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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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    Project: Phase III Assessment by Mary Kathryn Weber A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • Women's History Lessons for High School Social Studies Classes

    Creator:
    Mallery, Adah E.
    Abstract:
    Women’s history is often not included in K-12 classes. However, women are an essential part of American history and should be better represented in the K-12 curricula and classrooms. The purpose of this thesis is to both acknowledge that women’s history is often missing in K-12 classrooms and to provide...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Sheehan, Committee Member, representing School of Writing, Literature, and Film

  • Wiesel's Night: A Biography

    Creator:
    Krueger, Jessica
    Abstract:
    Elie Wiesel’s Night has become a canonical work in the genre of Holocaust literature. This thesis examines the process by which Night achieved this status. An argument will be composed using, as evidence, analysis of Elie Wiesel’s life, the broad history of Holocaust literature, and the complexities surrounding Night’s publication...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Barstow, Committee Member, representing Department of History, Philosophy, and Religion

  • There’s a Long, Long Trail to Tipperary: Soldier Song Investigation and Development During the First World War

    Creator:
    Delgado, Nolan Schreiner
    Abstract:
    From 1914-1918 the world experienced humanity’s ultimate affirmation of malice on scales scant seen in the centuries before. The Great War wrought terror on an industrial scale, throwing men headlong unto landscapes rent low by fire and steel. Our collective unconscious image of the war does well to demonstrate this....
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Barstow, Committee Member, representing School of History, Philosophy, and Religion

  • Families on the Move : The Powledge Family of Meriwether County, Georgia, 1820-1900

    Creator:
    Roberts, Nancy A.
    Abstract:
    The migrations of four generations of the Powledge family centering around Meriwether County, Georgia were described within the context of social and economic forces in the United States in 1820 to 1900. The family was representative of thousands of families that migrated westward. The migrations were found to correlate with...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Frances Powledge. He married Mary Ann Prickett in 1851 and they had nine children. He purchased land

  • 'Mejor Amancebada que Mal Casada' : Rhetoric and Practice of Amancebamiento in Seventeenth-Century New Spain

    Creator:
    Hisey, Aimee
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    Following a history of tensions surrounding concubinage in medieval and early modern Spain, the Church sought greater control of religious life, particularly over the sacrament of marriage, via the Holy Office of the Inquisition. The Church exercised its strengthened restrictions and prosecuted these relationships with more frequency, as did civil...
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    Masters Thesis
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    her daughter, Princess Mary, later Mary I of England. 12 Contrary to popular belief, these

  • Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

    Creator:
    Simmons-Rogers, Alexandra L.
    Abstract:
    Red Light Ladies presents a perspective on prostitution in North America, within the context of the western mining frontier. A biographical profile of the frontier prostitutor is presented, along with an archaeological model of settlement patterns and material culture. Settlement patterns and demographic changes in the prostitutor population are hypothetically...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , including: Mary Ann Davis, Julie Barnes, Tom Churchill, Mary Weber, Debi Soper, Robert Nesbit, Roderick

  • Beyond the ballot : the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the politics of Oregon Women, 1880-1900

    Creator:
    Gelser, Sara Anne Acres
    Abstract:
    Between 1880 and 1900, the Oregon Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) significantly impacted the lives of Oregon women. Not simply an organization of middle class white women, the Oregon WCTU enlisted Native American and African American women, and persistently advocated for improved conditions for working women. The WCTU aspired to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    thesis is dedicated to my grandmothers: Mary E. Frazier, Florence Ellen Acres, Mary Helen Florea, and

  • 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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Privacy Redacted for Privacy Redacted for Privacy DEDICATION To my children Elizabeth, Erik, Kirk

  • Interposing Quarrels : Factors Influencing Neutrality Policy Formation, 1860-2016

    Creator:
    Su, Andrew Philip
    Abstract:
    When analyzing foreign policy, a significant question arises. How do nations make decisions about foreign engagement and neutrality? Understanding what factors and influences shape foreign policy decisions is often a difficult task as the motivation for action is never clear or absolute. This work will analyze whether or not the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    would like to thank my father Ambrose, mother Mary, and sister Emma, as their support throughout this