Yea, Alabama! The Uncensored Journal of the University of Alabama (Volume 3 - 1901 through 1926)
Yea, Alabama! The Uncensored Journal of the University of Alabama (Volume 3 - 1901 through 1926)

Author: David M. Battles

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2019-06-20

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 152753619X

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The University of Alabama (UA) is one of the most prominent universities in the US. Volume One of this series explored UA’s birth, formative years, its burning by Union soldiers, and its rebirth in 1871. Volume Two noted the adolescent years of the school, rebellion by the students against the military system of government, the rise of a student culture via the admission of women, and a nascent men’s sports program. This third volume explores rising enrollment and a new style of student governance. The book investigates how UA dealt with student smoking, cursing, and hazing. It covers how UA became nationally respected academically, the rise of a successful sports program, the first use of the phrase “Crimson Tide,” the history of the Million Dollar Band and how “Yea, Alabama” became the school fight song, the UA/Auburn rift, and the UA response to WWI and to the women’s rights movement.

Friends and Partners
Friends and Partners

Author: David W. Rose

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-03-10

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0128036141

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Friends and Partners: The Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Basil O'Connor in the History of Polio presents the story of two men, one the President of the United States, the other an ambitious attorney, who became the "architects of the fight against polio." With unfettered access to the March of Dimes Archives, this book explores the friendship and partnership that ensured the end of polio in the US, with exclusive pictures and documentation. The book describes the founding and history of Franklin D. Roosevelt's (FDR) polio colony in Warm Springs, Georgia, and the early years of the March of Dimes as established by FDR in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Other little-known aspects of the partnership are also included, such as O'Connor's participation in FDR's "Brain Trust," the President's birthday ball fundraisers during the Great Depression, the March of Dimes during World War II, and O'Connor's simultaneous leadership of the American Red Cross. Finally, the book explores, in detail, how O'Connor used the legacy of FDR after his death in 1945 to promote the philosophy of "freedom from disease" to achieve the goal of ending polio through the March of Dimes. Friends and Partners: The Legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Basil O'Connor in the History of Polio will appeal to researchers, students, and policy makers in public health and medicine as well as all those interested in learning more about this pivotal period in history. - Presents the story of two men, one the President of the United States, the other an ambitious attorney, who became the architects of the fight against polio - Draws upon the March of Dimes archive to provide information exclusive to this publication - Constitutes the first biography of public health hero Basil O'Connor - Provides historical insights into the development of philanthropy in conjunction with major public health initiatives