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From Church to State The Sectarian Roots of Oregon State University, 1868-1888

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Robbins, William G.

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In 1868, the Oregon legislature designated Corvallis College as the state's land-grant agricultural school that would eventually become Oregon State University. The university was established as part of the 1862 Morrill Act, which granted states 30,000 acres to promote education in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.” William G. Robbins reveals...

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Eckard V. Toy, Jr.: March 19, 1931—October 7, 2013

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Edwards, G. Thomas, Robbins, William G., Hoppes, Karen, and Tamura, Linda

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Dr. Eckard V. Toy, Jr., grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned his Ph.D. in American history at the University of Oregon. Beginning with his 1959 Master’s thesis, “The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon: Its Charter and Program,” the Klan and related topics were a primary focus of his...

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The Bitterroot & Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the Struggle for Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Rockies

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Robbins, William G.

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Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America (review)

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Robbins, William G.

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Public Lands and Political Meaning: Ranchers, the Government, and the Property Between Them (review)

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Robbins, William G.

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Keywords: Public lands, Ranchers, The government

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Our Daily Bread: Wages, Workers, & the Political Economy of the American West (review)

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Robbins, William G.

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Keywords: Political economy, American west

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The Nature of Gold: An Environmental History of the Alaska/Yukon Gold Rush (review)

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Robbins, William G.

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