I loved this image from an Atlanta University May Day celebration so much that I decided to write a post around it!
May Day, n.d. , Atlanta University Photographs, Robert W. Woodruff Library, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. Winding the May Pole, Atlanta University Photographs, Robert W. Woodruff Library, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
Atlanta University, which is now part of Clark Atlanta University, was founded shortly after the Civil War by the American Missionary Association. The institution began issuing degrees in the 1870s. Here’s an excerpt from an 1888 pamphlet describing the university and asking for funds.
Diary of a Union Soldier in Georgia — The Fall of Atlanta, Part II These entries detail the remaining time that the one hundred and twenty-ninth regiment spent in war-shattered Atlanta. It is excerpted from History of the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by William Grunert. Sept. 3, 1864 Our brigade yet remained behind the old entrenchments on the Chattahoochee, guarding both bridges leading over...
Diary of a Union Soldier in Georgia – The Fall of Atlanta, Part I For several weeks, this blog has been knee-deep in British history. So, I wanted to do something different and a little closer to home. I ran searches on Civil War diaries and came across two fabulous texts that I will … Continue reading →...
William Wells Brown Visits The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851 William Wells Brown, the child of a slave and slave owner, grew up in St. Louis in the early nineteenth century. He was sold many times before he escaped slavery in 1834. He adopted the name Wells Brown after the Quaker who helped him as a runaway. Having no formal...
Women in Late Joseon Korea – The Kisaeng Oh, joy! Spring allergies are here again. To celebrate, I spent yesterday incapacitated on the couch watching K-dramas, including re-watching episodes of one of my newer favorites Mr. Queen. All of this reminds me that I must continue my series on women in late Joseon Korea, as excerpted from Louise...
Le Bon Genre – Parisian Social Life in the Early 1800s As I research potential blog posts, I often run across references to Le Bon Genre. Well, I’ve finally found the obscure book or, to be more accurate, series of prints illustrating Parisian social life in the early 1800s. I’ve posted about twenty images from the many in the document. If...
Pandemic in a Time of War Today I’ve excerpted from the 1919 article “War’s Deadlier Rival, the Flu,” by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The article oddly begins on page 16 of Collier’s Weekly and is the fourth headline down on the cover. Please, please, please do not take the numbers or the science in this article as...
How To Impress A Marquess Mood Board It’s release day for How To Impress a Marquess! Finally! Let’s talk a little bit about the writing of this book. The other two books in the Wicked Little Secrets series possess strong external plots that borrow from the mystery genre. I diligently studied in depth one technical aspect of...
French Fashions from 1905-06 I was a bit stressed today. To calm myself I decided to watch Top Gear while processing French fashions from Les Modes journals found the library of France. Click a thumbnail to view entire image....
Fashion from Journal Des Dames et Des Modes 1818 — Part III Here is my final posting of fashions from the 1818 editions of Journal Des Dames et Des Mode that I found in the library of France. I think these images are my favorite of the three gallery posts. Click an image to enlarge and see in its entirety....
