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Announcements ime# 1* 4* 6 : ._ 1 '1-7 O C T Elt & GA. 1 r 11 L F., Star and Tallow Candles, Soda,Palm,Oleine & German Soap,Lard Oil,Pearl Starch, TOILET AND SHAVING SOAP IN GREAT VARIETY, 24 WEST SECOND STREET and 830 WESTERN ROW. Cincinnati Seminar on the City he 14th annual Cincinnati Seminar on the City will begin on October 6 with Peter Baldwin, University of Connecticut, discussing Olel Cars, Masbers, and Night Travelers: Women' s Experience of Navigating tbe Nocturnal City,18501920 . Dazzled by technology's supposed power to annihilate space and time, American city dwellers in the late nineteenth century foresaw a future in which night and day are all one. Electric lighting and 24hour streetcar service did make the nocturnal city more inviting. and gave rise to claims that urban public spaces were becoming safe at all hours, but the expansion of nighttime activity followed patterns set by persistent social pressures. Women, in particular,saw their access to the nighttime city limited by the dangers of fallen reputation, sexual harassment, and physical assault. On November 10 Davis Dyer, The Winthrop Group, Inc. will describe how Procter & Gamble grew from a small candiemaking venture in 1837 108 OHIO VALLEY HISTORY 1, 4/1 } ' f rl 11& 1:. \ $ 1, . il,+ 1.F ' 1,) I '12/ 1, 1· It- t. tc)one of tile worid's largest producers of coiisumer products today. His talk is based on Rising Tide: essons fro, 11 165 Years of Bra, id Bitilding at Procter 6 Ga, ill, le published in 2004 by the Harvard Business School Press. Tracy K'Meyer, University of 1.(, uisville. will examine 'Gateit,ay to the Solith': Regioital Idejitity aild tbe Louisville Civil Rights Movenunt on December 8. Throughout the civil rights struggle of the 1940s tc, 19706 in I.ouisville, Kentucky, leader for the region;the role of that identity in debates oier civil rights laws; atid the 1-econstruction of the city's image in respunse to clialiges in natic, nal race relations. This story of l.c„ iisville's regional identity both helps us understand the progress of ch: inge in Kentucky's largest city and raises questions about how we view di fferences between North and South, particularly in the area ot race re lati uns. All lectures begin at 7:30 in Reakirt Auditc, rium, Cincinnati Museum black and white leaders argued both f(, r and against Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Avenue. changing the racial status quo b,invoking the cir> ' s The lectures are free and open to the public. For position as i border city and its supposed status as more infc,rination,call 5 13287 7080 . Cincinnati a leader for tile South. This lecture will focus (, Ii Seminar on the Cit>· is a collaborative program the nature of 1. ouisville' s identity as the " uateway" between CMC and the University of Cincinnati tc, the South and its selfimage as a progressive Departtiielit of History. Fellowships and Internships of The Filson Historical Society Tbe Filson Historical Society invites applications for fellowships and internships. Applicatioils mlist be received by October 15,1005. ellowships and internships are funded by a at-iety of sources. Fellowships encourage the scholarly use of The Filson's nationally significant collections by providing support for travel and Iodging. Internships provide practical experience in collections minigement and research for graduate students. Fellows as well as interlis are in continuous residence at The Filson. Applications are reviewed twice a year, February 15 and October 15. Applicants should indicate how The Filson's collections are relevant to their research topics and will have the opportunity to present the results of their research to schc,lars and the general public as appropriate. For niore information about felFALL 2005 lowships and internships, application procedures, and to view The Filson's online catalog,please visit www.filsonhistorical.org, or call 502635 5083 . Since its founding in 1884, The Filson has preserved the region's collective memory. The Filson contains research collections documenting the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley, and the Upper South. The Library and Special Collections include rare books, maps, and 1. 5 million manuscripts, forming the best research...