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Samuel Brannan: Speculator In Mexican Lands, W. Ray Luce Iii

Theses and Dissertations

Samuel Brannan has almost become a legend in the history of the American West. Having led a group of Mormons around the Horn to California in 1846, he became a business and political leader in early California. He gained great wealth in speculation and merchandising, and is noted for his activities in the Vigilance Committee of 1851, his part in heralding the gold rush, and his developments in Calistoga and elsewhere.
Although much has been written about Brannan, very little of it deals with the last years of his life. Very little factual information has been available on his activities …

The Elections Of 1900 In Utah, R. Gary Penrod

Theses and Dissertations

The 1900 elections have been little touched in historical studies of Utah. However 1900 was a year of special interest and deserves an examination. In that year a Special Election was held, all state offices were up for renewal and a Presidential Election took place.

The special election was necessary because B. H. Roberts had been denied his seat in the United States Congress. Roberts was excluded because he was a polygamist. The Roberts case threatened to revive gentile versus Mormon antipathies in Utah. However, the most puzzling aspect of the 1900 elections is connected with the presidential vote. In …

An Historical Study Of Adult Education Programs Of The Brigham Young University From 1921 To 1966, Keith Lowell Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study is to record the history of Adult Education programs of the Brigham Young University. Such a history has not been written although two master's theses and one doctor's thesis have treated some phases of the study. George S. Haslam, Chairman of the B.Y.U. Ogden Center for Continuing Education, explored in his master's thesis the History of the Policy Making Groups of the Brigham Young University particularly as they have reference to adult education. A thesis on the establishment of the Audio Visual Department of B.Y.U. was completed in 1959 by Paul S. Smith and Dr. …

Hollins Columns (1967 Oct 31), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Gates Chosen Head Of Activities Office
• Hollins To Sponsor Hockey Tournament
• Short Term Topics Take Many Abroad
• 'Normal Poets' To Read Works
• Garrett Will Read From His New Book
• Rev. Beach Will Speak On Sunday
• Turn, Turn, Turn
• Goals Perpetuated
• Green Men Receive Praise
• Day Questions Quick Editorial Responses
• Noise, Attitude Show Freya Little Respect
• Lipman Reviews Belitt
• Hollins Professors Comment On Movies
• Chapel Features Folk Songs
• Steinhardt Discusses March
• Underground Reveals Itself
• Crosby Writes On Fine Art
• Careers Open To Students
• Members Join DA, Masquers
• Cockley Reviews Viet Nam Lecture
• Boxwood Offers Enticements
• Cheering Heard At …

Hollins Columns (1967 Apr 18), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• American Studies Begins Next Year
• Rabbi Berlin Returns To Speak In Chapel
• Hugo To Be Topic Of Talk
• Carter Shows Bronze
• MSC To Hear Adebo Speak
• Prominent Psychologist Speaks Here
• Artist Riegel Will Teach At Hollins
• Just The Facts, M'am
• Need For Consistency
• The Dictatorial Buzz
• Topics To Give Headaches By
• May Day Features 'Pal Joey'
• Students Praise Dr. Pat
• Early Riser Hates Thinking
• Zeldin Contributes To Encyclopedia
• Student Is Named Finalist
• Students Discuss Big Wig Roommates
• Juniors To Spend Summer Abroad
• Burned Student Complains
• Regional Violinists To Attend Festival
• Onion Soup Brings Poetry To U Va. …

The Growth Of Norfolk Naval Air Station And The Norfolk-Portsmouth Metropolitan Area Economy In The Twentieth Century, Ira R. Hanna

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

New Mexico Labor Legislation, 1912-1949, Haven Tobias

History ETDs

A study of New Mexico labor legislation is a necessity because it fills a void in New Mexico labor history. There is a competent essay analyzing a selection of New Mexico’s labor laws, but it is not comprehensive and therefore lacks substantive statements about or perspective on the development of this legislation. New Mexico labor laws are also occasionally mentioned in studies of state labor legislation, but they are mentioned in catalogue fashion, and therefore serve as aids to the historian, rather than as historical studies per se. These sources do not explore the historical patterns reveled in the intent …

Bryn Mawr College College Catalogue And Calendar, 1967-1969, Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College Calendar

Volume contains calendars for undergraduate courses and calendars for the graduate school for 1967-68 and 1968-69; also includes the Bulletin of the Carola Woerishoffer Graduate Department of Social Work and Social Research 1966-68.

The First Seventy-Five Years: A History Of Central Washington State College, 1891-1966, Samuel R. Mohler

History Faculty Scholarship

This history of Central Washington State College was published on the seventy-fifty anniversary of what is now Central Washington University.

A Historical Study Of The Religious Education Program Of The Episcopal Church In Utah, Paul La Mar Martin

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this writing is to bring to light and to trace the historical development of the religious education program of the Episcopal Church in Utah from its first organized attempts to the present time.
The writer has gone to as many original or near original sources as possible. Considerable dependence was placed upon a careful survey of historical books and articles published by the Episcopal Church. These sources were supplemented by personal interviews with Mrs. Elizabeth T. Corr, headmistress of Rowland Hall, and Right Rev. Richard S. Watson, Bishop of the Episcopal Missionary District of Utah, who were …

The Ideal Historian, Ruler, And Philosopher As Envisioned In The Writings Of Otto, Bishop Of Freising, Lynn Lindeman

Masters Theses

Introduction

Otto of Freising is best known as the philosopher of history who wrote The Two Cities and The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa. Unfortunately, the interest Otto evokes is often limited to his philosophy of history. Many never go beyond the German historian Wilman's view of Otto as "the first to have a conception of the world-sequence of history."¹

Otto of Freising's two historical works, The Two Cities and The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa, are important for more than his philosophy of history. The values and ideals Otto reflects in his writings are valuable in giving one insights …

A Historical Study Of Silver Reef: Southern Utah Mining Town, Alfred Bleak Stucki

Theses and Dissertations

While a number of short articles and histories of Silver Reef have been written, they tend either to be anecdotal in character or to emphasize the merely sensational aspects of the mining camp. These writings have failed to investigate some of the most basic sources of information concerning this highly interesting mining epic in Southern Utah. Therefore, there remains a real need for a thoroughly researched and documented history of silver Reef - a need that this thesis tries to meet.

Land Legislation And Acquisition In Virginia In The Seventeenth Centruy, L. W. Gibbon

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

American Literary Magazines And The "New Imperalism" 1893-1898, Norma Stoeffler

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Originality Of Fredrick Jackson Turner As An Historian And Teacher, Norman Gale Lamprey

Graduate Student Research Papers

The originality of Frederick Jackson Turner can be recognized against a background consisting of evidence of his contributions to the two fields, history and teaching. The stage will be set by a short biographical treatment of Turner. This avenue of approach will lead to an elaboration of Turner's major historical interpretation. This concept will be described and two subordinate facets of his thesis will be examined briefly. The teaching aspects of Turner's career will be illuminated by analyzing the inseparable historian-teacher relationship and, in addition, the quality and lasting effects of his influence will be treated. It is not the …

The Transmountain Diversion Of Water From The Colorado River: A Legal-Historical Study., Kay Collins

History ETDs

Conflict is the inevitable result of a situation in which there is a large demand for water which is in short supply. And the Upper Basin of the Colorado River today offers no exception to that rule. The Eastern boundary of this Basin is the Continental Divide, meaning that water flowing on the eastern side of the divide will flow into the Atlantic Ocean and that west of it will flow into the Pacific. Each side of the Continental divide is hen divided into different river basins, the waters of which do not mingle because of the mountain barriers. Water …

A Historical Study Of The Medical Corps Of The Continental Army, Eloy C. Baca

History ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to trace the establishment and development of the Medical Corps of the Continental Army, through its Directors General, during the Revolutionary War. It will review the administration of each of the four Directors General and will try to indicate the degree of efficiency or incompetence of the administration of each. The main objective of this thesis will be to relate the story of the Medical Corps during the Revolutionary War and determine whether this organization was efficient and gave proper and adequate medical care to the sick and wounded officers and men of the …

Hollins Columns (1965 Jan 14), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Theme of Founder's Day Told
• New York Student Wins Poetry Prize
• Esso Grant Is Received By College
• Hollins College May Benefit From Federal Funds Plan
• Frances Niederer Wins Fellowship For Art Studies
• Shinnick To Edit Columns IN 1965
• Ann Dennison Elected Head Of H.A. '65
• Five Win Diplome d'Etudes
• Alvord Beardslee Will Discuss Holy Spirit In Chapel
• Bradford, Doak, and Smith To Have Work Published
• Editorial Position Reviewed
• Bloodmobile To Be Here February 17
• Academic Procession
• Promote Fraternity Alumnus Advocates
• Precedence, Exclusion Are Not Synonymous
• Bloody Foolish Fun
• Parent Comments That Pledge is Too Broad
• New Dorm …

Bryn Mawr College College Catalogue And Calendar, 1965-1967, Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College Calendar

Volume contains calendars of undergraduate courses and calendars of graduate courses for 1965-66 and 1966-67. Also contains the Bulletin of the Carola Woerishoffer Graduate Department of Social Work and Social Research for 1965-67.

A Study To Determine What Caused Students To Discontinue Attending The Burley Seminary Before Obtaining A Fourth-Year Certificate 1961-1965, Charles Durrell Salisbury

Theses and Dissertations

It was the writer's purpose to determine the reason students discontinued seminary before obtaining a fourth-year certificate from the Burley L. D. S. Seminary between the years 1961-1965. In addition to this, means of helping to solve the problems of the students who discontinued seminary were sought. Questionnaires were sent to 92 students who had discontinued seminary; a questionnaire was also given to 61 students who were still in seminary. The results of these questionnaires were tabulated by the Brigham Young University Data Processing Service. Of the 92 students who discontinued seminary and received questionnaires, 66 (70 per cent) were …

Social History And Stratification In The Ante-Bellum South, Dean C. Taylor

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Political Thought Of General Hans Von Seeckt, Henry William Herx

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Historical Study Of The Berlin Airlift, William Earl Dofflemyer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Many cities have experienced extended and sometimes catastrophic sieges in their history. Troy was besieged for ten years. Carthage fell to the Romans after three years of resistance. The siege of Paris by Prussia in 1970 and 1877 lasted fire-and-a-half months. The story of the blockade of Berlin, however, and the airlift created to combat this blockade, is perhaps the most curious of all such stories. The eleven-month siege was a determined attempt by Soviet Russia to starve the Berliners into surrender. The defense and the eventual victory over this attempt was provided by the miracle of the Berlin Airlift..

An Historical Analysis Of The School Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Loma Linda University, Florence Tidwell Otto

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to provide a historical reference on the origin, development, and objectives of the School of Nutrition and Dietetics from the beginning of the first dietetic program in 1908 to that of the present.

Three methods were employed in this study: the historical, interview, and questionnaire. The main historical source material was obtained from the Historical Records Office in the Library of Loma Linda University. The material consisted of selected letters of the administrators of the College and leaders in the dietetic programs. There is a greater amount of board minutes, annual bulletins, and documents. …

Crusader, February 7, 1963, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Tape Recordings In Teaching Local History, Ruth Bates Rickett

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The problem of the thesis is to develop rationale for the teaching of local history in the schools through the use of recorded documentary statements by eyewitnesses to local events. As illustrative of this mode of teaching local history, a series of recordings are made in which the residents of the Pomona, California, area who were eyewitnesses to the local events or who could relate reliable hearsay about the history of Pomona are interviewed. A research methodology for the taking, editing, and cataloguing of these tape recordings for school use is developed and executed.

The Estates General Of 1614, James Michael Hayden

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Historical Study Of The Role Of The Industrialist In The Tobacco, Flour And Textile Industries Of Virginia 1860-1890, Leslie Winston Smith

Master's Theses

The primary objective of this study is to ascertain what part, if any, the prominent industrialists of Virginia, in the postwar-pretwentieth century period, played in the economic rejuvenation of a state that was ravaged for four years by invaders and defenders alike. Cognizant of the fact that Virginia industry after 1865 was attending a degree of diversification, nonetheless, this study will be limited to three primary industries, namely tobacco, flour and textiles. Even though these three industries, with the possible exception of textiles, were found in most towns and cities throughout the state, only four cities have been selected for …

Pioneering Adventures Of Johan Edvard Lilljeholm In America, 1846-1850, Arthur Wald

Augustana Historical Society Publications

Excerpt from Foreword:

In the impressive collection of newspapers, letters and documents in the Augustana College Archives pertaining to Swedish pioneer history is found a considerable number of immigrant stories and biographies, which aside from their importance to scholars as research sources, have extraordinary human interest. In years past, the Bulletin of the Augustana Swedish Institute has published a number of these pioneer stories, but it remained for a Swedish clergyman, Kyrkoherde Gosta Soderberg from L. P. Esbjorn's parish of Ostervala, while engaged in research in the Archives, to come upon and recognize the value of one such document previously …

College Life In Ante-Bellum Virginia, Diane Keith Light

Honors Theses

In comparison with contemporary collegiate experiences, college life in ante-bellum Virginia offers many contrasts. The college curriculum, teaching methods, student regulations, and behavior were manifestations of nineteenth century thought. These facets combined to form the existence of the institution and its inhabitants.