The world is becoming progressively interconnected through technology, politics, culture, economics, and education. As educators we strive to provide instruction that prepares students to become active members of both their local and global communities. This dissertation presents one possible avenue for engaging students with art and multifaceted ideas about culture, community, and politics as it explores the possibilities for creating a community-based, art education curriculum that seeks a merger of global and local, or "glocal" thinking. Through curriculum action research, I explored the process of writing site-specific curriculum that focuses on publicly available, local works of art and encourages a connection between global experiences and local application. I have completed this research for two communities, one in Ohio and one in Texas, and investigated the similarities and differences that exist in the process and resulting curriculum for each location. Through textual analysis, interviews, curriculum writing, and personal reflections, I identified five essential components of a community-based, glocal art education curriculum: flexibility, authenticity, connectedness, glocal understandings, and publicly available art. Additionally, I developed a template for writing glocally focused, community-based art education curriculum and produced completed curricular units for each of the communities. Finally, I have made suggestions for the future …

Copy of a Western Union Telegram from Frank R. Pitt to William E. Osborn discussing his opposition to House Bill 644.

Scrapbook documenting the life of John Logan Briggs Jr. and his friends, including photographs, menus, business cards, clippings, and tickets. The scrapbook also contains photographs of his travels, social gatherings and "The Experience."John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.

Correspondence between Charles W. Roth, a consultant for the Toledo Police Department, and Chief J. E. Curry. Roth writes that Curry might be interested in a newspaper clipping which accompanies the letter. The clipping, by Inez Robb, is titled "Shot That Killed Lee Oswald Nearly Ended Career of Dallas Police Chief" and puts Curry in a positive light.

Letter from A. F. Curtis to C. C. Cox discussing the identification of a specific plot of land on the E. B. Jackson Survey and requesting Cox visit and inspect it.

Letter from A. F. Curtis to C. C. Cox discussing the results of a land survey in East Texas; on the letter's reverse is a drawn diagram of it. The envelope is included.

Letter from A. F. Curtis to C. C. Cox about obtaining specifics on the location of a plot of land in the E. B. Jackson Survey of east Texas. Envelope is included.

Letter from A. F. Curtis to C. C. Cox discussing the purchase and sale of some land; included are marked envelopes for the H. B. Claflin Company. The sending envelope is also included.

Receipt for Charges Collected from Consignee (D. W. Kempner) by Railway Express Agency Incorporated. The total charge was $1.17.

Transcript of an interview with Vincent L. Rohloff, a businessman and contractor, concerning his role in the development of Hamilton Park, Texas, as a residential area for African Americans during the 1950s. In this interview Rohloff discusses the subjects of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, Mr. Jerome Crossman, Hamilton Park, and similar subjects.