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- Description:
- Speech in Vienna by Moritz Graf Vetter von der Lilie on the introduction of common, equal and direct voting rights in Austria.
- Date Issued:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Announcement of the invasion of Normandy.
- Date Issued:
- 1944-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Lawrence Haigh reflects on his maritime service on the Great Lakes and in the Merchant Marine during World War Two. Haigh, a native of Green bay, Wisconsin, talks about serving on several ships, sailing in convoys across the Atlantic and the Pacific, being bombed and strafed, and his activities when in port. Haigh cites specific names, places and dates from a small note-filled atlas he kept throughout his career to chronicle his travels. He also talks about going to school before the war and later attending the Merchant Marine Academy in New London, CT. Part one of two parts. Gift of Agnes Haigh Widder.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. Obama says that the Selma marches were part of a "broader campaign that spanned generations," and suggests that the work of the campaign for freedom is not yet complete. He asks the members of congress in the audience to go back to Washington and find the support needed to strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and also calls on all Americans to work together to "continually try to improve this great nation of ours."
- Date Issued:
- 2015-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- A Michigan State University faculty panel participates in a discussion entitled, "Zombies, apocalypses and monsters : real and imagined." Panelists describe their research, perspectives and conclusions around real and imagined threats to humanity and the impact these perceptions have on human behavior, culture, theology, and politics. Panelists are: Valeta Wensloff, outreach coordinator for the Department of Media and Information and Media Sandbox in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences; Malcolm Magee, associate professor in the Department of History in the College of Social Science and the Department of Religious Studies within the College of Arts and Letters; Megan Donahue, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Natural Science; and Glenn Stutzky, senior clinical instructor in the School of Social Work within the College of Social Science. MSU Professor John P. Beck convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by the MSU Honors College. Held in the MSU Student Union.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-02-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Following his dedication of the radio station WJEF, John E. Fetzer addresses the staff of both WJEF and its sister radio station WKZO to compliment them on their hard work in creating a second radio station during wartime. Fetzer takes care to single out employee Carl Lee and praise his efforts in handling the construction and challenges of a new station. Fetzer also introduces his staff to members of the Office of Censorship, where he is serving in Washington.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-02-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Unites States President Barack Obama and Dr. Jill Biden deliver remarks at Macomb Community College. Obama pushes his plan for free community college education and invokes the memory of former President Ronald Reagan who visited the campus three decades ago to promote education. Dr. Biden opens the event by talking about her own experiences teaching and introduces President Obama.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Diana describes being hired in August 1981 at Oldsmobile, coming to Fisher in 1983 and working in the Trim Shop. She talks about her first job, working second shift, her union activity and the differences between work at Oldsmobile and Fisher Body, as well as charity fund raising in the plant. Diana tells of wanting to work at Olds in the 1960s but her employer refused to give her a good recommendation to avoid losing her.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Music Harlan Jennings delivers a talk at the MSU Main Library entitled, "Jenny Lind and P.T. Barnum come to St. Louis, March 1851". Jennings explains the astounding popularity of Jenny Lind, the "Swedish nightingale", how Barnum marketed her talent and made her the most popular entertainer of her time. He also describes her triumphant tour of the U.S. in 1851 and especially her performances in St. Louis, MO, which set attendance records. Concludes with a question and answer session. MSU Music Librarian Mary Black Junttonen introduces Jennings. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jaimy Gordon, professor of creative writing at Western Michigan University, and author of "She drove without stopping" and the underground fantasy classic, "Shamp of the city-solo", reads from her novel in progress, "Lord of misrule". She explains the horse racing and track setting of the novel, its premise and characters. Gordon answers questions about how her writing technique, writing about familiar things and her own experiences working at the track as a young woman. She recommends working before going to graduate school, suggesting that it gives young writers something to write about. Gordon is introduced by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection