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Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

Creator:: Williams, William Appleman and Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-
Abstract:: The essays in this collection do not cluster about a specific theme, nor do they present a single unified interpretative approach to issues in the history of American foreign policy. Above all, William Appleman Williams is a teacher. And good teachers are disappointed with conformity. No one would ever come...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: , 1812-1823 (1964) and The Great Rapprochement: England and the United States, 1895-1914(1968). William

Exile in one's homeland : Yung Wing and the Chinese Educational Mission

Creator:: Yao, Yingxia
Abstract:: This thesis examines the influence of Christian missions on Yung Wing (1828-1912) during the nineteenth century, when China was beginning to encounter the West. Yung was the first Chinese graduate student to enter an American institution of higher education (Yale College, 1854). As a Westernized Christian intellectual, he strove to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: self-strengthening movement (1861-1895), an experiment in America supported by the Chinese government

Theodore Dwight Weld's use of the judicial motif in American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses

Creator:: Trudeau, Justin Thomas
Abstract:: This thesis examines the rhetoric of Theodore Dwight Weld's American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. Published anonymously in 1839, Weld's publication became the longest antislavery tract in American history. It left its mark on the abolitionist movement itself and future antislavery literary works most notably Uncle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: their own country. According to Jane and William Pease, "Both white and black lecturers buttressed

An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Littlefield, Steven W.
Abstract:: The archaeological resources contained in Corvallis Riverfront Commemorative Park (RCP) have a great potential to add to the historical record of the warehouse district of the original town of Marysville (Corvallis). The City of Corvallis' proposed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project and proposed changes to Riverfront Commemorative Park threaten to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Park in Corvallis, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven W. Littlefield for the degree of

Designing Dielectric Materials through Complex Metal Oxides

Creator:: Nikkel, Jason W.
Abstract:: This dissertation demonstrated that the electrical properties of complex oxide-based perovskite materials could be controlled through the careful modification of both material composition and structure. This was first shown through the modification of lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3, PZT) solid solutions with bismuth indate (BiInO3, BI) where the relative stability of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jason William Nikkel for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Energy Harvesting Performance of a Flapping Foil with Leading Edge Motion

Creator:: Prier, Michael W.
Abstract:: Force data for a flapping foil energy harvester with active leading edge motion operating in the low reduced frequency range is collected to determine how leading edge motion affects energy harvesting performance. The foil pivots about the midchord and operates in the low reduced frequency range of 0.06, 0.08, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: bound vorticity distribution due to flow perfectly navigating the leading edge, and downwash W (x, t

Bottom-up Drivers of Primary Producers and Predator Populations in Oregon Streams

Creator:: Kaylor, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Humans have drastically altered the physical habitat and food web structure of stream ecosystems. Two major impacts humans have had on Pacific Northwest streams are modification of streamside forests (as a result of agriculture, land development, and timber harvest), and declines in the return of wild anadromous salmon to headwater...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Seth M. White and W. Carl Saunders contributed to the study design, analysis, interpretation of

An interdisciplinary framework for evaluating 19th century landscape paintings for ecological research

Creator:: Warren, Dana R., Loeb, Harper M., Betjemann, Peter, Munck, Isabel A., Keeton, William S., Shaw, David C., and Harvey, Eleanor J.
Abstract:: As we contemplate the future of forest landscapes under changing climate conditions and land-use demands, there is increasing value in studying historic forest conditions and how these landscapes have changed following past disturbances. Historic landscape paintings are a potential source of data on preindustrial forests with highly detailed, full-color depictions...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: w el l- es ta bl is h ed (e .g ., “G re en M ou n ta in s, ” “B er ks h ir es ” or “A di ro n

California condors in the Pacific Northwest : integrating history, molecular ecology, and spatial modeling for reintroduction planning

Creator:: D'Elia, Jesse
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are increasingly being used to save animals from extinction and aid in their recovery. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), one of the most endangered birds in the world, is a remarkable example of how reintroduction programs can help rapidly increase a species' population numbers and range following a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Yom-Tov 2004; Turkey Vulture data based on Kirk and Mossman 1998). (b) Frequency of combined

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: National Forest 40 Birthplace by State or Country 110 Assessment Rolls for Albert W. Watkins, 1895 - 1905

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

Exile in one's homeland : Yung Wing and the Chinese Educational Mission

Theodore Dwight Weld's use of the judicial motif in American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses

An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

Designing Dielectric Materials through Complex Metal Oxides

Energy Harvesting Performance of a Flapping Foil with Leading Edge Motion

Bottom-up Drivers of Primary Producers and Predator Populations in Oregon Streams

An interdisciplinary framework for evaluating 19th century landscape paintings for ecological research

California condors in the Pacific Northwest : integrating history, molecular ecology, and spatial modeling for reintroduction planning

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

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