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Creator:: Kirk, Hannah R.
Abstract:: Psychedelics and entheogens began as religious sacraments. They were apotheosized for their mind-expanding powers and were thought to open realms to the world of the Gods. It was not until the first psychedelic compound was discovered in a laboratory setting a mere hundred years ago that they entered into formal...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Mina Carson, Committee Member, representing School of History, Philosophy, and Religion

Creator:: Hylton, Lindon B.
Abstract:: This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied the transformation of the landscape from an oak savannah in the mid-nineteenth century to a dense Douglas-fir forest in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: West view of the historic Thomas M. Read house built by Bushrod Wilson in 1858 (Works Progress

Creator:: Zimmerman, Katharine
Abstract:: The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, truly a synthesized work of natural history, coincided with the emergence of specialized disciplines in the 19th century. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between the specialization of knowledge, in the form of disciplinization, and the reception of new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________________ Paul Lawrence Farber Mina Carson The publication of Charles Darwins On the Origin

Creator:: Mower, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The War Production Board issued limitation order 85 in April 1942 in order to conserve fabric and manpower needed for the war effort. The L-85 order froze the silhouette so no major style changes in women's wear would occur during the war. It is clear that on the one hand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . R. C. McGrane. Historical Reports on War Administration: War Production Board, special study no. 19

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