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Virginia Agriculture 1840-1860, Susan Agee

Honors Theses

The eighteen country sample mentioned in the paper refers to a list of counties scattered throughout the present state of Virginia. Records of the West Virginia counties were unavailable. The countries were:

Tidedwater

• Hanover
• King and Queen
• Lancaster
• Nansemond
• Surry
• Westmoreland

Piedmont

• Albemarie
• Amelia
• Amherst
• Appomattox
• Halifax
• Fauquier
• Henry

Valley and Trans-Alleg

• Alleghany
• Augusta
• Shenadoah
• Floyd
• Russell

Interview No. 24, Mrs. George Benson

Combined Interviews

Life in the Big Bend area of Texas during the early part of the 20th Century; ranching and homesteading.

Interview No. 25, Anton Berkman, John L. Waller

Combined Interviews

Incidents at the College of Mines, particularly during the 1930's; pre-medical study; Department of Social Sciences; personalities of various administrators and professors; social life at the College.

River Voyageurs: A Journal, Duane A. Stober

Local History

A Journal compiled by Duane A. Stober for a 1969 Wofford College Interim project. The project was a canoe trip on several South Carolina rivers from Pacolet to Charleston. The project studied the biology, history, and geology of the river system in addition to canoeing on the rivers. The tour took place between January 9 and 21, 1969.

1969 Ruby Yearbook, Mary P. Watson, Barbara J. Rose, Thomas R. Mooers, V. Jolene De Leon, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1969 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

The War Aims Of The Russian Provisional Government, Susan Parker

Honors Theses

The outbreak of the first World War marked the end of an era in the history of Euroe; nowhere was this to be more true than in Russia. At th eoutset there was a great show of popular support for the war, much more so than for the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. Anti-government and revolutionary activity had soon revived following the temporary hiatus after the seemingly successful Revolution of 1905, but it disappeared almost entirely in the rise of national feeling and loyalty that accompanied the declaration of war on August 1, 1914.

An Early History Of The Community Of Park City, Utah, Oscar F. Jesperson Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

Park City, Utah, has been one of the most permanent mining camps in Utah. While constituting the industrial and population center of Summit County, it has contributed over one half billions dollars to the economies of Utah and the nation. This thesis deals with the early years of Park City, 1869-1910. This period saw an influx and combination of several ethnic groups which served to enrich the cultural history of Park City. Religion and social organizations were a major part of the life of this community. The political effect of this mining camp on Summit County and the Territory of …

The French And British Socialist Missions To Russia, 1917 : A Thesis, Thomas L. Powers

Honors Theses

In 1917, several Allied countries sent Socialist representatives to Russia to try to convince the Russian Socialists to stay in the war. I have concentrated on the British and French missions because they, as representatives of the two largest of the Allied countries, contacted more people and groups, were more deeply involved in the situation in Russia, and made themselves more conspicuous than did the others. The other missions (principally the Belgian and Italian) did very little the British and French did not do and had few characteristics which the British and French did not share.

The American's also sent …

Savannah And The Sea Islands Tourism Collection, University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library

Finding Aids

This collection contains assorted materials relating to historic sites and homes in Savannah and the Sea Islands of Georgia, dated from 1933 to 1959. Materials include postcards, booklets, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

A Survey Of The Sources Of Historical Data And Materials Available For Use By Teacher And Pupils In The Study Of Northwest History At Junior High School Level, John Clark Malone

Graduate Student Research Papers

Were there sufficient sources of historical data and materials relating to Northwest History available for use in Central Washington and how much of this data and material was of a reading and interest level that could be used by junior high school pupils? Where were these sources and were there guides that could be used to locate them? It became the purpose of this study to make a survey of the sources of historical data and materials in Central Washington and to select them on the basis of interest, authenticity, usefulness, and availability and to arrange the information in the …

J.C. Denious: Public Servant And State Promoter Of Southwestern Kansas, Larry N. Lane

Fort Hays Studies Series

This biographical study is primarily concerned with the political, economic, and social activities and interests of Mr. Denious while he served in the capacity of State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. In the course of state growth and development, it is unfortunate that important contributions by certain dedicated public servants are little known or remembered. In a small way, it is the purpose of this study to help rectify this situation.

Interview No. 23, Woodrow W. Bean

Combined Interviews

Post-war development of El Paso; work with sub-committee on higher education; political campaigns; role in the building of Thomason General Hospital; the Sun Bowl, Trans-Mountain Road, and the Cordova Bridge.

Interview No. 27, Chester Chope

Combined Interviews

Early 20th Century El Paso and Ciudad Juárez; size and atmosphere of the two cities; personalities of members of the newspaper staff; political corruption; social life; Chinese population; Ciudad Juárez during Prohibition; Fort Bliss; Pancho Villa; improvements in transportation.

Interview No. 35, Eleanor Greet

Combined Interviews

Career of Capt. Greet; importance of El Paso as a living place for tuberculosis patients at the turn of the century; leading families of early El Paso.

Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez

Combined Interviews

Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.

The York River Railroad : 1851-1881, Stuart B. Medlin

Master's Theses

The construction of railroads in the State of Virginia was perhaps the single most important economic development that affected the growth of the state. Connecting isolated sections of the state, railroads enabled rural and urban areas to share their respective contributions to the economic prosperity of the common-wealth. Beginning in 1836, when Virginia's first line was constructed, Virginia railroading developed rapidly from 676 3/4 miles in 1851 to 1,954 miles in 1880.

One of the lines that contributed to this economic development was a short thirty-eight mile track that ran from Richmond to West Point at the head of the …

Interview No. 26, Emmett Issacs

Combined Interviews

Early recollections of his youth in the Organ-Las Cruces, New Mexico, area, including cattle ranching, Indians, homesteaders, Pat Garrett, frontier justice, stagecoach lines, mining, and the Lincoln County War.

Kansas Mennonites During World War I, Arlyn John Parish

Fort Hays Studies Series

The story of the Mennonites of Kansas during World War I has never been told. This account should be of interest both as an incident in general Mennonite history and as an episode in the social history of the United States, for it demonstrates many of the problems of incorporating a minority group into the broader society.

Classical Studies In Tudor Grammar Schools, Shelby Murray

Honors Theses

This paper is an attempt to study Tudor grammar schools and the part that classics played in the education that was offered. The personalities of schoolmasters and pupils are not considered, nor are all the authors who were studied mentioned, for that would be nearly impossible. I have discussed here only those authors and textbooks which were representative of the ones studied.

Interview No. 12, Mr. Ernest E. Polk, Mrs. Ernest E. Polk

Combined Interviews

Life in Texas in the early part of the 20th Century, including business, politics, and social life.

Interview No. 17, Willis Walter

Combined Interviews

Biography; incidents and personalities of New Mexico history, including Pat Garrett, Martin Lohman, and A. B. Fall.

1968 Ruby Yearbook, Janis L. Van Horn, John B. Darrah Ii, Charles E. Fielding Jr., James H. Earhart, Frank A. Lyon, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1968 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Interview No. 1, Irene C. Lowe

Combined Interviews

Biography; incidents and personalities of El Paso during the 1930's; cultural and social activities; Ciudad Juárez during the 1930's; Prohibition; discrimination in El Paso.

A Guide To The Kenya National Archives To The Microfilms Of The Provincial And District Annual Reports, Record Books, And Handing-Over Reports; Miscellaneous Correspondence; And Intelligence Reports, Robert G. Gregory, Robert M. Maxon, Leon P. Spencer

Librarian Publications

The Guide is a compilation of 6 sections accessing approximately 157 microfilm reels of documents within the collection of the Kenya National Archives.

Monopolies During The Reign Of James I., William Charles Thompson

Master's Theses

The Statue of Monopolies or 1624 occupies a prominent place in the economic history of England. It was the first national patent law to contain all the essentials, and thereby made a large contribution to England's later technical progress.

History Of The Upper Snake River Area To 1840, Louis J. Clements

Theses and Dissertations

The Upper Snake River area was a center of much fur trade activity during the first half of the 1800's. It has many streams and they had abundant quantities of the furs that were being sought by the large parties of men who came into the country.
The early explorers of the Pacific coast hastened the exploration and development of the interior. As they moved along the shores they recorded the possibilities of the riches that were there and helped to form the opinions in each country of how valuable it would be to own the Northwest. This desire to …

History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In Ireland Since 1840, Brent A. Barlow

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis pertains to the efforts of the Mormons in establishing their Church among the Irish and is arranged to give a chronological account of activities there. A brief background of the establishment of Christianity in Ireland and a knowledge of numerous conflicts between Catholics and Protestants helps to understand the complex religious interaction occurring at the time Mormonism was introduced in that country. The difficulties encountered by the first Mormon missionaries in Ireland suggest reasons why the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not expand as rapidly as it did elsewhere in Britain and other European countries. …

Interview No. 2, Mrs. William Shapiro

Combined Interviews

El Paso during the 1940's; social and cultural activities; El Paso Symphony Orchestra; her involvement in the Conference for Human Welfare (group to promote integration in El Paso); strikers at ASARCO and Phelps Dodge refineries after World War II.

Interview No. 14, Vincent Ravel, M.D.

Combined Interviews

Recounts immigration of family from Lithuania to U. S.; briefly sketches history of Jewish community in El Paso; father's role in founding Congregation of Mena Zion; arranged marriage of parents; opening of pawn shop in South El Paso, City Loan and Jewelry, by father and cousin Sam Ravel; shootings in El Paso at turn of century; purchase of ammunition, guns, and pistols by Pancho Villa; Columbus Raid; Pershing Expedition to Mexico; El Paso's red light district on Ninth Street in 1930s; physical examinations of prostitutes; comments on El Paso's recognition as health center for tuberculosis patients; recounts tuberculosis sanitoriums in …

Presentation Of The President's Medal To Francis P. Kilcoyne, 1967, 4 Pages Total, Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College History

Pamphlet with remarks made at the presentation of the President's Medal to President Kilcoyne upon his retirement from Brooklyn College