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The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

Creator:: Harburg, William A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for Privacy Robert J. Morris () From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

Creator:: Geissler, Eric L.
Abstract:: During the U.S. military interventions in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti between 1915 and 1934, Washington equipped members of the its armed forces with civil and political powers that represented a radical departure from the North American military tradition. This abandonment of tradition decisively contributed to both the disappointments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robert Tomasek, argue that, in fact, "The armed forces in most Latin American countries and in many

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Creator:: Ranseen, Susanne N.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the Schultz Fire as a case study to explain the complex history of fire suppression management in America’s forests, and to gain further understanding of how management practices have affected the increase in fire severity levels and how forests respond to such a disturbance. The thesis objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 10 Baker, Robert, Robert Maxwell, Victor Treat, and Henry Dethloff. "Timeless Heritage: A History

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

Creator:: Possiel, William John
Abstract:: The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Robert Butler's A Guide to Understanding Idaho Archaeology (1968) is an excellent synthesis of Idaho's

The Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead : The Development of the Macabre in Late Medieval England

Creator:: Sandeno, Robin M.
Abstract:: Many authorities state that the development of macabre images were a result of the plague that first swept through western Europe 1347-1350. However, many aspects of the macabre were already in place prior to the plague. A more realistic explanation for the macabre is in the modification of religious belief,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the psalter of Robert de Lisle, c 1310 ..................... 78 5. The Legend in Longthorpe Tower, c

Stephen Biko's Rhetorical Vision of Black Consciousness

Creator:: Fergusson, Julie K.
Abstract:: Stephen Biko was a black leader in South Africa who died in police custody on September 12, 1977. Biko's death echoed within the Republic of South Africa and around the world, showing that racial tensions in that country were severe. At his death he was a hero to the black...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fact is certainly true where, as in this paper, fantasy theme analysis is employed. Robert Bales

Work pants worn by loggers in Western Oregon, 1920-1970

Creator:: Gullickson, Mark A.
Abstract:: With the arrival of European settlers to Western Oregon nearly 150 years ago came new methods of forest management. Early settlers' forest practices consisted of little more than harvesting what seemed an endless supply of timber. Forestry in the 20th century eventually incorporated such management concerns as re-forestation, biodiversity, wildlife...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : LITERATURE REVIEW 10 CHAPTER 4: INTERVIEWS WITH 18 WESTERN OREGON LOGGERS 35 Infonnant #1, Robert A

A 1974 perspective of art interest among students enrolled in basic college art courses between 1968 and 1970

Creator:: Hardin, Priscilla
Abstract:: It can be hypothesized that the degree to which students value learning in the visual arts influences the amount of involvement in art oriented activities that will be pursued in later years. This investigation has compared former college students° valuations of the Basic Design course with levels of art interest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: students, current or recent, about their goals. A few writers, like John Roush and Robert Watts (Mahoney

Differences Between Public Attention and Understanding of School Budget Formats Published in Newspapers

Creator:: Mason, Sue Cockeram
Abstract:: This thesis study attempts to differentiate between attention and understanding as separate phases of communication theory. To do this, additional analysis was made of data already gathered from a random sample of Oregonians by the Survey Research Center at Oregon State University. An additional objective was to determine the role...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Creator:: Lucas, Steven W.
Abstract:: Approximately 5,500 years ago a discreet period of wetter and cooler environmental conditions prevailed across the southern Columbia Plateau. This period was marked by the first prominent episodes of erosion to occur along the lower Snake River following the height of the Altithermal and eruption of Mt. Mazama during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

The Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead : The Development of the Macabre in Late Medieval England

Stephen Biko's Rhetorical Vision of Black Consciousness

Work pants worn by loggers in Western Oregon, 1920-1970

A 1974 perspective of art interest among students enrolled in basic college art courses between 1968 and 1970

Differences Between Public Attention and Understanding of School Budget Formats Published in Newspapers

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

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