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,...
The purpose of the study was to attempt to develop a methodological
approach which would tap the contribution of the literary
artist to the understanding of human behavior. It was assumed that
a content analysis of the social attitudes expressed in fiction would
yield data which was complimentary, if not...
A vegetation study was made of four coastal marshes near Juneau,
Alaska. Results confirmed earlier studies' findings in southeast
Alaska that communities or assemblages of species can be identified
but from marsh to marsh these assemblages appear to have no consistent
relationship to each other or to environmental "factors" such...
The 13 personal essays in Water over Stones: Oregon Watershed Stories explore the author's experiences in dozens of Oregon watersheds. Using the genre of the personal essay, the author, a fifth-generation Oregonian and amateur ecologist, writes about her life and family relationships in stories that are saturated with the waters...
Factors associated with the clothing selection practices of
Oregon horse show exhibitors were studied by means of a mailed
questionnaire. Purposes of the study were to determine the extent
to which exhibitors believe that apparel enters into a judge's evaluation
of competitors, to determine the extent to which trainers provide...