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The Alien Registration Act Of 1940, Carol R. Rice

History ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the various factors which led to the passage of the Smith Act. Into this consideration will enter the numerous bills introduced during the decade, the congressional investigating committee, and their reports.

Hugh Judson Killpatrick And The Ira Harris Light Cavalry In The Army Of The Potomac, John A. Kinsolving

History ETDs

The purpose of this present thesis is to show that the harshly criticized Kilpatrick was the same man who fought brilliantly at Brandy Station in June, 1863, who played a controversial role in the Battle of Gettysburg, and who led two daring raids deeps into Confederate territory.

Barebone's Parliament, Annette Ewing

History ETDs

The Barebone's Parliament had probably been known by as many as any parliament in British history. Before it voted to call itself the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, it was known as the new representative, the new assembly, and similar phrases. Is contemporaries refereed to it as the Parliament, the little Parliament, or the late Parliament; or, if the person was a royalist, as the so-called Parliament, the mock Parliament, or the mongrel Parliament. The name Barebone's Parliament was apparently of later origin, possibly after the Restoration. Later names also include: The Assembly of Saints, the Nominated Parliament, the …

A History Of The Obrajes In New Spain, 1535-1630, Blas Brazil Jr.

History ETDs

The purpose of this essay is to survey the history of the obrajes as centers of cloth manufacture in New Spain in the sixteenth century and the first three decades of the seventeenth century, and with special reference to labor conditions in these cloth mills.

Fray Francisco De Ayeta In The Service Of New Mexico, 1673-1683, Russell L. Hankins

History ETDs

During a critical decade (1673-1683) in the history of colonial New Mexico Friar Francisco de Ayeta, a Franciscan friar, performed outstanding service to the Spanish Crown in and for this isolated province on the northern frontier of New Spain. With considerable justice it may be said the Ayeta's adroit presentation of the interests of the colony at the viceregal court in Mexico City, his skillful management of the caravans which conveyed urgently needed supplies and reinforcement from New Spain, and his timely council and prompt actions in time of emergency were in large measure responsible for preventing the complete abandonment …

History Of The Province Of Pánuco In New Spain, 1518-1533, Donald E. Chipman

History ETDs

The province of Pánuco, also designated as Vitoria Garayana, had an important place in the annals of New Spain in the third and fourth decades of the sixteenth century. In later times, after the discovery and occupation of richer areas, the history of the Pánuco region had only minor significance in the evolution of colonial Mexico.

The South-Carolina Gazette, 1763-1775: Patriot Southern Newspaper., J. Ralph Randolph

History ETDs

The purpose of this thesis as originally conceived was an attempt to study how the South-Carolina Gazette reported the series of crises that led up to American Revolution and whenever possible, to see how the newspaper influenced the movement. The other Charles-Town newspapers of the period, the South-Carolina and American General Gazette and the South-Carolina Gazette; and Country Journal, were also studied as means of checking the coverage of the Gazette. However, the Gazette was examined more thoroughly and more painstakingly than the other journals. The plan has been followed for the most part; however, some additions were mad. Because …

A Political Biography Of Holm O. Bursum: 1899-1924, Donald R. Moorman

History ETDs

The history which unfolds in the following chapters encompasses the active political years in the life of Holm Olaf Bursum. Bursum was born at Fort Dodge, Iowa, on February 10, 1867. His parents Frank O. and Maria (Hilton) Bursum, were natives of Norway. At the close of the American Civil War they immigrated to Prairie du Chien where they prospered and were blessed with two children, Louise and Holm. Tragedy befell the family when the father died at the age of twenty-three. The widowed mother remarried and moved with her young family to Colorado where it was hoped that the …

L. Bradford Prince: Governor Of The Territory Of New Mexico, 1889-1892, Luciano R. Baca

History ETDs

On February 1, 1879, there arrived in New Mexico a man who was to serve her in future years as judge, governor, author, businessman, politician, and civic and religious leader. This man, the Honorable L. Bradford Prince, earned recognition for both himself and his adopted home -- New Mexico.

The High Ministry Of Government: The Political Career Of Frank Murphy, Richrd D. Lunt

History ETDs

Frank Murphy (1890-1949) had a remarkable career as a politician and a jurist. Most of his productive years were spent serving President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal in various capacities. Up until 1940, when Murphy was appointed to the Supreme Court, his career was essentially political. It is this portion of Murphy's life which is treated in this dissertation.

The Mexican Presidential Election Of 1940, Marta Espejo-Ponce Hunt

History ETDs

The Mexican presidential election of 1940 is of transcendental importance in the political annals of modern Mexico...The purpose of this paper is to study the factors which brought about the change in the Mexican power structure from a regime committed to the social, political, and economic betterment of the "popular" classes to a government by and for the benefit of the middle sectors.

Bad Hand: The Military Career Of Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, 1871-1889, Lessing H. Nohl Jr.

History ETDs

Few army officers of the post-Civil War era contributed more to the destruction of the Indian barrier to westward expansion than did Brig. Gen. Ranald Slidell Mackenzie. Yet, despite his importance to the military history of the American frontier, little is known of the man. Few if any students have exploited archival materials, while an absence of Mackenzie's personal papers has encouraged superficial sketches of his career.

Saludos Amigas 1962, Associated Women Students

Co-Ed Code/Saludos Amigas

"My warmest greetings are extended to you, the entire study body, and especially to our new women students. We are happy in your selection of the University of New Mexico as your university, and we encourage you to take every advantage of the many opportunities offered for your intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and social growth. With the many offerings of the University, we feel confident that each of you will be able to find many areas of interests and derive satisfactions from participating in and contributing to the over-all university community.

The Associated Women Students are eager to welcome and assist …