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  • Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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    Tatom, Simon K.
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    My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
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    Latin and French, the languages of the church and court, respectively. Of those who were literate in

  • Log cabin construction techniques in western Siskiyou County, 1850-1935 : their function and ethnic origins

    Creator:
    Abusaidi, Ali
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    Under the sponsorship of the Klamath National Forest, 25 log cabins which were built in western Siskiyou County between 1850 and 1937 were located and studied. First, 11 exterior dimensions of these cabins were selected, measured and recorded. Then 26 building elements were identified for the purpose of finding whether...
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  • An Osteo-archaeological Investigation of Pinniped Remains at Seal Rock, Oregon (35 LNC 14)

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    Snyder, Sandra L.
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    Analysis of the pinniped remains from site 35 LNC 14 reveal the presence of four species: Eumetopias jubata (Stellar sea lion), Zalophus californianus (California sea lion), Callorhinus ursinus (Northern fur seal),'and Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal). Ratios based on minimum number of individuals calculations disclose a high incidence of mature Stellar...
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    was suggested by Dr. Richard E. Ross, director of the Seal Rock excavations. His enthusiastic

  • Peavy Arboretum : an archaeological and historical investigation of a Willamette Valley landscape

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    Hylton, Lindon B.
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    This thesis documents a period of ecological and cultural change on a Willamette Valley, Oregon landscape. In particular, this study examines the Peavy Arboretum area and the cultural changes that accompanied the transformation of the landscape from an oak savannah in the mid-nineteenth century to a dense Douglas-fir forest in...
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    Valley Landscape. Abstract approved: Richard E. Ross This thesis documents a period of ecological and

  • Prehistoric Culture Diffusion in the Gran Chichimeca

    Creator:
    Lee, Eugene C. (Eugene Carlton)
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    The Gran Chichimeca is a North American area extending from the Tropic of Cancer to the south to the thirty-eighth parallel in the north, thus embracing northern Mexico and the American Southwest. The rise of the great mesoamerican civilizations to the south of the Gran Chichimeca and the consequent pressure...
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    : Prehistoric Cultu Abstract approved: DiffWon in the Gran ichimeca Redacted for Privacy Richard E. Ro' The

  • Subsistence variability in the Willamette Valley

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    Havercroft, Francine M.
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    During the summer of 1981, Oregon State University archaeologically tested three prehistoric sites on the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Among the sites tested were typical Willamette Valley floodplain and adjacent upland sites. Most settlement-subsistence pattern models proposed for the Willamette Valley have been generated with data from the...
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    Variability in the Willamette Valley Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy V Richard E. Ross During the

  • Conditions in the Oregon Commercial Fishery Based on the Salmon, Crab and Shrimp Industries from 1967 to 1980

    Creator:
    Lewis, Mary J
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    Changes in the Oregon salmon, crab and shrimp fisheries were documented from 1967 to 1980. The related socio-economic conditions in fishing communities were described. Trends indicated that the overall importance of fisheries to port communities has declined and ports are not planning for an increase in the fishing industry. Chinook...
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    AN APSTBACT OF ThE TffBIS OF NARY J. LEWIS for the degree of

  • Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

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    Read, Richard Thomas
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    In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
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    Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Thomas Read for the

  • Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

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    Fuller, Kevin J.
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    U.S. foreign policy during the period between World War II and the Vietnam War has been described as part of a “nation-­‐building” or “liberal” grand strategy. This thesis contends that understanding U.S. efforts to influence the internal affairs of sovereign states through the spread of liberal values and institutions during...
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                                                                                      AN  ABSTRACT  OF  THE  THESIS  OF     Kevin   J.   Fuller   for   the

  • An analysis of lithic tools and debitage from 35CS1 : a prehistoric site on the southern Oregon coast

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    Draper, John A.
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    The Philpott site (35CS1) is located on the north bank of the Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon. Test excavations at the site were conducted in 1978 by Oregon State University under the direction of Richard E. Ross. One artifact assemblage and one distinct component were defined during the analysis of...
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    the Souther Orevin Coast. Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Richard E. Ross The Philpott site