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  • An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

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    McFarland, Janine Ruth
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    During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Janine Ruth McFarland for the

  • A study of the stylistic ramifications of Father Charles Edward Coughlin's sermons from 1930 to 1934

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    Acklin, Melissa Barrett
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    During the depression era, millions of Americans listened to the weekly radio addresses given by Father Charles Edward Coughlin. He devoted his career to speaking out against the evils of America and felt it his duty to warn Americans against the perpetrators of this evil. But after 1934, the tone...
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  • Teacher-Researchers in Composition Studies : Subverting Education's Political Hierarchy

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    Hardin, Holly E.
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    This study focused on composition teachers in elementary and secondary schools who researched their own teaching practices. Specifically, it examined political implications of their work within the larger context of the education hierarchy. Central to this examination were teacher-researcher (t-r) perceptions of and interactions with other members of the education...
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    : subverting education's political hierarchy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Holly E. Hardin for the degree of

  • Rodeo Cowgirls : An Ambivalent Arena

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    Oliver, Audra Leah
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    The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long before the 1990s. Rodeo claimed the image of the cowboy from the earliest contests to the latest and pledged itself to patriotism almost as early. This historical study was conducted viewing rodeo as a subculture and relating women's role in...
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    Arena Abstract approved: Don E. Mcllvenna The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long

  • Development of a Bone Artifact Typology for the Oregon Coast

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    Lindsay, Lee W.
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    This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon coast. This typology was used to test the hypothesis that different geographical regions of the Oregon coast would have different artifact assemblages associated with them. These regions, identified by geologist from landform changes, have been defined as: region...
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    : Redacted for Privacy Richard E. Ross This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon

  • The effects of the Mazama tephra-falls : a geoarchaeological approach

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    Matz, Stephan E.
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    About 7,000 years ago two major tephra-falls blanketed the Pacific Northwest in volcanic ash. These two tephra-falls, identified as the Llao and climatic tephra-falls, were a part of the eruptive events that led up to the collapse of Mount Mazama to form Crater Lake in the southern Oregon Cascades. The...
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    Effects of the Mazama Tephra-Falls: A Geoarchaeological Approach by Stephan E. Matz A THESIS

  • Community mediation and culture : a study of Oregon programs

    Creator:
    Harrison, Janet E.
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    This descriptive research project is a survey and analysis of nineteen community mediation programs in the State of Oregon. These programs were evaluated to determine their responsiveness to issues of culture and ethnicity. Data was gathered by face-to-face and telephone interviews with community program staff members and administrators. Information was...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Janet E. Harrison for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Archaeological Investigations at the Seal Rock Site, 35LNC14 : A Late Prehistoric Shell Midden Located on the Central Oregon Coast

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    Clark, Linda Ann
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    Seal Rock (35LNC14) is a late prehistoric shell midden site located on the central Oregon coast. Information derived from the faunal remains, radiocarbon dates, and location and size of the midden deposits suggest the site represents a late littoral stage of cultural adaptation. Analyses of lithic artifacts, and bone and...
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    : A Late Prehistoric Shell Midden Located on the Central Oregon Coast Abstract approved: Richard E

  • Megascopic plant remains from three housepits along the Applegate River, southwest Oregon

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    Cole, Madeline L.
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    In 1982 a protohistoric archaeological site along the Applegate River in southwest Oregon was excavated by Oregon State University Department of Anthropology. Three housepits and a possible menstrual but were uncovered with lithic, faunal, and archaeobotanical elements recovered from house floors and hearths. Seven botanical taxa were represented by carbonized...
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    Oregon. /7 Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Richard E. Ross In 1982 a protohistoric

  • Whale Cove (35LNC60) : an archaeological investigation on the central Oregon coast

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    Rogers, Ann Bennett
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    The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden, showing occupations from 3010 B.P. to 330 B.P., spanning the Early and Late Littoral Periods. Analysis of mammalian faunal remains, bone and antler tools, lithics and discriptions of recovered shellfish artifacts allows for chronological refinement of the previously mentioned archeologically defined...
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    . Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Richard E. Ross The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden