On September 1st, I began a new full-time position in the Muntz library UASC as the archives assistant. I am in the final stage of processing and describing the McClendon papers. Terra and I have some really exciting ideas for this collection once the finding aid is finalized.
In the meantime, I have a few research projects going in local history. The first is a survey of Smith County Prohibition crime and the second is a survey of post-Reconstruction lynchings in Smith County. Both are quite promising, with significant returns from a scan of historical newspapers.
More to come later. I'll try to update more than once this semester!
Showing posts with label Smith County Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smith County Texas. Show all posts
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Dread Presentation
The presentation has come and gone (see last post for a full version of the interactive Prezi). I had to cut out a dramatic portion of the original presentation to squeeze into the ten-minute time limit for my class... somehow, I still managed to run over (considerably).
The presentation itself was fairly well-received (no one fell asleep). My favorite comment from our anonymous peer evaluation forms was "Very prepared.... maybe over-prepared." :)
Phase II will be polishing up the research paper itself for final evaluation.
This summer, I plan to submit the final draft to the East Texas Historical Association journal for possible publication.
The next frontier:
I may expand this research on my own time, to really get into the nitty-gritty details. Local history resources have more information than I was able to access or afford during this semester, and the National Archives have the mother lode of project files and pictures (also highly cost prohibitive). I may pursue a university research grant to cover some of the costs of travel and printing.
Where would this lead, you might ask? I have my ambitions set here:
Or, perhaps it will come in handy down the road when I begin my master's thesis.
Overall, I enjoyed this project far more than I expected to. Even more important, I discovered that I may be a public historian at heart...
The presentation itself was fairly well-received (no one fell asleep). My favorite comment from our anonymous peer evaluation forms was "Very prepared.... maybe over-prepared." :)
Phase II will be polishing up the research paper itself for final evaluation.
This summer, I plan to submit the final draft to the East Texas Historical Association journal for possible publication.
The next frontier:
I may expand this research on my own time, to really get into the nitty-gritty details. Local history resources have more information than I was able to access or afford during this semester, and the National Archives have the mother lode of project files and pictures (also highly cost prohibitive). I may pursue a university research grant to cover some of the costs of travel and printing.
Where would this lead, you might ask? I have my ambitions set here:
Or, perhaps it will come in handy down the road when I begin my master's thesis.
Overall, I enjoyed this project far more than I expected to. Even more important, I discovered that I may be a public historian at heart...
Useful Works and Damned Good Projects: An Overview of the WPA in Smith County, Texas
Originally a research paper for my Historical Methods course at University of Texas at Tyler, this is my full presentation (the final portion, within Texas, was presented to my classmates on Thursday, April 22, 2010).
If you would like to know more about this free online presentation tool, check out prezi.com.
Please stay tuned to this blog for future updates and further research regarding this topic.
Thank you for stopping by!
(full screen is best)
(NOTE: This presentation has been updated since this post. The version above represents the most current version).
If you would like to know more about this free online presentation tool, check out prezi.com.
Please stay tuned to this blog for future updates and further research regarding this topic.
Thank you for stopping by!
(full screen is best)
(NOTE: This presentation has been updated since this post. The version above represents the most current version).
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