Nebraska Folklore: Pamphlet 19, Reminiscences of Dad Streeter

These reminiscences of George W. Streeter, who prefers to be known as Dad Streeter, relate experiences and events in which he participated while living in Nebraska during the 1880\u27s The manuscript was first submitted to the Federal Writers\u27 Project in Utah (where Mr. Streeter now resides in Ogden), and then, through the National Office in Washington, D.C., to the Nebraska Federal Writers\u27 Project. In order to preserve the flavor and flow of the rough narrative, editing was reduced to a minimum. During the years covered by the reminiscences,  Dad  lived the life of a roving cowboy-constantly moving from Nebraska to Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado and back to Nebraska again. His life was spent on horses, either breaking bucking mustangs-which required a fine sense of balance and ability to anticipate what the wild horse would do next--or rounding up steers for the branding irons. In addition to his stories of the range , his accounts of bull-whacking, mule skinning and stage-driving, the pranking of tenderfeet and missionaries, his meetings with Cattle Kate, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Biil, the hazards of prairie fires and blizzards, frontier justice and encounters with Indians, are a valuable contribution to tho folklore of the West.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ascdigitizedbooks/1001/thumbnail.jp

The Negroes of Nebraska

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNK Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today\u27s standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or other description created by library employees, please contact Archives and Special Collections to bring this to our attention. Archives & Special Collections is guided by the core values of the Society of American Archivists. If you have questions about this statement or about Archives and Special Collections’ work, we welcome your feedback. Please contact us at [email protected] or 308-865-8593. Preface: The Negroes of Nebraska, though a book arbitrarily limited as to length, nevertheless is an attempt to highlight the entire picture of Negro life in this State. It represents the efforts of several persons. If the book has achieved its intended purpose it has done so because these persons have consulted every available source in collecting and verifying the material from which it was written. The State\u27s Negro citizens comprise, numerically, a minority group, and much of the colorful side of their story, in the absence of written records, is irretrievably lost. Yet much more that would have been lost has found permanence in this account, through the diligent research of two Negro employees of the Nebraska Writers\u27 Project, Fred D. Dixon and Albert J. Burks. The fact remains that there are gaps in the story, and because of incomplete records inaccuracies may appear in the text. If such are noted the editors will appreciate having these brought to their attention. The editors wish to acknowledge their gratitude for valuable aid and criticism to the University. of Nebraska, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and to Raymond R. Brown and Millard F. Wood, Executive Secretaries respectively of the Urban Leagues of Omaha and Lincoln. Drawings are by Paul Gibson, Omaha Negro artist. Sponsored by The Omaha Urban League Community Center. Written and compiled by workers of the Writers\u27 Program, Work Projects Administration in the state of Nebraska. Drawings by Paul Gibson. OCLC Number: 123134673https://openspaces.unk.edu/spec-coll/1006/thumbnail.jp

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss. October 2015 - March 2016

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss (PHLIL) is a strategic, applied, research and education program aimed at improving food security by reducing post-harvest loss and food waste of seeds and durable staple crops, e.g., grains, oilseeds, and legumes. The Lab’s efforts are focused in four Feed the Future countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Guatemala) and Afghanistan

Feed the Future: Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab. October 2014 - September 2015

The Feed the Future Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss Innovation Lab is a strategic and applied, research and education program aimed at improving food security by reducing post-harvest loss and food waste of seeds and durable staple crops, e.g., grains, oilseeds, and legumes. The Lab’s efforts are focused in four Feed the Future countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Guate-mala) and Afghanistan

\u3ci\u3eA Kindergarten for the 21st Century\u3c/i\u3e

Called to action by parents, teachers, administrators, and other early childhood professionals in Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE), Office of Early Childhood began the process of revising the Kindergarten Position Statement in 2007. NDE’s previous Kindergarten Position Statement was written in 1984 and was a landmark document in the world of kindergarten, not only in Nebraska, but nationwide. The revision of this statement reinforces the expectation of providing high quality experiences for all children to help them reach their full potential, regardless of individual circumstances. The intent of this document is to provide a summary of information about kindergarten that is deeply grounded in years of research, early childhood science, and best practices for young children. The full Position Statement, A Kindergarten for the 21st Century, can be downloaded from http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/pubs/KStatement.pdf.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/facultybooks/1177/thumbnail.jp

Oreodonts

498 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.pt. 1. Merycoidodontinae, Eporeodontinae, and Leptaucheniinae, three subfamilies of oreodonts, with an appendix to the revision of the Merycoidodontidae -- pt. 2. Summary and conclusions concerning the Merycoidodontidae.Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-490) and index

Report.

No report published for 1916/17.Report year irregularMode of access: Internet.Vols. for 1891/92-1917/18 issued by State Banking Board 1918/20- by Bureau of Banking; 1898/99-1904/05, by Dept. of Banking

Summary of insurance business in Nebraska.

Mode of access: Internet.1914-17 issued by the State Insurance Board; 1918- by the Bureau of Insurance

Annual Report.

Mode of access: Internet

Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State (WPA Guide)

The guide to the “Cornhusker State” is full of many interesting photographs of the people and places of Nebraska. They portray a largely agrarian state of hard-working farmers. There is an interesting essay on the unicameral legislature of Nebraska. The guide sticks pretty close to the series format. Eight cities are given detailed descriptions. There are 13 detailed tours of the state. SOME of us in Nebraska know what it is to have made the first wagon track across an unbroken sea of grass into a new land, with no guide but the sun, the distant hilltops, and our own resolution. I remember more than one such road. We had to find our way, discover our own fords, devise our own gully crossings, and leave a trail which others could follow and improve. This book is another road starter. It is the first attempt to put into one compact handy volume the story of Nebraska\u27s land and its people and a guide to every part of the State. It is the first Nebraska Baedeker. Its preparation has called into the Federal service more than one hundred writers, researchers, draftsmen, and photographers, for a period exceeding two years. In the course of their work they have handled thousands of books, newspapers, and manuscripts, and have traveled Nebraska from the black prairie soil along the Missouri to the pine tree ridges beyond the sandhills. The Superintendent and staff of the Nebraska State Historical Society have had the privilege of assisting in an advisory and critical capacity. Contents FOREWORD, By Addison E. Sheldon, Nebraska State Historical Society v PREFACE GENERAL INFORMATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS The State in Review MODERN NEBRASKA NATURAL SETTING: Geography and Climate; Geology and Paleontology; Animal Life, Plant Life, Natural Resources and Their Conservation INDIANS: Prehistoric Culture; Historic Indians HISTORY: Period of Exploration, Territorial Organization, Settlement, Statehood GOVERNMENT: The Unicameral Legislature AGRICULTURE AND THE FARMER INDUSTRY AND LABOR TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ETHNIC ELEMENTS FOLKLORE AND FOLKWAYS EDUCATION AND RELIGION ART AND Music ARCHITECTURE THE PRESS LITERATURE II. Cities and Towns BEATRICE FREMONT GRAND ISLAND HASTINGS LINCOLN NORFOLK NORTH PLATTE OMAHA III. Tours TOUR 1. (Sioux City, Iowa)-South Sioux City-Tekamah-Omaha-Nebraska City-Falls City (Hiawatha, Kans.) , 205 m TOUR lA. Omaha-Bellevue, 5.5 m. TOUR 1B. Junction with US 73-75-Rock Bluffs 6 m. TOUR 2. (Sioux City, Iowa)-Winnebago-Fremont-Lincoln-Beatrice-(Marysville, Kans.) ; 200 m TOUR 3. (Yankton, S. Dak.)-Norfolk-Columbus-York-Fairmont-Hebron-(Belleville, Kans ), 235.8 m. TOUR 4 (Fairfax, S. Dak.)-Butte-O\u27Neill-Bartlett-St Paul-Grand Island-Hastings-Red Cloud-(Lebanon, Kans.) ; 241.4 m. Tour 5. (Colone, S. Dak )-Springview-Bassett-Taylor-Ansley-Kearney-Elm Creek-Holdrege-Alma-(Woodruff, Kans ) , 257 m. TOUR 6. (Hot Springs, S. Dak )-Chadron-Alliance-Bridgeport-Sidney-(Sterling, Colo.) ; 174 m. TOUR 7. (Sioux City, Iowa) -South Sioux City-O\u27Neill- Valentme-Chadron-Harrison-(Lusk, Wyo.) ; TOUR 8. (Missouri Valley, Iowa)-Fremont-Grand Island-Kearney-North Platte-Sidney-(Cheyenne, Wyo.) ; 447.7 m. TOUR 8A. Maxwell-Fort McPherson National Cemetery-Cottonwood Canyon, 5.1 m. TOUR 8B. North Platte-Maywood-McCook, 75.7 m. TOUR 9. (Council Bluffs, Iowa ) -Omaha-Lincoln-Hastings-Holdrege-McCook-Imperial-(Holyoke, Colo.); 389.2 m. [us 6] TOUR 10, (Sidney, Iowa) -Nebraska City-Lincoln-Grand Island-Alliance-Crawford-(Ardmore, S. Dak.) ; 525.6 m. TOUR 11. (Rockport, Mo.)-Brownville-Beatrice-Franklin- Trenton-(Wray, Colo.); 386.3 m. TOUR 12. Ogallala-Oshkosh-Bridgeport-Scottsbluff-(Torrington, Wyo ) , 155.5 m. TOUR 12A. Bridgeport-Chimney Rock-Genng-Scotts Bluff National Monument-Horse Creek Treaty Monument-Wyoming Line, 59.4 m. TOUR 13. Junction with US 20-Ponca-Niobrara-Lynch-Butte-(Burke, S. Dak.); 169.3 m IV. Appendices CHRONOLOGY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Illustrations CORN IN FLOWER CHALK BLUFFS, NIOBRARA RIVER SKELETON OF LARGEST MAMMOTH, NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, LINCOLN PHEASANT SUTHERLAND POWER HOUSE IRRIGATION SPOTTED TAIL OMAHA INDIAN VILLAGE WINNEBAGO INDIAN WOMEN OMAHA INDIANS, MACY WHITE-FACED CATTLE STEAMBOAT ARRIVAL, OMAHA CITY (1868) OX TEAM, 1887 LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER, STATE CAPITOL CUTTING WHEAT FARMSTEAD COOPERATIVE MEETING, FALLS CITY POWER FARMING, WESTERN NEBRASKA GANG PLOW, PINE RIDGE STOCKYARDS, OMAHA PACKING APPLES PEELING PINE FOR FENCE-POSTS OREGON TRAIL MONUMENT BY FRED L. KIMBALL BUILDING THE UNION PACIFIC INITIATION OF Zephyr, NOVEMBER 12, 1934 JOSLYN MEMORIAL, OMAHA ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL, STATE CAPITOL AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING BUILDING THE PIONEER OLD JULES SANDOZ BLUE RIVER, BEATRICE FISHING IN SAND PIT, FREMONT CATHEDRAL, GRAND ISLAND FARMSTEADER\u27S SON WITH PRIZE 4-H CLUB CALF, FAIRBURY AIRVIEW, LINCOLN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM ART DEPARTMENT, MORRILL HALL CAPITOL STATE CAPITOL DECORATION, STATE CAPITOL MAIN HALL, STATE CAPITOL O STREET, LINCOLN SHIPPING CATTLE AT NORFOLK SHANTYTOWN KID WORKERS ALLIANCE MEETING MORMON MONUMENT, BY AVARD FAIRBANKS, FLORENCE UNION STATION, OMAHA SOUTH OMAHA BRIDGE NEBRASKA\u27S LAST VIRGIN TIMBER THRESHING ARBOR LODGE DROUGHT, 1934 WHEAT IN SHOCKS STOLLEY STATE PARK MAILBOX, KEARNEY FARMSTEADS SOD HOUSE CHADRON STATE PARK POTATO CELLAR SANDHILL HAYFLAT CATTLE AT SANDHILL LAKE BUFFALO IN GAME REFUGE NEAR VALENTINE LAKE MINNECHADUZA SNAKE FALLS CROW BUTTE SMILEY CANYON HARVESTING POTATOES LONE TREE MONUMENT FORT KEARNEY MONUMENT PONY EXPRESS STATION, GOTHENBURG IRRIGATION DITCH AIRVIEW OF SUTHERLAND PROJECT IRRIGATION DITCH TABLELINE GRETNA FISH HATCHERY COMBINES AT WORK BLOWOUT WITH YUCCA ROOTS EARLY MORNING, SANDHILLS TOADSTOOL PARK DANIEL FREEMAN AT FREEMAN STAGE STATION CUT-OVER LAND CHEESE CREEK RANCH, 1864 EZRA MEEKER AT CHIMNEY ROCK WILDCAT HILLS RECREATIONAL AREA MITCHELL PAS