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Bonomo, Joe, 1901-1978

Protect yourself: a health manual for war workers

One pamphlet entitled, "Protect yourself: a health manual for war workers," written by Joe Bonomo dated 1943. Provides advice for women's health who were employed as factory workers during World War II. States that the physical fitness and health of...

GLC09768

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History U | World War II

World War II This History U course aims to add more context and nuance to the traditional American views of the Second World War. Course Instructor : Professor Michael Neiberg, US Army War College Eligibility : High school students Image Source: A...

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History U | The Global Cold War

The Global Cold War This History U course examines the origins, strategy, and consequences of the Cold War from a global perspective. Course Instructor : Professor Jeremi Suri, University of Texas at Austin Eligibility : High school students Image...

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History U | Origins of the Civil War

Origins of the Civil War This History U course examines various aspects of what historians call “The Crisis of the 1850s,” the crucial decade that ended in the secession of eleven slave states from the Union. Why did they secede? And why didn’t...

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Civil War | Elementary Curriculum

Elementary Curriculum: Civil War Find lesson plans, student activity sheets, interactive resources, classroom videos, and free professional development resources to expand your knowledge of the Civil War. Image: Henry Herrick, Reading the...

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Pamphlet

27 October 1943

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Post-War Educational Opportunities For Service Personnel

One pamphlet entitled, "Post-War Educational Opportunities For Service Personnel," dated October 27, 1943. This pamphlet transcribes a speech of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on educating veterans when World War II is over. He is entering into...

GLC09693.29

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Ephemera

circa 1864

[Ticket for "The War for the Union"]

Admits one school scholar to "Brady & Gardner's Gorgeous Tableaux of 'The War for the Union,' " (a photography exhibition compiled by noted Civil War photographers Alexander Gardner and Mathew Brady). Contains positive quotations reviewing the...

GLC06452.05.07

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