From: Mark Ewig
Question: I have a student
who is working very hard on a project on Haywood Patterson,
one of the Scottsboro boys. He also is looking for any
primary sources on the two white girls involved in the
case, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. Do you happen to
know and good primary sources involving these three persons
and any good pictures—he has some but is looking
for more. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you from
the foot of Pikes Peak Colorado.
Answer: Dear Mr.
Ewig,
Has your student used the following website? And I
mean not just looked at what's there, but consulted
every book and article and followed every link to other
sites?
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
The "Biographies" section of the site has
photos of both Price and Bates:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_biog.html
This site has a picture of Victoria Price:
http://www.courttv.com/archive/greatesttrials/scottsboro/players.html
He might also get in touch with the curators at the
Cornell Law School who are
in charge of this collection:
http://library.lawschool.cornell.edu/WhatWeHave/SpecialCollections/
Scottsboro.cfm
Good luck to you and your student.
Mary-Jo Kline
From:
Michael Sutterby
Question: I
have recently started researching the history of American
Distilling. I find it amazing just how much history
was lost during prohibition. I know that Rum, sugar,
and distilling played a very important roll in early
American
history. And as a winemaker by trade I know that a huge
amount of wine, grape, and agricultural history has
been lost. But what of brewing and distilling. What
did we lose?
What heritage beverages and recipes went by the way
side?
If you have any advice on researching this, please
let me know.
Answer: Dear
Mr. Sutterby:
Your message takes me back to my years as American
History Librarian at Brown. When I joined the University
in 1996, they’d just acquired the Kirk Collection
on Alcoholism. This resource means that Brown is the
the place to go with questions about the manufacture,
use and misuse of spirits. I’d suggest that you
get in touch with these ladies, who share responsibilities
for the Kirk Collection: Holly Snyder, my successor
as American History Librarian and Tovah Reis, the Medical
School Librarian.
Give my best to either or both of them.
Mary-Jo Kline
From: Jim
Sexton
Question:
I
am a paranormal researcher from Pittsburgh looking to
validate a story that includes Thomas Edison. 1129 Ridge
Avemue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is supposedly the most
haunted house in the world. I am not here to waste your
time but looking into verifying this story for my own
research. I would like to know if Thomas Edison ever visited
a home in Pittsburgh or even visited Pittsburgh sometime
in the 1920's. If you could even give me a bit of information
on whether he was here and visited the home, I would appreciate
it. I honestly think it is a made-up story, but it has
been rumored to be a real story for many years now. I
thank you for your time and consideration.
Answer: Dear
Mr. Sexton:
The best way to solve this is to take your questions directly
to the scholars who’ve been at work editing Thomas
Edison’s papers for three decades now. Here’s
the URL for the relevant webpage:
http://edison.rutgers.edu/contact.htm
Mary-Jo Kline
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