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The History Of The Japanese In Seattle And Its Environs: First Arrival To 1940, Peter Armstrong Vall-Spinosa Aug 1970

The History Of The Japanese In Seattle And Its Environs: First Arrival To 1940, Peter Armstrong Vall-Spinosa

All Master's Theses

This study is an effort to give an historical perspective on the Japanese living in the Puget Sound region up to 1940.


The Mccarthy Campaign In Indianapolis (1968), Carlotta B. Anderson Apr 1970

The Mccarthy Campaign In Indianapolis (1968), Carlotta B. Anderson

Graduate Thesis Collection

This paper is about the primary campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy in the State of Indiana in 1968. It will focus its attention on Indianapolis, the largest city and the capital of the state, and an area where the Senator did quite poorly. (1) Though some magazine articles, newspaper stories and books have been useful, this paper is basically the campaign as viewed by 20 participants. Without their cooperation, it could not have been written.


Britain And The Free Trade Area Negotiations Of 1956-1958, George Y. Ballentine Apr 1970

Britain And The Free Trade Area Negotiations Of 1956-1958, George Y. Ballentine

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.


A History Of The League Of Women Voters Of Indianapolis, Barbara E. Zimmer Jan 1970

A History Of The League Of Women Voters Of Indianapolis, Barbara E. Zimmer

Graduate Thesis Collection

On April 16, 1920, the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana, Indianapolis Branch, voted to disband and to establish a League of Women Voters in its place, carrying the members of the Franchise League on its roster for the first six months. Votes for women, the single purpose for which they, and others like them across the continent, had worked, was certain of accomplishment. The Federal Amendment, granting suffrage to women, had passed the Congress in the previous year and ratification by a sufficient number of states seemed certain.


A Study Of Little Rock School District 1966-1968 Elections And Their Effect On Public School Policy, Ray Earl Garner Jan 1970

A Study Of Little Rock School District 1966-1968 Elections And Their Effect On Public School Policy, Ray Earl Garner

OBU Graduate Theses

For many years, the school elections in Little Rock have followed a traditional pattern of meager voter turnout . School elections, prior to the 1967 election, were mentioned briefly in newspaper articles. The platforms were of the same general nature year after year. They included taxes, school expansion, better facilities, and higher teacher salaries. Candidates seldom, if ever, campaigned publicly and actively. Posters were usually placed throughout the city. A few days prior to the election, newspaper ads with the candidates' pictures would appear in the Arkansas Democrat and the Arkansas Gazette. The 1967 school election was significant, because that …


Virginia Newspaper Editors And The Coming Of World War Ii, 1935-1939, Robert Wayne Gray Jan 1970

Virginia Newspaper Editors And The Coming Of World War Ii, 1935-1939, Robert Wayne Gray

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Nail Making Industry In Early Virginia, John Tracy Keene Jan 1970

The Nail Making Industry In Early Virginia, John Tracy Keene

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A History Of The Deseret Alphabet, Larry Ray Wintersteen Jan 1970

A History Of The Deseret Alphabet, Larry Ray Wintersteen

Theses and Dissertations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the years 1852-1877, introduced to its membership a form of rhetoric (writing system) called the deseret alphabet (phonetic alphabet). This experiment was intended to alleviate the problem of non-communication which was created by the great influx of foreign speaking Saints into the great Salt Lake Valley.
The alphabet was developed and encouraged by the Prophet Brigham Young and a few followers. Much to their dismay the members of the Church did not have the same vision of its workability as did its promoters.
This new alphabet appears not to have met …


Fabianism Versus Welfareism : The Movement Towards The Welfare State In The United States, Susan Lee St. Clair Jan 1970

Fabianism Versus Welfareism : The Movement Towards The Welfare State In The United States, Susan Lee St. Clair

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Finally in the 1880’s there emerged a reformist group which was ultimately to be the model of the viability, adaptability, effectiveness, and success of evolutionary socialism. The group called itself the Fabian Society and in the beginning it seemed to be not unlike other protest or reformist groups which were springing up all over England at the time. The difference was that this group, though always small in numbers, was to have a tremendous impact throughout England and the rest of the democratic world. To be specific, the ideas of the Fabian Socialists can clearly be seen as influencing the …


Shipping Between England And Virginia 1606-1630, Susan Elizabeth Hillier Jan 1970

Shipping Between England And Virginia 1606-1630, Susan Elizabeth Hillier

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Persuasive Analysis Of Selected Campaign Arguments Of Richard M. Nixon During The 1968 Presidential Campaign, Edward G. Cates Jan 1970

A Persuasive Analysis Of Selected Campaign Arguments Of Richard M. Nixon During The 1968 Presidential Campaign, Edward G. Cates

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to analyze the arguments used by Richard Nixon relative to the key issues in the 1968 presidential campaign. The objective is to record and illustrate the persuasive appeals employed. This analysis makes an attempt to reveal what of substance was said by Mr. Nixon.


Power Politics In Relations To Military Intervention: The Case Of Yemen, Mohammed A. Zabarah Jan 1970

Power Politics In Relations To Military Intervention: The Case Of Yemen, Mohammed A. Zabarah

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Political Theory In Colonial Massachusetts, 1688-1740, Ronald P. Dufour Jan 1970

The Development Of Political Theory In Colonial Massachusetts, 1688-1740, Ronald P. Dufour

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The School Of The Prophets: Its Development And Influence In Utah Territory, John R. Patrick Jan 1970

The School Of The Prophets: Its Development And Influence In Utah Territory, John R. Patrick

Theses and Dissertations

Four separate and distinct Schools of the Prophets were organized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith Jr. organized the first school in the spring of 1833, and it functioned periodically until 1837. Brigham Young organized the second school in December 1867, as a part of the University of the State of Deseret. It functioned until August of 1872 when Brigham Young disbanded it because members failed to adhere to its rules. Three months later he reorganized on a limited basis a third school in Salt Lake City. This school existed until the summer of 1874 …