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Evidences Of Culture Contacts Between Polynesia And The Americas In Precolumbian Times, John L. Sorenson Sr. Jan 1952

Evidences Of Culture Contacts Between Polynesia And The Americas In Precolumbian Times, John L. Sorenson Sr.

Theses and Dissertations

Of the great unsettled problems of archaeology and anthropology perhaps the most hotly debated has been the relative importance of migration, diffusion, and independent invention in the origin of culture elements. The question has obvious importance, both for a proper understanding of man and culture, that ambitiously comprehensive goal of modern anthropology, and for historical reconstruction, the latter a necessary preliminary of the former.

The concern of this thesis is with culture movement in the eastern Pacific Ocean area. The Pacific area as a whole has long been the geographical center of the diffusion problem (if we may so term …


A Study Of The Organization And Function Of The Coaches' Associations Of The United States, Alfred Carrier Larvick Jan 1952

A Study Of The Organization And Function Of The Coaches' Associations Of The United States, Alfred Carrier Larvick

Theses and Dissertations

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A Study Of Joseph Smith's Teachings And Practices As They Influence Welfare In The Lds Church, Helen Mae Andrus Jan 1952

A Study Of Joseph Smith's Teachings And Practices As They Influence Welfare In The Lds Church, Helen Mae Andrus

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study is to determine the teachings and practices of Joseph Smith in regards to the treatment of the needy and to show their influence on the present policy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as manifested in the Church Welfare Plan.


World Government As Envisioned In The Latter-Day Saint "City Of Zion.", Hyrum Leslie Andrus Jan 1952

World Government As Envisioned In The Latter-Day Saint "City Of Zion.", Hyrum Leslie Andrus

Theses and Dissertations

The Latter-day Saints look forward to an era of righteous peace under a world government having its central seats of authority in the City of Zion which is to be built upon the American continent and in Jerusalem upon the eastern hemisphere. (The probelm of this thesis is limited more specifically to the development of Zion's branch of this world order.) The earliest accounts of their history give information relating to basic principles and doctrines which have consistently developed to form a relatively complete concept of principles inherent within this proposed organization. This movement, designated as the "cause of Zion" …