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Debunking the myths surrounding Augusta Harriet Bitner

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15794
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts.
Date of Publication
2009.
Responsibility
by Cynthia Douts Roth.
Author
Roth, Cynthia Douts.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org ,
Date of Publication
2009.
Physical Description
6 - 11 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society : v. 111, no. 1.
Subjects
Bitner, Augusta Harriet, - 1884 - 1906.
Memorials - Pennsylvania - Lancaster Cemetery.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 111, number 1 (2009), p. 6-11Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v. 111 no.1
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Author
Scott, John F. R.
Date of Publication
1948
Reynolds in sacrificing his life saved at that time this battle to his country." �Further Notes on the Life of Reynolds Compiled by the Editor MEMORIALS. A bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) was placed on the battle field (National Cemetery) at Gettysburg in 1872, and a portrait by
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Responsibility
by Col. John Fulton Reynolds Scott (U.S. Army, retired).
Author
Scott, John F. R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[21]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 2
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
United States. - Army.
Memorials - United States.
Monuments - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 2 (1948), p. 21-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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Presidential temples : how memorials and libraries shape public memory

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16892
Author
Hufbauer, Benjamin.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
973.099 H889
Responsibility
Benjamin Hufbauer.
ISBN
0700614222 (cloth : alk. paper)
Author
Hufbauer, Benjamin.
Place of Publication
Lawrence, Kan
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
270 p. ; 24 cm.
Series
CultureAmerica
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-258) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The transformation of presidential commemoration -- Prologue: the words in the Lincoln Memorial -- A shift in commemoration: the Roosevelt Presidential Library -- The rhetoric of the replica: the Truman Library's Oval Office and Benton Mural -- Symbolic power, democratic access, and the imperial presidency: the Johnson Library -- Celebrity and power: the commemoration of first ladies -- Reinventing the presidential library: the new displays at the Truman Museum -- Conclusion: Presidential libraries and the final campaign.
Subjects
Presidents - United States.
Presidential libraries - United States.
Library architecture - United States.
Memorials - United States.
Memory - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.099 H889
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Sculpting doughboys : memory, gender, and taste in America's World War I memorials

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Author
Wingate, Jennifer.
Date of Publication
[2013]
Call Number
730.973 W769
Responsibility
Jennifer Wingate.
ISBN
9781409406556 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1409406555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Wingate, Jennifer.
Place of Publication
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington
Publisher
Ashgate,
Date of Publication
[2013]
Physical Description
xiv, 229 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes picture of memorial at Masonic Home, Elizabethtown, Pa. on page 179.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
War memorials - United States.
World War, 1914-1918 - United States.
Soldiers in art.
Art and society - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
730.973 W769
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