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Nebraska And Rural Electrification Through 1940, Roberta K. Barndt

Student Work

Since Nebraska is primarily an agricultural state, the struggle to bring electricity to its rural areas played an important role in the long-standing battle to decrease the disparity between living standards in rural and urban America. During the first two decades of the twentieth century, telephones and automobiles lessened rural isolation while increased utilization of tractors and other technological innovations rendered farm labor less tedious. Nevertheless, without electricity, the one modern innovation that more than any other brought comfort and convenience within the reach of the urban masses, living and working conditions on the farm remained comparatively primitive. Farm families …

The Effects Of The Norman Conquest On Anglo-Saxon Aristocracy, Cynthia L. Puryear

Honors Theses

In 1066, William the Conqueror successfully invaded England. He established himself as king and began to implement his policies for complete control over the subjugated territory. The Norman invasion did not involve a large influx of people: but, rather a conquest by a man who acquired the country for himself and distributed the land to his followers. The old English aristocracy, mainly composed of the king's thegns, virtually disappeared with the conquest and was replaced by a new aristocracy.

The near disappearance of the English aristocrats and their replacement by Normans holding land in return for military service was an …

The Second Chinese Banking Consortium: The Open Door And Finance Diplomacy, Pauline Selenke Pesek

Student Work

This thesis is an attempt to analyze the events of the Second Chinese Banking Consortium, signed in 1920, and the relationship of this event to America's China policy, generally referred to as the Open Door Policy. The Consortium demostrates how the Open Door Policy developed as a part of American foreign policy, and how the State Department hoped to use American capitial as the right arm or a tool of American diplomacy in China.

A Study Of Historical Evidences Related To Lds Church As Reflected In Volumes Xiv Through Xxvi Of The Journal Of Discourses, Terry J. Aubrey

Theses and Dissertations

The material in this study is a follow-up of a thesis done by Paul C. Richards entitled, "A Study of Evidences Related to LDS Church History as Reflected in Volumes I through XIII of the Journal of Discourse." That same basic format has been employed in treating the last thirteen volumes of the Discourses.

The Discourses contains addresses delivered by General Authorities of the LDS Church and others from 1854 to 1886. Until Richards did his thesis, no one had compiled an index of those volumes that dealt exclusively with history related to the LDS Church. This study …

The American Military And The Congress, 1775-1789: Civil-Military Relationships, George J. Shuflata

Student Work

In any discussion of military-state relationships relative to the formation of the first American army and government, one must consider the fact that Americans feared the military due to their pre-revolutionary experience. As colonists they forumlated their own ideas on what the American military should be. The militia concept appeared to fill their needs. Forced into a war for which they were totally unprepared, they gradually formed a government and the military force that would produce a victory. However, the road to that victory was paved with frustrations, both military and governmental.

The Development And Character Of The Nazi Political Machine, 1928-1930, And The Nsdap Electoral Breakthrough., Thomas Wiles Arafe Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Stalag Luft Iii: An American Experience In A World War Ii German Prisoner Of War Camp. (Volumes I And Ii)., Arthur Acquinas Durand

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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The Eighteenth-Century Background For The Chilean Army's Royalist Posture During The 'Patria Vieja' (1810-1814)., Duncan Stewart Young

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Jose Maria Villamil: Soldier, Statesman Of The Americas., Daniel W. Burson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Habitants In Holyoke: The Development Of The French-Canadian Community In A Massachusetts City, 1865-1910, Peter Haebler

Doctoral Dissertations

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Turmoil In A City And An Empire; Bristol's Factions, 1700-1775, Ronald H. Quilici

Doctoral Dissertations

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A Cruel Wind: America Experiences Pandemic Influenza, 1918-1920 A Social History, Dorothy Ann Pettit

Doctoral Dissertations

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La Grammaire Générale Et La Linguistique Générale : Étude Sur Le Rationalisme Et L'Empirisme Dans Les Théories Linguistiques Des Dix-Septième Et Dix-Huitième Siècles, Jacqueline Mcdonald

Master's Theses

Le but de la présente étude est d'examiner la nature du problème de l'origine des langues, tel qu'il se présentait au dix-huitième siècle. Une attention particulière est accordée, d'une part, à la Grammaire générale et raisonnée de Port-Royal, et de l'autre aux théories empiriques, ceci enfin de distinguer les facteurs qui contribuèrent à l'élaboration d'une nouvelle philosophie linguistique.

The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944., Carmelo Francisco Esmeralda Astilla

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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Felton Grandison Clark, Louisiana Educator., Iris Johnson Perkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

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The Pioneer Chinese Of Utah, Don C. Conley

Theses and Dissertations

With the single exception of a survey of Chinese history in the Western United States written by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, there exists no other documented history of the Chinese experience in Utah.

This paper offers an overview of Pioneer Chinese life in Utah territory from the Chinese railroad laborers in Box Elder County to the Chinatown settlement in Silver Reef mining camp in Washington County. Old Chinese customs, individual Chinese personalities and communities are rediscovered through the use of census data, newspaper editorials, and oral interviews. Chinese religion is analyzed from available data about pioneer Chinese funeral …

H. S. Chamberlain And The Bayreuth "Kulturkreis": A Study In Ideology, David George Otness

Dissertations and Theses

Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855-1927) was born an Englishman but adopted Germany as his home. Chamberlain was a publicist for "fin de siecle" ideas about art and politics which were tempered by both late nineteenth century Imperialism and by World War One. As an old man he endorsed Adolf Hitler and has been credited as an important synthesizer for the ideology of National Socialism. This study examines Chanber1ain' s life in terms of his involvement with art and politics. It utilizes his work as a popularizer and his conversion into an exponent of Deutschturn to discuss broad social questions. While it …

Canadian Jewry And Their Struggle For An Exemption In The Federal Lord's Day Act Of 1906., Sheldon. Indig

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Dept. of History, Philosophy, and Political Science. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1976 .I54. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1976.

Alexander F. Kerensky; The Political Career Of A Russian Nationalist., Michael James Fontenot

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Toronto Globe And Mail And The Defeat Of The German Air Force., Edward Jean. Elliott

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Dept. of History, Philosophy, and Political Science. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1976 .E44. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1976.

The Prisoner Of War Camps In Canada 1939-1947., John Joseph. Kelly

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Dept. of History, Philosophy, and Political Science. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1976 .K355. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1976.

A History Of The Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association 1939 To 1974, John Kent Williams

Theses and Dissertations

This study will present a comprehensive study of the YMMIA from 1939 to 1974. This study includes the emergence of different programs and the changes in age groupings, as well as goals of the program. A short historical background chapter will be included to acquaint the readers with the previous growth and development of YMMIA since it was instituted.

Missionary Activities And Church Organizations In Pennsylvania, 1830-1840, V. Alan Curtis

Theses and Dissertations

During most of the 1830's, the Church was headquartered at Kirtland, Ohio. The thrust of her missionary effort toward the populous east came from that center. The impact of that proselyting work on Ohio's neighboring state, Pennsylvania, is the subject of this thesis. This study is concerned with the background and history of the missionary work in Pennsylvania as a part of the greater history of the Church in the 1830's. This thesis is also concerned with the results of that missionary work. Pennsylvania provided missionaries to teach in New York, New England, Canada and elsewhere and laid the foundation …

A History Of The Growth And Development Of The Primary Association Of The Lds Church From 1878 To 1928, Conrad A. Harward

Theses and Dissertations

The Primary Association of the LDS Church is an organization assigned to direct week-day religious training of children four to twelve years of age. The object of this study was to determine what factors led to the birth of the movement, how the early program developed, what its main features were, what some of the major problems were and how they were solved, who some of the prominent people were in the movement, and what were some of its major accomplishments.

Results of the study have shown that the Primary became a great influence in the lives of many young …

Origin And Development Of The San Juan Mission In Southeastern Utah In Its Work With Indian People (Principally Since 1940), Lyle S. Heinz

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to present the origin and development of the San Juan Mission in southeastern Utah in its work with Indian people, principally since 1940. One of the responsibilities of the San Juan Mission was to teach the Indian people the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It is also the purpose of this study to show what has been accomplished in regard to the original call and also determine what remains to be completed. The history of the San Juan Mission has been indexed under the following chapter headings: Introduction to San Juan and the Call …

Sir Sam Hughes: His Public Career, 1892-1916, Ronald Graham Haycock

Digitized Theses

No abstract provided.

Canadian Railways And The International Brotherhoods: Labour Organization In The Railway Running Trades In Canada, 1865-1914, Joseph Hugh Tuck

Digitized Theses

No abstract provided.