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Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Creator:: McHugh, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Across from the Memorial Union on Oregon State University’s campus sits Milam Hall, the former site of the Department of Home Economics. The building is named for Ava Milam Clark, the dean of home economics for thirty-three years, from 1917 to 1950. I aim to understand Ava Milam’s early career...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: extension bulletin, Principles of Cake Making in 1913.32 While cake baking may appear to be a basic

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: technology extension initiatives which included Community Technology Centers and Community Access Centers

Injera in the Kapitalocene: Understanding Women’s Perceptions of Change in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Creator:: Arefaine, Micknai
Abstract:: Women’s lives in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Mekele, Ethiopia are very organized, systematic, and sophisticated. The women in this study model, express, and reflect the values of community, trust, care, stability, and futurity through their perceptions and sentiments regarding social and political change. I document how these values...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: democracy; the health extension program; and other government policies and practices related to women’s

Life in railroad logging camps of the Shevlin-Hixon Company, 1916-1950

Creator:: Gregory, Ronald L.
Abstract:: Remnants of railroad logging camps, and their associated features, are perhaps some of the most common archaeological resources found on public lands in the Pacific Northwest. Many camps have already been located, their cultural materials inventoried, and networks of logging railroad grades mapped. Yet, despite these efforts, little can be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Bulletin microfilm to me at Oregon State University. Joann would be a truly valuable asset to any research

Geologic structure of the western continental margin of south central Baja California based on seismic and potential field data

Creator:: Coperude, Shane Patrick
Abstract:: Marine geophysical data from the continental margin of Baja California and the Gulf of California, and geological and geophysical data from the Baja California Peninsula and mainland Mexico, outline the major geologic and tectonic features of the Baja California Peninsula and the surrounding areas from 24.5° N. Lat. to 27.5°...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: continental slope extends approximately 65 km from the slope-shelf break to the southward extension of the

Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

Creator:: Mower, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe women's outdoor garments worn in Oregon from 1880 to 1920 to determine whether there were garment differences between the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. The question addressed was: can garment differences be explained by the different Oregon climates, geographic locations, and availability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Bulletin, 1918): 5. Dodson, "Oregon's Resources," Industrial

A contribution toward a bibliography of Oregon botany with notes on the botanical explorers of the state

Creator:: Osborn, Katherine H., 1906-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Bulletin of the 5 Torrey botanical club, and scanning all articles in the Bulletin which

Certain ecological aspects of cultivated hill pastures in Kings Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Miller, Bonita June
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Creator:: French, Melissa M.
Abstract:: Understanding which factors motivate farmers to adopt certain practices is an important part of helping to solve many agri-environmental issues. This study uses 19 interviews with farmers along Oregon’s Willamette River, a statewide producer survey, and select interviews with organizations and agencies active in the farming community to examine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: environment, and by extension practices as well. Within this vein, political ecological theory posits that

Twentieth century influences on public library service to certain adult groups

Creator:: Ashwell, Sara Elizabeth
Abstract:: The purpose of this study has been to develop insight into the aims and goals of public library service by considering one particular type of library activity--work with adult groups. To determine the influence of historical events on such service, consideration has been given to group work of the past...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: bulletin boards, book displays, booklists, posted hours of local museums, and other enticements, she

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Injera in the Kapitalocene: Understanding Women’s Perceptions of Change in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Life in railroad logging camps of the Shevlin-Hixon Company, 1916-1950

Geologic structure of the western continental margin of south central Baja California based on seismic and potential field data

Oregon outdoor garments : outdoor garments worn in the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon regions between 1880 to 1920

A contribution toward a bibliography of Oregon botany with notes on the botanical explorers of the state

Certain ecological aspects of cultivated hill pastures in Kings Valley, Oregon

Cosmovisions and Farming : An Investigation of Conventional and Alternative Farmers' Environmental Values along the Willamette River

Twentieth century influences on public library service to certain adult groups

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