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Volksdrogen: The Third Reich Powered By Methamphetamine, Madison Isenberg Aug 2023

Volksdrogen: The Third Reich Powered By Methamphetamine, Madison Isenberg

Senior Projects

Leading up to and during the Second World War, the Nazified German Government wanted to perpetuate the belief that due to their exceptional strength spread through various forms of propaganda the “Aryan Race” was undefeatable. Unfortunately, this testament, and the propaganda that supported it, is still used by some to substantiate their claims that the Nazis devised the “master race”. The source of their strength has remained largely unresearched, so what was the factor that allowed the German home and war front to possess large amounts of energy to aid in their fight against the Allied forces? Initially, from whisperings …


Briquetage And Brine: Living And Working At The Classic Maya Salt Works Of Ek Way Nal, Belize, Heather Mckillop, Cory E. Sills Jan 2023

Briquetage And Brine: Living And Working At The Classic Maya Salt Works Of Ek Way Nal, Belize, Heather Mckillop, Cory E. Sills

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

Systematic flotation survey and spatial analysis of artifacts at the submerged salt work of Ek Way Nal reveal evidence of a residence, salt kitchens, and additional activities. Ek Way Nal is one of 110 salt works associated with a Late to Terminal Classic (A.D. 600-900) salt industry known as the Paynes Creek Salt Works. Wooden posts that form the walls of 10 buildings are remarkably preserved in a peat bog below the sea floor providing an opportunity to examine surface artifacts in relation to buildings. Numerous salt kitchens have been located at the Paynes Creek Salt Works by evidence of …


Should Pharma Companies Waive Their Covid-19 Vaccine Patents? A Legal And Ethical Appraisal, Tammy W. Cowart, Gregory L. Bock Jan 2023

Should Pharma Companies Waive Their Covid-19 Vaccine Patents? A Legal And Ethical Appraisal, Tammy W. Cowart, Gregory L. Bock

Accounting, Finance & Business Law Faculty Publications and Presentations

Pharmaceutical companies, like many other types of companies, are incentivized to create, manufacture, and distribute new products, in part due to the legal protections of patent law. However, the tension between patent rights and the public good has been heightened as pharma companies developed new vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Wealthy governments paid well for vaccines and received ample supplies, while low- and middle-income countries struggled to obtain access to any vaccines. Some countries called for pharmaceutical companies to waive their patent protections for vaccines in order to facilitate the worldwide manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. This paper …


The 1930s: The Decade That Changed Tyler., Vicki Betts Mar 2022

The 1930s: The Decade That Changed Tyler., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

A photographic look at Tyler and the changes brought about by the East Texas Oil Boom.


Amicus Historicorum (The Friend Of Historians), Jacob Williams Jan 2022

Amicus Historicorum (The Friend Of Historians), Jacob Williams

Senior Projects

A guide/help manual for present and future undergraduates students of history at The University of Texas at Tyler, from a group of faculty members, librarians, and undergraduate students.


Photos From Our Past: James R. Adams, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

Photos From Our Past: James R. Adams, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Photo, advertisement, and history of the James R. Adams Hardware Store on West Erwin, Tyler, Texas. Published inChronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021).


Programme Of The Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, Tyler, Texas, May 31, 1895, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

Programme Of The Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, Tyler, Texas, May 31, 1895, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Image of the programme of the Second Annual Commencement, Tyler Colored High School, May 31, 1895 with a brief history of early public African-American schools and Black life in Tyler in 1895. In the Chronicles of Smith County, TX, edited by Vicki Betts.


100 Years Ago In The Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

100 Years Ago In The Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Chronology of significant events appearing in the Tyler Daily Courier-Times in 1921, in the Chronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021)


Personal Experiences Of Lindsey Zollars During The Civil War, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

Personal Experiences Of Lindsey Zollars During The Civil War, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Reminiscences of Lindsey Zollars,106th Illinois Cavalry, of his capture at Marks’ Mills, Arkansas and imprisonment at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas during the Civil War. Chronicles of Smith County (2021), edited by Vicki Betts and Randal B. Gilbert.


1861 Minutes Of The Commissioners Court, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

1861 Minutes Of The Commissioners Court, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Transcription of the minutes of the 1861 Smith County Commissioners Court, including lists of jurors, road crews, slave patrols, and the appointment of men to take a firearms census in Smith County. In Chronicles of Smith County, Texas (2021), edited by Vicki Betts.


For The Citizens Of East Texas: The Desegregation Of Tyler State Park, Vicki Betts Jan 2021

For The Citizens Of East Texas: The Desegregation Of Tyler State Park, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

When Tyler State Park was established in 1934, it was for Whites only. After years of protest including a court case, Register v. Sandifer (1949), only one side of the lake was provided for African-Americans. It took the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to open all of the park to all visitors.


Escape From Camp Ford!, Vicki Betts Sep 2020

Escape From Camp Ford!, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Accounts by federal prisoners of war who tried to escape from Camp Ford, Texas, 1863-1865.


Benjamin Goss And Universe Community, Vicki Betts Jan 2020

Benjamin Goss And Universe Community, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Biography of Benjamin Goss, the leader of an African American freedom colony east of Tyler, Texas.


Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute, 1920, Vicki Betts Jan 2020

Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute, 1920, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

A look at early schools for African Americans in Smith County, Texas, with a reprint of the minutes and roster of the 1920 Smith County Colored Teachers’ Institute.


Universe Cemetery, Vicki Betts Jan 2020

Universe Cemetery, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

History of Universe Cemetery, an African American site in Smith County, Texas, and the research that lead to its Texas Historic Cemetery designation.


Women Suffragists Of Smith County, Vicki Betts Jan 2019

Women Suffragists Of Smith County, Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

History of the woman’s suffrage movement in Smith County including the contributions of Mary Louise McKellar Herndon, Elizabeth Herndon Potter, and Birdie Robertson Johnson.


Tyler Daily Courier-Times, January 1925-December 1929, Vicki Betts Jan 2017

Tyler Daily Courier-Times, January 1925-December 1929, Vicki Betts

By Title

Article level index to the Tyler Daily Courier-Times, published in Tyler, Texas, for January 1925-December 1929. Indexing is limited to articles related to Smith County, Texas.


The Big Picture: A Practical Model For The Meaningful Development, Implementation, Tracking, And Utilization Of Assessment In Your College Music Program, Kyle Gullings Mar 2016

The Big Picture: A Practical Model For The Meaningful Development, Implementation, Tracking, And Utilization Of Assessment In Your College Music Program, Kyle Gullings

Music Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper discusses the development, implementation, tracking, and utilization of assessment practices by UT Tyler's Music Department.


Missouri Democrat [St. Louis], January-December 1864, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

Missouri Democrat [St. Louis], January-December 1864, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Missouri Democrat, published in St. Louis, Missouri, taken from the period January through December, 1864.


Mississippian (Weekly, Semi-Weekly And Daily) [Jackson, Ms], January 3, 1860-July 10, 1864, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

Mississippian (Weekly, Semi-Weekly And Daily) [Jackson, Ms], January 3, 1860-July 10, 1864, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Mississippian (weekly, semi-weekly, and daily), published in Jackson, Mississippi, from the period January 3, 1860 through July 10, 1864.


Mobile Daily Register, January-June 1860, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

Mobile Daily Register, January-June 1860, Vicki Betts

By Title

Selected articles from the Mobile Daily Register, published in Mobile, Alabama, covering the months January through December, 1860.


Tyler State Park In The Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1934-1946, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

Tyler State Park In The Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1934-1946, Vicki Betts

Special Topics

Bibliography of articles from the Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1934-1946, dealing with the construction of Tyler State Park by Civilian Conservation Camp 2888, as well as with proposed CCC construction at the Camp Ford Civil War POW site. Also articles on activities during the early years of Tyler State Park.


African-American Related Articles In The Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1930-December 1941, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

African-American Related Articles In The Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1930-December 1941, Vicki Betts

Special Topics

Chronological index to newspaper articles from the Tyler Morning Telegraph related to African-Americans, January 1930-December 1941.


Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1942-December 1946, Vicki Betts Jan 2016

Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1942-December 1946, Vicki Betts

By Title

Chronological article level index to the Tyler Morning Telegraph, January 1942 through December 1946.


Sonatas, Rondos, And Cupcakes: The Efficacy Of Collaborative Learning In Undergraduate Music Theory Courses, Kyle Gullings Mar 2015

Sonatas, Rondos, And Cupcakes: The Efficacy Of Collaborative Learning In Undergraduate Music Theory Courses, Kyle Gullings

Music Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper examines the efficacy of collaborative and creative learning models in undergraduate music theory courses, using as comparative case studies group projects I assigned in three consecutive Form and Analysis classes from 2011 through 2014. I make the case that creative group projects, when executed correctly, have a net benefit for students, and that we as educators should make more effective use of them in our courses.


"To 'Spill Their Hearts Blood In The Good Cause Of Releasing The Yankees': The Plot To Free The Prisoners At Camp Ford." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 12-18., Vicki Betts Jan 2015

"To 'Spill Their Hearts Blood In The Good Cause Of Releasing The Yankees': The Plot To Free The Prisoners At Camp Ford." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 12-18., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

In November, 1863, Northern deserter Joseph K. Davisson discovered a plot to free the federal prisoners at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas. The plot was headed by former Texas state representative George W. Whitmore and his family, to be assisted by a loosely organized network of East Texas Unionists. Prison commander Col. R. T. P. Allen sent two undercover operatives to the Whitmore home in southeast Smith County where they confirmed the plan and then tricked the men into falling into a Confederate trap where they were captured.


“’So Far From All We Love’: Letters From The Lobdell Family, Civil War Refugees From West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.” Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 37-45., Vicki Betts Jan 2015

“’So Far From All We Love’: Letters From The Lobdell Family, Civil War Refugees From West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.” Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 46 (2015): 37-45., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

Five letters from the John Little Lobdell family, who had refugeed with their slaves first to the Natchitoches, Louisiana, area and finally to Canton (Omen) in southeast Smith County, Texas, in very late 1863. These letters describe the area and property, the sale of slave families, visitors, the end of the war, and negotiations with the freedpeople over labor contracts and transportation back to Louisiana.


"Smith County Socialists, 1900-1918." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 45 (2014): 1-18., Vicki Betts Jan 2014

"Smith County Socialists, 1900-1918." Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas 45 (2014): 1-18., Vicki Betts

Presentations and Publications

A study of socialists in Smith County, Texas, between 1900 and 1918.


An Analysis Of Sound Exposure In A University Instrumental Music Rehearsal Venue, Joe Farmer, Nelson Fumo, Michael Thrasher Nov 2013

An Analysis Of Sound Exposure In A University Instrumental Music Rehearsal Venue, Joe Farmer, Nelson Fumo, Michael Thrasher

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this study is to collect and analyze the sound load exposure of a population of university music students participating in instrumental music ensemble rehearsals


Post-Mao Chinese Literary Women’S Rhetoric Revisited: A Case For An Enlightened Feminist Rhetorical Theory, Hui Wu Mar 2010

Post-Mao Chinese Literary Women’S Rhetoric Revisited: A Case For An Enlightened Feminist Rhetorical Theory, Hui Wu

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

Identifying the specific complexities and historical context of post-Mao Chinese literary women's rhetoric, along with ways they have been misread, the author argues in general that Western feminist critics need to be cautious about applying their concepts to non-Western women's literature.