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Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:

Read, Richard Thomas

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In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...

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Masters Thesis

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. 19 The push for a museum in Portland came to a fruitful con- clusion in 1898 when Lester L. Hawkins
Extension orientations toward poverty : bootstrap, culture of poverty, systemic : an empirical study

Creator:

Fletcher, Roger LeRoy

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This study describes Extension field staff orientations toward poverty. Expressions on origins, solutions and definitions of poverty were elicited from informants. Responses were then classified by categories, coded and analyzed using the Statistical Interactive Programming System (SIPS). Orientations were then measured by identifying modal categories. A category was identified as...

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Masters Thesis

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attention in the 1960's. I refer to the "culture of poverty" argument proposed by Oscar Lewis. Lewis
Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Creator:

Bowyer, Gary C.

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Fort Hoskins is located near Kings Valley, approximately 16 miles from Corvallis. The Fort, built after the Rogue Wars of the 1850s, was intended to safeguard the newly created Indian reserves. During its' ten-years of existence, U.S. Army Regulars manned the Fort from 1856-1861 while volunteers from California, Washington, and...

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Masters Thesis

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yearly lease agreement in 1857 with Henry Van Peer for 80 acres of land and unlimited building