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  • Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

    Creator:
    Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
    Abstract:
    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of

  • A Game of Silent Irreverence : Passive Resistance in The Dalles, Oregon

    Creator:
    Maddoux, Maryanne
    Abstract:
    210 East First Street (site 35WS453) contains the only extant remains of a once thriving Overseas Chinese settlement, in the city of The Dalles, Oregon. Very little is known about the everyday lives of these early settlers, or the pressures that they faced. This thesis will help to enrich the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Local resident Elizabeth Laughlin Lord commented, “For nearly a decade a decidedly low state of

  • A study of acculturation : ORMU57, Portland's Old Chinatown, ca. 1870-1920

    Creator:
    Wernz, Maralee
    Abstract:
    This archaeological based research uses ceramics in the study of acculturation from a site excavated by an urban archaeology contract firm, and utilizes the theories of consumer choice, ethnicity and acculturation. Artifact analysis took place in the form of minimum vessel counts, artifact relative frequencies, and Chinese artifact values, as...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on June 4, 2001. Title: A Study of Acculturation

  • Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

    Creator:
    Peterson, Ella M.
    Abstract:
    This paper discusses research concerning redware vessel sherds found in an archaeological excavation at Oregon's historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts from four known Oregon and Washington late nineteenth pottery production sites. Visual and Instrumental Nuclear Activation Analysis comparison studies were conducted on samples from each site. The New...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Oregon Site A Visual and Chemical Analysis of Early Oregon Redware. Abstract approved

  • 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
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    first showed me the 34 boxes of case files, I was overwhelmed and a little bewildered about what

  • 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
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    first showed me the 34 boxes of case files, I was overwhelmed and a little bewildered about what

  • Historic Farm Structures As Material Culture : An Oregon Study

    Creator:
    Judge, Barbara C.
    Abstract:
    The thesis is a case study of two traditional family farms that were settled in Oregon in 1850 and 1915. The study embraces the theory that material culture reflects customs and values. The material culture indicators within the study are the architectural structures of the Oregon farms. The study filters...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    David Brauner The thesis is a case study of two traditional family farms that were settled in Oregon in

  • 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
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    . A sincere appreciation to Elizabeth Nielsen of the OSU archives and the many archivists that have

  • Willamette Mission archeological project : phase III assessment

    Creator:
    Chapman, Judith Sanders
    Abstract:
    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    Masters Thesis
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    assessment AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith A. Sanders Chapman for the degree of Master Qf Arts in

  • Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

    Creator:
    Manion, Mollie Jo
    Abstract:
    The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro