333 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4e20ae335461d66dd2a6d48af4a6ed18.jpg 54e60bb69af23504dd49f872fddaebe5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K169-0007 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Spectators at WCFL Concert in Chicago Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of the audience at the WCFL Big 10 Summer Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970 by Douglas R. Gilbert. In the foreground a man in a white tank top and cut-off shorts stands with his hands on his hips while others sit and lie on blankets on the floor of Soldier Field. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource Spectators WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8040236981260437cc87c3eee1be1b53.jpg ab8d064da7a17d0c15ef05992d67ab5e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0044 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner and Dennis Thompson of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner and drummer Dennis Thompson of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Big 10 Summer Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6d596f129433106331eaf0fec1b81f4c.jpg 103e8a85ec53795c490ae5e1619f0aca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0013 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource MC5 On Stage Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Big 10 Summer Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/605fdde0b2cc74c319032da8c3d08aa1.jpg 165f0fd4c227f1c045fea229c06e253e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0008 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner and Michael Davis of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner and guitarist Michael Davis of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Big 10 Summer Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3861f5a7fcafde3a974825b472d44dac.jpg fea2a232c7329c5b64a14ff0a4a6e5ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0007 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Wayne Kramer of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Wayne Kramer of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Big 10 Summer Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ab035bbe515e086de84fa7b5352b74b5.jpg cc5c58590644f447acfb12fba659e6fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0006 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Fred "Sonic" Smith of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b2a85c38a25ec4022120bc33ff1146c3.jpg f94c5d58abc20d0e53311ba8ef4e13b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0005 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a7605ab09a84ec10d536acbf64210d8f.jpg f3c9c4084da2dce19c4b57313c114dba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0004 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0e3b9c11b811c662c35f5546dee01916.jpg 6e5e4f254a82b80288399b3032a85e3f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0003 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f4d51f315acea2df7de6b99d1860f2bf.jpg f0fe3a14bdb6f3140b090b14301d0cef Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0002 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner and Michael Davis of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner and bassist Michael Davis of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e105bdd4b075eb05353374f3ae7f0050.jpg 247691002769b0ed72be53aa353ca477 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0001 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of vocalist Rob Tyner and guitarist Wayne Kramer of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chicago (inhabited place) 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/106b2ee1bcf26335e8ddbda2e6cb29c8.pdf b070907ac5ba44040af167f4f9e80147 PDF Text Text Day 183 by windoworks Apparently Lindsay Graham encouraged Trump to do the interviews (11 or 12 of them) with Bob Woodward who has now published a book about Trump titled Rage. How appropriate. Here is one of the big takeaways from the book: New York Times Mr. Trump minimized the risks of the coronavirus to the American public early in the year. Despite knowing that the virus was “deadly” and highly contagious, he often publicly said the opposite, �insisting that the virus would go away quickly. “I wanted to always play it down,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Woodward on March 19. “I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” The funny thing is, he is the only one not panicking. The rest of America is panicking all by themselves. This is a jaw dropping admission. Imagine if he had publicly recognized that this was a deadly pandemic at the onset and then went on to set federal regulations to cope with it AND organized the national production of everything needed to address and contain the virus - just as many other countries have tried to do. His whole approach was and is to tell us it will go away quickly. Perhaps his idea of quickly is 3-5 years. And remember the vaccine he continues to promise will be available by November 1 - just in time to boost his reelection hopes? Here’s this from Buzzfeed News (thanks Mary Alice): AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford's major coronavirus vaccine trial, currently being tested at dozens of sites across the US, has been put on hold due to an "unexplained illness" in someone who received the vaccine. The pause, first reported by Stat on Tuesday, occurred due to a suspected serious adverse reaction in a single person participating in the trial in the UK. It's unknown what health problems the individual experienced. “This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials," the spokesperson said. "In large trials illnesses will happen by chance but must be independently reviewed," the spokesperson added. "We are working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline. We are committed to the safety of our participants and the highest standards of conduct in our trials.” Other scientists cautioned that the pause to investigate is exactly how clinical trials are supposed to work. Once again - no vaccine for me until its been properly trialed and tested. �Craig and I were talking about Joe Biden. I think he is the president we need at this moment. I have seen some signs which say things like: ‘oh okay, Joe Biden, whatever’, and this distresses me. I don’t think the other former presidential candidates could pull this country back together again, they were too invested in �their huge ideas. I’m not saying that they wouldn’t be good candidates, what I’m saying is that right now we need a mender. We need someone with a team that works to try and pull the country back to some form of cooperation and reasonable communication, and above all, a recognition of all the catastrophes facing the world and some willingness to address them. Whatever anyone thinks, the USA is not a separate entity in the world with only internal affairs to worry about. I have read people’s posts in which they say ‘how can this be happening?’ I think the time for wailing and moaning is past, as is the acceptance that this is the new normal. Its time for people running for all positions to be thinking about that overused phrase the greater good instead of what’s in it for me? One of the catastrophes facing us is the fires in the west. This photo is from a friends daughter who lives in San Francisco. New York Times In Oregon, wildfires have incinerated several communities this week, and thousands of people have evacuated their homes. In Washington State, a fire hit the town of Malden so quickly that deputies drove �through the streets screaming for residents to leave. In Colorado, a 100,000-acre blaze was slowed only by a rare September snowstorm. And in California, residents are coping with the worst wildfires on record. Smoke blotted out the sun yesterday in San Francisco, and ash fluttered down from the sky. “The sky had a faint orange glow that some said evoked a nuclear winter,” Thomas Fuller, The Times’s San Francisco bureau chief, told us. Jill Cowan, a Times reporter in Los Angeles, said, “The smoke and the poor air quality are just oppressive.” Life across much of the American West is pretty miserable right now — and global warming is at least partly to blame. Climate change has increased the frequency of very hot days, droughts and, by extension, wildfires. All that and the virus too! And from Crooked Media: A gender-reveal smoke bomb sparked a California wildfire that has burned through 10,000 acres and forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate. The woman who popularized gender reveal parties said it best: "For the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid's penis.” Because, as we all know, a gender reveal smoke bomb in the middle of an extreme fire risk season is exactly the right thing to do. And I have one other thing to say here that has been bothering me. Craig and I are at home being extremely careful about the virus and yet I see people on FaceBook attending big gatherings without masks and any social distancing. Is the virus no longer a threat for them? Will their noncompliance keep me inside my house for longer? I don’t know, but photos of large groups make me feel uneasy now. This next item definitely applies to Craig and I. NPR With many of us confined to our homes during the coronavirus pandemic, we're spending a lot more time with our stuff these days — the piles of clothes that no longer fit, the ever-stubborn junk drawer or maybe it's those sentimental boxes of family heirlooms. You might be thinking about getting rid of some of that clutter, but you aren't exactly sure where to start. "COVID has acted like a catalyst," Hall told NPR's Weekend All Things Considered. "We're seeing a huge increase in people wanting to purge their homes, downsize and start moving into a simpler environment. I think a lot of people are taking a step back, reflecting on their mental, physical, spiritual, even their financial lives." Yesterday we put an old chest of drawers out on the curb - it was gone within the hour. Second to last leaf art day: �And Oliver is walking! ��Here he is, walking across the room at daycare. Zoe never sends him in his good clothes, and here you can see why. St-Girons. Me sitting inside a restaurant for lunch. ��It was lunchtime after everyone had been shopping at the market. There wasn’t a lot of eating going on outside but there was certainly drinking, and you can’t see them in either photo, but a lot of people had their dogs with them. ��Me coming out of a disused train tunnel along the Voie Verte. Craig walking up the hill in Foix. He had had his haircut at the salon and while he waited for my cut and dye to finish, he walked up behind the Foix Castle. �Foix Castle on a clear, sunny winters day. This last offering is from Zoe. In Australia this week, they had the national R U OK? Day: �I think we could do with this here. Lets use it. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COVID-19_2020-09-10_BenjaminPamela_PD-Day-183 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin, Pamela Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-09-10 Title A name given to the resource Day 183 Description An account of the resource Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress. Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Epidemics Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids (Mich.) Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e1194874b0b60ba630d24eb9e0d71f85.pdf 55b2f0f6ed2cf6ba86a556a461b3547e PDF Text Text Day 182 by windoworks �As I begin to write this morning, I am sitting in bed with my dressing gown on because the temperature is in the 50s and the leaves are turning. I realized that when I first began writing this Pandemic Diary, I was �also sitting in bed with my dressing gown on. Craig said I’ll probably be sitting in bed writing the diary next year when its warm enough to not be wearing my dressing gown. Now there’s a challenging thought. And to emphasize this, here’s 9 things that may have disappeared forever. Will we miss them? To these I would add choir singing, wind and brass instruments, hugs, cheek kisses, and handshakes. Every doctor I have seen recently has had to visibly restrain themselves from shaking my and Craig’s hands. Washington Post: Buffets Dancing with strangers Blowing out birthday candles One night stands Karaoke Free samples Cash Ball pits Asking a stranger to take our photo Today its all about the virus: Washington Post In an effort to restore faith in the scientific process, chief executives from nine drug companies vowed Tuesday not to seek approval for vaccines before they have proved to be safe and effective. Pharmaceutical companies' promise to adhere to safety would in any other time be unremarkable, but the pledge is coming amid intense pressure from President Trump and the White House to deliver a vaccine before the election. Trump’s own top vaccine adviser, Operation Warp Speed co-chief Moncef Slaoui, told NPR last week that it's “very unlikely” that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day. And even if it is, the vast majority of Americans wouldn't be able to get it immediately after it's approved. The FDA will most likely want the people who are at the most risk — front-line health workers, those older than 65 and those with underlying medical conditions — to be vaccinated first. After that, it could take another six months for a full approval to distribute the vaccine widely. In some ways I’m glad about that because......... New York Times: AstraZeneca halted global trials of its coronavirus vaccine, after a participant contracted an inflammatory syndrome that affects the spinal cord. For now, it is unclear whether the illness and vaccine are connected, but the news is a reminder that drug trials often encounter problems. �I think most Americans are nervous about using a vaccine that hasn’t been properly trialed. And below is the next development towards automation. All those science fiction stories I read are starting to come true at rather an alarming rate. Its probably my age. Young people seem to cope with this sort of thing easily. In the meantime, we'll have to continue with social distancing, face masks and rigorous cleaning. Robots are being deployed to help with the last one. In one California hospital, two robots disinfect the rooms of all covid-19 patients each day using UV light. It takes them 12 minutes to do a job that a worker would spend 90 on. The pandemic is pushing the U.S. economy toward automation, and posing long-term risks to low-wage workers in the process. Yesterday during his online class discussion, one of Craig’s students said he was rooming in a dorm with two other male students who suddenly became ill on Friday with temperatures of 102 F, coughing and struggling to breathe. He moved out and is staying somewhere else. Remember GVSU had 273 cases on Friday? Yesterday they posted 395 cases, including 1 faculty member. I’m not sure if this is the faculty member that another of Craig’s students said yesterday suddenly canceled his face to face class as he was experiencing Covid symptoms. They update the stats each afternoon at 4:30pm, so we’ll wait to see what today brings. Their alert level is Moderate. But in other universities, from the New York Times - The problem with college during the coronavirus pandemic is not just what’s happening on campuses and in college towns. It’s also that colleges may end up spreading the virus to dozens of other communities. Last week, after hundreds of students came down with the virus, the State University of New York at Oneonta ended in-person classes and sent students home. Colorado College, North Carolina State, James Madison (in Virginia)and Chico State (in California) have taken similar steps. At Illinois State, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, administrators have encouraged some students who have tested positive to leave campus, so they don’t infect other students, and return home. These decisions to scatter students — rather than quarantine them on campus — have led to widespread criticism. “It’s the worst thing you could do,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s leading infectious-disease expert, said on NBC. “When you send them home, particularly when you’re dealing with a university where people come from multiple different locations, you could be seeding the different places with infection.” Some of Craig’s students have decided not to use the meal plan they paid for, but instead to shop locally and cook for themselves. They are living in accommodation which is apartment style with bathrooms and kitchens included. All his 3 classes are worried and are trying hard to stay safe. This is GVSU’s open and wait and see option in action. �Creative gardening! And in other worrying news: �NPR Strong winds and major wildfires are making for dangerous conditions in several Western states. Electrical utilities have cut power to customers in Oregon and California to prevent new starts, and firefighters are scrambling to contain wildfires in both states. Leaf art day whatever: Oliver. Look at this new birthday gift from Zoe’s friend. Well I’m overcome. �And here’s a photo from Auckland, New Zealand where life is slowly returning to almost virus free �More Space City �Me and the planets. I’m standing on the sun. �A rocket. �The Soyuz satellite. �This morning Craig is going to have his Covid test, having been randomly chosen by GVSU’s computer. One student told Craig that she’s been tested 3 times in 1 week - randomly chosen. I think they could spin that wheel again, don’t you? And to finish on a recorder note: �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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We still sanitize things regularly, stand carefully back from neighbors to chat, and continue to always wash our hands well. Tomorrow Craig has to have a Covid test, as he was selected randomly by GVSU. Speaking of GVSU, as of Friday the positivity rate is 3.32% and the total of positive cases was 271. I am sure those numbers will be adjusted later today. We are gradually divesting ourselves of years of accumulation of ‘things’, hundreds of photos (most not well taken), furniture, kitchen gadgets - books are next. Speaking of kitchen gadgets, yesterday I ventured cautiously into Sur La Table, a kitchen equipment and cooking class store which is closing down - like many other well known brand stores. I wandered around the fairly empty shelves, but what caught my eye were all those specialized gadgets that no one wants now, like strawberry hullers and oyster openers. Life seems so much simpler. We eat vegetables from our own garden or from our favorite farm. At the beginning we used to order cakes and treats from our favorite gluten free bakery. We’d order lots and then freeze some for later. Now I’m much more likely to bake things myself, like cakes, rolls and bread. Days have fallen into a rhythm which is changing again after 6 months into a new pattern to accommodate Craig’s online schedule with extra zoom meetings to advise students. Most days we still try to go for a drive and sometimes walk in parks. Yesterday I made us lunch and we drove back to Muskegon State Park to sit and watch the wild waves on the lake. Driving home we were ensnared in the many RVs and trailers heading back home. �Trump continues to do and say ridiculous, irresponsible things - many of which he denies as fake news, but then someone finds a tweet he has written which confirms that he said it in the first place. Books are being published written by former members of his inner circle, presenting damning information. And through it all he continues to pretend that he cares about America. Polls say he’s winning, or he’s losing, or its tied, but the only thing we can do is vote to make America as Blue as possible. Are Democrats perfect? Of course not, but at this moment they seem much better than Republicans. �As I write this it seems someone has managed to dredge up something on Louis DeJoy - remember, he’s the man ‘overhauling’ the US Postal Service. Washington Post: House Democrats are launching an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and called for his immediate suspension following accusations that he reimbursed employees for campaign contributions they made to his preferred GOP politicians, an arrangement that would be unlawful. Maloney’s announcement came a day after The Washington Post reported allegations that DeJoy and his aides urged employees at his former North Carolina-based logistics company to write checks and attend fundraisers on behalf of Republican candidates. DeJoy then defrayed the cost of those political contributions by boosting employee bonuses, two employees told The Post. Although it can be permissible to encourage employees to make donations, reimbursing them for those contributions is a violation of North Carolina and federal election laws. Such federal violations carry a five-year statute of limitations. There is no statute of limitations in North Carolina for felonies, including campaign finance violations. The latest accusations have only added to the turbulence surrounding the Postal Service. �The mail in ballots will come out in Michigan after September 19. Unfortunately, as I mentioned the other day, at this time Michigan does not count ballots as received. We will have to wait until the polls close on the day, or even later. Now to the virus. Here’s what we need to consider. Washington Post: Infectious-disease experts are warning of a potential cold-weather surge of coronavirus cases — a longfeared “second wave” of infections and deaths, possibly at a catastrophic scale. It could begin well before Election Day, Nov. 3, although researchers assume the crest would come weeks later, closer to when fall gives way to winter. An autumn surge in covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, would not be an October surprise: It has been hypothesized since early in the pandemic because of the patterns of other respiratory viruses. “My feeling is that there is a wave coming, and it’s not so much whether it’s coming but how big is it going to be,” said Eili Klein, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Respiratory viruses typically begin spreading more easily a couple of weeks after schools resume classes. Although the pandemic has driven many school districts to remote learning, there is a broad push across the country to return to something like normal life. The Labor Day holiday weekend is a traditional time of travel and group activities, and, like Independence Day and Memorial Day, could seed transmission of the virus if people fail to take precautions. By year’s end, 410,000 people in the United States will have died under the model’s most-likely scenario. That’s more than double current fatalities. The model also produced best-case and worst-case scenarios — ranging from 288,000 to 620,000 deaths by Jan. 1 — depending on the degree to which people wear masks, adhere to social distancing and take other precautions. Leaf art day 5: �Leaf art has led to discussions of how this is done, between Craig and I. We wondered if the leaf was stiffened in some way. Oliver. Zoe has connected me to his daycare daily post. Here’s my favorite photo so far: ��‘Helping’ to make pasta. I don’t know about you but my children had a very boring life until they began preschool. I am amazed at what Oliver does each day at daycare. One of the most interesting places just outside Toulouse is the Cité de l'espace (French for City of Space) which is a scientific discovery centre focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997 and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse. It was an amazing experience. Here’s some photos: Craig ‘moon jumping’ in low gravity. �The Clean Room selfie. �An extreme weather satellite. �The MIR spec station and me - just before I walked inside. �And this is only part of it. We arrived at Space City at lunchtime and their excellent cafeteria was supposed to be closed for a staff Christmas Lunch, but we were allowed to sit down and have the same wonderful lunch that the staff were having. All the exhibits were cream on the top after that. More space photos tomorrow. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. 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Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c246270e5141f9cb6d73e603435d69f5.pdf 14cac8cf158127f38787a1ee8228b18e PDF Text Text Day 180 by windoworks On a beach in Port Aransas, Texas, a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln shows him seated in anguish. With his head buried in his hand, he sits atop a crumbling monument. The scene is as poignant as it is aweinspiring because Lincoln and his throne are crafted completely out of sand. Damon Langlois is the artist behind this sand sculpture and its incredible details that include the likeness of the 16th President and deep “cracks” in the seat base. The piece, called Liberty Crumbling, recently won first place in the 23rd annual Texas SandFest, the largest native sand sculpture competition in the U.S. There’s no denying that the subject of Langlois' reimagining of the Lincoln Memorial doesn't comment on the current state of domestic and world affairs. He doesn't intend for it, however, to have a certain political leaning. “It’s not really a partisan statement since it affects everyone who believes in freedom,” Langlois explains to My Modern Met. “I think this is why the sculpture had such broad appeal. No matter who you vote for you probably feel this in some way.” Some mornings I feel just like this sand Abraham- and this is one of those mornings. I was reading a post on a website I joined about making phone calls for Biden. The responses these brave women were getting were uniformly awful. But one response struck me: I won’t vote for Biden because I believe in the Constitution. Hands up everyone who has read the Constitution, cover to cover. I suspect not all of us have read it. Craig and I have, because when you are applying for citizenship, you have to be able to �answer questions from the Constitution. That’s how I know the Speaker of the House is next in line for the Presidency, should a catastrophe occur. When you ask people, not many know that answer. The more common guess is Secretary of State. I was talking about this with a friend the other day. One of the problems we have is that being a politician has become a career. When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and set up the House and the Senate, being a representative was just a 6 month term. After your term, you were meant to go back to your actual occupation. Change was seen as a good thing. I’m not sure when that began to change. (Authors note: although I try to research as much as possible, there may be incorrect facts). I also read that while we are being shocked and amused by such events as the Trump Boat Parade disaster, we must not lose sight of the appalling lack of resources and guidance in the pandemic and the resurgence of attempted suppression for addressing racial discrimination and bias. We should also keep in mind the economy and the unemployment rate, businesses failing, evictions etc. and consider who has the best team around them and is prepared to address all these issues head on. Yesterday Joe Biden added Pete Buttigieg to his Transition team along with other educated, qualified people. Here’s an opinion piece from the Washington Post. The author is talking about her dog, Tank. The reason I am writing is not Tank’s death but its aftermath. In the strain of the pandemic, in the heat of police shootings, the social fabric is fraying. You can hear it rip. If there was a communitarian, we’ll-getthrough-this-together ethos at the start of the lockdowns, it has been replaced by a my-way mentality. Thanks to President Trump, mask-wearing has become political statement, not social responsibility. We spent the summer in Wyoming, and driving home across the country (Tank was never happier than when ensconced in the car for long stretches with his people), we encountered instance after instance — at the hotel in North Dakota, the restaurant in Minnesota where we stopped for takeout, the rest stop in Indiana — of behavior that was not only irresponsible but aggressively so. When I asked a man at the rest stop — a rest stop whose doors proclaimed “Masks Required” — to wear a mask, he said I was free to do so for my health, but he chose not to. And when I pointed out that, actually, his mask-wearing protected me, and vice versa, it didn’t take long for him to start yelling about Joe Biden. I know: stupid, foolhardy me, to try to engage. I took to Twitter again, in the hours after Tank’s death, to share my grief. The platform that can be so ugly and so hate-filled responded this time with overwhelming love. From people I knew, from strangers, offering condolences and sharing their own sad experiences. It was an enormous, unexpected comfort. We looked at the pet pictures they posted and read the stories they shared of their own dog’s passing, and wept. What does it say that an audience that can be so cruel and ugly can be so generous and compassionate? The more cynical interpretation is that we are a country that tends to care more about pets than people, and there is some unfortunate truth to that. We are Rest Stop Twitter, angry and vindictive, but we are �also Tank Twitter, full of boundless affection, even for strangers. Tank didn’t see either — he saw humans to love, even if part of their attraction was that they might have treats. If he could, Tank would lick all your faces. Every last one. Here’s one for the scientists among us: �Day 4 of leaf art: Here’s one for the office workers among us: The New Normal Some of us used to enjoy going into the office. By “enjoy” we mean being able to get our work done in peace (at least sometimes), have an in-person discussion with other adults and not have to cut up anyone’s food at lunchtime. Anyway, we digress. With many offices around the world still shut, working from home seems likely to be the new normal for millions of white-collar employees. And that may actually contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes our cities Two days ago Craig walked over to Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids with Murphy Brown. �And now Oliver: ��Sometimes I accidentally take photos while we are FaceTiming. He’s looking at Craig and I on Zoe’s phone. I often wonder if he thinks we live in the phone. Flashback: in Narbonne there is a museum with many Roman artifacts as it was an important Roman fort. ������Amazing mosaics in reasonable condition and a close up of some carved figures in the church, I think. I often photograph details that appeal to me, and these faces did. �Remember - 56 days, 16 hours and 49 minutes to Election Day. And stay safe out there. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f1f9a658f267bf8dd226ee4efa8bef5.pdf 10c89f70f0d0f385394896251ba9bd3f PDF Text Text Day 179 by windoworks I can certainly relate to this! Time for a stats roundup. Yesterday the US recorded 50,183 new cases, total: 6.26M and total deaths: 188K. Michigan recorded 838 new cases, total: 117K and total deaths: 6,809. Kent County recorded 38 new cases, total: 7,933 and total deaths: 161. The Kent County numbers are confusing as a state site records a much higher number of cases and more deaths. This morning I am using the Kent County Health Dept stats. There is an overall decrease in deaths while numbers of cases are holding steady at a higher rate or climbing slightly. The decrease in deaths may be because this is a different strain of the virus which is more contagious but less fatal and/or more knowledge of the virus structure which is leading to better treatment. And in Melbourne, Australia, the lockdown has been extended until October �26! While most states in Australia have had a very low virus count, Victoria seems to account for almost 90% of daily cases. They have pulled the daily case numbers down to the 70s but its still higher than the state government would like. On Friday I was talking to an acquaintance who had had the virus in March. I asked her if she had any long term effects from it and she described an occasional coughing spell in which she seems to be unable to stop or catch her breath. She has never had anything like this before. I think this is the real cost of those who have recovered from the virus itself - odd, lingering and disturbing health problems. I read an excellent article which described what the scientists are learning about the virus. I’m not reprinting it here but it seems to say that it enters the body through the nose and then transforms from a respiratory disease to a blood disease which breaks down the cell walls across the body. It can cross the blood/brain barrier (from my Psychology days at college - very few things can cross that barrier), which explains strokes etc. and it leaks out of the cells in the lungs, filling them with a jello consistency fluid. Now this is a description of the life threatening cases, which are really a small percentage of the overall cases. From the New Zealand Sunday Star Times, masks are now a fashion statement: ��Yesterday I was texting with my friend in Finland and she told me that cases are rising across Europe and Finland, but Finland is controlling it well. She and her family are mostly working at home but they have enjoyed the summer and are now heading into fall. �Here in Michigan Gov Whitmer has extended the state of emergency to October 1. The emergency declaration is what gives the Democratic governor the ability to make unilateral actions to combat the virus, such as closing businesses or penalizing those who don't wear masks. She also extended executive �orders already in place Saturday to protect frontline workers at groceries, pharmacies and long-term care facilities. The orders require stores to provide two hours a week of reserved shopping time for vulnerable people and require workers to continue regularly testing, cleaning and social distancing during the pandemic. Its been a difficult week for Trump. Washington Post President Trump is moving to revamp federal agencies’ racial sensitivity trainings, casting some of them as “divisive” and “un-American,” according to a memo by the White House Office of Management and Budget. �In the two-page memo, OMB Director Russell Vought says Trump has asked him to prevent federal agencies from spending millions in taxpayer dollars on these training sessions. Vought says OMB will instruct federal agencies to come up with a list of all contracts related to training sessions involving “white privilege” or “critical race theory,” and do everything possible within the law to cancel those contracts, the memo states. The memo, released on Friday, also tells all federal agencies to identify and if possible cancel contracts that involve teaching that America is an “inherently racist or evil country.” The President has directed me to ensure that federal agencies cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions,” the memo states. I’m not sure how well that’s going to play for him. Then he tried this: NPR News President Trump is acting to withhold federal money from cities where large protests have been held in recent months. In a memo, the president said he won’t let federal dollars be used to fund “lawless zones.” Affected cities include Portland, Ore., New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Mayors of the four cities condemned Trump’s action in a joint statement. And then this happened: CBS Austin Multiple 911 calls were made Saturday afternoon regarding boats being in distress, some sinking at the ‘Trump Boat Parade’ that took place on Lake Travis, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. TCSO confirmed with CBS Austin that multiple boats were sinking, some in distress. The sheriff's office says calls were made about boats along the entire route of the parade, some of the locations include: Paradise Cove, Emerald Point and West Beach. At around 2:50 p.m. the TCSO confirmed through a tweet to have responded to calls made about boats being in distress at the parade, they also confirmed that several boats were sinking on the lake. Is this a sign? I wonder. And finally, an opinion piece from The Atlantic. It was a disturbing read which explained why Trump followers continue to believe in him, no matter what he does or says. The term ‘cognitive dissonance’ appeared in the article, which also reminded me of my Psych days. It means: the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as related to behavioral decisions and attitude change. Here’s the wrap up from the article: I know plenty of Trump supporters, and I know many of them to be people of integrity in important areas of their lives. Indeed, some are friends I cherish. But if there is a line Donald Trump could cross that would forfeit the loyalty of his core supporters—including, and in some respects especially, white evangelical Christians—I can’t imagine what it would be. And that is a rather depressing thing to admit. Polarization and political tribalism are not new to America; fear and hatred for our fellow citizens have �been increasing for decades. We’ve had plenty of presidents who have failed us, in ways large and small. But this moment is different because Donald Trump is different, and because Donald Trump is president. His relentless assault on truth and the institutions of democracy—his provocations and abuse of power, his psychological instability and his emotional volatility, his delusions and his incompetence—are unlike anything we’ve seen before. He needs to be stopped. And his supporters can’t say, as they did in 2016, that they just didn’t know. Leaf art Day 4. And once more, Oliver: ��In this photo you can clearly see the grazes on his nose and between his eyebrows from doing a face plant into the pine bark ground cover at the park. He seems to be recovering okay. Flashback: still in Narbonne �����From the top: I was really impressed with the way they wrapped the tower like a Christmas gift; they decorated the streets too; two photos inside the church. �Just to make you laugh. Tomorrow then. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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The Post's health desk wrote about an epidemic of “coronasomnia” as the pandemic disrupts daily structures, keeps people awake with stress and transforms bedrooms from darkened sanctuaries into 24/7 home offices. Physicians and researchers worry that the phenomenon is “creating a massive new population of chronic insomniacs,” The Post wrote,“grappling with declines in productivity, shorter fuses and increased risks of hypertension, depression and other health problems.” Well isn’t that cheery? Yesterday I visited the eye doctor again for my 1 week checkup. Of course they dilated my left eye again and it took until later in the evening for it to return to normal. I go through the whole procedure again on Friday with my right eye. Then it gets very complicated for Craig as he is Chief Eye Drop Applicator. From next Saturday, he’ll be applying 2 steroid eye drops a day in my left eye and 4 steroid and 4 antibiotic eye drops a day in my right eye. They give us a chart after the surgery so we can keep track of where we are. The antibiotic drops are only for the first week, but the steroid eye drops decrease 1 application a day for a further 3 weeks. I talked to the nurse yesterday and told her that the tape holding the plastic eye patch over my eye at night (for the first week) had hurt my cheek and so she gave me a black pirate patch to use after the right eye surgery. Much better and I can say Arrrggh! So what else is big news? Oh that’s right, its the Labor Day weekend. The New Normal Yes, it’s another holiday weekend, but does that mean we’re looking at another scary coronavirus surge? Many are worried that Labor Day will be like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, when travel and celebrations fanned the flames of viral spread, especially across the U.S. South and West. Dr. Anthony Fauci says, “You don't want to be someone who's propagating the outbreak. You want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem." All together now: Yes, Dr. Fauci. �And here are some handy hints for Labor Day events: The Atlantic A Pocket Guide to Staying Safe A holiday is approaching, and although we’re all ready to kick back, “COVID-19 is not taking a break for Labor Day weekend,” Elizabeth Carlton, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health, warns. Luckily, many traditional holiday activities take place in the great outdoors, which is thought to be less risky than congregating indoors. Below, we’ve compiled expert advice on a few common ways to spend the day. Keep in mind that our understanding of this virus continues to evolve, Carlton points out, and that guidance may change in the future. No matter what your plans are, experts recommend … 1. wearing a mask, 2. socially distancing from people outside your household, 3. washing your hands often, and 4. staying home if you’re sick or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. *If you’re planning on going to the beach … Though no activity is without risk, the beach may well be as good as it gets—if people stay socially distant. Even when you’re in the ocean, the CDC recommends staying six feet apart, but you can leave your mask off in the water. *If you’re planning on going to the pool … It’s a similar deal to the beach, except staying apart may be a bit trickier. *If you’re planning on camping … If you’re camping with someone outside your household, bring your own tent, hand sanitizer, and marshmallows: The CDC guidelines recommend, among other measures, sleeping separately and avoiding sharing supplies, including food. Carlton also suggests keeping an eye out for crowded places, such as campground bathrooms or stores you may stop at on the way in, and taking precautions in those spaces. *If you’re planning on attending a barbecue … The good news: There’s no evidence of foodborne transmission so far. But the CDC guidelines still recommend limiting the number of people handling the food. Ideally, Carlton says, the cookout is outside, with a “not huge” number of attendees and space for them to distance. And before you bite into that rib, make sure you’ve washed your hands. If you’re a host, Carlton recommends you “be really forward,” reminding those who may have been exposed or who have symptoms of COVID-19 not to attend. �So there you have it. Just remind yourself - it isn’t over yet. In Sydney, Australia the virus continues to pop up in stores, pubs etc. With their efficient contact tracing, the Health Department publishes venues with specific times (e.g. 10:00am to 11:15am) so that the reader can know if they were in that venue at that time and may have had contact with a virus positive person. That’s organization for you! There have been posts about 3 venues in Balmain where Zoe and Oliver live but luckily Zoe wasn’t in those places at those times. And, is the following a good excuse? You decide. In other political news, Trump advised fans in North Carolina to vote twice, once by mail in ballot and the second time in person. This is completely illegal. From Capital Public Radio: “Intentionally voting twice in the same election is, indeed, illegal. Clearly so. And straightforward to prosecute, because there’s always a paper trail,” Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law School professor and elections expert wrote in an email. �Voting twice is also a crime under federal law, specifically under U.S Code Title 52, which reads: “Whoever votes more than once in an election … shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.” So I would play it safe and just vote once. If you vote by mail you can check to see that you ballot has been received. In Michigan, under michigan.gov, you type in: check my ballot status. I imagine it is the same for all states, its housed under your Secretary of State page. In some states, your vote is processed prior to Election Day. Look up NCSL.org to see when you state counts votes. In Michigan it is after the polls close on Election Day. I know that our Secretary of State would like to change that to some days prior to Election Day but not in time for this year, and she is battling a current Republican majority in the State Senate. As well, our districts are sill gerrymandered although the Public Commission to redraw district lines has just been formed. The new, fairer distribution should be in place by 2022. In case you didn’t know, gerrymandering means that after an election, the dominant party redefines the districts to favor them in any upcoming elections. Presently, Michigan;s districts favor the Republican Party. Well, here’s something that made me feel better because I was fairly sure any vaccine Trump offered wouldn’t be properly tested: The New Normal: The Trump administration's virus chief told NPR on Thursday that it's “very unlikely” that a vaccine will be ready before Election Day, despite the government's instructions that state and local health departments be ready to distribute one as soon as Nov. 1. Some health experts suspect that the advisory was a political gimmick and worried that the experimental vaccines under development couldn't be properly tested in such a short time. ��You know how you say something out loud or in writing, and then you forget about it but at a very inopportune moment it comes back to bite you in the bum? No? Me neither. But here’s something that did for Trump: The Atlantic When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true. Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” Now this is not sitting well with the US Military, Vets or even voters. The military has a special place in Americans hearts. It has been confirmed and just to double check, I looked it up in Snopes. And this isn’t the only time he has disparaged the military, both publicly and on Twitter. The thing about the internet that people forget is - once its out there, its out there forever. If he is voted out of office (as well as voting and encouraging everyone to vote Biden/Harris, I’m crossing all my fingers and toes), the military will take great delight in escorting him out of the White House. Day No. 3 leaf art: �Oliver. Yesterday evening we sat and watched as Oliver played with his toys, 9,364 miles away in Sydney, Australia. He now has a range of words: car, duck, baa, mumma, baboon (balloon) and Asssha (Asher). He waves goodbye to us, and he laughs at Grandad (Craig) when he makes funny noises. When he sees us on Zoe’s phone, he points at us. He is immensely proud of his achievements. He’s also screamingly funny to watch as he explores his world. My favorite this week involved antics with a tea towel on the kitchen floor. ��This was our birthday present to Oliver. He does actually play them, just enough to make Craig and I very happy. Our Christmas gifts last year were not a success. Flashback: after visiting Fontfroide Abbey we drove on to Narbonne on the Mediterranean Coast. �����Narbonne is a town in southern France on the Canal de la Robine. The Gothic Cathédrale Saint-Just et Saint-Pasteur was begun in the 13th century but never completed. The grand Palais des Archevêques (Archbishop's Palace) houses archaeology and art museums. The Horreum is an underground labyrinth of ancient warehouses left over from the town’s days as a Roman port. The nearby beach and harbor is at Narbonne Plage. From the top: first glimpse of the Mediterranean; Narbonne Plage; our first Christmas Market along the canal. We were to find out that in our area, Christmas Markets were huge events leading up to Christmas Day. I will leave you with these two photos of social areas in Uptown, one for nearby cafes and one for neighbors - they are popping up everywhere across the city: ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. 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COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/51d549990e58ffa32c62f161732321f2.pdf 69b16f7a9d44ac9c1d2881856dcaccc6 PDF Text Text Day 177 by windoworks Yesterday Governor Whitmer took Betsy DeVos to task. You remember Betsy. She’s the Secretary of Education who knows absolutely nothing about education. Here’s what the Governor said: �Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos notified State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice that states will not receive any waivers to the federal requirement to administer statewide summative assessments for the 2020-2021 school year. From forcing high-stakes testing on our young children during a global pandemic to trying to strip dollars away from schools in need of critical funding, Betsy DeVos has proven time and again that she doesn’t share our priorities for protecting and improving public education. This virus has had an unprecedented impact on our kids, and forcing them to take these assessments during a time when families everywhere are working around the clock to stay safe is cruel. Betsy DeVos should do the right thing and waive these requirements for our kids. Students, educators, and families everywhere deserve leaders in Washington who will help them succeed. I will continue to work closely with districts and educators across the state to ensure our kids can get a great education as we fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Craig has successfully completed his first week of online teaching and is as exhausted as this polar bear. At first he used the Blackboard system the college had set up but it was frustrating as he could only see 4 students faces at a time. He had to scroll across to see the other 6. I suggested he try Zoom and Thursday was much, much better. But working online is exhausting because its so intense looking at the screen for �75 minutes at a time. However, I think both Craig and the students will get more comfortable with it as time goes by. Like every day, its a big news day. Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House and 3rd in line to the Presidency) was set up by her hairdresser in San Francisco. Trump is dancing around treating this event as the most important news of the day. Even before I read that Nancy was set up, I couldn’t care less. There are far more important things to worry about. Here’s one: Crooked Media: The Department of Homeland Security withheld an intelligence bulletin warning law enforcement agencies that Russia would try to sow disinformation about Joe Biden’s mental health. According to the bulletin, analysts had determined with “high confidence” that Russian actors were likely to continue denigrating Biden’s mental fitness in order to influence the election. An hour after a draft of the document was submitted on July 7, a senior DHS official intervened to pause its distribution to federal, state and local law enforcement: “Please hold on sending this one out until you have a chance to speak to [acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf].” The bulletin was never circulated, and the Trump campaign has continued to echo the same false claims. This is what collusion looks like when the colluders control the government. And also from Crooked Media: Trump’s efforts to subvert the election have grown more and more unhinged because he’s terrified of losing, and he’s losing because he’s done a terrible job as president, both before the coronavirus (when his approval rating was stuck around 40 percent) and now (when his approval rating is stuck around 40 percent). The country has seen enough, and he knows it. �Remember Thugs on Planes? �Did you notice the alien looking in the plane window in astonishment? I’ve read a post from the woman who accidentally caused this whole furore, and it demonstrates Trump’s mental state. He lies compulsively and he believes his lies. He may also have gaps in his memory. Now while all this is interesting, its also disturbing. If he was someone’s grandfather at home it would be difficult, but he’s the current President of the United States! Think about that as he lies about everything. �And now, a little virus news: Crooked Media: Iowa State has canceled its plan to cram 25,000 fans into a football stadium, perhaps in response to this question from Story County Health Board chairman John Paschen: “We’re talking about are you on the side of Mr. Death or are you against Mr. Death?” Keep it moving, Mr. Death. �And this, because somehow even the most stringent denier will believe the truth when a famous person tell us: Washington Post Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said his entire family caught covid-19 after he invited family friends to his house who later tested positive. “This one was a real kick in the gut,” the actor and former wrester said. Just in case you are like me and not at all confident; Washington Post The U.S. government has told state and local health officials to prepare for a vaccine to be available as early as Nov. 1 — raising hopes for an early end to the pandemic while simultaneously generating suspicion that the Trump administration intends to rush out an underbaked vaccine just in time for Election Day. “It’s extremely critical that we have rigorous evidence of safety and effectiveness supporting a vaccine before the FDA gives its okay,” said Patricia Zettler, a law professor who used to work at the Food and Drug Administration. Three experimental vaccine candidates are in their final stage of clinical trials, but it can take several months for the FDA to fully vet them — assuming they work And for me “assuming they work” is the heart of the matter. But we do know that flu vaccines do usually work, so make sure to get vaccinated this year. I say usually because remember that one year when the flu strain mutated after the vaccine went out? And its not just one strain of flu you’re being vaccinated for, its several. So far there are 2 strains of COVID-19. It seems to mutate at a slower rate (but don’t take my word - look it up for yourself). While I’m on the subject, remember to fact check everything you read online. Snopes is a great site for fact checking anything but keep the search parameters simple. Day 2 of leaf art: �On Wednesday we walked around the Community Gardens nearby. Its is coming into fall and most of the summer growing season is over. The flower patches were especially lovely. ��Me with my super strength sunglasses on - its very bright with one new lens. I can only imagine how bright it will be with two! And now for the daily dose of Oliver, who was cleared to return to daycare yesterday. ��Flashback: there are a large number of Paleolithic caves in France. The famous ones have all been closed to visitors as the expelled breath of humans degrade the wall paintings. However, some caves are still open in the south and we visited this one: �����Le Mas-d'Azil is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, containing a cave that is the typesite for the prehistoric Azilian culture. The Grotte du Mas d'Azil (sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not) is a "supersite" with rich remains of human usage from about 30,000 years ago, and is also a key site for the subsequent Magdalenian culture. The D119 road runs right through the large cave, which is a natural tunnel 420 metres long and 50 metres high. Wikipedia. A guided tour through the chambers and galleries on the right bank describes the geology, palaeontology, prehistory and history of the caves. This is complemented by a sound and light slide show and the reconstruction of a Magdalenian household. And in case you wondered: The Magdalenian cultures (also Madelenian; French: Magdalénien) are later cultures of the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic in western Europe. They date from around 17,000 to 12,000 years ago. It is named after the type site of La Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley. Wikipedia First photos: the cave entrance with the river and then the last photo is Stations of the Cross on a nearby hillside. There was just us and a Spanish family in the tour group and our guide (who also sold us our tickets) locked the gate behind us as we entered the cave. Although the river runs beside the road through the cave, inside it is a dry cave, therefore no stalactites or stalagmites. Our guide spoke French only, but �the Spanish mother spoke English and she translated the harder bits. It was a great tour, lots of walking of course, but worth visiting. Tomorrow then. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. 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In another week I will have my right eye cataract removed and a new lens put in. As Craig says: I am slowly becoming �bionic. And did you read that they have made some sort of human/computer interface? I’m not sure on the details but here comes the future, racing towards us. Yesterday we were watching Oliver play with his toys and he has a toy cell phone that he looks at with interest. Craig said he would buy him his first cell phone, should he buy it for him when he turns two? Zoe said, thanks but no thanks. To Oliver, technology is interesting, but real books and his enormous hand me down box of baby LEGO are his all time favorite. Especially when he tries to climb in the box with bare feet and then remembers the blocks hurt when you stand on them. So, what’s new? In this time of ever changing news, this is not exactly new but its worth printing as a constant reminder: Washington Post: This feeds a long-running narrative of a White House repeatedly undermining its health and science experts, not just at the FDA but also at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, the CDC came under fire from a host of medical and public health groups and infectious-disease experts for an abrupt change to its guidelines, which no longer recommend testing for asymptomatic people even if they had contact with an infected individual — a shift that coincides with the president’s stated desire to reduce testing. “I’ve been following health regulatory decisions for decades and have never seen this amount of White House arm-twisting to force agencies like FDA and CDC to make decisions based on political pressure, rather than the best science,” said Jerome Avorn, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, who decried the “routine policy distortions we now see nearly every week.” �Yesterday Craig began his regular online teaching mode. By yesterday GVSU had found 123 students who tested positive for COVID-19. They actually found them on Monday - the first day of class. The report from GVSU said the students were seniors who lived in off campus (across the road and downtown) accommodation. Day One! But here’s the next hurdle - GVSU says all students may return home for the Labor Day weekend. Because, as we know, they’ll all be traveling to Detroit, Ohio, Illinois etc in a bubble. This is all part of GVSU’s plan to open in hybrid form and ‘see how it goes’. Years ago, Craig, Asher and I took a road trip out west and one of the stops we made was in Sturgis. This was the first we had ever heard of Sturgis and the annual motorcycle rally. It must have been over when we got there because we did see motor cyclists but they were sightseeing on their way home. I heard of some bikers who flew in from overseas with their bikes in the plane’s hold. This year, the virus �notwithstanding, the organizers and the attendees decided to go ahead anyway. I saw a man interviewed who said he didn’t believe the virus existed - it was just a Democratic beat up. So, weeks later, here’s this: Washington Post A Minnesota biker who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has died of covid-19 — the first fatality from the virus traced to the 10-day event that drew more than 400,000 to South Dakota. The man was in his 60s, had underlying conditions and was hospitalized in intensive care after returning from the rally, said Kris Ehresmann, infectious-disease director at the Minnesota Department of Health. The case is among at least 260 cases in 11 states tied directly to the event, according to a survey of health departments by The Washington Post. Epidemiologists believe that figure is a significant undercount, due to the resistance of some rallygoers to testing and the limited contact tracing in some states. As a result, the true scope of infections stemming from the event that ran from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 is unlikely to ever be known. Public health officials had long expressed concern over the decision to move forward with the annual event, believed to be the largest held anywhere in the U.S. since the pandemic shelved most large-scale gatherings. Now, just over two weeks after the conclusion of the rally, the Midwest and the Dakotas in particular are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases even as infections decline or plateau in the rest of the country. And from Crooked Media: Coronavirus outbreaks have been surging across the midwest over the past week, with case numbers rising dramatically in Iowa and the Dakotas. (A special shout-out to Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) for welcoming the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, which has just been linked to its first death, and for continuing to reject a mask mandate or lockdown orders.) As we head into fall, the U.S. is averaging 40,000 new cases per day—a level that Dr. Anthony Fauci today called “an unacceptably high baseline.” This next thing is something we don’t think about when we hope for a vaccine: The Atlantic In the past seven months, more than 100 COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, and drugs have been pushed into development. But for any of these treatments to make it to humans, they usually have to face another animal first: a monkey. And here, scientists in the United States say they are facing a bottleneck. There just aren’t enough monkeys to go around. Nationally, there is basically a big shortage,” says Koen Van Rompay, an infectious-disease scientist at the California National Primate Research Center. Primate research in the U.S. is expensive and often controversial, making it challenging even in normal circumstances. The pandemic has made acquiring monkeys even harder. “We can’t find any rhesus any longer. They’ve completely disappeared,” says Mark Lewis, the CEO of Bioqual, a contract research organization that specializes in animal testing. Scientists in academia and industry alike are all competing for a limited pool of monkeys. �So because the news is always dire, here’s something to make you smile. My sister-in-law posted the photos, I have 9 of them. I’ll post one a day for the next 9 days. This is leaf art. This next piece I will post and let you think about for while. This is a theme Craig (as an historian) has expounded for a while now: Within the living memory of most Americans, a majority of the country’s residents were white Christians. That is no longer the case, and voters are not insensate to the change—nearly a third of conservatives say they face “a lot” of discrimination for their beliefs, as do more than half of white evangelicals. But more epochal than the change that has already happened is the change that is yet to come: Sometime in the next quarter century or so, depending on immigration rates and the vagaries of ethnic and racial identification, nonwhites will become a majority in the U.S. For some Americans, that change will be cause for celebration; for others, it may pass unnoticed. But the transition is already producing a sharp political backlash, exploited and exacerbated by the president. In 2016, white working-class voters who said that discrimination against whites is a serious problem, or who said they felt like strangers in their own country, were almost twice as likely to vote for Trump as those who did not. Two-thirds of Trump voters agreed that “the 2016 election represented the last chance to stop America’s decline.” In Trump, they’d found a defender. The Atlantic. �Oliver is not at daycare this week as he has Hand, Foot and Mouth. Yes, you guessed it, the ‘friend of a friend’ post a few days ago was in fact Zoe and her son Oliver. Zoe wanted me to say that not all Australian doctors and nurses act like that - her own practice is full of caring people: staff, doctors and nurses. Anyway, Oliver is experiencing a very mild case of HFM and Zoe is struggling to work from home with a demanding child who is full of beans and needs his mum to watch his every clever move. Luckily, his Great Aunt Bernie came to help after work on Tuesday, and his Great Uncle Drew took him out to the park on Thursday afternoon. They went to the swings. Oliver loves swinging and he has the best laugh. ��Flashback: Laroque. This was another very pretty town we found on one of our ‘just exploring’ days. We had driven past it many times on our way to other places. ����From the top: every town and village has an old church. I don’t think I saw a modern church in this part of France. This is the entrance; inside the church; as it was early December, each church we visited had their Nativity scene on display; and lastly, this view from the churchyard, of the town and the smoke from a burn off fire in the Pyrenees. This smoke gave us spectacular sunsets for days. Remember: history is watching us. Oh and get a flu shot. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e5ccca186808df228a236b22126dbbfe.pdf 8eec80b711d7704b037f9e5c2316d330 PDF Text Text Day 175 by windoworks Crooked media We’re in the homestretch of the election and things are predictably getting uglier, but Donald Trump has now saddled himself with the notoriously unpopular position that people shooting each other in the street is good, actually. This can be over in two months. This must be over in two months �I was talking to a friend on the phone yesterday and she said that every day she thought to herself: things cannot get worse - and yet every next day, they do. I used to think I was basically a cheerful, hopeful person but this year so far has been dreadful. Craig has begun teaching online - well actually his lectures are all on blackboard and during the week he holds discussion groups with all 3 classes divided into much smaller groups. His students are mostly first year honors students and they are living uneasily on campus at GVSU. I think he spends some of his time reassuring them. I think Trump has dived off the deep end. Here’s a piece from the New York Times: Trump, unbound President Trump breaks so many of the normal rules of politics that it can sometimes be hard to know when his tweets and comments are truly newsworthy. Even by his standards, though, the past several days have stood out. Consider: • Trump said on Monday that a plane “almost completely loaded with thugs” wearing “dark uniforms” had been headed to the Republican National Convention to do “big damage.” The claim is similar to a baseless conspiracy theory that spread online over the summer, well before the convention. • He has declined to condemn the killings of two protesters in Kenosha, Wis. He instead defended the 17year-old charged in the shootings — a Trump supporter named Kyle Rittenhouse — saying he was acting in self-defense. Trump also promoted a Twitter post that called Rittenhouse “a good example of why I decided to vote for Trump.” • He defended violence committed by his supporters in Portland, Ore., who fired paintballs and pepper spray at Black Lives Matter protesters. • He compared the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha to missing “a three-foot putt” in a golf tournament. • He claimed that “people that you’ve never heard of” and “people that are in the dark shadows” are controlling Joe Biden. • He claimed Democrats were trying to “destroy” suburbs with “low-income housing, and with that comes a lot of other problems, including crime.” He added that Cory Booker — one of the highest-profile Black Democrats — would be “in charge of it.” • He predicted that the stock market would crash if Biden won. • He said that Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, “didn’t even discuss law enforcement, the police. Those words weren’t mentioned.” In fact, Biden held a discussion at the convention on policing, with a police chief. • Trump claimed that he “took control of” the situation in Kenosha by sending in the National Guard. In fact, Wisconsin’s governor, not the president, sent the National Guard. • He retweeted messages asserting that the pandemic’s death toll was overstated. Evidence indicates the opposite is true. �• He said that protests against police brutality were actually a secret “coup attempt” by anarchists “trying to take down the President.” What amazes me is that the Times reached various congressional Republicans to ask for their comment and NO ONE SAID ANYTHING. In fact, no one is stopping, vetting, influencing or mollifying Trumps remarks. No wait - Mitt Romney did say they were jaw dropping, but no one in the Republican Party cares about Mitt Romney any more. I keep wondering if anyone close to Trump ever steps outside their comfort zone and looks back at the situation. And what do they all think will happen once Trump is out of office? I saw this morning that someone on FB thinks he will move to Saudi Arabia and take sanctuary there. It is scary to think that this is the example being set before all our impressionable youth. The whole story of baby faced 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse killing two protesters and injuring a third, and Trump saying he acted in self defence, is ludicrous. I am concerned that as a country we are so divided with the Trump supporters so very angry that we may never be able to put the United States back together again. And I don’t understand the all consuming anger that Trump supporters display. They got their president, didn’t they? He’s doing his best to return this country to its deep racist roots where the rich white people rule over all. Isn’t that what they voted for? To keep women in their proper place - barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. Isn’t that the Trump followers goal - or have I misread this? ��Hmmm. Stats: World confirmed cases: 25.3M. Deaths: 848K. US confirmed cases: 6.17M. Deaths: 187K. Michigan confirmed cases: 114K. Deaths: 6,770. Kent county confirmed cases: 8,537. Deaths: 168. In other news, New Zealand opened up the country (but not to tourists) with the instruction that everyone wear a mask when they leave the house. And here’s a little reminder about those surgical disposable masks: ��If these masks get into the waterways, the straps get tangled in water birds feet - so remember to cut them. Remember how Russia meddled in the 2016 election to promote Trump’s success? They’re at it again (also with China who are trying to promote Biden’s success). Here’s s piece from the Washington Post: Facebook took down a small network of fake accounts and pages associated with Russian operatives that had recruited U.S. journalists to write articles targeting left-leaning readers on topics such as racial justice, the Biden-Harris campaign and President Trump’s policies, the company said Tuesday. The network of 13 fake accounts and two pages was in its early stages of attempting to build an audience, Facebook said, which the company argued was evidence of its growing effectiveness at targeting foreign disinformation operations ahead of the 2020 election. The actions emerged as a result of a tip from the FBI and was one of a dozen operations tied to the Russian Internet Research Agency or individuals affiliated �with it. The company has taken on roughly a dozen IRA-affiliated operations since the last presidential election, when IRA-backed pages amassed millions of views on the platform. The pages had about 14,000 followers. Just to let you know, you should always fact check items you read anywhere. If you want to know which way your favorite news source leans, check out the chart at Allsides. If you want to check a story you’ve just read or seen on TV, look up Snopes online, and ask them. And try not to share anything on FaceBook without verifying it first. Another tip is, if someone comments nastily on a thread you’re reading, look them up - they could be a bot or troll. Always, always check everything. And to elaborate on this topic, HuffPost's S.V. Dáte explains the thinking behind his question, which sparked a viral moment. At a press conference he asked the president: “Mr. President, after three and a half years, do you regret, at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?” Trump pretended not to hear (his normal fallback position for trick questions) but here’s a short piece from Date’s interview for the Washingtonian: You wrote about the effects of Trump’s mendacity in January. I just reread the piece and noticed you asked what problems his lying might cause during a disease outbreak. Date: I mean, I didn’t know at the time that we’d get to find out exactly and very soon how he would deal with such a thing. But yeah, I guess something that a lot of people don’t think about when they’re electing a President is: You ought to be thinking about the stuff that you haven’t thought of. What are the bad things that can happen that you need someone to be able to deal with, that you can’t even imagine right now? And too often people say, Well, I’d like to have a beer with this person or whatever. You don’t pick an airline pilot like that. You don’t pick doctors like that. So maybe this is a wake-up call that this is an important job, and maybe someone who just makes stuff up all the time to make themselves feel better is not ideal for that position. So, at last its Oliver time. Fresh off the press, here he is yesterday on his 3rd visit to Taronga Park Zoo. ��Fontfroide Abbey: It was founded in 1093 by Aimery I, Viscount of Narbonne, but remained poor and obscure, and needed to be refounded by Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.In 1144 it affiliated itself to the Cistercian reform movement. Shortly afterwards the Count of Barcelona gave it the land in Spain that was to form the great Catalan monastery of Poblet, of which Fontfroide counts as the mother house, and in 1157 the Viscountess Ermengard of Narbonne granted it a great quantity of land locally, thus securing its wealth and status. The abbey fought together with Pope Innocent III against the heretical doctrine of the Cathars who lived in the region. It was dissolved in 1791 in the course of the French Revolution. The premises, which are of very great architectural interest, passed into private hands in 1908, when the artists Gustave and Madeleine Fayet d'Andoque bought it to protect the fabric of the buildings from an American collector of sculpture. They restored it over a number of years and used it as a centre for artistic projects. It still remains in private hands. Today wine is produced here of the AOC Corbières quality under the French appellations system. It also has a small working farm, bookstore and restaurant and takes paying guests. Wikipedia �������I absolutely loved this abbey. It has been beautifully restored and the gardens are huge and spectacular. It was one of those places you stumble upon accidentally on your way somewhere else. From the top: the famous rose garden; me looking up into one of the wilder areas of the gardens; the main chapel - although there are seats along the sides, in medieval times you didn’t sit during mass, you stood or knelt; the cloister garden; me walking along the cloister; and last, a medieval knight’s tomb, perhaps the founder, Aimery I. For some reason his feet are missing. As my friend Rich says: carry on. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6082bd0226250a990955e82fa9900a74.pdf 6925a64d560882c6b39766bcfccc2eee PDF Text Text Day 174 by windoworks Wait a minute while I think........ I keep looking for better news and it seems the bad news keeps escalating. I’m reminded of that popular saying: if you think thats bad, wait till you hear this! In order to be reelected, Trump has begun tweeting and shouting about how bad America will be under Biden. Now I understand he is a man who probably has a diagnosable clinical condition but I don’t imagine everyone around him suffers from the same condition. I am constantly amazed by his followers who believe every word he says. Other people say this is a war between two cultures - and I can see that. On the one side we have a movement of equality and fairness (not easy in any society) and on the other side we have the old guard clinging on to what was. We experienced this on a much lesser scale in Australia when the then Prime Minister, John Howard, tried to return the country to the 1950s. It didn’t go well. We all tend to look back in nostalgia - ah, those were the days!. Even in this blog, when I post the flashbacks, the children and I all say: oh I remember that. I wish we could be there again. But as L.P. Hartley said: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” It seems as though America is stuck - we can’t go back and we can’t seem to move forward. And to all this, add a pandemic that we were arguably the best prepared country in the world to deal with - and yet we didn’t; and the hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and forest fires. Our infrastructure is crumbling and our president does his best to incite violence and discord everywhere he goes. I think citizens want to be proud of their leaders. In truth all prime ministers, presidents and other leaders are just people - men and women who decided that governing was what they wanted to do with their lives. There’s nothing which sets them apart from others except perhaps their goals and ideals. New York Times In a speech on Monday, Joe Biden argued that Trump had made the country unsafe through his erratic and incendiary governing style. “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is re-elected?” he said. “We’re facing multiple crises — crises that, under Donald Trump, have kept multiplying.” ��And to those who say ‘I never vote’ for reasons ranging from ‘its rigged’ to ‘it doesn’t make a difference anyway’, I offer this: �So there you have it. As the app time and date says: 62 days, 17 hours and 14 minutes to Election Day. Take a side. And if that isn’t enough to convince you: The Atlantic The American democratic system depends on the ability to disagree peacefully. Today, that premise is under threat, our staff writer Franklin Foer warns—and the threat is coming from the White House. “When a society discards politics, violence assumes its place,” Frank writes, citing the deaths of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and that of the man in Portland. Donald Trump is not alone in his turn away from politics, Frank argues: He merely accelerated what the Republican Party has been flirting with since the Newt Gingrich era. Last year, our Ideas editor Yoni Applebaum argued that a party in dire electoral straits might turn to undemocratic tactics to maintain its power. And that could be how America ends, he warned. Meanwhile in Portland, Oregon: Axios.com Portland, Oregon Mayor: Ted Wheeler What he's saying: "Do you seriously wonder, Mr. President, why this is the first time in decades that America has seen this level of violence? It's you who have created the hate and division," Wheeler told reporters. • "My response is as the president of the United States and somebody who has been perpetrating divisive and hateful language for four years — for him to now stand here and say that it's unexpected and act as though he is shocked, is appalling to me." • "The tweets that he has been putting out in the last 48 hours attacking Democratic mayors, attacking those who are trying to bring resolution to the violence in their local communities. He has an opportunity to uplift us and bring us together and help us move through this difficult situation in our nation's history." • "And instead, he chooses to play petty politics and divide us. … I'm gonna do the work I need to do here in my local community with my local officials to take accountability for what's happening in our streets, and I'd appreciate that either the president support us or stay the hell out of the way." And on the pandemic front: Washington Post: Fueling the concern that herd immunity is simply not possible are the cases of reinfection, including one in Nevada: A 25-year-old Reno man is the first reported reinfected coronavirus patient in the United States, scientists say. In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, researchers tested the genetic strains and found that they were distinct between the two infections, confirming that it was not a relapse of the man's original illness. �So, two different virus strains. We’re not coping with the first one, never mind a second strain. And here’s what’s going on at the White House: Crooked Media: The Task Force reports released today show the White House has known since June that coronavirus cases were surging across the country and many states were becoming dangerous ‘red zones’ where the virus was spreading fast,” said Chairman Clyburn. “Rather than being straight with the American people and creating a national plan to fix the problem, the President and his enablers kept these alarming reports private while publicly downplaying the threat to millions of Americans. As a result of the President’s failures, more than 58,000 additional Americans have died since the Task Force first started issuing private warnings, and many of the Task Force’s recommendations still have not been implemented. It is long past time that the Administration finally implement a national plan to contain this crisis, which is still killing hundreds of Americans each day.” Anyone remember the poetess Pam Ayres? Well, she's 73 and still going strong. This is her latest ode to coronavirus… I'm normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately with the virus here We can't go out the gates. You see, we are the 'oldies' now We need to stay inside If they haven't seen us for a while They'll think we've upped and died. They'll never know the things we did Before we got this old There wasn't any Facebook So not everything was told. We may seem sweet old ladies Who would never be uncouth But we grew up in the 60s If you only knew the truth! There was sex and drugs and rock 'n roll The pill and miniskirts �We smoked, we drank, we partied And were quite outrageous flirts. Then we settled down, got married And turned into someone's mum, Somebody's wife, then nana, Who on earth did we become? We didn't mind the change of pace Because our lives were full But to bury us before we're dead Is like a red rag to a bull! So here you find me stuck inside For four weeks, maybe more I finally found myself again Then I had to close the door! It didn’t really bother me I'd while away the hour I'd bake for all the family But I've got no flaming flour! Now Netflix is just wonderful I like a gutsy thriller I'm swooning over Idris Or some random sexy killer. At least I've got a stash of booze For when I'm being idle There's wine and whiskey, even gin If I'm feeling suicidal! So let's all drink to lockdown To recovery and health And hope this awful virus Doesn't decimate our wealth. We'll all get through the crisis And be back to join our mates �Just hoping I'm not far too wide To fit through the flaming gates! Pamela Ayres MBE is an English poet, comedian, songwriter and presenter of radio and television programmes. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to appearances on other TV and radio shows, a one-woman touring stage show and performing before The Queen. Wikipedia Oliver. ��You’ve heard of little libraries? Here’s a different sort of library. ��Flashback: ������From the top: shopping for jewelry in Mirepoix; cassoulet with sausage and duck confit; at Le Paradis du Pape (Pope’s paradise) about to eat Le Petit Frere au Chocolat (the little chocolate priest - OMG it was delicious!); a royal chateau (well out of sight); outside seating at our favorite cafe in Mirepoix; and espaliered fruit trees - they tie the nets back in winter as there’s no fruit left on the trees for the birds to eat. A last thought to leave you with. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8df35ebcafebba361504bc9888a3791b.pdf 0f89e63569279ba5980bb3f2d47291ca PDF Text Text Day 173 by windoworks I don’t know about you but I’m tired. Of course having eye surgery made me tired - but that’s a physical tiredness. Over the weekend an Australian friend of a friend took her son to the doctor nearby to check if he had caught Hand Foot and Mouth virus. She went into the practice and the nurse said: your child has a runny nose. I’ll have to ask the doctor if he’ll see him. In the meantime, please wait outside. She stood outside and waited with her cranky child. The woman came out and said: you’ll have to wait until the end of the day and perhaps he’ll see you then. So she took him to a local hospital and waited through 2 emergencies only to have the doctor there say: it might be HFM. I can’t tell - and lets just test for COVID anyway. Of course the test came back negative, because he had had a runny nose for weeks from teething. But I think it was the hostile attitude of the doctor’s receptionist and the failure to diagnose at the hospital, and then the indignity of the COVID test, and the feeling of shunning that made it all worse. I know that doctors and nurses are scared by the virus and resentful of being expected to work in potentially dangerous conditions, but we’re talking about treating patients with respect. My experience of doctors and hospitals here in Grand Rapids has been vastly different. Of course there are strict precautions. I had to have my 3rd COVID test before my first eye operation - and I was instructed to isolate at home between the test and my first operation. It was not a problem for me - I have been pretty much isolating at home for 25 weeks in 2 days time. That was a bit confronting when I looked that up. One more week and it’ll be half a year. Meanwhile, the Trump reelection campaign has shifted gears. There will be no more discussion of the virus, instead he’ll be hammering a law and order campaign, citing the anarchy that will ensue if the Biden/Harris ticket wins. And honestly, after 2016, I take NOTHING for granted. �You may laugh, but there’s some truth in this. Now I know this happened last week, but I want to emphasize the quote at the bottom - “it cements the fact that they have never taken this outbreak seriously from the beginning”. �Washington Post: President Trump celebrated his renomination Thursday with a crowded party on the White House's South Lawn — a spectacle that broke with decades of presidential tradition, not to mention health and safety recommendations. More than 1,500 guests gathered at the venue, which previous presidents have avoided using for partisan rallies. Most of the crowd were allowed in without masks and without being tested for covid-19. They squeezed into closely spaced folding chairs, just yards away from Trump and his top aides, horrifying some health experts. “When you see this type of event and the way he is acting and the way he is allowing his supporters to act, it cements the fact that they have never taken this outbreak seriously from the beginning,” Amesh Adalja, an ¬infectious-disease expert at Johns Hopkins University Center, told The Post. And just to show Trump’s comprehension level; �And in Europe, things are not going well. Washington Post: Meanwhile, in Europe, infection rates are surging again after months of calm. France, Germany, Spain and other countries have recently posted caseloads not seen since the virus first washed over the continent in April and early May. Spain's per-capita case rate is now worse than even that of the United States. And from our Canadian cousins, another way of measuring the 6 foot social distancing rule: �And here’s another little tidbit: Washington Post: Nearly the entire California Senate Republican caucus was placed under mandatory quarantine this week after a coronavirus-skeptical member tested positive for the virus. Oliver! �Flashback: a few more photos of Castelnaudry. Just a note here for your consideration. Castelnaudry is where our English landlady took us to see her gynecologist for a check up for me. We had been warned that she took cash only. Our appointment was ay 6:30pm and we were the only ones in the practice. After �a 3 way discussion (with Julie translating) the doctor examined me and then as we were sitting back at her desk, Craig asked her how much? Very apologetically she answered ‘33 Euros please’ Craig had brought 200 Euros with him, just in case. Driving home we wondered what else we could get done while in France. Medical procedures and medicine is cheap in France partly because they pay higher taxes. So you pay more, but you get more in return. ����From the top: one of the cheese booths; a mirror cartoon in a cafe; the macaron booth (he even had a foie gras flavored one - not for me); a nearby farmers field sown with winter wheat. So remember - 63 days left - register to vote; vote; deliver your vote; and vote for Blue and sanity. And I’ll leave you with this: �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COVID-19_2020-08-31_BenjaminPamela_PD-Day-173 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin, Pamela Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-08-31 Title A name given to the resource Day 173 Description An account of the resource Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress. Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Epidemics Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids (Mich.) Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3ab560c43f652ccce56aecd6e023b9b4.pdf 7b0e600f4bc90adf15e46a6939fb5711 PDF Text Text Day 172 by windoworks Today it seems my brain is very tired, so I have asked Craig to type my blog for me. Yesterday I watched a lot of episodes of Deep Space Nine, and I will probably watch a lot more today. The doctor we saw on Friday afternoon recommended I have the left lens of my glasses removed. We did that but it was too confusing for me to wear them successfully. So in the afternoon we went to CVS and followed the doctor’s second recommendation, which was to get 2.0 magnification reading glasses. Although I can use them, this morning I am too tired to do so. �This meme really spoke to me yesterday. Although Grand Rapids Public Schools are all online for the first nine weeks, other schools in our area returned last week and some more will return tomorrow. Governor Whitmer has requested that all persons aged two years and over must wear a mask when leaving home. When I was in elementary school I would trade my mother’s lovingly made lunches for another student’s much less exciting lunch. I have no real idea of why I did this. I still remember this trade and honestly it never occurred to me that children might trade masks; but why wouldn’t they? Trading is such an integral part of childhood, and small children don’t really understand that the mask traps their germs inside which is the point of wearing masks anyway. Here’s a piece from Crooked Media on the last night of the RNC: What might make the night even more controversial is if people get COVID-19 from it. Trump crammed over 1000 untested loyalists into a tight seating space on the South Lawn, where mask wearing appeared to be actively discouraged. Four �participants in the Charlotte, NC, portion of the convention (two attendees and two participants) have already tested positive, and it’s statistically unlikely that nobody in attendance at the White House Thursday had coronavirus. The recklessness has already caused political problems for Republicans in attendance, including vulnerable incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who admitted he “fell short of his own standard.” The White House’s response to the blowback? “Everybody is going to catch this thing eventually.” That’s right: “It is what it is” as federal policy. In the USA the total number of coronavirus cases is just shy of 6 million. Deaths: 183K. Michigan: confirmed cases 101,478, with 6467 deaths. The Kent County dashboard is down at the moment. In Sydney they have had 14 new cases overnight, the most they have had at this time. These new cases seem to be associated with gyms. Yesterday in Melbourne they had only 99 new cases. At the onset of this new outbreak in Melbourne they were averaging well over 700 new cases a day, so this shows how well their very restrictive lockdown has been working. It is a really big ask of people to confine them to their homes and only allow them out one at a time in a very restricted way, but when over 90% of the populations adheres to these restrictions it makes a significant difference to the contagion rate. And now its Oliver time. �Everyone loves a swing, even older people like me. Today’s flashback: Castelnaudry is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in south France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major producer. Wikipedia. �����One day a week was market day in Castlenaudry. I think it was Friday but I’m not sure. Castelnaudry’s market is a big one with many booths we hadn’t seen before. After the market we always found a cafe for lunch and over several visits Craig tried a number of different versions of cassoulet. Cassoulet involves white beans, duck and sausage. A heavy, satisfying dish. I never tried it - beans and I are not a good mix. Castlenaudry is also famous for a pate de foie gras festival. This is goose liver pate and they force feed the geese to make their livers grow to an enormous size. Its a barbaric practice and unfortunately pate de foie gras is delicious. You have to think of other things as you eat it. From the top: roasting chestnuts; gift baskets; one side of the market; dried fruits (delicious); and what’s a market day without music? Tomorrow then. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Subject The topic of the resource Epidemics Grand Valley State University College students Personal narratives COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Personal narratives Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a5dd0dba832bcf5c653d5becf5718ebf.pdf 5fbfa78210774a2032822d9f96fda9ef PDF Text Text Day 171 by windoworks Apart from feeling a bit woozy wearing my new CVS reading glasses, it allows me to see what I’m doing and write my own blogpost. I know it is later today than usual, but that’s because I have been lying around ‘recovering’. Everyone tells you it will make an astonishing difference to your life when you have cataract surgery, and beforehand you say Mmmhmm. It makes an earth shattering difference - and I’ve only had my left eye done. I can’t imagine what will happen with both eyes done. But what they don’t tell you is: no heavy lifting, no bending down at all, and a strict routine of eye drops, eye drops, eye drops. The drops still sting when they go in and my eye is often unbearably itchy, but overall, its not too bad. So, the RNC is over and so apparently, is the pandemic. Evidently all speakers talked about the pandemic in the past tense. And from the photos, it appears Ivanka dressed for a ball rather then a convention. This afternoon we drove past a house with a large sign outside, counting down the days to the election. I think it said 65. And to sum the RNC up: NewYork Times: America right now has: deadly pandemic, massive unemployment and recession, schools unable to open, protests over racial injustice, a killer hurricane bearing down on the South… And I am �watching Mike Pence talk about how bad things would be in Joe Biden’s America,” The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser wrote. Here’s a question I had actually been thinking about: The Atlantic One question, answered: Can I let people pet my dog during the pandemic? James Hamblin offers some advice for dog owners in his latest “Paging Dr. Hamblin” column (the dog he’s talking about here, Rooster, is mine): If dogs were major players in the vector business, either via their respiratory secretions or fur, hopefully by now we would have traced clusters to them. We haven’t. Contaminated surfaces are proving to be less important than we initially assumed, and among them, soft surfaces such as fur are usually less likely than hard ones to harbor the virus. All that said, this virus is still finding ways to surprise us, and it’s not inconceivable that animals exposed to it could show some subtle or long-term effects that haven’t yet revealed themselves. … Petting dogs does not seem to be a major public-health concern, but that doesn’t mean concerned individuals are being unreasonable. You’re under no obligation to indulge the dog-loving hordes, and neither is Rooster. So I’m not going to let anyone pet Murphy from now on. Today two of the college students on our block went to school. One is a second year student and the other a first year. Neither family knows how long they will be on campus, but they’re giving it a try. Many colleges across the States have opened and then closed again. In other news, Hurricane Laura was a forerunner of things to come. It seems as though climate change is forcing us all to consider what we need to do to help mitigate conditions. Here’s a piece from the New York Times: Hurricane Laura shares something in common with both Hurricane Florence, a 2018 storm that killed 52 Americans, and Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana 15 years ago this week. All three changed from more typical hurricanes into severe ones in just a day or two. That kind of rapid intensification — to use the scientific term for it — used to be rare. In recent years, it has become more common. And that change is a useful summary of the how climate change is, and is not, affecting hurricanes. The warming of the planet doesn’t seem to have increased the frequency of hurricanes. But it has increased their severity, scientists say. Storms draw their energy from the ocean, and warmer water provides more energy. Warmer air, in turn, can carry more water, increasing rainfall and flooding. Since the 1990s, the frequency of extreme hurricanes — either Category 4 or 5 — has roughly doubled in the Atlantic Ocean. No single storm is solely a result of climate change, of course. Yet climate change is �leading to more storms like Laura. The scariest part of the trend is that it isn’t over. Climate change acts slowly. The destruction sweeping across Louisiana and Texas this morning will probably be even more common in the future than it is today. I meant to put this in my post a few days ago. Murphy is always very cautious about water left out for dogs, and this is the only water bowl she will drink from, if she walks past it with Craig. ��This water station has it all: fresh water, snacks, a ball to play with and poop bags. And an update to the shootings at Kenosha a couple of days ago: New York Times: Murder charges: Wisconsin authorities arrested Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old white Illinois resident, and charged him with first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting of two protesters on Tuesday. Rittenhouse had often posted on social media in support of the police and considered himself a militia member, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Now, Oliver: �So much fun in the park! �Flashback: Belesta. Situated in the valley of the Hers-Vif, Bélesta is known for its fir tree forest, which was a former royal forest whose wood was used to construct the mast of ships. Wikipedia ����The Hers-Vif river runs right through the village of Belesta. It was a lovely walk through the village and along the banks of the river. The last photo intrigued Craig - the tree had almost overgrown the lorry sign. My eyes need a rest, so that’s it for today. Be safe, wear your mask, wash your hands and get tested if you feel ill. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 Journals Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Libraries Description An account of the resource This collection of journals and personal narratives was solicited from the GVSU community by archivists of the University Libraries during the events of the 2020 COVID-19 global pandemic. During this unprecedented crisis the university closed suddenly, following federal and state guidelines of social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. The university closed its campuses on March 12, 2020, and quickly moved students out of campus housing. Faculty swiftly transitioned to fully-online teaching for the remainder of the Winter 2020 semester, and all campus events, including commencement, were cancelled. The purpose of the COVID-19 Journaling Project was to document the individual and personal experiences of GVSU’s students, staff, faculty, and the wider community during this time of international crisis. Some project participants were university student employees who were compensated for their journaling. Other participants were granted stipends or extra credit for submitting entries to the archives. Still others participated without any compensation or credit. The University Archives remains grateful to all who submitted journals, for helping us to understand the impact of this crisis on our community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Archives. 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