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
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
