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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Life on the Homefront: DMP2 Remix
This is the polished version of my final copy of Life on the Homefront. A few details have been changed from the original, but nothing significant. I hope you enjoy!
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Life on the Homefront, Remixed Remix
After meeting with my teachers and presenting the last video to the class, I took their suggestions and made a lot of changes to my video. If I had more time I could make all the little changes they suggested, but seeing as the end of the semester is so near, this will have to do for now. Let me know what you think!
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Monday, April 14, 2014
DMP2 Final Draft: Life on the Home Front
This is the link for my final draft of my DMP2 video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6stZs-GcjM&feature=youtu.be
Life on the Home Front is a short video which uses images and videos to tell a story from the point of view of the women who had to stay behind while their husbands were drafted to serve in World War II. Most of the images and all video clips were taken from the Texas A&M University-Commerce library, in the Historical ET Collection within the Northeast Texas Digital Collections. The images feature people from East Texas as well as some personal family photographs from my family's collection. The videos feature Ms. Jeannette Foust and Ms. Allene Hulen, two women whose husbands served in the U.S. military during World War II.
This video was created for the class to which this blog is dedicated, ENG 333, Advanced Writing: Non-Fiction. The class is led by Dr. Carter and intended to retell the story of some aspect of local history.
I chose to focus on World War II and what life must have been like for the women at home because I was strongly influenced by my great-grandmother, Naomi Webb. She was born in 1919 and passed away in 2008. She used to babysit my brother and I while my mother went to college, and she would talk about her family frequently, though she had already outlived most of them. She told us stories about the cotton-gin her father owned and how it burned down twice. She told us that during the Depression they were still doing well enough to not feel the pinch and how when her family bought a new living room suit for Christmas she was embarrassed that the teacher told her whole class. My great-grandmother also told us that she was married to Melbourn Webb, who was deployed in Europe during World War II. He was a mean drunk when he did drink, and he abused her and her two children (my grandfather and great-uncle). She was fortunate to be granted a divorce during the war, since he was a soldier, and she called him "that old devil" instead of Melbourn.
Melbourn Webb was discharged--neither honorably nor dishonorably--for shooting his gun into the air while the troops were marching between posts. He had gotten angry about the orders he had been given and had nearly given away their position, so they sent him home.
Because of the stories my great-grandmother told me, I find this era of American history very fascinating, and I wanted to share a piece of it through this video. I hope you enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6stZs-GcjM&feature=youtu.be
Life on the Home Front is a short video which uses images and videos to tell a story from the point of view of the women who had to stay behind while their husbands were drafted to serve in World War II. Most of the images and all video clips were taken from the Texas A&M University-Commerce library, in the Historical ET Collection within the Northeast Texas Digital Collections. The images feature people from East Texas as well as some personal family photographs from my family's collection. The videos feature Ms. Jeannette Foust and Ms. Allene Hulen, two women whose husbands served in the U.S. military during World War II.
This video was created for the class to which this blog is dedicated, ENG 333, Advanced Writing: Non-Fiction. The class is led by Dr. Carter and intended to retell the story of some aspect of local history.
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I chose to focus on World War II and what life must have been like for the women at home because I was strongly influenced by my great-grandmother, Naomi Webb. She was born in 1919 and passed away in 2008. She used to babysit my brother and I while my mother went to college, and she would talk about her family frequently, though she had already outlived most of them. She told us stories about the cotton-gin her father owned and how it burned down twice. She told us that during the Depression they were still doing well enough to not feel the pinch and how when her family bought a new living room suit for Christmas she was embarrassed that the teacher told her whole class. My great-grandmother also told us that she was married to Melbourn Webb, who was deployed in Europe during World War II. He was a mean drunk when he did drink, and he abused her and her two children (my grandfather and great-uncle). She was fortunate to be granted a divorce during the war, since he was a soldier, and she called him "that old devil" instead of Melbourn.
Melbourn Webb was discharged--neither honorably nor dishonorably--for shooting his gun into the air while the troops were marching between posts. He had gotten angry about the orders he had been given and had nearly given away their position, so they sent him home.
Because of the stories my great-grandmother told me, I find this era of American history very fascinating, and I wanted to share a piece of it through this video. I hope you enjoy.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
DMP2 Rough Draft
Here is the link for my Rough Draft of DMP2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPd_qi6nfd0&feature=youtu.be
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
DMP1 video on YouTube
This link should take you to YouTube to view the video I made from the images on my DMP1 project. I also included the video here just in case.
English 333 first video project.
English 333 first video project.
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Question 11: Resources and Creative Rights
“WAAC and ASTP Students.” 1944. Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. Jpg. January 30, 2014.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"World War II Victory Parade" Historic ET Collection. Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 08/1945.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"ASTP Cadet Napping in Jeep" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1943.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"Flag Ceremony 1944" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1944.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"ASTP Students in Class" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digillecitions, James G. Gee Library. Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1943 or 1944.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
Webb, Naomi. Kids Wear Warbonnets. c.1950. Belott, TX.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
Webb, Naomi. Playing Outside. c. 1950. Belott, TX.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
Watts, Wendy. Verniece and Buster. c. 1942. San Antonio, Texas.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
"Give 'em the stuff to fight with" Historical ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1942.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
“ASTP Students with Resting Lion.” 1944. Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. Jpg. January 30, 2014.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"World War II Victory Parade" Historic ET Collection. Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 08/1945.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"ASTP Cadet Napping in Jeep" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1943.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"Flag Ceremony 1944" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1944.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
"ASTP Students in Class" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digillecitions, James G. Gee Library. Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1943 or 1944.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
Webb, Naomi. Kids Wear Warbonnets. c.1950. Belott, TX.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
Webb, Naomi. Playing Outside. c. 1950. Belott, TX.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
Watts, Wendy. Verniece and Buster. c. 1942. San Antonio, Texas.
This image is from the personal collection of my family. It is not officially licensed with any creative rights at this time. If it were it would be under the creative commons with the tag which requires users to provide credit to the owner of the material, the Watts family.
"Give 'em the stuff to fight with" Historical ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1942.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
“ASTP Students with Resting Lion.” 1944. Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. Jpg. January 30, 2014.
This source is Fair Use because it is available in the University digital archives. This image was made available to students and people who access the library of Texas A&M University-Commerce. I believe this image is Fair Use because it is easily accessible by the public. This source is also Fair Use because the image was intended for educational use.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Celebrating in Downtown Commerce, TX
A celebration in downtown Commerce takes place in the form of a parade once the news that World War II is over was announced. Many young people cling to the sides of a truck as it drives through the street.
"World War II Victory Parade" Historic ET Collection. Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 08/1945.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Garages: Where Stories Are Told
"We went out to the garage, an old wooden structure behind the house that looked like it was in a perpetual state of falling over. When I was younger and we would go to visit, I would spend a lot of time out beside the garage because there was always a hearty colony of doodle bugs there in the dirt... Pampaw had a chair at the back of the garage... He opened a drawer, took out a gray, boxy-looking thing with a crank, and set it on the workbench. He cranked it, flipped a switch, twisted a dial on the front of the box, and crackling country music began to tinkle out of the speaker." (pg. 6).
"ASTP Cadet Napping in Jeep" Historic ET Collection, Northeast Texas Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1943.
Busby, Mark. Cedar Crossing. Fort Worth: TCU Press, page 6, 2013. Print.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Young Couple Visits Commerce Movie Theatre
"Young Couple Visits Commerce Movie Theatre"
This image was taken in 1944. The year before, in 1943, E.T. (as Texas A&M University-Commerce was titled at the time) was chosen out of many colleges "to host a unit of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and a company of men from the Army Specialized Training Program." The couple shown above is unknown, but this image does much to tell us about who they might have been. The young woman is a member of the WAAC, and the young man is a member of the ASTP. Here we see that they were able to enjoy some time off from their extensive training to see a moving picture.
The theatre where they are posing was located in downtown Commerce.
References
“WAAC and ASTP Students.” 1944. Digital Collections: Historic ET Collection. Jpg. January 30, 2014.
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