MS-107: Michael Jacobs Collection

The collection consists primarily of letters about the publishing, distribution, and sale of Michael Jacobs’ book Notes on the Rebel Invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863 (J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1864) from sales agents, his publisher, family members, and other individuals interested in the book. The letters date from September 22, 1863 – March 4, 1864. They were later transcribed with a typewriter and the transcriptions are included. Other items in the collection include lecture notes and other notes about the battle (partially transcribed), a photograph of Michael Jacobs, biographical information, testimonials and promotional materials about the book, and a later edition of the book (4th edition, revised, published by “Star and Sentinel” Printer, 1884). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe and provide access to our holdings. Finding aids include historical and biographical information about each collection in addition to inventories of their content. More information about our collections can be found on our website http://www.gettysburg.edu/special_collections/collections/.https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/findingaidsall/1096/thumbnail.jp

"Naked Lunch" Banned Books Week posters

These posters make students aware of books that have been banned throughout history and encourage students to exercise their freedom to read without censorship. This poster made for Banned Books Week 2017, references William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch -- a book that was specifically banned in Boston

Does the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ In a Country Influence its Foreign Direct Investment Inflows?

Foreign direct investment has been studied for years. It is generally accepted as a positive influence on the domestic market and governments have begun actively seeking it out. This study is meant to possibly connect government actions, for which the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business Index’ was used as a proxy, to an increase in foreign direct investment inflows. The goal of this study is to help governments make more informed decisions about if and how to attract foreign direct investment. The research was done by running a regression model to find a connection between changes in foreign direct investment inflows and the Doing Business rank of each country. The results of the regression show that by increasing their country’s Doing Business rank one level, a government can bring in over $44 million USD. Thus, the model has proven that there is a connection between government actions and foreign direct investment; countries can actively pursue foreign investment dollars successfully. The Doing Business Index points to practical areas which are important to multinational companies, such as the time it takes to compute and pay taxes, which the government can control. Therefore, this study not only proves that it is worthwhile for governments to change in order to attract foreign investment but gives the beginning of a blueprint for what government actions bring in the most investments

The Handmaid of the Lord Redux: Constructing the New Orthodox Womanhood between Cradle and Convert

In an era when questions of sexuality and gender dominate much of the debate in theological circles, regardless of religious or confessional affiliation, the meaning of Orthodox Christian womanhood remains a simultaneously over-discussed and under-theorized aspect of these conversations. This article attempts to address this discrepancy by articulating and problematizing some of the myriad of forces that are shaping the construction of Orthodox Christian womanhood and the identity of Orthodox Christian women today. In particular, we explore how the “Culture Wars” (a once largely American political phenomenon) have internationalized and become a major force in the articulation of gender both within Orthodoxy and as a point of interface between Orthodoxy and the wider world

The IRS and Nonprofit Media: A Step Forward Toward Creating a More Informed Public

This is a follow up to the 2013 report, The IRS and Nonprofit Media: Toward Creating an More Informed Public and reviews the current state of IRS determinations and rules surrounding nonprofit media organizations. Nonprofit media organizations are making vital contributions to society by providing coverage on important public topics that are being abandoned by commercial organizations, such as investigative and in-depth pieces on the state of health careand schools or stories that explore the experiences of minority, ethnic, or low-income communities. Although nonprofit media organizations are providing news and information that is useful to individuals and beneficial to communities, the field would continue to benefit from updated IRS guidance on the standards for their exemption as well as a checklist to help them prepare exemption applications

Practices of Remembrance: The Experiences of Artists and Curators in the Centenary Commemoration of World War I

The centenary of World War One was marked in the UK by an unprecedented national investment in the creative arts as a vehicle for remembrance. This scale of funding for commemorative arts, not least under a government whose mantra had been economic “austerity”, demonstrates the importance that the nation-state placed on remembrance and on engaging the public in acts of memory through the arts. In the aftermath of the centenary, funding bodies have commissioned evaluations of this programming. These evaluations have focused on audiences reached, organisations benefitted, and social transformation. What remain occluded by the reports are the experiences of the artists themselves and the curators with whom they worked. In this article I explore the personal and affective experiences of several artists and curators whose work contributed to this national programme of remembrance. I ask: to what extent did artists and curators consciously engage with prior artistic responses to World War One? How did the context of collective commemoration and memory-making inform their practice and the works produced? What did their involvement in this programme of national remembrance make them feel? What were the narratives of the war they wanted to tell? To begin to answer these questions, I draw on a series of one-to-one interviews conducted with a number of artists and curators who were involved in commemorative projects in the UK and overseas

Lifestyles, identity and young people's experiences of mountain biking

It has been widely recognised that, for young people, experiencing the natural environment may hold multiple benefits for well-being and the future development of healthy lifestyles. The Active England programme awarded funding aimed at increasing participation in sport and physical activity at Bedgebury Forest in Kent, with a particular emphasis on young people as a key target group. Mountain biking, as a popular youth sport that often occurs in woodlands, was promoted under the scheme and provides the case study upon which this Note is based