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Certain professions literally pay for themselves while you level them, here's a quick look at the basics behind how you can make money leveling your professions.
10 Tips to Leveling Professions
1. All manufactured materials have a use or can be disenchanted. Vendoring is the worst option 99% of the time.
2. Leveling Professions that compliment each other is a huge bonus and allows for more options when making gold leveling up.
3. Always focus on both at once, don't skin level 40 mobs when you're mining is so low that you can only do copper. Try to achieve a balance.
4. Put everything up for auction you don't need for later use. Be careful, some professions require earlier created items for more complex and higher level crafted items.
5. Have the bags for the job. I find that all 20 slot bags works great, instead of focusing on profession specific bags. You never want to toss away the whites/greens you get killing mobs while leveling professions.
6. Purchase skills frequently. Mining for instance can be a lot faster if you make use of the smelting patterns you can purchase.
7. Make dalaran your home. Even if your character is a lower level, this helps a ton with traveling around.
8. Get routes and gatherer. These addons make farming a sinch! Make use of sites like wowhead.com to find where items drop from monsters for farming spots.
9. When the skillup is green, it's time to move on. Don't let guides online fool you that it's worth it to level up through green skillups.
10. Certain items are worth far more leveling up than others, particularly items used by level 80's such as early level glyphs. Pay attention for these awesome sellers and perhaps spend a little extra time at those locations farming, maybe even farm till the skillup is gray instead of green.
Certain professions literally pay for themselves while you level them, here's a quick look at the basics behind how you can make money leveling your professions.
9 comments: on "10 Tips to Leveling Professions"
Kring said... October 21, 2009 at 9:23 AM
11. Use a skill-up guid, but don't stick to it.
12. Ackis Recipe List
Use Ackis Recipe List which shows you where and how you get all the missing recipes for the profession you're skilling.
> 9. When the skillup is green, it's time to move on.
> Don't let guides online fool you that it's worth it
> to level up through green skillups.
Obvious, but worth mentioning. If the green recipe is a money machine, continiue doing the green one. Arctic boots (for disenchanting), ammunation, scopes. Stuff you're going to sell with profit anyway.
> 7. Make dalaran your home. Even if your character is a
> lower level, this helps a ton with traveling around.
Shattrat has the same advantage, without the lag. :-)
bobreaze said... October 21, 2009 at 9:29 AM
I agree with this post can't wait till blizzard makes leveling up proffessions to 300 or 350 easier. Currently mining is in my opinon the longest to level up Herblaw is slow to. Skinning is the easiest because you can get skins while you quest instead of going out of your way.
Kring said... October 21, 2009 at 9:33 AM
For leveling mining. Go to the netherwing ledge in Outland. They are abandoned and crowded with ore which skill up long.
Even when the nethermine ore is green you skill up faster then searching for orange cobalt. :-)
Then turn the ore in for rep or money in the AH.
Wiggin said... October 21, 2009 at 1:15 PM
A tip that I would recommend: View your time leveling up a profession as a chance to learn that professions marketplace.
Knowing the marketplace of your profession should come naturally, put pay special attention when you yourself struggle during certain levels, those same levels may be an opportunity to make gold after you have maxed out the profession.
Onewing said... October 21, 2009 at 3:46 PM
This is such a great example of why this blog works so well for both the hardcore and the casual gold-making player in WoW. Never underestimate the value of stating what appears to be obvious. I doubt any of the hardcore players reading this don't do each of these steps to some extent, but having them written out provides a focus that can improve the process. What seems like a post targeted at the casual player still provides value to those dedicated players that typically scoff at the "casual" tips on other sites (i.e. Wow.com)
Triv said... October 21, 2009 at 5:26 PM
IMO an addendum to #2 is needed. While leveling complimentary skills is a good thing when it comes to leveling them at an equal rate it bears mention that in order for the skills to truly be complimentary the player must determine a value for his time. As an example, leveling skinning paired with leather working is useful because you farm your own mats. But, if you do not value your time spent skinning you will undercut your crafted items value. Farming /= free.
Richard said... October 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM
It's absolutely true that farming your own mats doesn't mean they're free. What it does mean, though, is that you're not going to *overpay* for them when there are shortages of those mats.
On the other hand, if there are shortages of a particular mat, that also means that you could be making a killing off of those mats, too. Really a question of priorities, and making an investment in advancing a skill.
Anonymous said... October 21, 2009 at 11:14 PM
For leveling mining, there are some points where smelting works quite nicely (and a bonus if you're leveling another profession that can use the bars you smelt).
Also, in some cases I've found that leveling on green stuff is worth it, especially if the mats for the yellow or orange recipes are costly and the green recipe mats are cheap/easy to come by.
Gibbiex said... October 22, 2009 at 1:18 AM
@ Richard - Agreed. The smart leveler could make a killing just finding what people need and farming for it. For example wool on my horde server is typically 10g a stack. That's your mount money in an half hour or so. And if the mob give you XP? If I'd need the gold I would just farm those mobs until I level past the area.
Smelting - Silver ore is unique because the skill up range is large and its useful for jewelcrafting. However it is extremely expensive; i've seen upwards of 10g per ore. For me, I sold the ore and powered through the ten or so skill points it would have given me.
Also dont forget the gather enchants. +5 to gathering goes a long way
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Editor's Note: Michael Petrella (@TPLHockey) of the dearly-departed Production Line joins us to offer the latest in his annual series of NHL Entry Draft previews. Any formatting issues are mine, not his.
Generally speaking, the 2014 Draft isn't as "deep" as we've come to expect. It's not as strong as last year's -- and don't even get me started on the 2015 Draft, which is shaping up to the best in a generation. The top of this year's Draft board is every bit as talented as you'd hope, but there's a very sharp drop into the second tier.
Let's put it this way: there's no Anthony Mantha available at 20th overall this June.
While the top player in the Draft may very well be a defenseman (Aaron Ekblad), the bulk of the first round is going to be made up of forwards. In fact, after Ekblad, there's a significant drop off to the second best defenseman -- and there may only be 3-5 blueliners selected in the top 30. If a team needs a defenseman, and they don't get Ekblad at one or two, they're kind of screwed.
Luckily for the Red Wings, there are plenty of centers on the board -- and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that that's the position they're likely looking at. After trading Calle Jarnkrok to Nashville, and promoting Riley Sheahan to the Red Wings, there's not a ton of depth down the middle, particularly since Mattias Janmark's permanent arrival in North America doesn't appear to be imminent. Aside from Landon Ferraro and newly signed collegiate free agent Colin Campbell, neither of whom seem like they'll factor into the big team's plans, the center cupboard is dry.
The Wings don't always keep their first round draft pick. During the late 90's and early 00's, they would often trade their top pick for immediate help. And while that practice has (mostly) been abandoned, it's not unusual for the Wings to trade their top pick for a package of lower picks (several examples of which are below). With this Draft structured the way it is, it may be wise to employ that strategy again. There are a couple guys I like at 15, but if they're not around, the group between 20 and 40 are largely equal.
2013 -- Traded their 1st round pick (18th - Mirco Mueller) to San Jose for 20th (Anthony Mantha) and 58th (Tyler Bertuzzi).
2011 -- Traded their 1st round pick (24th -- Matt Puempel) to Ottawa for 35th (Tomas Jurco) and 48th (Xavier Ouellet).
2009 -- Traded their 1st round pick (29th -- Carter Ashton) to Tampa Bay for 32nd (Landon Ferraro) and 75th (Andrej Nestrasil).
2006 -- Traded their 1st round pick (26th -- Chris Summers) and 5th round pick (152nd -- Jordan Bendfeld) to Phoenix for 41st (Cory Emmerton) and 47th (Shawn Matthias).
The stock of defensive prospects that the Red Wings have at their disposal is quite impressive. From Ouellet to Sproul to Marchenko to Almquist to Backman to Jensen, there's no shortage of potential NHLers in the bunch. But, if the Penguins have taught us anything, it's that you can never have too many blue chip blueliner prospects -- even if they're not going to be on the NHL squad, they're valuable assets that can be moved for other assets. While there may not be a ton of potential first rounders, the collection of second round defensemen is vast -- and if the Wings pick up a second (they currently do not have one), it may serve them well to pick one of the D that finds itself amassed in that group.
Another trend worth noting is their every-other-year-draft-a-goalie trend. I can't remember who said it, but the Wings admitted to selecting a goaltender in every other draft to keep that cupboard full. After drafting Jimmy Howard in 2003, the trend started in '06:
2012 -- Jake Paterson (3rd)
2010 -- Petr Mrazek (5th)
2008 -- Thomas McCollum (1st)
2006 -- Daniel Larsson (3rd)
Obviously, this is the every-other year, so I would expect the Wings to take a goaltender in the mid to late rounds, and it almost has to be a collegiate-bound goaltender, since you get longer to sign them than junior players. The reason for this is that Mrazek and Paterson will BOTH be out of waiver exemption before Jimmy Howard's contract expires… adding another goaltender to that logjam would not be wise.
While it's not guaranteed that they'll select a center in the first round, I'd say it's a fair bet. Here are ten guys to keep an eye on -- more information can be found below in the prospect rankings. I have ranked them in an order that's a mixture of "likelihood to be available" and how much I like them as a fit for the Wings.
1. Alex Tuch -- USNTDP, Boston College commit -- 6'3, 222
2. Dylan Larkin -- USNTDP, University of Michigan commit -- 6'1, 190
3. Jared McCann -- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) -- 6', 179
4. Sonny Milano -- USNTDP, Boston College commit -- 5'10, 159
5. Nick Schmaltz -- Green Bay (USHL), North Dakota commit -- 6'0, 172
6. Connor Bleackley -- Red Deer Rebels (WHL) -- 6'0, 192
7. Robbie Fabbri -- Guelph Storm (OHL) -- 5'10, 166
8. Jakub Vrana -- Linkoping (SWE) -- 5'11, 185
9. Kevin Fiala -- Malmo (SWE) -- 5'10, 165
10. Ryan MacInnis -- Kitchener Rangers (OHL) -- 6'4, 185
The top seven or eight will likely be selected in the first round. The others, however, are likely to slide into the second round. If the Wings prefer one of those guys, they'll likely trade down as they so often do.
Without knowing the rest of the Draft order, it's hard to say who the Wings may make a deal with, but let's pretend they trade with someone like Anaheim to get the 28th and 38th (keep in mind that the Draft order won't be set until after the remainder of the playoffs, so these numbers are just educated estimates) or Buffalo (31st, 39th, and 50th). The following players may be available and would be attractive Red Wings picks.
1. Jack Dougherty -- USNTDP, University of Wisconsin commit -- 6'2, 185 (Right Handed)
2. Jack Glover -- USNTDP, University of Minnesota commit -- 6'4, 190 (Right Handed)
3. Brycen Martin -- Swift Current Broncos (WHL) -- 6'2, 182 (Left Handed)
4. Alex Peters -- Plymouth Whalers (OHL) -- 6'4, 207 (Left Handed)
5. Marcus Petterson -- Skelleftea (SWE) -- 6'3, 161 (Left Handed)
6. Alex Vanier -- Baie-Comeau Brakkar (QMJHL) -- 6'5, 224 (Left Handed)
1. Anton Karlsson -- Frolunda (SWE) -- 6'1, 189
2. John Quenneville -- Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) -- 6'1, 185
3. Eric Cornel -- Peterborough Petes (OHL) -- 6'1, 186
4. Chase DeLeo -- Portland Winterhawks (WHL) -- 5'9, 177
5. Shane Eiserman -- USNTDP, University of New Hampshire commit -- 6'2, 201
As mentioned above, I don't think the Wings use a first, second, or third round pick on a goaltender, but I do believe that they'll select one at some point. I focused solely on collegiate goalies, for reasons listed, and here are some names to check out. Of the six listed, only the top two are guaranteed to be drafted, and they may very well be around in the fourth round. While the others can be offered invitations to camp, they cannot be signed to contracts because of their collegiate commitments. The only way to guarantee they remain Red Wings property is to select them in the Draft.
1. Ed Minney -- USNTDP, Michigan State commit -- 6'4, 201
2. Black Weyrick -- USNTDP, Brown commit -- 6'2, 201
3. Chase Perry -- Wenatchee Wild (NAHL), Colorado College commit -- 6'2, 163
4. Hayden Lavigne -- Tri-City Storm (USHL), Michigan commit -- 6'3, 181
5. Kasimir Kaskisuo -- Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL), Minnesota-Duluth commit -- 6'2, 185
6. Zach Nagelvoort -- University of Michigan -- 6'2, 190
Nagelvoort is already enrolled, and therefore would need to be signed in three years. The others get all four years of college eligibility before necessitating an entry level deal.
1 - Aaron Ekblad - D - Barrie Colts (OHL) - 6'4 - 215 - Canada
He was the first defenseman ever to be granted "exceptional player status" by the Canadian Hockey League, allowing him to compete in Juniors a year earlier than his peers. At the time, he was only the second player ever granted such status (Tavares was the first).
2 - Sam Reinhart - C - Kootenay Ice (WHL) - 6'1 - 185 - Canada
Even though this has been The Ekblad Draft for several years, Sam (son of former NHLer Paul) Reinhart has made up the ground and may very well be the top pick. It all depends what the Panthers want to do with their lottery win.
3 - Sam Bennett - W - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - 6' - 178 - Canada
And playing the role of Jonathan Drouin this year is Sam Bennett -- a guy who, all of a sudden, found himself atop the CSS Rankings to deflect attention from the fact that this is a two-horse race yet again. He's still a hell of a hockey player, don't get me wrong, but he doesn't leap the other two if common sense prevails.
4 - Leon Draisatl - W - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - 6'2 - 208 - Germany
The top European player in this year's Draft. Even though he's German, he came to North America to play in the WHL with Prince Albert, presumably to play against better talent than is available in the German junior leagues. Or pro leagues, for that matter.
5 - Michael Dal Colle - W - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - 6'2 - 179 - Canada
Steadily rose throughout the rankings all season before becoming a consensus top five pick. Nice size and smart with a great shot. He's a hell of a player considering someone may get him at five.
6 - Brendan Perlini - W - Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL) - 6'3 - 205 - Canada
Fast, smart, and smooth -- not to mention a great frame. Dangerous scorer, and responsible in the other two zones.
7 - Nikolaj Ehlers - W - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - 6' - 170 - Denmark
Probabaly the closest thing to Mantha in this year's Draft. Certainly doesn't have Mantha's girth, but he scores practically at will in the Q, and came on very strong during the season. Rose from a potential second rounder to (on some lists) a potential top five pick.
8 - Nick Ritchie - W - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - 6'2 - 231 - Canada
Power-forward, huge frame. Big brother was selected 44th overall by Dallas in 2011, and Nick will certainly one-up him at this year's Thanksgiving dinner.
9 - Jake Virtanen - W - Calgary Hitmen (WHL) - 6'1 - 208 - Canada
He's the whole package: quick, nice shot, good hands. He may very well go higher than 9, but won't slip much lower.
10 - Kasperi Kapanen - W - Kapla (FIN) - 6' - 180 - Finland
Sami's son (YOU'RE OLD!), he's the best Draft-eligible player from Finland this year. He's not as big as some others, but he uses his size well and is quite slippery.
11 - Haydn Fleury - D - Red Deer Rebels (WHL) - 6'3 - 198 - Canada
The second-best defenseman in the Draft, his first name really is spelled that way. Physical and not afraid to shoot.
12 - William Nylander - W - MODO (SWE) - 5'11 - 169 - Sweden
At one point was considered a potential #1 pick, knocking Ekblad down to #2, but has dropped a bit in recent months. Son of former NHLer Michael Nylander.
13 - Jared McCann - C - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) - 6' - 179 - Canada
Not as big as some of the other centers available, he's been a steady riser throughout the season. Nice two-way player that would certainly strike the Wings' fancy.
14 - Nikita Scherbak - W - Saskatoon Blades (WHL) - 6' - 172 - Russia
I love, love, love Scherbak more than most seem to. He is Russian, but he's playing in the WHL. He's probably the fastest player in the Draft (we're talkin' Helm fast), and has an unbelievable shot. If the Wings weren't in desperate need of a center, I'd be a huge proponent of this pick.
15 - Alex Tuch - C - US NTDP - 6'3 - 222 - United States
While it's possible he goes top ten, the Boston College commit has nice size and forechecks well.
16 - David Pastrnak - W - Sodertalje (SWE) - 6' - 167 - Czech Rep
His name may sound familiar if you watched the World Junior Championship this season. He played well for the Czechs and will be a first round pick.
17 - Thatcher Demko - G - Boston College - 6'4 - 192 - United States
The top goaltender in the Draft is already manning the nets for powerhouse BC. It's possible that no one picks a goaltender in the first round, but if there's one taken, it'll be this guy.
18 - Nick Schmaltz - C - Green Bay (USHL) - 6' - 172 - United States
Another potential Wings pick is heading to North Dakota to play collegiate hockey. I'm less excited about him than Tuch or McCann, but Nick (brother of Jordan) Schmaltz will be a player.
19 - Dylan Larkin - C - US NTDP - 6'1 - 190 - United States
Heading to the University of Michigan in the fall, and it's fair to assume that he -- OR one of the three most recently mentioned centers -- will be available at 15.
20 - Sonny Milano - C - US NTDP - 5'10 - 159 - United States
Here's a funny one. He's heading to Boston College (who know how to pick 'em), and had an absolutely bananas U18 Worlds tournament, co-leading the champion United States in scoring with '15 phenom Jack Eichel (with whom he'll be playing at BC). If there's one guy that might jump up the rankings in the final two months before the Draft, this is it.
21 - Julius Honka - D - Swift Current Broncos (WHL) - 5'11 - 178 - Finland
22 - Ivan Barbashev - W - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - 6'1 - 185 - Russia
23 - Josh Ho-Sang - C - Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - 5'11 - 166 - Canada
24 - Roland McKeown - D - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - 6'1 - 197 - Canada
25 - Brendan Lemieux - W - Barrie Colts (OHL) - 6' - 211 - Canada
26 - Kevin Fiala - W - Malmo (SWE) - 5'10 - 165 - Switzerland
27 - Anthony DeAngelo - D - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - 5'11 - 165 - United States
28 - Connor Bleackley - C - Red Deer Rebels (WHL) - 6' - 192 - Canada
29 - Robbie Fabbri - C - Guelph Storm (OHL) - 5'10 - 166 - Canada
30 - Jakub Vrana - W - Linkoping (SWE) - 5'11 - 185 - Czech Rep
31 - Nikolai Goldobin - W - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - 6' - 178 - Russia
32 - Adrian Kempe - C - Modo (SWE) - 6'2 - 187 - Sweden
33 - Ryan MacInnis - C - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - 6'4 - 185 - United States
34 - Jack Dougherty - D - USNTDP/Univ. of Wisconsin - 6'2 - 185 - United States
35 - Anton Karlsson - W - Frolunda (SEL) - 6'1 - 189 - Sweden
36 - Brayden Point - C - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - 5'9 - 161 - Canada
37 - John Quenneville - C - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) - 6'1 - 185 - Canada
38 - Marcus Pettersson - D - Skelleftea (SWE) - 6'3 - 161 - Sweden
39 - Jack Glover - D - USNTDP/Univ. of Minnesota - 6'4 - 190 - United States
40 - Brycen Martin - D - Swift Current Broncos (WHL) - 6'2 - 182 - Canada
41 - Eric Cornel - C - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - 6'1 - 186 - Canada
42 - Chase DeLeo - C - Portland Winterhawks (OHL) - 5'9 - 177 - United States
43 - Daniel Audette - C - Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) - 5'8 - 178 - Canada
44 - Shane Eiserman - W - USNTDP/Univ. of NH - 6'2 - 201 - United States
45 - Ondrej Kase - W - Chomutov (CZE) - 5'11 - 165 - Czech Rep
46 - Spencer Watson - W - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - 5'10 - 185 - Canada
47 - Matt Mistele - W - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - 6'2 - 183 - Canada
48 - Oskar Lindblom - W - Brynas (SWE) - 6'1 - 191 - Sweden
49 - Ryan Collins - D - USNTDP/Univ. of Michigan - 6'4 - 179 - United States
50 - Alex Peters - D - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - 6'4 - 207 - Canada
51 - Tyson Baillie - C - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - 5'10 - 185 - Canada
52 - Alex Nedeljkovic - G - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - 6' - 184 - United States
53 - Blake Clarke - W - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - 6'1 - 199 - United States
54 - Hunter Smith - W - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - 6'7 - 208 - Canada
55 - Christian Dvorak - W - London Knights (OHL) - 6' - 179 - United States
56 - Ryan Donato - C - Dexter HS/Harvard - 6' - 176 - United States
57 - Alex Vanier - D - Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) - 6'5 - 225 - Canada
58 - Jon Duchesne - D - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - 6' - 205 - Canada
59 - Ville Husso - G - HIFK (FIN) - 6'2 - 192 - Finland
60 - Jonathan MacLeod - D - USNTDP/Boston Univ. - 6'1 - 179 - United States
61 - Aaron Haydon - D - Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL) - 6'3 - 190 - United States
62 - Aaron Irving - D - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) - 6'1 - 190 - Canada
63 - Connor Chatham - W - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - 6'3 - 225 - United States
64 - Warren Foegele - W - St. Andrews HS/UNH - 6'1 - 183 - Canada
65 - Arkhip Nekolenko - W - Spartak (KHL) - 6'1 - 159 - Russia
66 - Adam Brooks - C - Regina Pats (WHL) - 5'10 - 170 - Canada
67 - Ben Thomas - D - Calgary Hitmen (WHL) - 6'2 - 194 - Canada
68 - Jake Walman - D - Toronto Jr./Providence - 6'1 - 174 - Canada
69 - Brook Hiddink - C - Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - 5'11 - 194 - Canada
70 - Patrik Koys - W - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - 5'9 - 170 - Czech Rep
71 - Andreas Englund - D - Djurgarden (SWE) - 6'3 - 190 - Sweden
72 - Jayce Hawrlyuk - C - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) - 5'10 - 188 - Canada
73 - Justin Kirkland - W - Calgary Hitmen (WHL) - 6'3 - 181 - Canada
74 - Pavel Kraskovsky - F - Yaroslavl (KHL) - 6'4 - 181 - Russia
75 - Shayne Gersich - F - USNTDP/North Dakota - 5'11 - 172 - United States
#25 Brendan Lemieux is Claude's son. Oof.
#27 Anthony DeAngelo has been suspended TWICE for using slurs against other players.
#33 Ryan MacInnis is Al MacInnis' son. Inherited daddy's slapshot, but plays forward.
#35 Anton Karlsson is Ottawa Senators star Erik's brother.
#37 John Quenneville is Coach Joel Quenneville's cousin.
#43 Daniel Audette is Donald Audette's son.
#54 Hunter Smith is the tallest Draft-eligible player and is projected by some to go in 1st.
#55 Christian Dvorak is not related to former NHLer Radek.
#56 Ryan Donato is former NHLer Ted's son.
#58 Jon Duchesne is not related to former Red Wing Steve.
#72 Jayce Hawrlyuk was briefly hospitalized after collapsing for unknown reasons.
1 - Florida Panthers - Aaron Ekblad - D
When the Panthers won the lottery and moved up to #1, the argument immediately became Ekblad or Reinhart. They have a bevy of nice young forwards, including Jonathan Huberdeau and last year's second overall pick Aleksander Barkov. They're a little light on the back end and Ekblad will be the franchise defenseman they've lacked forever.
2 - Buffalo Sabres - Sam Reinhart - C
The Sabres need a little bit of everything, so to land a player that many think is the best in the Draft is a big deal, particularly after the emotional let-down of losing out on the Lottery. They slide into the player they likely would have selected had they won the top pick.
3 - Edmonton Oilers (trade for D likely if Ekblad gone) - Sam Bennett - W
I believe that the Oilers will try to move this pick unless, somehow, Ekblad slides down to three. The Oilers need defensemen, and have no need whatsoever for another young forward. If they can package this pick (and maybe one of those forwards) for an established blueliner, that's what they'll do. If they end up picking, it'll likely be the consensus "other top player" available.
4 - Calgary Flames - Michael Dal Colle - W
So the top three players are off the board, no matter who's picking, leaving the Flames and their new GM Brad Treliving. The Flames may go center since they have a little more prospect depth at the wing, but Dal Colle would be a tough guy to pass on.
5 - New York Islanders (potentially to Buffalo) - Leon Draisaitl - W
The Islanders are obligated to trade EITHER this pick or their first round pick in 2015 to Buffalo to complete the Vanek deal. If I'm the Islanders, I move this pick. While it's unlikely that the Islanders both miss the playoffs AND win the lottery next season, the 2015 Draft is way too good to gamble with. Imagine keeping this pick (which is relatively weak for a Top 5 pick), and somehow getting the chance to pick McDavid or Eichel next summer. That's a fate I don't wish on anyone. A decision must be made by June 1st.
6 - Vancouver Canucks - Jake Virtanen - W
The Canucks need a right winger real bad. According to Hockey's Future, only two of their prospects play the right side and only one of them is a surefire NHLer. Virtanen immediately fills that void and helps to rebuild a prospect base.
7 - Carolina Hurricanes - Kasperi Kapanen - W
New Hurricanes GM Ron Francis will likely be looking to make a splash, and who better than former teammate Sami Kapanen's hotshot son? Kapanen may not be ranked as highly as this, but it's a can't-lose pick from a PR standpoint, and he's a heck of a player to boot.
8 - Toronto Maple Leafs - Brendan Perlini - W
We're starting to get into "best available" territory and Perlini is a great pick for the Leafs at number 8. For a team that has trouble playing both ways, he's a nice player to start to right the ship organizationally.
9 - Winnipeg Jets - Nikoaj Ehlers - W
The Jets would do a backflip if they landed Ehlers without moving up, and they very well may. The best pure scorer in the Draft, he'd immediately be the top prospect in the organization and would look real good playing with Mark Schiefele for ten years.
10 - Anaheim Ducks (via Ottawa) - Nick Ritchie - C
It's kind of a bummer that one of the top teams in the NHL also get a top ten pick, but that's what happens when you make savvy trades. Since this is basically a bonus, you almost have to take the best available player -- and the Ducks should be comfortable with their prospects on the back end and in goal. A big center fits their mold to a T.
11 - Nashville Predators - William Nylander - W
The Predators' organizational strength lies down the middle, and some nice prospects on the left wing. The right wing position is a little thin, and though Nylander has fallen down the rankings a little bit, they'd be lucky to snatch him up without a top ten pick.
12 - Phoenix Coyotes - Jared McCann - C
Like the Predators, the Coyotes have a strong group of centers coming down the pipe. While it's possible they look to the wing with this pick, the next half-dozen or so forwards are going to be centers. Defense is also possible, but arguably their best prospect (Brandon Gormley) plays back there.
13 - Washington Capitals - Haydn Fleury - D
The Capitals actually have some pretty decent stock in all areas, but if they're thin anywhere it's on the blueline. To get the second-best defenseman in the Draft without giving anything up would be exciting for them.
14 - Dallas Stars - Alex Tuch - C
The Stars are a nice young team, but the top of their prospect pool is a little bit lacking. Jim Nill is a Draft genius, however, and expect that to turn around quick-like. Tuch is a wonderful, wonderful player and will be a nice piece to have when he's ready to leave school.
15 - Detroit Red Wings - Dylan Larkin - C
With Tuch and McCann off the board, the Wings will have their pick of a handful of worthy centers. Larkin is the biggest of them, and will be playing most locally at the University of Michigan. The Wings are no strangers to collegiate prospects (Howard, Smith, DeKeyser, Nyquist, Abdelkader, Glendening, etc.) and that system has served them well.
16 - Columbus Blue Jackets - Nikita Scherbak - W
They've never been afraid to grab a Russian in the past, and Scherbak is a good one for that system. He's speedy and could potentially step right into the NHL with the right situation. He has some tools that even the playoff version of the Blue Jackets are lacking.
*Remaining Draft order is not necessarily in the following order. But for argument's sake, we'll pretend it is*
17 - Philadelphia Flyers - Nick Schmaltz - C
The Flyers lack what you might call an elite forward prospect. And while they might not get one at this point in this Draft, they'd do well to select a center that will be able to develop slowly in the NCAA rather than being pressured into turning pro and helping out right away.
18 - New York Rangers - Sonny Milano - C
It's no secret that the Rangers dig American players, particularly guys who come through the National Team Development Program. Milano has had a real nice April, so it's downright likely that he's gone by this pick, but if he's available, the Rags get their Ryan Callahan replacement.
19 - Minnesota Wild - Thatcher Demko - G
The one team that's likely to go goaltender in the first round is Minnesota. Aside from Kuemper, they may not have another netminder who will definitely play in the NHL, and they're in decent shape in other areas. Demko is a big-time goaltender, and is no stranger to big games already.
20 - Los Angeles Kings - Ivan Barbashev - W
This is really nice value for this late in the Draft, and the Kings know what they're doing.
21 - Montreal Canadiens - David Pastrnak - W
Montreal had a monster 2013 Draft. They selected SEVEN guys I had ranked in the Top 100, including a guy I wanted so badly for the Red Wings to pick that it'll be hard to watch him do well in Montreal (Sven Andrighetto). They're fairly stacked everywhere, so they're in "best available" territory.
22 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Roland McKeown - D
Steve Yzerman knows as well as anyone that winners are built from the back end out, and now that Bishop may have solved his goaltending issues and they're (likely) satisfied with the top end of their forward prospect corps, it's time to upgrade that blueline. The one-time top ten pick McKeown would slot right under Slater Koekkoek on that list.
23 - Chicago Blackhawks - Brendan Lemieux - W
Brendan Lemieux has risen all season and will make a team very lucky in the latter half of the first round. The Hawks only real glaring hole among the prospects pool is along the wing, and this is a nice pick. Also, as if it would be harder for Red Wings fans to hate the Hawks more, why not inject some Turtle into their eventual lineup?
24 - San Jose Sharks - Josh Ho-Sang - W
When Connor McDavid was a midget, he was the second leading scorer on his team. Josh Ho-Sang may have benefitted from playing with McDavid, but he's proving to be a legitimate NHL prospect in his own right.
25 - St. Louis Blues - Connor Bleackley - C
If there's anything the Blues could use, it's another scoring forward among their ranks. Bleackley seems to have that ability and would make a nice addition to relatively thin crop of centers on the farm.
26 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Robbie Fabbri - C
The Penguins are drowning in defensive prospects, and don't boast a heck of a lot of quality down the center. They only have one center playing somewhere aside from Europe and the NCAA, so they're in a nice position to take a Guelph Storm.
27 - Colorado Avalanche - Anthony DeAngelo - D
The Avs could really use a winger or two in this Draft, but I can't shake the feeling they'd like DeAngelo's game. He generates offense from the blueline, and the Avalanche are not strangers to that kind of player -- not to mention, why not add to the balanced attack that Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog will be running for the next decade?
28 - Anaheim Ducks - Julius Honka - D
After taking a forward earlier, they'd probably take a defenseman to get one of each out of the first round. Honka is rated higher than this spot, and the Ducks aren't in any hurry to have him join the big club, so a project is just fine by them.
29 - Boston Bruins - Kevin Fiala - W
As impressive as the current Bruins are, there's a not a whole lot to be excited about coming down the pipe. While they -- like the Red Wings -- like guys who play both ways (see: Bergeron, Patrice), I don't think it'd be unwise to take a flier on a guy that's balls-out offense. With Krejci, Lucic, and Marchand's playing style, they won't be around forever.
30 - New Jersey (required to pick 30th as punishment) - Nikolai Goldobin - W
The Devils could use a better selection that this one, but this is what they get. With next to nothing to look forward to on the wings, selecting a guy who practically scores at will in the OHL will be a nice get for the last pick in the round.
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Irene McCoy Gaines papers, 1893-1968 (bulk 1940-1959)
Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center
By Lucy F. West, April 1970; rev. 2009
Please address questions to:
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© Copyright 2009, Chicago Historical Society
Title: Irene McCoy Gaines papers, 1893-1968 (bulk 1940-1959)
Main entry: Gaines, Irene M. (Irene McCoy), 1896?-1964
Inclusive dates: 1893-1968 (bulk 1940-1959)
ca. 5 linear ft. (9 boxes, 1 scrapbook)
1 oversize folder (posters).
8 sound discs.
1 microfilm reel : neg. ; 35 mm. (Camera negative of George W. Ellis papers)
Restriction: For sound recordings, it is necessary to use a copy, not the original (and to have a use copy made if one is not available).
Accession numbers: M1969.0044; M1969.0056
Provenance statement: Received from Mrs. Gaines' son, Harry B. Gaines, beginning in 1969 (M1969.0044; M1969.0056).
Terms governing use: Copyright may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Please cite this collection as: Irene McCoy Gaines papers (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.
This descriptive inventory contains the following sections:
Biographical/Historical note,
Summary description of the collection,
Description of some material related to the collection,
List of online catalog headings about the collection,
Arrangement of the collection,
Detailed description of archival series in the collection,
List of contents of the collection.
Biographical/Historical note:
Irene McCoy Gaines was a Chicago community and civil rights leader, a Republican Party activist, and an African American club woman of national standing. She was born in Ocala, Florida, on Oct. 1, 1896?, the daughter of Charles B. McCoy and Mamie McCoy. She came to Chicago as an infant, attended Chicago public schools, and enrolled at Fisk University at an unusually early age.
After graduation from Fisk, she was employed as a stenographer until the First World War opened opportunities to advance into full-time social work. After receiving special training from the War Camp Community Service and the Community Service of Chicago, she undertook additional training in social work in the YWCA Training School and at the University of Chicago and Loyola University. Thereafter until 1947, when she retired to devote herself to volunteer activities, Mrs. Gaines worked as a full-time social worker in a variety of positions, including service with the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare, the Juvenile Court, the Cook County Hospital, and the Veterans Bureau, and as Industrial and General Secretary of the YWCA. Mrs. Gaines also was a caseworker consultant and the Director of the Women's Division of the Chicago Urban League.
Married to Harris B. Gaines, a Chicago lawyer and member of the Illinois General Assembly (1928-1936), Irene McCoy Gaines developed a life-long loyalty to the Republican Party although this was somewhat tempered by her appreciation of the civil rights positions of the Democratic Party in the 1960s. From 1924 to 1935 she served as president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Colored Women's Clubs and was active in party politics in other capacities, most notably as a hard-working supporter of the U.S. Senatorial candidacy of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick (Republican, Illinois) in 1930. In 1948 Mrs. Gaines was an unsuccessful candidate for delegate to the National Republican Nominating Convention. Two years later, she was a Republican candidate for the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, and although defeated, she ran well ahead of other Republicans on the ticket.
Club work and volunteer service became major interests during the 1940s. Mrs. Gaines helped to found and served as the first president (1938-1952) of the Chicago Council of Negro Organizations, a coordinating organization comprised of approximately one hundred civic, educational, religious, labor and social organizations. Another major concern of Mrs. Gaines was the Idlewild Lot Owners Association in Idlewild, Michigan, a resort area favored by African Americans, of which she was president from 1940 to 1954.
After service on committees relating to legislation and fine arts, Mrs. Gaines became president of the Illinois Association of Colored Women in 1941. In 1952, she was elected president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. (NACWC), at the time an organization of approximately 100,000 members in 44 states.
During her presidency of the NACWC, she led the organization into more assertive civil rights positions. Her office issued press releases in support of the Birmingham bus boycott and in behalf of Authurine Lucy's efforts to gain admission as the first African American to attend the University of Alabama, and sent a non-governmental observer to the United Nations to further the interests of minority groups throughout the world. Mrs. Gaines was also a strong advocate of self-help projects on the individual and community levels. Along with her role in the purchase of a new headquarters building for the NACWC in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Gaines took great pride in the initiation in January 1956 of a nation-wide Community Improvement Project sponsored by the NACWC and funded by a $50,000 grant from the Sears Roebuck Foundation.
Mrs. Gaines ran for a third term as NACWC president in order to see the project to its completion but failed in an effort to amend the organization's constitution, which limited officers to serving two terms. When her name was placed before the 1956 NACWC convention, she won reelection by a margin of two votes out of a total of more than 800 cast.
With the cabinet and membership of the NACWC almost equally divided between pro- and anti-Gaines factions, Mrs. Gaines' next two years as president were marked by controversy. The chairman of the Community Improvement Project was dismissed, and a Burn the Mortgage Campaign, intended to pay off the $15,000 mortgage on the new headquarters building, netted less than $500. The club treasurer refused to release any funds, and legal action had to be taken to meet operating expenses. Despite these difficulties, Mrs. Gaines completed her term and was named Honorary President in 1958, when the candidate she backed for the presidency was elected.
Mrs. Gaines remained active in a variety of conferences and campaigns in behalf of civil rights and human welfare until her death on April 4, 1964, just two months after her husband's death on January 21, 1964. She was survived by two sons, Harris B. Gaines, Jr., (known as Harry) and Charles Ellis Gaines. Charles Ellis Gaines was a state representative who, like his father, served in the Illinois General Assembly. He died on March 28, 2000.
Summary description of the collection:
Correspondence, mimeographed and printed material, certificates, posters, phonograph records of speeches, minutes of meetings and conventions, scrapbook, and other papers relating to activities of Mrs. Gaines, a leader in local, state, and national organizations of African American club women, Chicago social service organizations, and the Republican Party. Topics include the civil rights movement; her service as president of the National Association of Colored Women; Republican Party activities and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's senatorial campaign; and personal and family matters. Little in the collection relates directly to Mrs. Gaines' career as a social worker in Chicago. The collection includes few papers of Mrs. Gaines' husband, Harris B. Gaines, who was a Chicago lawyer and Illinois legislator, and of her sons, Harris B. Gaines, Jr., (known as Harry) and Charles E. Gaines. There are a few radio and play scripts relating to African American history in which her son, Harry Gaines, performed.
Collection includes ca. 200 items, 1893-1919, of Mrs. Gaines' uncle, George Washington Ellis (1875-1919), who was an author and lawyer. Includes letters, diary, articles, and other papers, some relating to his book Negro Social Life and Culture in Africa (1914?). Other topics include African Americans and race relations, especially in Chicago; West Africans and political topics; Progressivism in the U.S.; his service as a secretary to the U.S. Legation in Liberia (1902-1910); and personal activities.
Microfilm of George Washington Ellis papers in this collection is available for purchase from Chicago History Museum.
Description of some material related to the collection:
Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include publications by and about Mrs. Gaines cataloged separately and photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Gaines cataloged separately. The largest amount of documentation of Mrs. Gaines' service to the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs is held by that organization at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. There is a small collection of Irene McCoy Gaines papers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
List of online catalog headings about the collection:
The following index headings for this collection were entered in the online catalog.
Ellis, George Washington, 1875-1919--Correspondence.
Gaines, Irene M. (Irene McCoy), 1896-1964--Correspondence.
Gaines, Harris B. (Harris Barrett), 1890-1964
Gaines, Harris B., Jr.
Gaines, Charles Ellis, 1924-2000.
Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick, 1880-1944
Chicago and Northern District Association of Colored Women
Chicago Council of Negro Organizations.
Chicago Urban League
Idlewild Lot Owners Association (Mich.)
Idelwild Resort Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
Illinois Association of Colored Women.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Chicago Chapter
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Republican Party (Ill.)
Young Women's Christian Association of Chicago
Century of Negro Progress Exposition (1963 : Chicago, Ill.)
African American families--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African American lawyers--Illinois--Chicago.
African American women--Illinois--Societies and clubs--20th century.
African American women--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African American women--Illinois--Chicago--Societies and clubs--20th century.
African American women--United States--Societies and clubs--20th century.
African Americans--Recreation--Michigan--Idlewild.
African Americans--Relations with Jews
African Americans--Illinois--Chicago.
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Liberia.
Discrimination in housing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Elections--Illinois--Cook County--20th century.
Women social workers--Illinois--Chicago.
Young Women's Christian associations--Illinois--Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--20th century.
Liberia--Foreign relations--United States.
Liberia--Social life and customs--20th century.
Liberia--Politics and government--20th century.
West Africa--Social conditions--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--Liberia.
United States--Race relations--20th century.
Phonograph records.
Added entries:
Ellis, George Washington, 1875-1919.
Gaines, Harris B. (Harris Barrett), 1890-1964.
Chicago Council of Negro Organizations.
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (U.S.)
United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago.
Arrangement of the collection:
The collection is divided into 2 series. Each series is primarily chronological in arrangement.
Series 1. George Washington Ellis papers, 1893-1919 (box 1);
Series 2. Irene McCoy Gaines files, 1917-1968 (box 1-9 and other items).
Detailed description of archival series in the collection:
Series 1. George Washington Ellis papers, 1893-1919 (box 1):
This series contains ca. 200 items, dating from 1893 to 1919, of Mrs. Gaines' uncle, George Washington Ellis (1875-1919), who was an author and lawyer.
Items concerning Ellis' diplomatic service in Monrovia include miscellaneous letters and dispatches from the Legation (1906-1910) and a manuscript diary for Aug. 31, 1908-Apr. 1, 1909, in which Ellis recorded details of Legation routine and his own activities.
Included are the following undated manuscripts which may have been published: "Chicago Democracy and the Negro" (9 p.); "Reform and the Negro in Chicago" (7 p.);"The Rise and Fall of Civilizations and Why" (6 p.); "Native Religion in West Africa" (5 p.); "Is Socialism Tenable in the United States?" (3 p.); "Political Conditions in Liberia" (7 p.); plus "The Negro at the Chicago Bar," (February 3, 1916; 3 p.).
Of political interest are Ellis' letters to Progressive Headquarters in February-March 1913 offering to campaign for the Progressive ticket and an undated appeal to Woodrow Wilson for a patronage position. Among the miscellaneous items is a copy of a Memorial of the American Colonization Society to Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham (June 26, 1893) petitioning for U.S. intervention against the French in Liberia and an undated National Citizenship Defense Committee Memorial to Suppress Lynching directed to President Woodrow Wilson.
Collection also includes retained copies of Ellis' outgoing letters to W.E.B. DuBois (July 15, 1908 and June 23, 1913); Ida B. Wells-Barnett (February 13, 1913); Booker T. Washington (Jan. 24, 1906); and George F. Harding, Jr., Chicago 2nd Ward alderman (Jan. 14, 1913; 1 p. typed) commenting on segregation in Chicago.
Series 2. Irene McCoy Gaines files, 1917-1968 (box 1-9 and other items):
Correspondence and other files of Mrs. Gaines in this series are mostly arranged chronologically. Early materials include personal correspondence with her family, particularly her father's letters to her, and booklets and reports regarding her activities as a young woman. Includes a booklet on the War Community Services, Inc., 1918, and her report as secretary of the Industrial Department of the Indiana Area Branch of the YWCA, October 1921.
The core of the collection is material on various clubs and volunteer service organizations with which Mrs. Gaines was affiliated, notably the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Inc., and the Chicago Council of Negro Organizations. There is scattered information on these and other organizations consisting of reports, minutes, newsletters, agenda, clippings, and incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Records of Mrs. Gaines' club activities before her election to national office are more scattered and sparse. Documents of interest are her presidential report to the Chicago and Northern District Association of Colored Women, 1937-1938 (48 p.); her June 21, 1944 presidential address to the Illinois Association of Colored Women; and random IACW bulletins from March 1943 through June 1944.
Papers covering Mrs. Gaines' service as NACWC president (1952-1958) are especially extensive. During the decade 1948-1958 there is a concentration of material surrounding the National Biennial Conventions of the NACWC, held in July and August of even-numbered years, consisting of correspondence, presidential reports, which are typically six to ten typescript pages in length and provide a calendar of Mrs. Gaines' activities; and convention minutes or extracts thereof of varying lengths form twenty to over five hundred pages.
Documentation of NACWC activities includes the restoration of the Frederick Douglass home in the early 1950s; the official Non-Government Observer to the United Nations (10 p. 1955 summary report), and the Community Improvement Project contest to Improve Homes and Neighborhoods (45 p. thermofax report, July 31, 1956). Also present is incoming and outgoing correspondence with other NACWC club members on NACWC activities and personalities.
Documentation on the Chicago Council of Negro Organizations, which she helped to found and which she served as president (1938-1952), includes information in, for example, Mrs. Gaines' presidential reports for 1942 (9 p.) and 1952 (5 p.) and in minutes of Annual Dinner meetings held in June of 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953 (4 to 6 p. typescripts, each). Also included are scattered copies of the CCNO Newsletter, a two-page mimeographed monthly (1942-1948). Although the CCNO was primarily a coordinating body which undertook few separate projects of its own, the following reports of its endeavors are of note: Call to Action Against Discrimination, Mar 27, 1941; "The Right to Work is the Right to Live," a 78 p. mimeographed report of the National Conference of Negro Organizations held in Washington, D.C., March 1941, sponsored by the CCNO; and a 1 p. report of June 20, 1953, on the early history of the organization including mention of a 1941 March on Washington.
Mrs. Gaines activities for the Idlewild Lot Owners Association resort area in Michigan cover a considerable span of time. Information on this association is chiefly contained in Mrs. Gaines' annual presidential addresses, which are present for most years between 1940 and 1954. Chicago neighborhood improvement programs also attracted Mrs. Gaines' support, as shown in several items relative to the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference and Kenwood-Ellis Community Center concentrated in the late 1950s.
Interest in the improvement and upgrading of housing conditions is reflected in scattered clippings throughout the collection and in the following items: Report of the Subcommittee on the Physical Aspect of Negro Housing--Urban, of the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, July 1931 (31 p.); Mrs. Gaines' 1 p. letter to Abner H. Ferguson, Federal Housing Administration, Mar. 27, 1941, protesting discrimination by the FHA, and Mr. Ferguson's Apr. 3, 1941, reply (1 p.); a 2 p. report by the CCNO to the Mayor's Emergency Housing Committee, Apr. 7, 1947; a 17 p. mimeographed release by the National Association of Inter-Group Relations Officials, Apr. 23, 1948, regarding litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court involving race restrictive housing covenants; a list entitled: Attacks on the Personal and Property of Negroes Moving into So-Called 'White' Communities in Chicago during 1948, compiled by the Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination listing 43 incidents; and a 6 p. mimeographed summary of a public hearing on Real Estate Practices in Racially Changing Neighborhoods, sponsored by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, Aug. 9, 1962. There also is material regarding the Community Project to Improve Homes and Neighborhoods, Jan. 1956-June 1957, sponsored by the NACWC and funded by a Sears Roebuck Foundation grant.
Items about eliminating discrimination in education and improving educational opportunities is diverse and scattered in the collection. Of particular interest are her March 28, 1941, letter to Mr. Studebaker, U.S. Commissioner of Education, in which she protests discrimination in federally-assisted vocational schools, and attaches a 3 p. report of the National Conference of Negro Organizations' Committee on Education & Training and a 2 p. report of a conference between the members of that committee and Mr. Billington, Assistant Commissioner of Education; her Jan 27, 1943, letter to Congressman William L. Dawson, regarding progress of the National Youth Administration in combating discrimination in Vocational Youth Training; a report of the Superintendent of Chicago Schools on the Inter-Cultural Relations Program, Oct. 25, 1949 (9 p. mimeograph); Mrs. Gaines' letter of Nov. 25, 1955, to Robert M. Hutchins of the Fund for the Republic, seeking funds for a project designed to prepare mothers and children to meet the programs of desegregating the public schools; Newsletter No. 1 of the Committee to Integrate Chicago Schools, Apr. 26, 1961 (6 p. mimeograph); a copy of an Aug. 20, 1961, Chicago NAACP statement to Mayor Richard J. Daley on Racial Segregation in the Chicago Public Schools; and letters of endorsement for Mrs. Gaines in her 1942 bid for appointment to the Chicago school board.
For the Chicago Urban League, her papers contain little that bears directly on League activities. There are, however, three A.L. Foster letters of note: one of July 20, 1937, expresses his concern over the problems that alcohol and taverns have produced in the African American community; a December 12, 1938, letter concerns the naming of a proposed South Side Federal Housing Project for an outstanding African American woman; a September 27, 1944, letter deals with an October 15th Mass Meeting at Reverend Beck's church. Other Chicago Urban League items include: a radio discussion involving Irene McCoy Gaines, Earl B. Dickerson, and A.L. Foster, entitled "What the Urban League Movement Means to Chicago," 1938 (6 p.); a news release by Sidney Williams, Chicago Urban League executive secretary, entitled "Our Stewardship in 1947 and Our Plans for 1948" (6 p. mimeographed); and minutes of a cabinet meeting of Bronzeville, June 27, 1959, at which A.L. Foster was in attendance (3 p. typescript).
Although Mrs. Gaines, her husband Harris, and son Charles, were active in Republican Party politics for a period of forty years, the collection contains less directly political items than might be expected. A few significant items relate to Harris B. Gaines, who served in the Illinois General Assembly 1928-1936, including a campaign leaflet from his unsuccessful bid for election to the General Assembly in 1922 and a draft of a 2-page letter from Harris Gaines to his wife Irene, in which he comments on Archibald J. Carey's knowledge of General Eisenhower's attitudes on race relations (Aug. 27, 1952).
Mrs. Gaines first involvement in politics appears in her papers in her ardent support of Ruth Hanna McCormick's campaign for the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 1930. The papers contain clippings on Mrs. McCormick's campaign, a copy of a speech Mrs. Gaines made in her behalf on Nov. 25, 1929 (6 p.), a letter from Mrs. McCormick to Mrs. Gaines thanking her for her support, May 7, 1930. An April 9, 1940, campaign leaflet concerns Mrs. Gaines' candidacy for the First Senatorial District seat in the Illinois General Assembly, and a Feb. 23, 1950, press release pertains to her candidacy on the Republican Party ticket to serve on the Board of Commissioners of Cook County. Other items of political value are: Mrs. Gaines' letter of Aug. 11, 1938, to Edward A. Hayes, Chairman of the Pre-Convention Platform Committee, relating to methods by which the Republican Party could appeal to African American voters; C. Wayland Brooks' letter of Feb. 14, 1948, to Mrs. Gaines regarding his position on the poll tax; a Mar. 29, 1948?, report involving discrimination against Mrs. Gaines at a Republican women's meeting; a 3 p. script of a radio speech over station WHFC by Irene McCoy Gaines endorsing Judge Julius H. Minor for election to the Illinois State Supreme Court, May 21, 1951; a Mar. 27, 1952, letter from Mrs. Gaines to Park Livingston, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, complaining that no African American woman's name appeared on the local or state Republican ticket; Mrs. Gaines' letter of Sept. 18, 1954, to President Eisenhower expressing gratitude for his efforts in behalf of racial equality, and her May 4, 1955, letter to Eisenhower, in which she requests an appointment to a part-time commission in order to facilitate her travel to Washington on NACWC business. Other items of political note are several clippings regarding the activities of Mrs. Gaines' son, Charles Ellis Gaines in the 1952 elections, and his 2 p. letter of Sept. 9, 1952, to Arthur Summerfield, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, in which he outlines activities to promote the Eisenhower candidacy in the African American community.
Among the national and local political figures whose correspondence is represented in the Gaines papers (usually consisting of only one or two items) are: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Everett M. Dirksen, Paul H. Douglas, Richard M. Nixon, Marguerite Stitt Church, Richard J. Daley, William G. Stratton, Martin H. Kennelly, Dwight H. Green, C. Wayland Brooks, Ruth Hanna McCormick and Mayor Edward J. Kelly (approximately 40 items in all).
Miscellaneous items in the collection on civil rights and human rights or African American history include the following: a pamphlet report of the Anti-Lynching Department of the Northeastern Federation of Women's Clubs, July 1926; Chandler Owen's "Program for Immediate Attack Upon Bad Relations Between Jewish and Negro Elements of the Population" (undated 5 p. typescript, filed with undated 1930s); a June 16, 1948, form letter from A. Philip Randolph concerning the elimination of Jim Crow conditions in the military; a 6 p. undated mimeograph report to the Chicago delegation to a Washington, D.C. Emergency National Conference on Columbia, Tennessee Lynch Terror (filed with undated 1940s); a report of Benjamin F. Bell, Jr., executive secretary of the Chicago Branch of the NAACP, Sept. 9, 1952 (3 p. mimeographed) regarding racial tensions and police brutality.
The papers also include Irene McCoy Gaines' statement in support of the Federal Equality of Opportunity in Employment Act before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate, March 2, 1954; a Civil Rights Congress fact-sheet entitled "Hitlerite Mob Violence at 56th and Peoria St., 1954" (3 p. mimeograph); Irene M. Gaines' February 1956 press release (1 p. mimeograph) urging the creation of a congressional commission to study the plight of African Americans in the South; a statement entitled "No Compromise on Segregation," April 24, 1956, to be submitted to the State of the Race Conference by A. Philip Randolph (2 p. typescript); plus materials relating to the Century of Negro Progress Exposition held at McCormick Place in Chicago during August-September 1963. Box 7 of the papers contains 10 radio and play scripts on African American history subjects, collected by Harris B. Gaines, Jr., known as Harry. Mr. Gaines also performed in some of these plays.
The collection also contains scattered items of personal correspondence to Mrs. Gaines from her husband, parents, and sons (ca. 75 items).
In addition, the collection includes eight phonograph records (12 sides, 33 1/3 rpm. and 78 rpm.) consisting of interviews with and speeches by Mrs. Gaines from 1943, 1952 and 1953 and several undated. There also is one oversize folder, which contains three posters, two from 1954 and one from 1959.
Later additions to the collection (primarily box 8 & 9) are not described in detail in the catalog record or the descriptive inventory.
List of contents of the collection:
Box 1
1 Gaines collection information
Series 1. George Washington Ellis papers, 1893-1919 (box 1):
2 George W. Ellis papers, 1893-1909
3 George W. Ellis papers, 1910-1913
4 George W. Ellis papers, 1914-1952 & undated
Series 2. Irene McCoy Gaines files, 1917-1968 (box 1-9 and other items):
Box 1 continued
5 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1912-1926
6 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1927-1929
7 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1930
8 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1931
9 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1932-1936
10 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1937-1939, 1930s undated
Box 2
1 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1940-1941
2 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1942-1945
3 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1946-1947
4 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1948
5 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1949, 1940s undated
Box 3
1 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1950
2 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1951
3 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1952
4 Gaines correspondence, etc., re. 28th biennial, National Association of Colored Women, 1953
5 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1953
Box 4
1 Gaines correspondence, etc., 29th biennial, National Association of Colored Women Vol. 1-5, Aug. 2-6, 1954
2 Gaines correspondence, etc., Jan.-July 1954
3 Gaines correspondence, etc., Aug.-Dec. 1954
Box 5
1 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1955
2 Gaines correspondence, etc., Jan.-July 1956
3 Gaines correspondence, etc., Aug.-Dec. 1956
4 Gaines correspondence, etc., Jan.-May 1957
5 Gaines correspondence, etc., June-Dec. 1957
Box 6
1 Gaines correspondence, etc., Jan.-July 1958
2 Gaines correspondence, etc., Aug.-Dec. 1958
3 Gaines correspondence, etc., Jan.-Dec. 1959; 1950s undated
4 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1960
5 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1961-1962
6 Gaines correspondence, etc., 1963
Box 7
1 "In Memoriam" (funeral services register) Apr. 7, 1964
2 Gaines-related correspondence, etc., 1965-1976
3 Undated items, including Harry Gaines scripts
4 Undated items
5 Undated items
Additional items received from Harry Gaines:
Box 8
1 Gaines appointment book/diary, 1921
2 Harry Gaines theater items, undated
3 Notebooks, 1925, 1959
4 Clippings, notes
5 Personal notes on Irene McCoy Gaines by Harry Gaines
6 Appointments, 1947
Box 9
Misc. papers
Stored separately:
Oversize folder (contains posters: two from 1954 and one from 1959)
Oversized scrapbook
Phonograph record (1 large disc.). The other 7 phonograph records are in folders with the papers. (12 sides, 33 1/3 rpm. and 78 rpm.) from 1943, 1952 and 1953 and several undated.


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HONOLULU - The No. 16/16 UW softball team is 1-1 after a season-opening win over St. Mary's, 8-0 in six innings and a hard-fought 4-3 loss to UAB Thursday afternoon in Honolulu, Hawai'i as a part of the Paradise Softball Classic.
Game One - No. 16/16 UW 8, St. Mary's 0 (6)
The Huskies improved to 7-0 all-time against St. Mary's in their first meeting since 1996.
Junior Bryana Walker (La Quinta, Calif.) got the start and looked great going the distance, allowing just two hits and striking out seven.
The Husky offense scored at least once in five of the six innings. The game ended after six innings due to the run-rule which means if a team is up eight runs or more after five innings the game is called. The UW led 5-0 after five innings and score three times in the sixth to earn the victory.
Senior Shawna Wright (Lancaster, Calif.) and juniors Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, Calif.), Kelli Suguro (Kent, Wash.) and Whitney Jones (Upland, Calif.) had two each hits and the Huskies as a team had 12.
Fagaly got the Huskies on the board in the first with a two-run home run to center with Hayward on base after a bunt single.
In the second, Suguro hit her first career double down the right field line. Wright walked on four pitches and Jones singled to left to load the bases for the top of the order. Hayward drew a walk to drive in Suguro to make it 3-0 after two.
Junior Marki Creger-Zier (Steilacoom, Wash.) scored on a single by Wright and then a throwing error by the Gaels third baseman to increase the lead to 4-0.
Leading off the fifth, junior Jerrin Fa'asua (Oceanside, Calif.) pinch ran and scored on an RBI ground out by Suguro.
Wright led off the sixth with a solo home run to left field to make it 6-0. Jones doubled to right and Hayward singled and advanced to second. Freshman Jennie McNeill (Simi Valley, Calif.) drove in a run and Fagaly doubled to right which brought in the winning run.
Defensively the Huskies turned two double plays.
Jessica Lemmon was the pitcher of record for St. Mary's, allowing three earned runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work.
Game Two - UAB 4, No. 16/16 UW 3
In the first-ever meeting between UW and the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), the Blazers came out on top after fighting off some late Husky rallies to earn the upset.
Washington took an early 1-0 lead in the second after Fagaly and sophomore Kylee Lahners (Laguna Hills, Calif.) were each hit by a pitch. Suguro doubled over the head of the UAB left fielder as Lahners scored.
All four UAB runs came in the bottom of the fourth and were credited to Inglesby (0-1) who started the game in the circle for Huskies. She allowed three hits in 3.1 innings.
Kristen McGrath and Kate Armstrong hit back-to-back solo home runs to take the lead, 2-1. A Chandler Orr double drove in the final two UAB runs in the inning.
The UW mounted a comeback with one out in the fifth as sophomore Kimberlee Souza, back in her home state, hit a solo home run to left. Hayward followed with a bunt single and stole second, her first of the year.
Inglesby singled to right center driving in Hayward to cut the lead to one, 4-3. Fagaly walked to load the bases but the new pitcher in relief for the Blazers, Lannah Campbell, got out of the jam.
Freshman Missy Taukeiaho (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) earned her first collegiate start in left field. Freshman Jocelyn Cater (Delta, B.C.) entered the circle in relief, allowing just one hit in 2.2 innings. It was also her first collegiate appearance.
Leigh Streetman got the win for the Blazers allowing three earned runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.
Washington plays twice on Friday, at 5 p.m. PT against Ole Miss and 10 p.m. PT vs. No. 25/23 Hawai'i. Follow both games on www.gohuskies.com.


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Parker Instrumentation shows space- and cost-saving solutions for process analysis
Parker Instrumentation will highlight its growing range of innovative modules that bring new efficiencies to process analysis system builders. State of the art products include the company's SP76-compliant surface-mounting substrate and components for industrial analyzers, a modular valve system for automated stream switching in gas and liquid analysis applications, and a turnkey solution for venting samples from process analyzers into a plant's flare disposal or return system.
Parker Instrumentation will also launch a radical new type of instrument manifold system, one that is expected to set a new standard for connecting instruments to process lines. Developed over more than two years, and with considerable input from large-scale users, Parker believes it is the most significant development in instrumentation manifolds for many years.
Parker Instrumentation's modular SP76-compliant substrate - IntraFlow - delivers a leap forward for process analytical and laboratory instrumentation flow control systems. At various trade shows, Parker will highlight the new ability to provide users with complete assembled solutions including instruments and heaters from a single purchase order - as a result of teaming agreements with Honeywell and Intertec. IntraFlow surface-mounting fittings dramatically reduce the amount of space required, minimizing the volume of sample flow paths, and speeding construction and reducing cost of ownership. Substrate fittings plug together in seconds using novel slip-fit connectors. No welding is required to build a system. The 1.5 inch (38.1 mm) footprint modules simply screw onto a 'pegboard' backplane that provides the connection force and rigidity for the finished flow control assembly, and may be disassembled rapidly for maintenance or re-use. Finished systems occupy typically around 25% of the space of a conventionally plumbed flow control system. A major advantage of Parker's new substrate is its intrinsic support for three-way flow paths. Unlike the linear substrates in common use for semiconductor 'gas stick' delivery systems, IntraFlow maintains flow paths on a single plane - regardless of direction. No manifolds on additional substrate layers are needed to implement the more sophisticated functionality required by sample systems. This approach allows flow control substrates to be constructed with extremely low profiles of less than 3/4 inch (20 mm) - including the pegboard.
Modular stream switching system redefines performance of automated sampling systems
Parker Instrumentation provides innovative valve systems for automated stream switching in gas and liquid analysis applications. The product - R-max - uses surface-mounting techniques to dramatically reduce the size of control systems for process analyzers and gas chromatographs, and to provide modularity for assembling compact switches for any quantity of fluid streams.
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Parker also offers compatible filter modules, which bolt onto the side of the stream switching substrate without any intermediate tubing and compression connections.
Pilot Pro is a new process sample conditioning system communications interface designed to provide a link between plant process control operations and analyzer maintenance networks, no matter where the two are located. A sensor and solenoid administration module, Pilot Pro is designed to acquire, transmit, and manage real-time sample system information via an electronic interface, facilitating critical process control decision-making.
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According to Mike Cost, Applications and Innovation Engineer for Parker IPD, Pilot Pro's ability to support a variety of communication protocols meets a growing, industry-wide need to do process analysis remotely. "Real-time, locally obtained sample data is critical to accurate assessment by process analyzer engineers and technicians who may be located remotely from a sample site," Cost said. "With downsizing, there are now far fewer people in the field to collect data at the analyzer or sample system. Pilot Pro bridges this gap, gathering local data and translating it into any one of a number of common protocols for customers to access and act upon. Consequently, Pilot Pro offers far greater versatility for a wider range of customer applications than other competitive systems."
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MSC Italian Cruises' Lirica got some bad news this month when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducting its required-by-law semi-annual vessel sanitation program, flunked the ship with a score of 85. An 86 is required for passing. The CDC examines all ships calling at U.S. ports a maximum of twice annually to test for issues relating to water, food preparation and handling, potential food contamination and general cleanliness, storage and repair.
A cruise line spokesman played down the failing score -- noting that MSC Lirica nearly aced its first CDC inspection (held earlier this year) with a score of 98. Still, a 13-point drop is pretty significant in just a few months. According to the CDC's report on the ship, MSC Lirica's inspection revealed problems in kitchen areas. Significant points (three or more) were deducted in areas, says the CDC report, of "potentially hazardous food temperatures storage, preparation display, service, transportation" and with "food-contact surfaces equipment / utensils clean." The ship also lost two points on inspection of its child activity centers -- apparently the report notes that a child seat-insert that had been requested in the ship's first inspection had still not been added.
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(Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)By Allan MuirAt a glance, the play of Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick over the first two games of this series against the St. Louis Blues has lived up to the legacy of his Conn Smythe run.After a 40-save performance Tuesday night's opener, he was at it again in Game 2. He made sliding saves, kick saves, glove saves and flopped around, Hasek-style, doing everything he could to keep the Kings in it.But for the second game in a row, it was Quick who let his mates down at the worst possible moment. And now the Kings find themselves in a 2-0 hole after a crushing 2-1 loss in Game 2.GAME 2: Recap | Boxscore | Highlights | Complete postseason scheduleThe dagger this time wasn't as dramatic as the behind-the-net-giveaway that Alex Steen converted into the OT winner in Game 1, but it was every bit as lethal. With the contest tied at one and the final seconds counting down in the third, Quick lost his angle on a simple zone entry and was beaten by a 40-foot wrister off the stick of Barret Jackman.Playoff time makes for odd heroes, but the stay-at-home defender shouldn't beat Quick on a five-foot gimme putt this time of year, let alone an un-screened shot from the top of the circle.That softie overshadowed an improved, but still flawed, effort from the defending champs, who now have gone six-plus periods without scoring a five-on-five goal. And so now a team that never had to prove it knew how to counter-punch during last year's magical run needs to figure out if it has the stuff before Saturday's Game 3 in Los Angeles.Here are four other takeaways from Game 2:[si_embed]nhl/20130503/blues-kings-game-2[/si_embed]• As easy as it is to justify slapping the goat horns on Quick, it's worth remembering that he's received exactly two goals of support through the first two games. Brian Elliott deserves a good chunk of the credit for shutting down the Kings' offense. He's been magnificent in his 2013 redemption tour, stopping 56-of-58 shots and making big saves at big moments to quell any hope the Kings might have of gaining traction. But at the same time, Los Angeles' top players aren't meeting the challenge of the moment. All the things that paved the way to the 2012 Cup -- the net presence, the relentless cycle, the physical dominance along the boards -- those things aren't happening. At least, not with any consistency. And so Los Angeles' forwards aren't making things as hard on Elliott as they need to.• Darryl Sutter said he needed more out of his top players in Game 2 and he got it ... in the first period, anyway. After that, the only time Anze Kopitar caught your eye was when he was being whipped in the face-off circle (a nice, solid 8-for-22 performance). He showed some spark early on, but seemed disengaged again by the third. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter offered a more consistent effort than in the opener, but it was in the execution where they came up short. Not enough push, enough passion. The only star to answer the call was Dustin Brown, who spent the night in Beast Mode. Brown was locked in mortal combat in the crease when he tipped a Richards wrister past Brian Elliott on a five-on-three for L.A.'s only goal. After that, he was in on every premium chance they created, including a breakaway in the second and a reckless drive to the net in the third that left him hobbling after he slammed into the goalpost. He was easily the best player on the ice, but the rest of the Kings failed to match his intensity.• Alexander Steen, the star of Game 1, was a non-factor tonight, but Patrik Berglund did a nice job of stepping up in his place, especially in the first period when the Blues were back on their heels. The big forward had four hits in the opening stanza, knotted the game in the third with a deflection after an aggressive drive to the net and generally played like someone with a burr under his saddle. Finding a different hero every night worked out pretty well for the Kings last year. Maybe the Blues are on to something. • It's one thing to play a heavy game. It's another to play a smart, heavy game. Whatever Ken Hitchcock said to his fourth liners after their undisciplined play in the first led to L.A.'s power play goal got their game back in order for the second and third periods. Coincidence that the Blues started to push back at the same time? Probably not. The trio of Ryan Reaves, Adam Cracknell and Chris Porter started initiating contact instead of retaliating in the second, and it wasn't long before the rest of the team followed their lead. St. Louis started laying the body harder and more frequently, but didn't take another penalty the rest of the way. 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The New York Islanders played their final game of the regular season against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday April 13th at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Islanders ended the season with a record of 34-37-11, after the 4-3 shootout victory against the Sabres.
Buffalo would put up the only score in the first period from a Jamie McBain snap shot. Almost eight minutes into the second, Matt Ellis would score another goal for Buffalo to go ahead 2-0. At 16:43 Anders Lee would put up the first score for the islanders on a power play opportunity. Frans Nielsen would try a wide angled shot from the right post only to be denied. Pulling the puck behind the net, Nielsen would lob the puck up and over in front of Connor Knapp, the Buffalo netminder, and Lee would settle the puck and send it threw the five-hole for the score.
Only 17 seconds into the third period Ander Lee would score once again, to tie the game. After taking control of the puck in the neutral zone, Lee would streak down the right side of the ice and take a back hand shot that would sail over Knapp's blocker for the wide-angle score.
Half-way through the third period Buffalo's Torrey Mitchell would score, putting the Sabres in the lead once again, 3-2. With about four minutes left in the game, Brock Nelson would score to tie the game and to send it into overtime. After crossing the blue line and splitting two defenders, Nelson would rip off a shot that would go top right corner of the net for the tie, 3-3.
After a scoreless overtime period, the Islanders final game of the season would be decided in a shootout. The only goal in the shootout would come from Brock Nelson after taking the puck over the blue line and down the right side. Nelson would go to his backhand and back to his forehand with a quick shot that would hit the left post and deflect off of Knapp's back and into the goal. Anders Nilsson would then make the next and final stop of the night to give the Islanders the 4-3 win.


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Photo taken in Old Orchard Beach, ME, USA