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Urban Stadium, Eric Moss

Architecture Senior Theses

Certain major urban elements have been pished into suburban environments to the detriment of cities. The thesis proposed that through investigating the implications of reinserting such a building into the urban condition, it can be demonstrated that both the city and the facility will benefit. The vehicle is the design of a public building which must mediate between its needs and its urban conditions. The project therefore should have a program which has specific requirements and the site should have a strong urban dynamic.

59th Street Bridge Museum And Market, Marciano Martin

School of Architecture - All Scholarship

This thesis is to serve as an investigation and response into the architectural issue of scale juxtaposition. In this case the condition which occurs is the result of a modern feat of engineering at one scale, disrupting and imposing itself onto an urban and historical context which is at a more intimate scale. Consequently, there is a loss of identity or spatial relationships in the urban context, which may have existed prior to this modern intervention. It is my goal to take advantage and develop a response to these disparate scales and their images. It is also the opportunity for …

Common Cause: The Antislavery Alliance Of Gerrit Smith And Beriah Green, Milton C. Sernett

The Courier

The Gerrit Smith Papers in the manuscript collections of the George Arents Research Library at Syracuse University are an indispensable resource for scholars interested in American social reform. Given to the University in 1928 by Gerrit Smith Miller, a grandson, the col

lection reveals that the abolition of slavery dominated the Madison County philanthropist's reform interests from the mid-1830s to the Civil War. Of Gerrit Smith's numerous antislavery correspondents, including such prominent reformers as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Theodore Dwight Weld, none maintained a more regular and extensive epistolary relationship than Beriah Green, upstate New York's most radical …

Albert Schweitzer And His Nuclear Concerns Seen Today, Rhena Schweitzer Miller

The Courier

This article is adapted from a talk given by Mrs. Rhena Schweitzer Miller in which she talks about her father, Albert Schweitzer. Specifically, she talks about her father's view of the nuclear arms race of the mid-twentieth century between the Soviet Union and the United States. She puts Albert's thoughts in context to his overarching philosophy, called the "Reverance for Life."

Theology For Freedom And Responsibility: Rudolf Bultmann's Views On Church And State, Antje B. Lemke

The Courier

This article is adapted from an address that Antje Lemke gave on the life and contributions of her father, Rudolph Bultmann. He was a prominent Protestant theologian, having grown up before Hitler's rise to power, and Bultmann witnessed how the Nazis manipulated the Church to try to gain support for their devious political goals. He joined the voices that spoke out against this fusion of national corruption with the Church. After World War II, he became involved in debates concerning political and liberation theology.

The Albert Schweitzer Papers At Syracuse University, Ursula Berkling

The Courier

This article highlights some of the documents contained in the Albert Schweitzer Papers located in the Syrcause University Special Collections. They contain a variety of materials, such as notebooks, letters, manuscripts, miscellanea, and books from Schweitzer's library. The article gives a synopsis of each of these categories, and includes some photos of Schweitzer's life.

Clothing Of Wrought Gold, Raiment Of Needlework: Embroidered Chasubles In The Syracuse University Art Collections, Susan Kyser

The Courier

This article details the collection of chasubles and other liturgical vestments located in the Syracuse University Art Collections. They were collected and donated by Mr. and Mrs. George Arents, whose other collections make up a significant part of Syracuse University Special Collections. The article sheds light on the remarkable embroidery and artistic talent that the vestments required.

My First Book—Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

The Courier

This article (after a brief introduction by Mark F. Weimer of Syracuse University) first appeared in McClure's Magazine in 1894. It is the now-rare preface to the classic novel Treasure Island, in which Robert Louis Stevenson comments on how the novel sprang from a map he painted with the assistance of an imaginative schoolboy while recuperating from an illness. A holograph manuscript of the preface is located in the Syracuse University Libraries.

News Of The Libraries And The Library Associates, From Courier, Vol.Xxi, No.2, Fall 1986, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

The Recent Albert Schweitzer Acquisitions -- A Liszt Manuscript at Syracuse -- The Leopold Von Ranke Exhibition -- Book Sale -- In Memoriam: W. Averell Harriman, Benjamin J. Lake, Belle Burdick Terhune

Courier, Vol.Xxi, No.2, Fall 1986, Syracuse University Library Associates

The Courier

Theology for Freedom and Responsibility: Rudolf Bultmann's Views on Church and State / Antje Bultmann Lemke, Syracuse University, p.3 -- Albert Schweitzer and His Nuclear Concerns Seen Today / Rhena Schweitzer Miller, p.17 -- The Albert Schweitzer Papers at Syracuse University / Ursula Berkling, p.27 -- Clothing of Wrought Gold, Raiment of Needlework: Embroidered Chasubles in the Syracuse University Art Collections / Susan Kyser, Syracuse University Art Collections, p.41 -- Common Cause: The Antislavery Alliance of Gerrit Smith and Beriah Green / Milton C. Sernett, Associate Professor, Department of Afro,American Studies, Syracuse University, p.55 -- My First Book-Treasure Island / …

Syracuse University School Of Architecture Lecture Poster - Fall 1986, Syracuse Architecture

School of Architecture Lectures Series

Poster for Lecture.

Front Matter

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.

A Letter From The Editor, John Philip Jones

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.

Problems In Development Of Nationalism In India, Robert I. Crane

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

An analysis of the dynamics of development of significant strands within the Indian nationalist movement prior to World War I.

Making Sense Out Of Our Senses, Jozef J. Zwislocki

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

Our senses are essential to our lives and their enjoyment. How do they work? A research institute at Syracuse University is attempting to find out.

Back Matter

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.

Touch Of A Finger, Turn Of A Phrase: Ring Toys By Barbara Walter, Barbara Walter

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

Rings that also function as toys illuminate the humor that can arise from misunderstanding.

Does The Doctor Know Pm Here?, Linda Militello

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

A short story.

The Structures Of Cell Movement, Fred D. Warner

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

An analysis of mechanisms used by cells for purposes of movement, as revealed through new techniques of microscopy, and a discussion of the value of these mechanisms as models for further study.

"They Cannot Choose But Look", John Philip Jones

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

A highly personal exploration of the aesthetics of twelve Gothic churches encountered on a visit to France.

I Will Take You To The Mountain / Dirge / Taking Breath, Tanure Ojaide

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.

Using Structural Represantation Of Anomalous States Of Knowledge For Choosing Document Retrieval Strartegies., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Belkin N. J.

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Last Word: Memories, Insights, And Reflections

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Research Report: The Search For New Knowledge

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Renewing The Flame, Richard Seth Hayden, Thierry W. Despont

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Sports Journal: An Up-Close Look At Su Athletics

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Communications: Readers' Comments, Ideas, And Opinions

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Perspectives: A Personal View Of The University

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Pieces Of The Picture, Alexandra Eyle

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.