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Fall 2024, Jeremy Murray

History Department Master of Arts Program Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Fall 2024, History Department, Csusb

History Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Question Of Revolution In The Carolinas And Georgia From Colonial Times To The Time Of The Early Republic, Megan Shirley

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The American War of Independence was not and unlimited revolutionary event. More correctly it was a limited revolution. The ideologies, legal codes, and events that formed the basis for justification had historical precedent in English and ancient history. Women and people of color experienced a counter revolution with regards to their rights and liberties after the conflict known as the American Revolution. Although women participated in the conflict did not experience a progression in rights and freedoms. People of color, free and enslaved, certainly experienced a different outcome. They became citizens of a new nation but were denied equal freedom …

Law Library Blog (August 2024): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

1938 Proclamation From President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Designating 203,965 Acres Of Land To Dinosaur National Monument, United States Department Of Interior; National Park Service

Dinosaur National Monument

A memorandum for the press containing a brief overview of the land recently added to the Dinosaur National Monument boundary by order of the President. Additionally there is a brief overview of the current land's history, recreational uses, flora & fauna.

Housed in National Archives at Denver: Record Group 79, Box 339, Folder: "501-03 Newspaper Articles"

1948 Dinosaur National Monument Tourist Pamphlet, United States Department Of The Interior; National Park Service

Dinosaur National Monument

A National Park Service pamphlet for Dinosaur National Monument which contains general information intended for visitors. A brief history of ancient Native American, flora and fauna, as well as a boundary map are included.

Housed in National Archives at Denver: Record Group 79, Box 339, Folder: "500 Publications & Statistics"

1951 Nps List Of Professional Reports, Articles, & Notes Regarding All Current And Proposed Parks & Monuments, Conrad L. Wirth

Great Sand Dunes National Park

A list of major reports arising from Service investigations of areas proposed for inclusion in the National Park System and from recreational and archeological surveys in the river basins of the United States. Titles have been included if they were either prepared or published within the terminal dates.

1951 Memorandum Regarding Conscientious Objector Work Camps, John M. Davis, Glen T. Bean

Great Sand Dunes National Park

In light of heightened defense mobilization and increased rates of selective service inductions in the 1950s, the Park Service determined it would be beneficial to plan for and find locations to construct "Conscientious objector camps" for purposes similar to the Civilian Public Service Camps of World War 2.

1946 Soil Erosion General Study With Photographs, Paul L. Balch

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Regional Soil Conservationist, Acting Custodian, and Regional Archeologist conducted a general study of soil erosion and quality around Great Sand Dunes National monument in 1946. Photographs and write-up are included.

1938 Second Geological Report On Great Sand Dunes National Monument (With Photographs), Chas. N. Gould

Great Sand Dunes National Park

A 1936 report of the general geologic makeup and composition of Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Conducted by the Regional Geologist and accompanied by a Wildlife Technician. The study includes a brief history, rock composition, excerpts from other GSD geological studies, and photographs taken from around the area.

1937 Parkway & Recreational-Area Study Of Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Paul R. Franke

Great Sand Dunes National Park

A 1937 Park, Parkway, & Recreational-Area Study of Great Sand Dunes National Monument submitted to the Acting Regional Director of the National Park Service. Contains attendance numbers, mining conditions, elevation, principal species names and other general information.

1939 Photographs Of Aerial Mosaics Of Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Milton J. Mccolm

Great Sand Dunes National Park

A 1940 Memorandum and photographs depicting an "aerial mosaic" of dunes, sky, and distant mountains from the Great Sand Dunes National Monument.

Various Correspondence Relating To Archeological Artifacts Found In Great Sand Dunes National Monument, John S. Mclaughlin, Howard S. Rines, Paul R. Franke, E. P. Leavitt, Louis Schellbach

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Various correspondence spanning from 1935 to 1952 relating to the discovery and handling of archeological artifacts found at Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Includes mention of Folsom projectile points and arrowheads.

Colorado Rendezvous: Video Interviews With "Pueblo Indians", The Aspen Times

Mesa Verde National Park

News Article on video interviews with "Pueblo Indians"

In Mesa Verde Park: Report On The Work Of The Cliff Dwellers Association, Colorado Springs Gazette And Telegraph

Mesa Verde National Park

Report on the work of the Cliff Dwellers Association

1950 Department Of Interior Memorandum Regarding Request Of Skeletal Material, John M. Davis

Great Sand Dunes National Park

A 1950 memorandum from the National Park Service Assistant Regional Director, John M. Davis, to all Southwestern National Monument Superintendents regarding a request for "10 to 30 grams of skeletal or desiccated specimen material from early people" from Dr. Edward L. Breazeale, Assistant Agricultural Chemist, College of Agriculture, the University of Arizona. Material is to be used in "hematological and serological studies."

Campbell Defends River Plan, Aspen Daily News

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

An article on Campbell's calling to drop wildlife protection designation at Balck Canyon

Campbell Defends River Plan, The Vail Trail

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

An article on Congressman Strange's efforts to make Black Canyon a National Park

Black Canyon Park Bill Wins Support, Charles Devant

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Article on Congressional Supporters of bill to make Black Canyon a National Park

Developing Immersive Experiences From Library Collections, Beryl White-Bing, Trina F. Mccowan

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

Step inside history! This engaging session details the University of North Florida Library's innovative, collaborative process to create an immersive virtual reality experience from archival materials. Attendees will learn a step-by-step guide to developing similar projects that bring history to life. We will share how we partnered with a local African-American museum to identify compelling archival content and acquired specialized equipment to digitize materials and environments. By leveraging the power of an interdisciplinary campus team, we built an accessible virtual reality experience that allows students and community members to make personal connections with local history. Session takeaways include strategies for …

Fifty Years Of Lucy, The Marvellous Ancestor, Chandrabhan P. Yadav, Surbhi Vatsa

Popular Media

Excerpt:

"The Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University is celebrating this year as a ‘Year of Human Origins’ because 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of ‘Lucy’. The discussions on human origins and Lucy provokes one to seriously think about human life and where we come from.... The momentousness of the discovery of Lucy, a cardinal juncture that pegged firmly our existence in the scientific idea of evolution, cannot and must not be undermined."

Legacy Effects Of Historical Gold Mining On Floodplains Of An Australian River, Francesco Colombi, Aleicia Holland, Darren Baldwin, Susan Lawrence, Peter Davies, Ian Rutherfurd, James Grove, Jodi Turnbull, Mark Macklin, Greg Hil, Ewen Silvester

Student and Faculty Publications

The gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century in south-eastern Australia resulted in the mobilization and re-deposition of vast quantities of tailings that modified the geomorphology of the associated river valleys. Previous studies of contamination risk in these systems have either been performed directly on mine wastes (e.g., battery sand) or at locations close to historical mine sites but have largely ignored the extensive area of riverine alluvial deposits extending downstream from gold mining locations. Here we studied the distribution of contaminant metal(loids) in the Loddon River catchment, one of the most intensively mined areas of the historical …

Romani American History: Historical Absences And Their Consequences, Ann Ostendorf

History Faculty Scholarship

American historians have created an historical absence by ignoring Romani people’s presence in evidence from the past. The origins of this “absence-ing” are multifaceted and interrelated, but fundamentally stem from the continued influence of out-of-date and unprofessional ways of thinking and knowing. Examining and understanding “absence-ing” requires a consideration of the nature of the discipline of history as well as a history of the missing historicization of Romani Americans. The consequences of the “absence-ing” of Romani people from American histories have negatively and distinctively influenced four different groups of people: historians of the Americas; historians of Romani people in Europe; …

Moral Injury In Active Service And Veteran Female Military Combatants, William Curtis Neal

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A topic of concern and discussion in the mental health community, and maybe a special concern from both governmental and civilian practitioners, is the subject of moral injury. Moral Injury has been widely researched over the last 10 years and is a known and discussed condition that is linked to military personnel and veterans who have experienced events while deployed or operating in adverse conditions such as combat. The following descriptive study focuses on one group from which they have been excluded or overlooked in past studies. This creates a gap in the published literature: female servicewomen and veterans. Both …

The Archives Magazine, Issue 6, Spring 2024, Kayla Coghlan, Lillian Stadtmueller, Kara Armstrong, Katie Shank, Linda Zuniga, Abigail Miller, Lynda Feustel, Jacob Mankos

Kutztown University Archives

No abstract provided.

"Female Faithfulness Encouraged": Gendered Piety In Early American Print, Kadienne Sizemore

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Following the American Revolution, membership in Baptist churches grew exponentially and the influence of the Baptist persuasion was significant. As one of the fastest-growing Protestant denominations in early America, Baptists and their interests were often indicative of larger trends in religiosity. Conceptions of piety, including beliefs surrounding submission, faithfulness, and duty, were central to the structure of Baptist congregations and their proximate communities. This paper explores the role of gender in the discussion, presentation, and justification of Baptist notions of piety in their publications during the Early American Republic. To build on the work of historians exploring female autonomy in …

The Divine Comedy: A Work Of Medieval Mythology, Jamie Alexander

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Prior to The Divine Comedy (1308-1321), ideas about Purgatory were in the early stages of development. Purgatory had loose rituals surrounding its existence and it lacked depiction in written works. Yet in the following centuries, the fear of Purgatory and the practices of penance and indulgences reached a fever pitch, ultimately leading to the Protestant Reformation. Purgatory as a celestial location, and not just the “purgatorial fires” of the Bible, only began to develop in the twelfth century, but its fearful description and imagery in The Divine Comedy not only solidified previously nebulous understandings of Purgatory, but also increased anxiety …

Playing History: How Video Games Can Change The Way We Understand The Past, Chapman Hall

Honors College

Video games are a wildly popular and growing form of art and entertainment. Yet they are often overlooked within academic fields like history. This thesis examines the unique qualities of video games that make them powerful tools to understand history in a different manner. The interpretative frameworks of simulation and agency are central to this analysis, and they are applied to the history-based video game Europa Universalis IV as a case study of how video games facilitate rich and rewarding historical sensibilities that deepen the connection between past and present, a long-standing goal of professional and popular historians. The study …

How To Limit The Downstream Costs Of Racially Restrictive Covenants, Randall K. Johnson

Faculty Works

This essay, which is part of the University of Kansas Law Review Symposium on the seventy-fifth (75th) anniversary of Shelley v. Kraemer, is the first to explain how a current successor in interest to a racially restrictive covenant may limit more of their own downstream costs through the use of self-help options. By definition, a downstream cost is any expense that arises after the formation, and in the course of performance, of a valid common law contract. Examples of downstream costs include the time, money and energy that property owners may expend in removing racially restrictive covenants.

The essay does …

The American Thoracic Society Research Program: Twenty Years Of Driving Discovery In Respiratory Medicine, Kamran Atabai, M. Safwan Badr, Jack Costello, Karen Ridge, Sharon Rounds, Michelle Turenne, Eric White, Jesse Roman

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.