The West Point Landscape: 1802–1830

This book chronicles the landscape history of the United States Military Academy\u27s first three decades. Major buildings at West Point are described and maps and illustrations highlight the changes made during the period.https://digitalcommons.usmalibrary.org/books/1043/thumbnail.jp

Historic Preservation Program newsletter

2017. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM HISTORY DEPARTMENT - WHEELER HOUSE - BURLINGTON, VERMONThttps://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hpnewsletter/1009/thumbnail.jp

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AT THE PITT COUNTY HOME

The Pitt County Poor Farm, also known as the Pitt County Home, was established in the early nineteenth century to feed and house the local poor population of Pitt County, North Carolina, prior to the establishment of the federal welfare system. The farm was continuously occupied and reorganized several times before it was closed in 1965. Four seasons of archaeological and cartographic work on the site have narrowed down the location of the poor farm buildings and expanded the interpretation of what life in rural eastern North Carolina was like for this underprivileged, disenfranchised population. The findings from Pitt County are comparable to other contemporary poor farm and farmstead sites throughout the country during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.M.A

Experiences of African American Orphan Educators Once Called "Girls From That Colored Orphanage"

First-hand stories about the experiences of orphan African American educators who grew up in the child welfare system are nonexistent. Typically, stories about orphans exclude African Americans and focus on male, European Americans. In cases where African Americans are not excluded from discussions on orphans, the focus tends to be on the negative rather than the positive aspects of their lives. This study investigates the positive outcomes of African American orphans who tell their own stories filtered, not through the eyes of childhood as the experiences take place, but through the mature eyes of educated adults. They narrate their own stories through first-hand knowledge about what it is like to live under the protection of child welfare. The methodology chosen for this study is narrative research. Narrative research allows the researcher to collect data by tape-recording life histories, transcribing, and analyzing the data, which I did with African American educators who were "orphans" in the 1950s and 1960s. In accordance with the theories of Kathleen Casey, Jean Clandinin, and Michael Connelly, open-ended questions were utilized so that the voices of the participants could be heard through their own words, with all the selectivities and silences that personal narratives entail without losing the richness of the stories. The six participants interviewed in this study are authors of their own narratives and they create meaning from their experiences through these narratives. Their understanding and interpretation of their orphan experiences may stand in sharp contrast to those of other researchers. My conceptual framework which incorporates narrative, resilience, and the hidden curriculum of resistance yielded important findings: success in foster care is likely to result from permanence, stability, and resilience; policymakers should assess and promote resilience in children of foster care

Architect\u27s Report To the Board of Trustees of the College of Agriculture, and the Mechanic Arts, of the State of Maine

The report of Frederick Law Olmsted on design considerations for the Land Grant College for the state of Maine presented in 1867. Olmsted\u27s report begins on page 15 of the Annual Report of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as it appeared in Documents of the Legislature of the State of Maine, 46th Legislature, House Document no. 57. The entire document was scanned. Olmsted discusses what he views as important and unique design considerations given the goal of the college, to provide a liberal education to those who are to remain members of the industrial classes. He notes that it is absolutely essential to the success of the institution that during the four years in which students shall be subject to its direct influence, certain tastes, inclinations and habits shall be established. Olmsted explains how these considerations can be reflected in the arrangement and use of buildings and the landscape design

Architect\u27s Report To the Board of Trustees of the College of Agriculture, and the Mechanic Arts, of the State of Maine

The report of Frederick Law Olmsted on design considerations for the Land Grant College for the state of Maine presented in 1867. Olmsted\u27s report begins on page 15 of the Annual Report of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts as it appeared in Documents of the Legislature of the State of Maine, 46th Legislature, House Document no. 57. The entire document was scanned. Olmsted discusses what he views as important and unique design considerations given the goal of the college, to provide a liberal education to those who are to remain members of the industrial classes. He notes that it is absolutely essential to the success of the institution that during the four years in which students shall be subject to its direct influence, certain tastes, inclinations and habits shall be established. Olmsted explains how these considerations can be reflected in the arrangement and use of buildings and the landscape design

The Mammoth Eagle: The CCC Era at Mammoth Cave

Today’s visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park sleep in cabins, drive over roads, and hike on miles of surface and cave trail constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and others during the 1930s and 40s to create Mammoth Cave National Park. While this was without question a difficult transition for the residents and region, the work completed during this time is nothing short of monumental. Compiling information from archives, oral histories, and camp newspapers, as well as field observations, this presentation will shed light on several forgotten or misunderstood stories from this period in Mammoth Cave history. The creation of Mammoth Cave National Park also serves as an interesting case study regarding the rapid expansion of the National Park Service during this era and the competing interests between wilderness conservation and public access to recreation

Interview with Lewis Cutliff Regarding Mammoth Cave (FA 81)

Transcription of an oral interview done with Lewis Cutliff in 1987 related to Mammoth Cave National Park. He discusses the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps at Mammoth Cave