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  • Community perceptions of flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat in Thomas Creek watershed of Oregon

    Creator:
    Doolittle, Lisa
    Abstract:
    The complexity of human/riverine systems has led to an increasing focus on land use patterns and policy. My goal is to understand the dynamics of a coupled human and natural system. The central question is how people in the community of Scio, Oregon perceive flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat....
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    Masters Thesis
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    Habitat in Thomas Creek Watershed of Oregon. Abstract approved: The complexity of human/riverine systems

  • Performance of Willamette Valley native plants following herbicide exposure

    Creator:
    Blakeley-Smith, Matthew R.
    Abstract:
    Prairies were once the dominant vegetation type in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Land use conversion, fire suppression, succession, and invasive species have reduced Willamette Valley prairies to less than 1% of their historical area. The remnant prairies that persist today are small in size and are highly fragmented. Marginal strips of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : -:_ Signature redacted for privacy. --- Thomas N. ~~y_e _________ _ Prairies were once the dominant

  • Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Onion Peak area, Clatsop County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Smith, Thomas N.
    Abstract:
    Six Tertiary units are exposed in the Onion Peak area near the town of Cannon Beach., Oregon. The units consist of: late Eocene to early Miocene Oswald West mudstones (informal), middle Miocene Astoria Formation (Angora Peak sandstone and Silver Point mudstone members.-informal), middle Miocene basalts of intrusive and extrusive Depoe...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

    Creator:
    Fillible, Rodney K.
    Abstract:
    This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    A study of the demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr. AN

  • Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

    Creator:
    Langshaw, Russell B.
    Abstract:
    Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution and habitat use were similar in Thomas Creek, Oregon but clarity of these patterns differed. I studied fish and aquatic invertebrates simultaneously, at multiple scales, and used multivariate statistical techniques to compare responses to the same environmental conditions. Both types of organisms...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Distribution At Multiple Scales In Thomas Creek, Oregon; A Transition From Conifer Uplands To Agricultural

  • The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, finishing departments 1890-1962

    Creator:
    Allen, Patricia Gehrman
    Abstract:
    The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill operated between 1890 and 1962. The mill produced predominately woolen blankets and woolen fabrics for outerwear garments. Mission Mill Museum Association purchased the woolen mill after its closure in order to develop the property as a museum. The purpose of this study was to provide...
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    Masters Thesis
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    The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill: Finishing Departments 1890

  • The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in Salem, Oregon, 1900-1959

    Creator:
    Gertenrich, Caryl
    Abstract:
    The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a reputation renowned throughout the United States. This study is an attempt to report the history of the mill. Data are categorized by: the Kay family; production including plant, machinery, raw materials used, goods manufactured; management including the effects of national...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THOMAS KAY WOOLEN MILL IN SALEM, OREGON, 1900-1959 Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Ruth E

  • Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

    Creator:
    Smith, Madeleine C.
    Abstract:
    Rural communities face acute challenges in providing education. Attachment to place plays a significant role in rural communities but little research exists on how it influences policy. One policy response to financial, physical, and cultural factors in rural Oregon is the four-day school week (FDSW). Through health survey responses of...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Districts With Four-Day School Weeks By Madeleine Cullen Smith A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • The Design of an Electric-Driven Saw Mill

    Creator:
    Autzen, Thomas and Smith, N. T.
    Abstract:
    The electric motor has for an number of years occupied an important position in the operation of wood-working machinery, of moderate capacity, for example the planing mills, sash and door factories and many of the other similar wood working shops. However its adoption in the more trying field of saw...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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  • The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

    Creator:
    Stone, Helen Delight
    Abstract:
    Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon. David Brauner Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton