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Women In Antebellum Alachua County, Florida, Herbert Joseph O'Shields

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and status of women in Alachua County, Florida, from 1821 through 1860. The secondary literature suggests that women throughout America had virtually no public role to play in antebellum society except in limited circumstances in some mature urban, commercial settings. The study reviewed U.S. Census materials, slave ownership records, and land ownership records as a means to examine the family structures, the mobility and persistence of persons and households, and the economic status of women, particularly including woman headed households. The study also examined laws adopted by the Florida legislative …

A Beer Party And Watermelon: The Archaeology Of Community And Resistance At Ccc Camp Zigzag, Company 928, Zigzag, Oregon, 1933-1942, Janna Beth Tuck

Dissertations and Theses

In March 1933, the administration of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a national relief program aimed at alleviating the disastrous effects ofthe Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) began as one of these programs designed to employ young men from all over the country and put them "back to work". The CCC provided these young men with training, a monthly stipend, and basic supplies such as food, clothing, and accommodations. After 1942, CCC camps were closed and many of these sites were abandoned or destroyed, leaving little historical documentation as to the experiences ofthe people involved. This …

Stamper, Permilia "Millie" - Book #2, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

The book consists of genealogical information on the descendants of Permilia "Millie" Stamper of Olive Hill, Kentucky.

“She Was Our Mother” New Mexico’S Change Of National Sovereignty And Juan Bautista Vigil Y Alarid, The Last Mexican Governor Of New Mexico., Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter from the 400^th anniversary of Santa Fe anthology book All Trails Lead to Santa Fe discusses the little known history of the last New Mexican governor during the Mexican Republic’s administration in New Mexico.

Erwin - Misc. Book 1, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Miscellaneous Book 1 of the genealogy of the Erwin family of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper, George Washington, Sr. Book 2, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 2 of the family history of George Washington Stamper, Sr. son of James W "Pewter John" and Sarah Sallie (Stamper) Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper, Sylvania Book 7, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 7 of the family history of Sylvania Stamper, daughter of George Washington Stamper, Sr. and Catherine Dyer Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.2010

Stamper, Asa, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

A family history of Asa Stamper, son of Dock Stamper and Ellen Taulbee Stamper, and his wife Treva Holliday Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper Family - Lawrence County, Ohio, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

A family history of the Stamper family of Lawrence County, Ohio.

Theodore Roosevelt On Labor Unions: A New Perspective, Louis B. Livingston

Dissertations and Theses

Historical studies of Theodore Roosevelt's views about labor and labor unions are in conflict. This was also true of contemporary disagreements about the meaning of his labor rhetoric and actions. The uncertainties revolve around whether or not he was sincere in his support of working people and labor unions, whether his words and actions were political only or were based on a philosophical foundation, and why he did not propose comprehensive labor policies.

Roosevelt historiography has addressed these questions without considering his stated admiration for Octave Thanet's writings about "labor problems." Octave Thanet was the pseudonym of Alice French, a …