For the rest of this month I am going to concentrate on Robinett[e]. I have sufficient information to work with and more on the way. Why do I keep bracketing the [e]? Because HE spells it both ways in his letters. I wonder how the rest of his family spelled their name?
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Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Great News!
Robinette's courts martial and service record arrived along with what there is of Lincoln's service record. Lots to read!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Records Search - Vonnie S. Zullo
I had a wonderful conversation today with Vonnie. She is a professional researcher: The Horse Soldier Research Service - http://www.horsesoldier.com/research.html . She has worked in the field for over 20 years. As she told me, “My research fee is $45.00/hour, plus the client pays the copying and shipping charges. It’s difficult to predict how long it will take to copy the files, for obviously it depends on their length. Usually I can complete the research in 2 hours or less. I don’t charge for the time it takes the Archives staff to locate and pull the files. During that 1-2 hour time period I work for other clients, to make it the most cost efficient for everyone. My turnaround time runs 1- 2 weeks, but it you are in a hurry to receive the material, I can do the research within days of receiving it.” She is going to tackle finding HCR’s court martial records. Since he was an officer, there is a very good chance she will be able to find the complete transcript of the trail; that should be interesting. Her family runs an antique store in Gettysburg: http://www.horsesoldier.com/ Check them out.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Loyalty and Joe Biden
Well, my questions are coming along nicely but more is going through my mind. I feel it is important to develop a good working bibliography of the available/known source. Not as easy as it sounds. Since the focus of this project will be loyalty and its impact upon these two men before, during, and after the war, I am off to find sources on loyalty during the Civil War. I will then be able to review the literature and determine what others have said about the topic. This is sometimes called “status quaestionis”, the state of the question. I started developing questions around various aspects of the project: Loyalty, DMA, The Robinette & Lincoln families, and Henry & James themselves. Once I am closer to a good draft of questions I will post them here.
My students at AMU have been discussing the issue of loyalty . Here is what some of them had to say:
"The type of loyalty and the strength of it seem to be based upon that of the individual displaying it. It can be fickle or can be devoted with zealousness."
"We have seen political loyalties, whether they are tied to ideological ideas such as states rights or to the political parties themselves because of who they feel has their best interest in mind. Then there are loyalties to families, tribes, religious view points, traditions, or cultural similarities. Loyalties can often times be broken or thrown to the wayside because of perceived injustices or because individuals loyalties clash and one loyalty rules out the other. We read much about disenfranchised political party members flocking to the other side over policies. And who among us can say they don't have multiple loyalties?"
"Loyalty in this chapter was a little confusing. The American repeatedly said they did not want war but that's exactly what they were preparing for. When I think of loyalty my first thought is trust. You can recite the definition all day long but maybe it's not that black and white. When it comes down to it, maybe there are other factors to your "loyalty" that drives you from that trust."
"Loyalty pertains to every day life. Family, friends, job, church. Bearing true faith and allegiance, supporting, defending, trusting, believing in another. Without question, without hesitation, loyalty is kind of like unconditional love. You will be there no matter what."
" Loyalty should be defined in as many ways as it can be used. There are many uses for loyalty and many definitions as it differs from person to person. Immigrants became loyal to the bosses assisting them with jobs, medical aid, food, blankets, and housing. Slaves and ex slaves saw loyalty in a different light than wealthy plantation owners. Loyalties played a big part in the founding of the country, from protecting those in the original communities, to casting votes in much later elections. Loyalty applies to the area of study by showing how this particular subject forms governments, wealth and power, and cultures. Loyalty filled government jobs, paid salaries, and kept powerful men in powerful positions."
"A lot of history is shrouded in a fog of loyalty"
"Loyalty is something that is learned at a young age and stays with you throughout your life. It may change several times; loyalties to political parties change after controversies; loyalties to countries change after wars; loyalties to family change after crisis. I do not believe loyalty should be blind."
"Loyalty can be overrated to an extent."
A final thought does Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ring a bell?
Is it possible that there is a connection between our current VP and Henry Clay Robinette?
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My students at AMU have been discussing the issue of loyalty . Here is what some of them had to say:
"The type of loyalty and the strength of it seem to be based upon that of the individual displaying it. It can be fickle or can be devoted with zealousness."
"We have seen political loyalties, whether they are tied to ideological ideas such as states rights or to the political parties themselves because of who they feel has their best interest in mind. Then there are loyalties to families, tribes, religious view points, traditions, or cultural similarities. Loyalties can often times be broken or thrown to the wayside because of perceived injustices or because individuals loyalties clash and one loyalty rules out the other. We read much about disenfranchised political party members flocking to the other side over policies. And who among us can say they don't have multiple loyalties?"
"Loyalty in this chapter was a little confusing. The American repeatedly said they did not want war but that's exactly what they were preparing for. When I think of loyalty my first thought is trust. You can recite the definition all day long but maybe it's not that black and white. When it comes down to it, maybe there are other factors to your "loyalty" that drives you from that trust."
"Loyalty pertains to every day life. Family, friends, job, church. Bearing true faith and allegiance, supporting, defending, trusting, believing in another. Without question, without hesitation, loyalty is kind of like unconditional love. You will be there no matter what."
" Loyalty should be defined in as many ways as it can be used. There are many uses for loyalty and many definitions as it differs from person to person. Immigrants became loyal to the bosses assisting them with jobs, medical aid, food, blankets, and housing. Slaves and ex slaves saw loyalty in a different light than wealthy plantation owners. Loyalties played a big part in the founding of the country, from protecting those in the original communities, to casting votes in much later elections. Loyalty applies to the area of study by showing how this particular subject forms governments, wealth and power, and cultures. Loyalty filled government jobs, paid salaries, and kept powerful men in powerful positions."
"A lot of history is shrouded in a fog of loyalty"
"Loyalty is something that is learned at a young age and stays with you throughout your life. It may change several times; loyalties to political parties change after controversies; loyalties to countries change after wars; loyalties to family change after crisis. I do not believe loyalty should be blind."
"Loyalty can be overrated to an extent."
A final thought does Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ring a bell?
Is it possible that there is a connection between our current VP and Henry Clay Robinette?
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Monday, February 23, 2009
THE Plan
Okay, the basics of my plan are together. Here is what I have laid out so far:
Initial Research Completed by 31 JUL 2009
I think I can successfully complete most of my research by this date based on my work schedule, conferences I am going to attend and holidays. Of course, no plan meets contact with the enemy so we will see how this goes. I have two monographs to complete for the Signal Corps during this time as well so it looks like a lot of words will be flowing during this time.
Through out this time I will need to travel some. Possible trips include: Pacific University for the papers of Robinette’s brother, Iowa State for the papers of Lincoln, Widener and the various Historical Societies in the area.
Begin Writing August/September
August and September should be interesting. I will be on vacation August 15-23 in Ocean City, NJ. That should give me time to run to Widener if I need to and some quiet time to pound work on the draft.
Initial Draft Completed by 1 OCT 2009
I will then use October for Peer Review. Okay, the trick here is to find a few “volunteers” to read and critique my draft. After I have asked some folks to do this, I will post their names for all to see. I also hope to travel back to Widener for Homecoming to allow for some more reviews while I am there.
Peer Review of Draft Completed by 1 NOV 2009
After the Peer Review I will make modifications and complete a few more drafts during November until I have it in a final form that I can be comfortable with.
Final Draft Completed by 1 DEC 2009
This is a drop dead date. No product no cash from APU/AMU and I must reimburse what I have spent.
Article Submitted by 1 DEC 2009
Submitted to whom? APU/AMU After that I will submit it for publication in a scholarly journal.
That is my initial basic plan. We will see how it changes as I go.
Comments?
Initial Research Completed by 31 JUL 2009
I think I can successfully complete most of my research by this date based on my work schedule, conferences I am going to attend and holidays. Of course, no plan meets contact with the enemy so we will see how this goes. I have two monographs to complete for the Signal Corps during this time as well so it looks like a lot of words will be flowing during this time.
Through out this time I will need to travel some. Possible trips include: Pacific University for the papers of Robinette’s brother, Iowa State for the papers of Lincoln, Widener and the various Historical Societies in the area.
Begin Writing August/September
August and September should be interesting. I will be on vacation August 15-23 in Ocean City, NJ. That should give me time to run to Widener if I need to and some quiet time to pound work on the draft.
Initial Draft Completed by 1 OCT 2009
I will then use October for Peer Review. Okay, the trick here is to find a few “volunteers” to read and critique my draft. After I have asked some folks to do this, I will post their names for all to see. I also hope to travel back to Widener for Homecoming to allow for some more reviews while I am there.
Peer Review of Draft Completed by 1 NOV 2009
After the Peer Review I will make modifications and complete a few more drafts during November until I have it in a final form that I can be comfortable with.
Final Draft Completed by 1 DEC 2009
This is a drop dead date. No product no cash from APU/AMU and I must reimburse what I have spent.
Article Submitted by 1 DEC 2009
Submitted to whom? APU/AMU After that I will submit it for publication in a scholarly journal.
That is my initial basic plan. We will see how it changes as I go.
Comments?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
This Week's Challenge
I have two goals for this week.
The first is to develop an efficient research plan.
I am working backwards from 1 December as that is that date by Which I must complete this project from APUS. My hope is to have this plan completed by the end of this week.
My second goal is to develop a series of questions about Robinette, Lincoln, and DMA to guide my research. The original list developed this week will, of course, grow as I begin my research. When the questions are complete...well, they never really are. You just hope to answer as many as you possibly can before you begin writing.
This week is critical to using my time effectively. I only have my weekends, holidays and my vacation days to complete the research. As much as I wish, this project will not be a fulltime endeavor.
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The first is to develop an efficient research plan.
I am working backwards from 1 December as that is that date by Which I must complete this project from APUS. My hope is to have this plan completed by the end of this week.
My second goal is to develop a series of questions about Robinette, Lincoln, and DMA to guide my research. The original list developed this week will, of course, grow as I begin my research. When the questions are complete...well, they never really are. You just hope to answer as many as you possibly can before you begin writing.
This week is critical to using my time effectively. I only have my weekends, holidays and my vacation days to complete the research. As much as I wish, this project will not be a fulltime endeavor.
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