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Jack Bales in the News

Bales’ Book Featured in Chicago’s Daily Herald

Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales' book, "The Chicago Cub Shot for Love: A Showgirl's Crime of Passion and the 1932 World Series," was the subject of an article in Chicago's Daily Herald.  The book and article focus on 21-year-old Violet Popovich, a former chorus girl with the Earl Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

Bales Quoted in FLS Article About Local Scholarship Winner

UMW Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus Jack Bales was recently quoted in an article in The Free Lance-Star about Beheshta Nassari, a local young woman who came to Fredericksburg as a 18-year-old refugee from Afghanistan. Determined to graduate from high school before the cutoff age of 21, Nassari learned English Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

Bales Continues Research and Writing in Retirement

Jack Bales, Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus, has been keeping busy since he retired last August after more than 40 years at the UMW Library. His article, “‘He will do just what is best, no doubt’: William Hulbert’s Calculated Dismantling of the Chicago Base Ball Association,” was published in Base Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

Virtual ‘Great Lives’ Season Showcases UMW Faculty Expertise

In a year when many are sticking close to home, the upcoming William B. Crawley Great Lives lecture season, now in its 18th year, will be virtual this spring, returning to its roots by featuring the expertise of University of Mary Washington faculty. Authorities in their respective fields, they will Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

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