Western Michigan University Libraries
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- NG 42-13, Edition 1; Inset of Karachi on verso, India and Pakistan 1:250,000, and Series (Standard map series designation system) ; AMS U502
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- South Asia Maps
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- John C. Hoekje seated at his desk and writing in ledger. John C. Hoekje served Western Michigan University in many different capacities from 1916-1955. He began as an instructor of education and psychology at WMU in 1916, was the Director of Extension from 1917-47, became registrar in 1921, and Dean of Admission in 1945. During that time, he served on numerous committees at WMU. An avid supporter of athletics, Hoekje was the tennis coach in 1925 and 1926, and was chairman of the athletic board for many years. Hoekje Hall was named in his honor.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Charles J. Scanlon, president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, giving the commencement address at the WMU graduation ceremony in June 1964. Scanlon also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration. In the background are the Oakland Gym and West Hall (later the Natural Science Building). Scanlon was fifth president of the Federal Reserve, serving from 1962 to 1970. In addition to his work at the Chicago Fed, Scanlon was an instructor of loans and credits at the Inter-Agency Bank Examination School in Washington, DC, and served as a consultant to the government of Liberia.
- Date Created:
- 1964-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Man, possibly faculty, demonstrating at table with electric cords and light bulbs in Manual Arts lab. At least four men, possibily students, observe, seated in chairs.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- General stacks in the Library Building (North Hall) at Western State Teachers College.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection
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- Egyptian papyrus, approximately 1500-1100 BCE, or the Eighteenth to Twentieth dynasty. The fragment of Egyptian papyrus contains portions of three spells from the Book of the Dead, written for “the overseer of works of Amun, Amenemhat, justified, whom Amenmose made.” There is a small illustration in it accompanied by hieroglyphics written with lamp-black or charcoal mixed with water and an adhesive added. This fragment was burned sometime in its recent history, and therefore was mounted on paper in order to preserve it. The ancient owner was Amenemhat, whose father was Amenmose and whose mother was Sat-Amen. Amenemhat was overseer of works for the god Amun. The sellers description accompanying this leaf was originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc. (T.F.I.), a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers also known as the Society of Foliophiles. Between 1925 and 1968, The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets, which they issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200. Many American universities purchased these portfolios as teaching tools in order to illustrate the evolution of manuscript and letterpress printing traditions. While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority can be sourced to Western Europe and the nations of the British Isles. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association, as well as the American rare book market. These descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Pages from the Past
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- Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a hat exiting Disney's plane at the Kalamazoo Municipal Airport.
- Date Created:
- 1964-09-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Transient application card documenting relief requests and authorizations to the destitute by Transient Bureau of Kalamazoo County, under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, May 1933 - June 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1938-09-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Transient Bureau Case Files, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Collection, 1934-1970, A-285 (RG 56-20A) and Kalamazoo Transient Bureau Case Files Collection
- Notes:
- Transient application card documenting relief requests and authorizations to the destitute by Transient Bureau of Kalamazoo County, under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, May 1933 - June 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1935-08-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Transient Bureau Case Files, Kalamazoo County, Michigan Collection, 1934-1970, A-285 (RG 56-20A) and Kalamazoo Transient Bureau Case Files Collection
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- In his homily assigned to the Monday in Rogationtide (In Letania Maiore) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric uses Luke 11:5-13, the Gospel reading for the day, as a touchstone for a discussion of prayer and alms giving.
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- SS (Early English Text Society) ; 17 and Medieval Manuscript Variants in Aelfric of Eynsham's Catholic Homilies
