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The Roles and Responsibilities of Museum Boards of Directors, and an Investigation of the Perceptions of these Roles in Small History Museums in Oregon

Creator:: Brookhyser, Ann L.
Abstract:: For the type of museums discussed in this paper, the nonprofit organization type, the board of directors is the governing body. The board approves the policies that guide the staff in administering the museum. The relationship between the board and the staff should be one of respect and cooperation; but...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: directors of the Benton County Historical Society, Mission Mill Museum, Marion County Museum of History

Post-fire recreation management in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Creator:: Brown, Ryan N. K.
Abstract:: Natural events such as wildfires, floods, and storms can significantly alter the short-term structure and functioning of natural systems. Recreation in wilderness areas is one instance in which individuals are directly exposed to post-disturbance landscapes. Consequently, public land managers may be faced with a different set of challenges stemming from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on May 30, 2006. Title: Post-fire Recreation Management in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Creator:: Schweickert, Tina K.
Abstract:: Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ‘virtuous square’, is examined as a symbolic and tangible instrument of rapid expansion and exploitation

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Creator:: Langford, Theresa E.
Abstract:: Issues of diversity are receiving significant attention within the National Park Service recently, due in large part to a growing awareness that its future as a relevant and viable agency is dependent upon improving its response to and management of diversity. A diversity assessment of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Vancouver National Historic Site: Processes of Diversification in Historical Interpretation, Visitor

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

Creator:: Hylton, Lindon B.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: frontier thesis in 1893 to the American Historical Association in Chicago. Just prior to Turner's

Internal curing of high-performance concrete for bridge decks

Creator:: Deboodt, Tyler
Abstract:: High performance concrete (HPC) provides a long lasting, durable concrete that is typically used in bridge decks due to its low permeability, high abrasion resistance, freeze-thaw resistance and strength. However, this type of concrete is highly susceptible to the deleterious effects of both autogenous and drying shrinkage. Both types of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: autogenous shrinkage and autogenous expansion. The Japanese Concrete Institute19 defines autogenous

Efficiency in Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries : a historical perspective

Creator:: Hatley, Thomas Alfred
Abstract:: Historic changes that have taken place on Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries are described in terms of their effects on the efficiency of fishermen. This historical analysis provides a background for comparative efficiency studies of Columbia River gillnetters and ocean trollers with the objective of determining which harvester group was more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: historical perspective AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF THOMAS ALFRED HA TLEY for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS

Capital for growth and adjustment of agricultural co-operatives

Creator:: Gray, Edward Laurence
Abstract:: Agricultural co-operatives in Oregon have experienced financial problems in recent years due to changes in the economic environment in which they operate: Increasing amounts of new capital will be required to finance growth and adjustment of operations in the future. This places a growing importance on the role of long-range...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and some have been successful in raising a substantial proportion of invested capital for expansion

Political, economic and educational aims of the National Association of Manufacturers' public relationships program : a case study in opinion-molding

Creator:: Vogel, Barbara Ross
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AND EDUCATI ONAL AIMS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS• PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM : A

The expansion of Catholicism : an exploration of St. Joseph's College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon territory

Creator:: Hill, Cayla L.
Abstract:: St. Joseph's College was located within St. Paul, Oregon, the first Roman Catholic mission in the Pacific Northwest. The St. Paul mission was finally established in 1839 by Father Francois Blanchet, four years after the French-Canadian settlers in the area, appropriately known as French Prairie, had requested the presence of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: history and expansion of the Oregon Territory and remained an important historical Catholic settlement

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The Roles and Responsibilities of Museum Boards of Directors, and an Investigation of the Perceptions of these Roles in Small History Museums in Oregon

Post-fire recreation management in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

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

Internal curing of high-performance concrete for bridge decks

Efficiency in Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries : a historical perspective

Capital for growth and adjustment of agricultural co-operatives

Political, economic and educational aims of the National Association of Manufacturers' public relationships program : a case study in opinion-molding

The expansion of Catholicism : an exploration of St. Joseph's College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon territory

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