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Minefield Clearance And Casualties - Holland 1945 - Military Operations Research Unit Report No.7, Roly Evans

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

In June and July 1945, two Royal Canadian Engineer officers, on their own initiative, carried out a review of the ongoing minefield clearance in Holland. The local military authorities deemed the review to be of significant value and therefore directed the Military Operational Research Unit to take up the study and “carry out a complete survey and analysis of all aspects of minefield clearance and casualties.” The study, entitled Military Operational Research Unit Report No.7 – Minefield Clearance and Casualties, Holland 1945 was initially intended to gather lessons about minefield clearance casualties in relation to combat. It became a significant …

Understanding Trait-Turnover Relationships : An Examination Of The Utility Of Holland's Congruence Theory And The Riasec Typology, Sarah Rebecca Strahan

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The goal of the current study is to improve our understanding of the relationship between personality and employee turnover. Research is reviewed to demonstrate that after decades of research we still know very little about the role of personality in turnover. As a result, many researchers have called for new approaches to improve our understanding of the relationship between personality and turnover (Griffeth, Hom, & Gaertner, 2000; Hom & Griffeth, 1995; Russell, 2013). One approach that has received little attention is examining whether job context matters –that is, do the traits that predict employee turnover depend on the particular job. …

Plastic Fantastic: The Fiberglass Boatbuilding Industry In Holland, Michigan, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Plastic Fantastic: The Fiberglass Boatbuilding Industry in Holland, Michigan is a chapter concerning the use of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) to build boats starting in the 1940s. In the 1950s boat builders discovered that fiberglass would allow them to design boats that would lead to new boat sales and increased profit margins for years to come. This technology steadily spread throughout American boat manufacturing plants, including Holland, Michigan, placing the town among the leaders in the industry.

Occupational Outlook For The Construction Industry In The Greater Grand Rapids-Holland-Muskegon Region, Brian Pittelko, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.

From Craft To Industry: The Boat Builders Of Holland, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

The article From Craft to Industry: The Boat Builders of Holland is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2013.

Roamer, Before Chris-Craft, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Roamer, Before Chris-Craft is an article concerning the history of the Roamer Boat Company (1946-1955) of Holland, Michigan, its acquisition by the Chris-Craft Corporation in 1955 to become the Roamer Steel Boats Division of Chris-Craft. The Robert Linn family is also featured as the founders of the company.

Along The Shores Of Macatawa: Boat Building In Holland, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Along the Shores of Macatawa: Boat Building in Holland is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2011.

Boakye, Benjamin, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Reverend Benjamin Boakye

Interviewers: Mark Naison, Benjamin Heither, Amy Davies, Jane Edward

Date of Interview: October 29, 2009

Summarized by Sheina Ledesma

Reverend Benjamin Boakye is a senior pastor at the Ebenezer Assemblies of God church in the Bronx and the president of the Ghanaian Ministers Fellowship. Boakye was born in 1962 in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He was the eldest of six children and as the oldest was given great responsibility within the family. From an early age Boakye was exposed to University life. His father was a plumber at the University of Science and Technology in …

Beginning Of Hope, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Beginning of Hope is the first of five short articles about the history of Hope College, located in Holland, Michigan.

Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Lake 'n Sea Speedboats concerns the manufacture of the Lake 'n Sea boat line by the LakenSea Boat Corporation (a division of Southern Plastic Corporation), Chris-Craft Corporation, Parsons Corporation and Michigan Fiberglass Company, Holland, Michigan.

Holland Boat Builders, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Holland Boat Builders is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2006.

Infamous Beauties: The Story Of The Lake 'N Sea Speedboats, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Infamous Beauties: The Story of the Lake 'n Sea Speedboats concerns the manufacture of the Lake 'n Sea boat line from 1956-1963 by the LakenSea, a division of Southern Plastic Corporation (1956-1957), the Chris-Craft Corporation (1957-1958), Parsons Corporation (1958-1960) and Michigan Fiberglass Company (1960-1963).

Built Along The Shores Of Macatawa: The History Of Boat Building In Holland, Michigan, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Built Along the Shores of Macatawa:  The History of Boat Building in Holland, Michigan is an article concerning the history of ship and boat building in the Holland, Michigan area from 1836-2004.

High Flying To Tailspin: Otto E. Szekely And His Troubled Aircraft And Engine Company, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Otto E. Szekely and His Troubled Aircraft and Engine Company is an article concering Hungarian native Otto E. Szekely and his short success as a builder of Flying Dutchman aircraft and Szekely aicraft engines in Holland, Michigan, from the 1920s to the 1930s.

Maritime Namesakes Of A.C. Van Raalte, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Maritime Namesakes of A.C. Van Raalte is an article that concerns the history of the great lakes ships that bore his name for over eighty years.

Early Speculative Bubbles And Increases In The Supply Of Money, Douglas Edward French

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This paper examines three episodes in economic history that are commonly referred to as "speculative bubbles." The three bubbles analyzed are: Tulipmania, the Mississippi Bubble and the South Sea Bubble. The paper views these three events in a historical context emphasizing the monetary interventions particular to each episode; The Rational Expectations and Keynesian school's treatments of speculative bubbles are considered and rejected. The life and monetary theories of John Law are examined extensively, given his influence over the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles. Law is also indirectly connected to the Tulipmania, having been influenced by the operation of the Bank …

Serrano, Alberto R Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community, Joseph O'Grady

Members of the Hispanic Community

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Muniz, Rick Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community, Joseph O'Grady

Members of the Hispanic Community

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Hernandez, Luciano Oral History Interview: Members Of The Hispanic Community, Joseph O'Grady

Members of the Hispanic Community

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Jekel, Eugene C (Chemistry) Oral History Interview: Science Professors At Hope College, Brian Williams

Science Professors at Hope College

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Steketee, Charles A (Mathematics And Science) Oral History Interview: Science Professors At Hope College, Brian Williams

Science Professors at Hope College

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Tharin, J Cotter (Geology) Oral History Interview: Science Professors At Hope College, Brian Williams

Science Professors at Hope College

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Brink, Irwin J (Chemistry) Oral History Interview: Science Professors At Hope College, Brian Williams

Science Professors at Hope College

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Weyenberg, Henry Oral History Interview: Holland Furnace Company, Hope College

Holland Furnace Company

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Visscher, Robert Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

De Pree, J Bernard Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Lamb, Lawrence William "Bill", Jr. Oral History Interview: Former Mayors Of Holland, Hope College

Former Mayors of Holland

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

The Holland City News, Volume 106, Number 40: October 6, 1977, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1977

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.

The Holland City News, Volume 106, Number 35: September 1, 1977, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1977

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.

The Holland City News, Volume 106, Number 33: August 18, 1977, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1977

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.