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  • Champoeg, a perspective of a frontier community in Oregon, 1830-1861

    Creator:
    Speulda-Drews, Lou Ann
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    Champoeg, located along the Willamette River, developed as a transportation center for both river and overland travel and as a shipping point for agricultural products. Retired employees of the Hudson's Bay Company were the first to settle in the area, in the 1830s. American settlers began arriving in large numbers...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , 1830-1861 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Lou Ann Speulda Nicholls for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Exile in one's homeland : Yung Wing and the Chinese Educational Mission

    Creator:
    Yao, Yingxia
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines the influence of Christian missions on Yung Wing (1828-1912) during the nineteenth century, when China was beginning to encounter the West. Yung was the first Chinese graduate student to enter an American institution of higher education (Yale College, 1854). As a Westernized Christian intellectual, he strove to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    self-strengthening movement (1861-1895), an experiment in America supported by the Chinese government

  • The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

    Creator:
    Harburg, William A.
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    From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Redacted for Privacy Robert J. Morris () From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there

  • 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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    hesitant to take such action. During the half century after the war, 1945-2016, the U.S. has continued to

  • Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

    Creator:
    Russell, John A.
    Abstract:
    Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and diesel-powered donkeys and caterpillars were used to yard logs down the hillsides to a skidroad

  • The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

    Creator:
    Borden, John F.
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    The purpose of this study is to review Pennsylvania's use of paper money through two distinct periods: the first seven years of currency issues starting in 1723 and concluding in 1730, and the second period encompassed by the French and Indian War in 1755-63. They represent two significant periods affecting...
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    Masters Thesis
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    E. Proclamation Money 8 F. Promissory Note 10 G. Sterling Bills of Exchange 11 H. Book

  • Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S. Lewis

    Creator:
    Garrett, Christopher Edward
    Abstract:
    During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ofhis busy schedule to serve on my committee; Robert L. Millet; Tony Kimball; Joe Cannon, for

  • Historic Farm Structures As Material Culture : An Oregon Study

    Creator:
    Judge, Barbara C.
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    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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    1860s figure of 2 million (Canine 1991: 30-32). The number of Oregon farms has been declining since 1945

  • 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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    , and Robert Wenger deserve a special thanks. Deb Schallert, moral supporter as well as excellent

  • 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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    John Draper, Marcia Kimball, Florence Lebow, Robin McClintock, and Robert Wenger deserve a special