Meshech Weare (1713–1786) was a New Hampshire farmer, lawyer, and a revolutionary politician who represented the Seabrook and Hampton Falls area. Weare served as the first President of New Hampshire from 1776 to 1785. Weare's papers reside in the NH State Archives, and were selected for inclusion in the NH Citizen Archivists' Initiative.
Robert K. Dentan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in American Studies in 1958 followed by a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Yale in 1965. He is currently a Full Professor of Anthropology (and formerly of American Studies) at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). His fieldwork in Malaysia spans a thirty-year period, beginning in 1961 and continuing through 1993 and has principally involved work with the Semai along with the Btsisi. His specializations include ethnography, cultural ecology, hierarchical and egalitarian forms of social organization, ideology, cognition and worldview, deviance and labeling, ethnicity, nonviolence, altered states of consciousness and economic development. Between 1970 and 2000 he has presented over seventy lectures, conference papers and presentations, including many with an Orang Asli subject matter. His most recent conference paper was a March 2000 lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies and was titled "Modernization, Spiritual Development and the Systematic Elimination of Orang Asli from Malaysian Life: Islamicization as Political Ethnocide". Dentan is the author of numerous reviews, journal articles, book chapters, and several books and monographs including The Semai: a Nonviolent People of Malaysia that was first published in 1968. He is the recipient of a number of awards, honors and research grants and has been active as a reviewer, faculty advisor and committee member on the UB campus. He also has served in several administrative positions at UB: as Director of Graduate Studies in American Studies in 1970 and from 1977-1981; as Chair of American Studies between 1981-1984 and as Director of U.S. Studies between 1986-1987; and as Acting Chair of American Studies in the summer of 1987. He has also been a faculty member of the Anthropology Department at Ohio State University and has taught in China. He was the founder of the Orang Asli Fund and is a Trustee of the Fund for Urgent Anthropological Research.The Robert K Dentan (RKD) papers document an anthropologist's work with the Orang Asli peoples of Malaysia. The current archive holdings are a fraction of RKD's entire collection and at this date are comprised of his field notes, manuscripts, and catalogs along with published materials; some that are by other authors.The field records include an early manuscript on the Semai language titled Preliminary Field Notes on the Semai Language (series 1, folder 1), edited in 2003 and now available online (Series 2, digital file). Series 1 also includes several digital files containing compilations of field notes on different subjects (series 1, digital files).Medical Ideas and Practices Among the Jah Hut of Malaya, by Ivan Polunin, (series 2, folder 1) is based on Polunin's work in Malaysia in the late 1950's. Materia Medica of the Jah Hut by Robert K. Dentan.
This speech discusses the need for campaign finance reform. Granny D tells the story of her walk across the country advocating for reforms and discussing public financing with those she met along the way. Mentions the volunteer program that she has started to get people involved in creating change.
This speech given in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which criticizes the Presidency of George W. Bush and his administration for the direction it took the U.S.
Granny D talks about Bhutan's move towards democracy and happiness for it's people. She goes on to mention the sense of happiness and freedom in the U.S. Proposes a Goals for America program.
Email from the Granny D Project regarding Granny D's work to get people registered to vote in Florida and around the country. Asks supporters to send emails to working women, registering voters at malls, and helping in other ways to get people registered in swing states.
Speech given at Hucklebury Orchard, where Granny D talks about the values that form the foundation of our democracy and country. She also mentions the harm done from intolerance of others and public funding.
Speech given in Hampton, New Hampshire that remarks on her walk across america and what it represented. Granny D also talks about what makes a responsible citizen and community, and her vision for the changes that we should make to our country.
Granny D speech given in Concord, New Hampshire regarding an amendment made to the 794 Bill, and how a model for public funding will work for N.H. and eventually other states.
In this New Hampshire speech Granny D discusses her generation and their contributions to America. Speaks out against Senator Gregg and the actions of the recent government. Adds her support for John Kerry and John Edwards.
Speech given at in support of John Kerry. Granny D speaks out against President George W. Bush and the war in the Middle East. Goes on to discuss the contributions of her generation to American democracy.
Speech given at a John Kerry rally for the presidential election in 2004. Mentions the contributions her generation made to democracy, America's "great moral crisis", and criticisms of the Bush administration.
Email regarding a speech given in Florida, that is being added to a CD by Granny D. The speech attacks the Presidency of George W. Bush after his election in 2000. It discusses the upcoming election of 2004 and how Americans need to take back their democracy, but getting the vote out.
Speech given in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, which discusses the freedom, democracy, and peace that we have in the U.S. Granny D mentions the constitution and the areas where America still has trouble including a fair voting system, worthy candidates, and free from corporate power.
