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158. "'CRONOS' and 'The Golden Goose': Vital Chapters in the History of Post-War Poetry and Publishing" (37:21)

Date:
2025-01-31
Main contributors:
Adams, David, 1946-
Summary:
Slides and audio commentary from a presentation delivered at BGSU's William T. Jerome Library by poet David Adams on October 24, 2024. Adams discusses his decades-long research into the editorial and publishing histories of the pioneering post-war American literary magazines "CRONOS" and "The Golden Goose," which culminated in the publication of Adams's monograph on the subject in 2024. A written transcript of Mr. Adams's audio commentary is also provided (see the Files tab above). Published between 1947 and 1954, "CRONOS" and "The Golden Goose" were founded by The Ohio State University undergraduate students Richard Wirtz Emerson, Gene D. Symonds, Ward Taylor, and Frederick Eckman, the last of whom would later go on to become Professor of English at Bowling Green State University and co-founder of BGSU's Creative Writing Program, and a mentor to author David Adams during his undergraduate tenure at BGSU in the 1960s.

161. Ralph Lindeman: "Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes" (39:40)

Date:
2025-01-08
Main contributors:
Lindeman, Ralph, 1949-
Summary:
Author Ralph Lindeman discusses his book "Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes" (McFarland & Company, 2023), winner of the BGSU Center for Archival Collections' 2024 Local History Publication Award in the Professional Division's Book Category. Mr. Lindeman's presentation was delivered at BGSU's William T. Jerome Library on October 31, 2024. A written transcript of the talk is also available (see the Files tab above).

162. Ed Temple Title IX Interview (49:34)

Date:
2023
Summary:
An Interview with Ed Temple: Coach, Tennessee State University Tigerbelle Track and Field Teams (1950-1994) Edward Stanley Temple coached the Tennessee State University (TSU) Tigerbelles track and field team from 1950 to 1994 (https://library3.tnstate.edu/library/temple/templebio.html). During those years, he led Tigerbelle teams to 34 national championships and coached 3 U.S. Olympic track and field teams. Forty of his Tigerbelles were Olympians, among whom were legendary athletes such as Wilma Rudolph Eldridge, Wyomia Tyus, Lucinda Williams Adams, and Edith McGuire Duvall. In this 2008 interview, Coach Temple tells the story of the early years of the Tigerbelles, describes their unrivaled records of achievements, and explains the effects of Title IX on women’s athletics, in general, and on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), in particular. He also reveals highs and lows of a career that included dealing with blatant sexism and racism as well as earning genuine appreciation and respect from a nation of admirers. This rare recording provides current and future generations a glimpse into the fascinating journey of an iconic coach at a prominent Historically Black University.

164. Virtual Bio Tour: Predators (59:47)

Date:
2020-06-18
Main contributors:
BGSU, WBGU-PBS
Summary:
Bowling Green State University biology faculty will lead you on a live, interactive BioTour: Predators!, showcasing various organisms from their BGSU laboratories are their relation to Ohio academic content standards.