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Tag Archives: American History
Into the Archives: Listening to the Voice in the Archive, by Dr Beth Wilson
In April 2023, I travelled to Indiana University Bloomington to spend two weeks in the archives. I was funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies at Indiana University to undertake a Repository Research Fellowship at the Archives of Traditional Music … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American History, archive, archive visit, enslavement, history, Indiana, into archives, slavery, University of Reading, US
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Into the Archives: South Carolina, by Prof Emily West
In April 2023 I visited South Carolina to undertake archival research. This trip would not have been possible without a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant, and I am grateful to them for funding this trip. I first visited South Carolina during … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, archive, archive visit, Civil War, history, new research, research, research trip, South Carolina, University of Reading, US
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An American Christmas History, by Melanie Khuddro
When we think of the roots of our Christmas customs, we might typically think of nineteenth century England. The Victorian Royal family popularised the indoor, decorated tree in an image of them gathered around one which was published in Illustrated … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, christmas, history, students, University of Reading
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Podcasting Material Culture! Our MA history Students Get to Grips with Historical Items in the Archives
Episode One: Fin Barringer asks, ”Who Put That There?’ Finding Letters of Robert E. Lee in Reading Archives’ For the MA Historical Skills and Resources Module, our brilliant students were asked to put together a podcast or vlog on an … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, history, History students, students, University of Reading
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The Cold War, the Drug War, and… Summer Camp in the 1980s, by Richard M. Balzano
The Cold War shaped the latter half of the American twentieth century, and the bipolar standoff and its peripheral contests could be felt in every corner of domestic American life. Washington’s security pursuits often generated results that contradicted domestic goals, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Summer Blog Series 2021
Tagged American History, history, History students, modern history, University of Reading
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