Cedric Smith, University of Michigan football captain, 1917 (Pat Smith)

[Smith was captain in absentia, serving in the Navy after being elected captain in Spring of 1917]

Music and some highly musical people : containing brief chapters on I. A description of music. II. The music of nature. III. A glance at the history of music. IV. The power, beauty, and uses of music. Following which are given sketches of the lives of remarkable musicians of the colored race ; with portraits, and an appendix containing copies of music composed by colored men /

"The original edition was published in 1880."

Altruism; its nature and varieties; the Ely lectures for 1917-18,

Introduction.--Manners.--Gifts.--Defects of giving.--Mutuality.--Love.--Justice.--Conclusion.

The genus Rhagomys (Thomas 1917) (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) in South America: morphological considerations, geographic distribution and zoogeographic comments

American Museum of Natural History

Charles Wilkes, a US Exploring Expedition and the US` search for its place in the world (1838-1842)

The main focus of this essay is the first American round-the-world scientific voyage, the U. S Exploring Expedition, which took place between 1838 and 1841 and was lead by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Here, I discuss the purposes of this expedition in the context of the voyages of circumnavigation accomplished by the various European powers during the same period.

For Your Freedom and Ours: The Polish Question in Wilson's Peace Initiatives, 1916 - 1917

The first eighteen months of the Great War witnessed an unprecedented awakening of interest in the Polish Question, when worldwide attention was drawn to the prolonged devastation of the Polish territories. Thereafter, a steady increase in media comment and criticism, highlighting Poland's plight, fostered public indignation at the continual stalling of humanitarian relief efforts for Polish refugees. Such burgeoning popular sentiment focused wider political attention upon a growing movement for recognition of Polish claims to independence. This particularly proved to be the case for Woodrow Wilson and his administration's budding interest in Poland. Subsequently, nowhere did the Polish Question assume a greater role in diplomatic efforts to mediate for peace than in America, and at no time more than during the year preceding the President's hesitant decision to intervene in hostilities.

Os hotéis nas proximidades das estações ferroviárias da cidade de São Paulo (1900-1917)

Fazendo uso de processos-crime e jornais, este artigo procura examinar os estabelecimentos de hospedagem da cidade de São Paulo nas imediações das estações ferroviárias dos bairros da Luz e do Brás, nas duas primeiras décadas do século XX. O texto aborda principalmente quem eram os hóspedes desses hotéis e por quais razões aí se hospedavam.