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Models Of Motherwit, Spirituality And Experience : Granny Midwives As Ministers To Women And Guards Of Tradition, Angela E. Griffin

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Ophelia, Go Home ! : The Life Story Of Ophelia Killens, James Fredrick Barger

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Valuable Captives : Louisiana Slaves Among The Choctaw Indians During The Early 1730s / By Stephen Michael Rosecan, Stephen Michael Rosecan

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Life In Scorn Of The Consequences : Clarence Jordan And The Roots Of Radicalism In The Southern Baptist Convention, Susan M. Glisson

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Stones : The Interaction Of Baptist Life And The Community In Tippah County, Mississippi, 1840-1930, Anthony Bruce Ingram

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The New Deal, Race, And Public Housing In Memphis, Cheryl Anne Benton

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The (New Orleans) Louisiana Weekly : Among America's Oldest Black Newspapers, Bala James Baptiste

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A Study Of Fund Raising As A Part Of Public Relations : Four Case Studies Of Private Elementary And Secondary Schools In Houston, Texas, Katy Sanderson Creath

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The Best Of All Breathing: Hunting And Environmental Change In Mississippi 1900-1980, Wiley C. Prewitt Jr.

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This thesis examines hunting in Mississippi with regard to the changing relationship between humans and their environment. Hunting is the basic human interaction with nature. It is timeless activity, yet at the same time an activity deeply impacted by the human relation to the land.

In approaching the change in hunting this thesis examined human population change by reviewing the demographic consequences of the rural exodus in addition to the response of animal populations to the human exodus and to the restocking efforts of wildlife biologists. At the same time that people were leaving the farms, organized game conservation was …

The Best Of All Breathing : Hunting And Environmental Change In Mississippi 1900-1980, Wiley Charles Prewitt

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The Mississippi Ku Klux Klan During Reconstruction, Gregory Scott Hospodor

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Mary Noailles Murfree : A Nineteenth-Century Southern Writer, Janis Suzanne Johnston

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Ethical Decision-Making In Privacy By Daily Newspaper Editors / By Sudeshna Roy, Sudeshna Roy

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South Dakota Beef Industry, David Bruce Bau

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The beef industry in South Dakota is an important component of the state's agricultural economy. South Dakota beef producers market approximately 2.0 million head of cattle and calves annually with value in excess of 1.2 billion dollars in 1984. This revenue represents over 60 percent of total livestock receipts for the state and over 35 percent of total agricultural sales. In 1985, South Dakota cattle gross income was over $1,336 million. The significance of South Dakota cattle production is further demonstrated by a national ranking of fifth in beef cows that calved and ninth in total production of cattle and …

A Historical Review Of The Origins, Developments And Trends In Compulsory Education In The United States, 1642-1984, David E. Ramsey

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The purpose of this study was to write a comprehensive historical analysis of compulsory education in the United States from its inception in the colonies through 1984. The study attempts to analyze the elements of the origin, developments, and trends. The majority of the primary sources of this historical study were literary and were taken from numerous sources including United States Supreme Court decisions, congressional legislation, opinions of the Attorney Generals of the United States and various states. Some of the major conclusions derived from this study were as follows: (1) There had been numerous laws passed to put the …

Chemistry Of Phosphate Esters : Stereochemical Evidence For A Dissociative Mechanism, Mohammed Hashmat Ali

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Many attempts have been made to elucidate the various mechanism by which phosphates act in biological and other systems. There are many suggestions regarding mechanisms all of which fit into one of two broad categories. 1. Associative. 2. Dissociative. Of these two, interest to the associative type displacement has been of most investigators and this pathway has been established with certainty. On the other hand, less work has been done and there has been much controversy surrounding the dissociative mechanism. The dissociative mechanism is believed to be important because it has been thought that it represents the actual biological processes …

Maxwell Anderson : From Pacifist To Activist, Wilfred J. Collins

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The Ecology Of Benthic Organisms In The Bay Springs Branch, Puskus Creek, Lafayette County, Mississippi / By Tina Guillebeau Smith, Tina Guillebeau Smith

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The Emergence Of The National Middle School Association, Winston D. Pickett

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The purpose of this study was to determine if the National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been consistent with its written purposes, organizational structure, administrative leadership, publications, conferences, finances, and membership. An investigation was made of NMSA's records from its inception in 1970 through 1980. Personal and telephone interviews were conducted with leaders of NMSA. A compilation of happenings, past works, problems and accomplishments of the Association was made available to those interested in the history of NMSA. The specific objectives of this study were the following: (1) to provide a written historical record of NMSA during its first decade; …

The Life And Works Of Roark Bradford, Robert Yarbrough

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A Historical Study Of Radio Station Kbrk Am-Kgkg Fm, Brookings, South Dakota:1955-1980, Michael Allan Moore

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Presently, Brookings, South Dakota, has two radio stations: KESD-FM, a public broadcasting station, and KBRK AM-KGKG FM, a commercial station. This study is concerned with KBRK-KGKG and its development in the historic milieu of radio broadcasting. While many studies have been done on historical radio, both on the Master’s and PH.D levels, in other areas of the United States, only one has been completed on a South Dakota station. That study chronicled, KDSU, the campus radio station at the University of South Dakota radio stations, this current historical study represents an attempt to fill in a portion of this information …

The Development Of The National Forensic League In South Dakota, Nancy Leigh Wheeler

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The purpose of this study was to determine the development of the National Forensic League in South Dakota. More specifically answers to the following questions were sought: 1. What part did South Dakota play in the origin of the National Forensic League? 2. What subsequent influences has South Dakota had on the National Forensic League? 3. What National Forensic League offices have been held by South Dakotans? 4. What has been the nature of National Forensic League activities in South Dakota? 5. How extensively has South Dakota participated in national contests of the National Forensic League? 6. How successfully have …

Clothing Of Pioneer Women Of Dakota Territory, 1861-1889, Joyce Marie Larson

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Hard-times of the Dakota Territory demanding strenuous physical labor compelled the investigator to study the clothing and dressmaking needs of pioneer women 1861-1889. This historical study of costume provides an insight into the life styles [sic] and the role of pioneer women as they interpreted clothing into their physical and utilitarian needs in adapting to the new frontier. The purpose of this research was to study the costume of the American women who resided in the Dakota Territory prior to the statehood of South Dakota, November 2, 1889. During the period 1861-1889, the Missouri River served as a geographical barrier …

A Survey Of Requirements, Curricula, And Degrees Available In Graduate Music In The Public Universities In Mississippi, Allen Kent Sills

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The Role Of The United States In The Panama Canal Zone Past, Present, Future / By Thomas Claybern Williams, Thomas Claybern Williams

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A Study Of A Personality Model And Its Predictions For Presidential Decision-Making / By Jolene Richardson, Jolene Richardson

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Pattern And Correspondences In The Four Quartets, Lynn Gillespie Beck

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A Pedagogical Analysis Of Aaron Copland's Piano Variations, Jerry Alan Bush

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A.B.C., C.B.S., And N.B.C. Live Television Interviews Conductedduring The 1972 Democratic National Convention : An Audio Content Analysis, David L. Womack

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A Comparative Study Of Freshman And Sophomore Music Education Requirements In The Mississippi Public Junior Colleges With Mississippi Senior Colleges And Universities, Jerry Ellis Wilkinson

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University of Mississippi. Department of Music -- Doctoral essays