Williams Family Papers, 1923-1929 (SC 2715)

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2715. Correspondence between James Barbour Williams, Michigan, with his parents, Margaret P.B. Williams and James H. Williams, Hartford, Kentucky. Letters discuss family matters and social activities in Hartford, as well as a mention of involvement with the Ku Klux Klan

Serhii Yefremov: Epitome of the Ukrainian Revolution

Yefremov’s personal characteristics exemplify the characteristic features of the Ukrainian revolution. He was an argumentative, pugnacious man, and the revolution was characterized by infighting. He was an institution builder, and that’s a key element of the Ukrainian revolution. He was ideologically an advocate of Ukrainian identity (sooner than social rights or state building) and that too was a feature of the Ukrainian revolution. His diaries and ego writing offer a variety of evidence of these aspects of his personality

ТАТАР ДӨНЬЯСЫН ӨЙРӘНҮ ФӘННИ ҖӘМГЫЯТЕ

Данная статья посвящена исследованию деятельности Научного об-щества татароведения, которое работало в 1923-1929 гг. и внесло большой вклад в изучение языка, литературы, истории и культуры татарского народа.196-20

"Remaining for the moment without an audience" : the Literary and Civil Commitment of Carles Riba

Carles Riba (1893-1959) wrote several articles in which he showed his commitment to literature and reflected on the role of literature in society, as "Socrates in front of the judges" (1926), "Politicians and Intellectuals" (1927), "Literature and Rescuing Groups" (1938) and the presentations of the Revista de Catalunya (1939 and 1955). Many of these texts were written in turbulent political contexts: the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-1929), the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the post-war period under Franco (1939-1959). The aim of this paper is to study these articles and analyse Riba's view of writers and intellectuals

Perkembangan pemikiran K.H. Ahmad Dahlan dalam kegiatan Muhammadiyah, 1923-1929

Sebagai salah satu organisasi besar di Indonesia, Muhammadiyah terus berkembang sejak didirikannya 1912. Kyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan (1868-1923) menjadi sosok penting yang pemikirannya terus digali dan dikembangkan. Penelitian ini mengupas pengaruh pemikiran K.H. Ahmad Dahlan setelah wafatnya pada tahun 1923, dalam kegiatan-kegiatan Muhammadiyah. Menggunakan metode penelitian sejarah, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa rintisan yang telah dibuat oleh K.H. Ahmad Dahlan semasa hidupnya terus dikembangkan oleh Muhammadiyah, khususnya mengenai layanan haji, pengembangan pendidikan, dan layanan kesehatan. Layanan yang diberikan kepada warga bumiputra, khususnya masyarakat yang tidak mampu, telah membuat organisasi Muhammadiyah diperhitungkan, baik oleh pemerintah Hindia Belanda, masyarakat umum, maupun berbagai pihak yang berinisiatif membantu Muhammadiyah

Alfred Marshall’s Puzzles. Between Economics as a Positive Science and Economic Chivalry

Alfred Marshall’s approach to economics hides a paradox. On one hand, the ‘father’ of neoclassical economics strongly favoured conducting economics as a positive science. However, the fact that Marshall was such a consistent and determined advocate of this ideal of economic research is puzzling for at least two reasons. Firstly, even a quick glance at his publications allows to notice that his texts are sated with moral teachings. What is more, in referring to the problems of economic policy he not only took into account ethical aspects, but also frequently gave pre-eminence to ethical arguments over conclusions stemming from research grounded solely on the theory of economics. The paper aims to explain the paradox and argues that the complexity of Marshall’s approach arises from his attempts to combine two approaches pointed by Amartya Sen of binding economics and ethics over the centuries: ‘the ethics-related tradition’ with ‘the engineering approach’

Rediscovering the scientific and didactic value of minor herbarium collections: the seeds and fruits collection by Gustavo Bonaventura

Seeds and fruits collections are very important from a systematic point of view and represent useful references in several disciplines and research fields. The Herbarium of Sapienza University of Rome (RO) hosts a Spermoteque/Carpoteque, which was organized by Gustavo Bonaventura (1902-1976). The purpose of this paper is to describe the heritage of Bonaventura's collection. It consists of 42 wooden boxes, globally hosting 3411 glass tubes containing seeds, fruits, and other materials. The collection was first of all catalogued; then, analysis were conducted regarding taxonomic composition, temporal and geographic coverage, institutions of provenience, collectors, content, and preservation status. The specimens refer to 2740 taxa, belonging to 890 genera and 135 families. Many genera of agricultural interest are present, each one with different cultivars. The collection spans across 130 years (1843-1975) and hosts specimens coming from all over the world. Materials were provided by several herbaria, botanical gardens and agrarian institutes, and by 50 collectors. The Bonaventura's collection is still a useful reference collection, testifying biodiversity over times and thus being useful for diachronic studies; moreover, it documents the interests of collectors and the past network activity between institutions