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Murky Drops From Old Pump Rotten: The Old Pump, The “Purdue Woman,” And The Ancient Order Of The Dormitory Devils, Madison Heslop

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

At the southeast corner of Stone Hall on the campus of Purdue University stands the Old Pump, an oft-forgotten artifact of the University’s earliest days. As the pump fades further and further into obscurity, we lose the chance to construct a more full history of Purdue University and the lives of students and faculty long gone. Today, University tour guides and the Purdue Reamer Club memorialize this wooden facsimile of a water pump as a monument to “romance and friendship and the spirit of the Purdue Woman.” But what is the connection between women and the Old Pump, and is …

The Pacifican August 29, 2013, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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August 2013, University Archives And Special Collections Department

This Month in UT Tyler History

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The Pacifican August 25, 2013, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Journey From Housing Project To University Presidency, Sept 9, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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St. Mary's Catholic Church - Franklin, Kentucky (Sc 1105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1105. Unpublished history (30p.) of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Franklin, Kentucky, written by Father John A. Lyons, Louisville. Lyons’ accompanying letter relates information about his paper.

Life On The Dragon: The People, History, Scenery And Culture Of The Yangtze River, Danelle Marie Jones, Dr. Dana Scott Bourgerie

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The Yangtze River region in China abounds in rich sources of ancient, as well as modern, Chinese history, literature, and culture. The River’s Three Gorges area overflows with some of the world’s most breathtaking scenery and invaluable historic sites. Throughout China’s history, particularly the Three Kingdoms period, significant events and dynastic governments emerged from the Yangtze River region. More recently in the early to mid 1900s, Chiang Kaishek and his Nationalist forces headquartered on the Yangtze River before the Communists pushed them to Taiwan. Peasants in the Three Gorges region epitomize China’s traditional culture, while residents of China’s larger cities …

The History Of The History: Re-Discovering Joseph Smith’S First Vision, Samuel Alonzo Dodge, Dr. Steven Harper

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The ways in which Mormon historians approach history has changed greatly over time. For years the historical discussion of Mormonism‟s early periods tended to one of two camps, critics who sought to defame Joseph Smith and discredit the religious movement he launched, or Mormon supporters whose efforts to exonerate the Prophet often resulted in excessive glossing of the blemishes found in the Church‟s origins. However, towards the middle of the twentieth century the historical method began to change the way in historians approached the past. Rather than disregard the work done by opposing scholarship, both groups began using the works …

Shu Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Sacred Heart University

Anniversary Collections

Sacred Heart University News Story, August 12, 2013.

Department Of History News, Georgia Southern University

History: News & Publications

• History Professor Craig Roell Authors New Book: Matamoros and the Texas Revolution

4800 Course Syllabus, Fall 2013, Ruth Wallis Herndon

HIST 4800 Boston (Herndon)

This is the syllabus for HIST 4800, Fall 2013. All student papers followed the guidelines presented here.

Readings On Islam In Ladakh: Local, Regional, And International Perspectives, John Bray

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

The influences of two major religions – Buddhism and Islam - are interwoven in Ladakhi history and contemporary society. However, by comparison with Buddhism, the study of Islam has often been neglected. This essay offers a reading guide as a basis for further study. It draws on a range of sources in Asian and European languages, including texts published locally in Ladakh, as well as academic monographs and articles in specialist international journals. The essay begins with a discussion of the key historical texts before looking more closely at Ladakh’s links with Central Asia, and the political and cultural impact …

Pacific Review Fall 2013, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

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Landmark Report (Vol. 31, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Landmark Report

Newsletter published by the Landmark Association; this local group advocates the preservation, protection and maintenance of architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in Bowling Green and Warren County, Kentucky.

Fall 2013, College Of The Pacific

History News

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Review Of Cultures Of Charity: Women, Politics, And The Reform Of Poor Relief In Renaissance Italy, Brian Maxson

ETSU Faculty Works

The author uses a thematic approach to argue that Bologna was a trensetter in approaches and institutions aimed at helping the poor between roughly 1450-1700.

Alfred Owre: Revisiting The Thought Of A Distinguished, Though Controversial, Early Twentieth-Century Dental Educator, David A. Nash

Oral Health Science Faculty Publications

Many in dental education are unfamiliar with the professional life and thought of Dr. Alfred Owre, a distinguished though controversial dental educator in the early twentieth century. Owre served as dean of dentistry at both the University of Minnesota, 1905-27, and Columbia University, 1927-33. He was also a member of the Carnegie Foundation's commission that developed the report Dental Education in the United States and Canada, written by Dr. William J. Gies. Owre was a controversial leader due to his creative and original ideas that challenged dental education and the profession. His assessment and critique of the problems of dental …

Dressing Indian: Appropriation, Identity, And American Design, 1940-1968, Alison Rose Bazylinski

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This thesis examines the ways the American fashion industry and fashion publications appropriated aspects of Indian cultures as marketing tools from 1940 to 1968 and the ways representations stereotypes created through fashion outlets denoted American and individual, rather than Native, identity. Representational stereotypes created at the turn of the twentieth century provided fashion merchandisers and sellers with a home-grown marketing scheme, while the development of an American fashion industry based on mass-produced, ready-to-wear sportswear led to nation-wide dissemination and use of "Indian" colors, patterns, and designs.

The Application Of Geographic Information Technology And Ground-Penetrating Radar In The Study Of The Evolution Of The Charles River Basin, Lars E. Anderas

Graduate Masters Theses

A two-part study was conducted on the evolution of the shoreline of the Charles River basin on a city-wide scale as well as in finer detail in Magazine Beach Park, along the Cambridge shore of the river. Both parts of the study utilized geographic information technology (GIT) to integrate and analyze data from modern and historical sources, including maps, digital elevation models (DEMs), and orthographic and oblique photography. The city-scale portion of the study produced estimates of the total area of new land made within the study area since Boston's founding in 1630, 14.3 km², of which 6.5 …

The Qur'anic Jesus: A Study Of Parallels With Non-Biblical Texts, Brian C. Bradford

Dissertations

This study examines which texts and religious communities existed that could well have contributed to Muhammad’s understanding of Jesus. The most important finding is that the Qur’anic verses mentioning Jesus’ birth, certain miracles, and his crucifixion bear close resemblance to sectarian texts dating as early as the second century. Accordingly, the idea that such verses from the Qur’an involving Jesus are original productions of the seventh century should be reconsidered.

The research covers a series of significant topics that support these findings. They include theological conflicts in third century Arabia; the interaction between Christian monks, Saracens, Arabs, and Ishmaelites; sectarian …

Poston Co-Convenor On First Queer Studies Graduate Student Conference, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Oregon Wine Board Meeting Minutes July 30, 2013, Oregon Wine Board

Oregon Wine Board Documents

These meeting minutes list individuals in attendance and missing from the July 30, 2013 Oregon Wine Board (OWB) meeting, held at the Ashland Springs Hotel in Ashland, Oregon. The marketing and research committees provided reports, including information on the restructuring of the policy board for the Oregon Wine Research Institute (OWRI). The Oregon Wine Symposium (OWS) and finance committees also provided updates. The meeting lasted 6 hours 38 minutes, including a break for lunch and time spent in Executive Session.

Wickman Thesis: China And The Origins Of The 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Esno Thesis For Freedom And Free Enterprise The Origins Development And Legacies Of Ronald Reagans Caribbean Basin Initiative, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Griffith Thesis Weighing Capabilities And Intentions George Kennan And Paul Nitze Confront The Bomb, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Brobst 3 Students Present At Britain And The World Annual Conference, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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History Student Presents At Thai Studies Annual Meeting, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Wills Thesis: Navy And Marine Corps Opposition To The Goldwater Nichols Act Of 1986, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Kittle Thesis Gentle Warriors Us Marines And Humanitarian Action During The Vietnam War, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Comments On The Setting Up And The Growth Of Smu By Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister For Education At Smu Commencement Ceremony 2013, Swee Keat Heng

Oral History Collection

Transcript of speech by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education at SMU Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, 25 July 2013, 9am at Resorts World Sentosa. He was involved in the setting up of SMU and talked about the growth, the daring, and the sharing by SMU and its students.