs, articles and literary works that disrupted the visual narrative of subordination.Publisher PD
Dr. Jan French – Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Jan French, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, discusses her new book, Legalizing Identities: Becoming Black or Indian in Brazil’s Northeast, which shows how law can successfully serve as the impetus for the transformation of cultural practices and collective identity
Michael P. Fitzsimmons, The Night the Old Regime Ended : August 4, 1789, and the French Revolution
No full textTackett Timothy. Michael P. Fitzsimmons, The Night the Old Regime Ended : August 4, 1789, and the French Revolution. In: Annales historiques de la Révolution française, n°334, 2003. pp. 183-184
Intra and Inter organisational determinants of electronic-based traceability adoption: evidences from the French agri-food industry
No full textTraceability, the ability to trace the origin of products throughout the supply chain, has become an instrument to assure food quality and safety in agri-food chains. This process is organized within both institutional and market constraints, yet it integrates also a technological sphere marked by the unprecedented development of information and communication technologies. This paper analyses the factors influencing firms’ behaviour, with regards to adopting electronic-based traceability, in the French agri-food industry. These factors (microeconomic determinants) related to firms’ internal characteristics and the factors related to their environment. We use data from the ICT and Electronic Commerce survey from 2002, carried out by the French National Institute of Statistics (INSEE). A Probit type model is used, which allow us to take into account the firm’s determinants for its organisational choice, differentiating from those adopting (or not) an electronic-based traceability tool. Our main results show that the choices of electronic-based traceability depend on and interact with their own organizational characteristics and those of their competitive, industrial and local environment. Traceability technologies evidence the complementarities between organisational and technological practices. Large industrial firms known for their established identity and a brand image seem distant from standard traceability practices, contrarily to agribusinesses, which are subjected to regulations and look forward to use traceability for both complying with their downstream contracts and add value to their regional specificities.Traceability, Technology adoption, Agri-food industry, Agribusiness, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,
Au Revoir, Chantal [French]
No full textArticle translated and adapted in French on Chantal Akerman the artist and her exhibition at Ambika P3 curated by the author in the context of her untimely death
A study and catalogue of French flute music written between 1945 and 2008
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 352-368).French contemporary flute works are seldom performed outside France, and most of the composers are relatively unknown to the rest of the world. These works often include new instrumental performance techniques, known as ‘extended techniques’ or avant-garde techniques, which were developed by prominent flute performers in collaboration with composers. The study and performance of works which include extended techniques remain daunting to most South African flautists. Extensive research reveals no existence of a catalogue which represents all French composers and their works for flute after 1945. There is also a great shortage of available literature which prevents flautists, especially outside of Europe, from studying these works. The main objective of this dissertation is to fill this void
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