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Complete History of the USS Gunnel SS-253

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
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  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
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  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://www.jmlavelle.com/gunnel/index.htm

Author: 
Lloyd Vasey and Jim Lavelle
Excerpt: 

Welcome to Give 'em Hell - The Story of the USS GUNNEL. The purpose of this on-line book is to detail the history of one World War 2 US submarine, the GUNNEL, from keel laying to scrapping. Each of the GUNNEL's War Patrols, 8 in all, has it's own chapter. There are also chapters on the boat's statistics, the attacks she made, the trip back to New London after the war, as well as many photos of the crew and boat

Annotation: 

A narrative relating the history of the USS Gunnel. The site particularly focuses on the ship's patrols during World War II, blending the Captain's reports with the oral histories of its crew. Vital statistics about the Gunnel and its wartime record are also provided.

United States Sanitary Commission

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
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  • Medicine/Behavioral Science
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
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URL: 

http://www.netwalk.com/~jpr

Author: 
Jan Romanovich
Excerpt: 

Welcome to what I believe is the only home page on the World Wide Web devoted exclusively to The United States Sanitary Commission 1861 - 1865. Of course, the Sanitary Commission is designed to include the Western and the Northwestern Branches. Also, there were so many Ladies and Soldier's Aid societies that they must be included as well. Even though there was no similiar organization in the South, there were Ladies and Soldier's Aid groups and they should be included. Having information from them available could make for some wonderful scenerios at reenactments.

Annotation: 

This site, created by Civil War reenactor Jan Romanovich, is devoted to the history of the United States Sanitary Commission, a government agency created in 1861 to coordinate military personnel war relief efforts. The Commission inspected each field army corps camp, hospital, and transport for cleanliness and efficiency, and it saw to the provision of food, clothing, bandages, hospital furniture, and other supplies for the wounded and administered to the Solders' Homes. The site includes 14 images of commission buildings, badges, and insignia; five patterns for the making of bandages, hospital gowns, and other hospital attire; 25 primary documents pertaining to the commission's work, including official correspondence, poems, handbills, and newspaper advertisements; and eight excerpts from secondary works describing the commission's work at specific battles. Also includes three full-text, contemporary essays by medical doctors about the treatment of venereal disease, amputation procedures, and the relief of pain and administration of anesthetics. It contains a four-work bibliography of Commission reports and histories of the Commission published in the mid-to late-19th century. This site is easy to navigate and provides some unusual material for research in Civil War-era medicine and 19th-century sanitary theories and practices.

Teaching with Technology (Maryland)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
  • Computers/Information Technology
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  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
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URL: 

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html

Author: 
Micheal L. Hall
Excerpt: 

The World Wide Web sites collected on this page reflect the considerable variety of uses for computing and related forms of electronic technology in teaching. They are arranged in no strict order, but tend to proceed from rather general and theoretical resources to some instructive examples of specific applications of technology to teaching and learning. Like many other web sites, this one changes and grows as I find time to revise and update these links. I am grateful to those who have made suggestions, corrections, and introduced me to additional resources. [N.B. Many of these links are old, some are probably dead. Since I no longer have time to update the site as frequently as I should, I provide this warning to visitors.]

Annotation: 

Concise, well-organized source page for K-12. Good starting point for further exploration.

Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
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URL: 

http://www.english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin

Author: 
J.A. Leo Lemay
Excerpt: 

I began compiling Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History as a source for a biography of Franklin. I gradually came to think that it had scholarly value of its own, though I still intend it to be the basic documentation for the biography. Since the Documentary History (DH) is arranged chronologically, the dates in the biography can be readily checked in the DH, where bibliographical references are given. The DH calendars but does not print Franklin's writings. It refers to The Papers of Benjamin Franklin far more frequently than to any other source, citing the Papers for the innumerable scholarly contributions made by that great edition. Since The Papers of Benjamin Franklin is also arranged chronologically, the date itself in the DH can serve as a reference to the Papers.

Annotation: 

This site presents a 7-Volume "Documentary History" of Benjamin Franklin with content useful for researchers and educators. The content was originally compiled by historian J. A. Leo Lemay of the University of Delaware, writing a biography of Franklin. Volume One of the Documentary History abstracts all contemporary references to Franklin. Naturally the Documentary History becomes more detailed as Benjamin Franklin became older. The latter volumes are more selective, but at least for the first three volumes (until his departure from America in 1757), Lemay attempted to include all references regarding Franklin's whereabouts and his opinions. Lemay believes that the documentary history is more accessible and useful online than as a series of expensive, ponderous volumes. In essence Lemay is correct, however the site's technology is out of date, making it difficult to use and read.

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