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Principal Figures, Activity Issues And Doctrines That Shaped Medieval Church Supremacy, Wayne Hallett

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This paper will explore the principal figures, activities, issues and doctrines that shaped the ascent of the Medieval Church, with emphasis on the period from 1000 to 1300 A.D. Some of the important ground did begin earlier though, and influential concepts were carried forward from the Gospels, the early Church fathers, and writers such as St. Augustine. Monasticism, art, and pilgrimage and the veneration of relics and saints played important roles in promoting the goals of the Church and the molding of the Medieval mind. Some of the important papal bulls. decrees, and canons of the Church councils reflect characteristics …

The African-American Community Of Ogden, Utah: 1910-1950, Eric Stene

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The African-American community of Ogden, Utah started much of its growth in the early twentieth century. Prior to the early nineteen hundreds less than one hundred African Americans lived in Ogden. The availability of jobs with the railroads brought many African Americans to Ogden in search of steady employment. Through the decades Ogden's African Americans branched out from railroad and service work into business ownership. As the African-American community grew, its members established new churches in the city.

Racism and indifference had their impact on the African Americans. They found themselves segregated into specific neighborhoods and African-American males were unable …

May 1994, Buffalo Belles

Buffalo Belles Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Free Blacks In Civil War New Orleans, Norman Eugene Anseman Iii

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Henry Taylor Wickham And The Virginia Senate, 1888-1907, Steven A. Colvin

Master's Theses

The decade of the 1890s was a complex period in the political history of Virginia. Virginia had experienced prosperity because of the development of railroads after the Civil War. Because of this contribution to statewide growth, the railroads had developed monopolistic characteristics which prompted an ambivalent response from most Virginians. It was said that during the 1890s Virginia's railroads controlled the state legislature through the medium of the Democratic Party. During this period before the creation of laws dealing with political conflicts of interests, Henry Taylor Wickham represented the counties of Caroline and Hanover in the Virginia Senate. In 1937, …

The History Of The South Side Railroad, 1846-1870, James M. Bisbee

Master's Theses

The South Side Rail Road, chartered in 1846, was the fourth railroad to serve the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and, upon its completion in 1854, was the only direct rail link the city had through the Virginia Piedmont to Lynchburg and points west. The railroad was a major conveyor of trade through the Southside region of Virginia and served as an engine of economic development for the area. During the Civil War the road was a vital means of transportation of men and materiel for the Confederate government. After the war, General William Mahone, a railroad professional and war hero, …

Reshaping Palmetto Politics: A Case Study Of The Grass-Roots Rise And Strategy Of The Republican Party In South Carolina, 1960-168, Jason Michael Bitzer

All Theses

No abstract provided.

From Italy To Boston's North End: Italian Immigration And Settlement, 1890-1910, Stephen Puleo

Graduate Masters Theses

More than four million Italian immigrants entered the United States between 1880 and 1920, a number greater than any other ethnic group during America's peak immigration years. From 1900 to 1910 alone, more than two million Italians flowed through American ports. This thesis examines the great Italian migration to and settlement in the United States, focusing on one of America's strongest and most vibrant ethnic communities, Boston’s Italian North End.

The vast majority of Italian immigrants were peasants from agrarian Southern Italy, seeking refuge in America from nearly unbearable conditions in their homeland. They were mostly young, usually poor and …

Camp Depression: An Era Of Hope And Opportunity At The University Of North Dakota, University Of North Dakota

UND Publications

Camp Depression opened October 21, 1933, at the University of North Dakota. It was designed to create low-cost housing for needy, but determined male students who wanted to obtain an education during the Great Depression. The camp consisted of six cabooses that were joined together and remodeled. Four cars were used for sleeping, a fifth was a combination kitchen/washroom, and a sixth was used as a study hall. Camp Depression residents paid their room and board by working four hours per week on campus. The residents shared cooking expenses, rotated mess duties in the kitchen and elsewhere, and enforced "quiet …

The Octofoil, May/June/July 1994, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

The Tail Wags The Dog: State Versus Federal Control In The Public Domain Debate, 1929-1934, Kevin D. Hatfield

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis examines the evolution of public land law during the early 1930s. It focuses specifically on the development of a federal grazing policy on the remaining public domain located in the eleven western states. This period of intense intellectual conflict, concerning the relationship between private enterprise and the federal government, was a pivotal moment in the history of land law.

To explain the profound shift from the entrenched states' rights attitudes of the 1920s to the acceptance of federal control inaugurated by the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934, this thesis explores the emergence of a powerful profederal contingent from …

From Empire Defence To Imperial Retreat: Britain's Postwar China Policy And The Decolonization Of Hong Kong, James T. H. Tang

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Attempts to examine Hong Kong as an issue in British postwar colonialpolicy often emphasize the unique nature of the colony, andtherefore a special case in British decolonization. Hong Kong hasbeen regarded as an unconventional colonial entity, an anachronismin the modern world. But others argue that the word colony is not anappropriate term to describe it, except in the most severely technicallegal sense, because of its spectacular industrial and economicdevelopment since the end of the Second World War.' Nonetheless,Hong Kong has existed as a British crown colony since I842, and itscolonial political structures have remained more or less the same untilthe …

The Atlantic Conference At Argentia (9-12 August 1941) The Anglo-American Agreement On The Defeat Of Nazi Germany, John Michael Sweeney

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

The meeting at Argentina, Newfoundland, between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1941 was the first "summit" conference of the Second World War. It set the stage for the United States' entry into the war on the side of Great Britain and produced the Atlantic Charter, the noble statement of Western war aims. This study describes how the Nazi threat to England and the Atlantic brought the two democracies together into a de facto alliance before the United States formally entered the war. Its central theme is the "strategy of provocation" whereby President Roosevelt, certain …

Pioneer Harmonies: Mormon Women And Music In Utah, 1847-1900, Jennifer L. Fife

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

By drawing on local newspapers and the diaries, journals, and autobiographies of nearly fifty pioneers, this thesis examined the varied musical experiences of Utah's Latter-day Saint women during the years 1847-1900, and sought to determine whether they followed national gender trends in music during this era. Women in nineteenth-century Utah participated in a wide variety of musical activities, including using music in their homes, taking lessons, and teaching. Women also composed and wrote song lyrics. Many women performed in community musical events, such as concerts and operas. Despite their accomplishments, women did face conflict over the demands of family responsibility …

"Ranchers Don't Sell, They Acquire": The Life And Legends Of Bartley Marie Scott, Julie Hartley-Moore

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis examines the family history and life story of Colorado ranch woman Bartley Marie Scott. In addition to biographical information, it includes an examination of the folklore surrounding Scott's life, her role in the regional culture, and the theoretical implications of using folklore in biography.

Marvin Pittman Laboratory School 1924-1940, Virginia Richards

Bulloch County Historical Society Publications

A history of the early years of the Marvin Pittman Laboratory School at Georgia Southern.

Timeline Of Fr. Walter E. Cassidy N.1, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Timelines

No abstract provided.

Visual Timeline Of Fr. Walter E. Cassidy, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Timelines

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 844, Nestor Valencia

Combined Interviews

Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; biographical data; history of Chamizal issue; explains origin of term Chamizal; describes his responsibilities during implementation of treaty; trip to Mexico City to work with Inter-Secretarial Commission of Chamizal Affairs; reaction of Chamizal residents to treaty; businesses forced to relocate; land use issues; transferring property and structures to Mexican government; proposed construction of alien detention facility in area; Four Point Program; national parks of both sides of border; new international bridges; initiation of the maquiladora industry.

Mr. Claude Littles Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Claude Littles Jr. on April 30, 1994 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church

Opening Remarks, Delivered At Commencement On April 30, 1994, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Opening Remarks, delivered at Commencement on April 30, 1994 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Sister Jessie Mae Jones

African American Funeral Programs

Sister Jessie Mae Jones had two funeral services. The second one took place on May 1st.

1994-04-29 Morehead News, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead News Archive

Morehead News published on April 29,1994.

Winona Campus Life, Mass Communication Department

Winona Campus Life

Winona Campus Life was a weekly laboratory newspaper produced by the WSU Mass Communciation Department students and printed as a supplement to the Sunday Winona Daily News, which began in September 1983. The newspaper provided coverage of the four institutions of higher education in Winona: Winona State University, St. Mary's University, College of Saint Teresa, and Winona Area Vocational-Technical School. It was created to provide a place for Mass Communcation students to publish their articles and photographs with the idea of generating reader feedback, which is essential in journalism education.

The Independent, Independent, Co. Of Winona, Minnesota

The Independent

The mission of The Independent, a Winona State University weekly campus newspaper, was to publish stories with no financial connections to the campus administration or student governments. Business Manager: John Vivian

Indiana's Civil Rights Commission: A History Of The First Five Years, David Sabol

Graduate Thesis Collection

Indiana's Civil Rights Commission evolved from the need to combat the often subtle racial injustices that permeated Hoosier society in the late 1950s and 1960s. A tradition of segregation along racial lines in Indiana was being challenged in the early 1960s by newly elected leaders who believed that their fellow black Hoosiers deserved to be treated fairly under the laws that were designed to protect their citizenship. For that reasonr Indiana's new leaders chose to create a state government agency based on the federal model for a civil rights commission. With the formation of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission [ICRC] …

Interview No. 842, J. Samuel Moore

Combined Interviews

Part of Chamizal Oral History Project; history of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger, and Thurmond, law firm representing U.S. at 1911 arbitration hearing on Chamizal; role of Richard F. Burges as U.S. Associate Counsel in Chamizal arbitration hearing; historical background of Chamizal issue; Mexico City meeting of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mexico President Adolfo Lopez Mateos; reasons for delay in setting Chamizal issue; describes Chamizal tract and discusses Public Law 88-300; relocation of Chamizal residents and businesses; paper he authored on Chamizal dispute; sources of information of Chamizal issue.

Trail Blazer - Volume 66, Number 26, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on April 27, 1994.

Richard Nixon And Sports, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

In one of the most interesting and bizarre pieces of American literature featuring a president of the United States, Robert Coover in "Whatever Happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears?" draws a picture of the late 37th President of the United States that has become a classic of presidential portraiture.

The Chanticleer, 1994-04-26, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.