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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"personal papers"”.
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The Women of reform: Kansas eugenics
… or not readily accessible. For example, the personal papers of Dr. Florence Sherbon, arguably one of the most significant eugenicists in the state, have been sanitized to remove all traces of eugenics. Sources exist within her personal papers, however, that when carefully read reveal Dr. …
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Over the Line: John Edward Lawler and FBI
… of federal law. This survey is based on personal papers of the former head of the Richmond Bureau, John Edward Lawler. Fortunately for historians, these files, many of which exist nowhere else in the agency's archives, open a window into the operational methods and investigative …
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The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Oran M. Roberts
… Through a reassessment of Roberts's extensive personal papers in the context of modern historical scholarship, the author explains how Roberts's political philosophy reflected the biases and prejudices typical of his era, as well as his own material interests and ambitions. Topic areas covered …
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A Whale That Flies: The Evolution of State-Sponsored Texas Tourism to 1973
… and Archives, and numerous documents from the personal papers of Governor John B. Connally, 1938-1986, held at the LBJ Presidential Library.
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The Making of an American Imperialist: Major Edward Austin Burke, Reconstruction New Orleans and the Road to Central America
… its aftermath. Through careful examination of personal papers, news accounts, promotional materials, Congressional testimonies and other government records, this thesis finds the roots of Burke’s involvement in Central America in postbellum New Orleans. It demonstrates the importance of …
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To Advance a Race: A Historical Analysis of the Intersection of Personal Belief, Industrial Philanthropy and Black Liberal Arts Higher Education in Fayette McKenzie's Presidency at Fisk University, 1915-1925
… arts higher education. Analysis of McKenzie's personal papers and other primary and secondary sources provide a strong scholarly basis to examine his administration from multiple perspectives. Through an enhanced understanding of the forces that shaped McKenzie's presidency, the research will …
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Jessie Ackerman, 'The Original World Citizen': Temperance Leader, Suffrage Pioneer, Feminist, Humanitarian.
… heavily on primary sources including Ackerman’s personal papers found in Sherrod Library’s Archives of Appalachia, her three published books,<em>Australia From a Woman’s Point of View</em>, <em>What Women Have Done With the Vote</em>, and <em>The World Through a Woman’s Eyes</em>. Also consulted …
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Silencing and silenced women in Edith Wharton's non-ghost short stories.
… of them. In the 1960s the unsealing of Wharton's personal papers encouraged scholars to assign new value to Wharton's short fiction. Focusing on the ghost stories, feminist critics have begun to read Wharton's frequent themes of voiceless females as attempts to provide a voice for silenced women …
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'A Deadly Menace to All Young Womankind': Seduction and Protective Legislation in America, 1850-1923
… archives, court records, and reformers' personal papers have uncovered cases of unsolicited sexual advances toward women, and have demonstrated that sexual harassment was considered a serious issue of the time long before it became legally recognized in the 1970s. The dissertation …
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‘a Deadly Menace To All Young Womankind’: Seduction And Protective Legislation In America, 1850-1923
… archives, court records, and reformers’ personal papers have uncovered cases of unsolicited sexual advances toward women, and have demonstrated that sexual harassment was considered a serious issue of the time long before it became legally recognized in the 1970s. The dissertation …
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The Suez Crisis and British and French policy revaluations towards membership of the European Communities
… as well as contemporary media articles and personal papers, it will present six ways in which Suez directly influenced the development of British and French policy towards the European Communities: by forcing the British government to review the country’s position in the world, by enhancing …
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Abstention to Consumption: The Development of American Vegetarianism, 1817-1917
… Through analysis of health and reform journals, personal papers, vegetarian society administrative papers, newspaper accounts and popular culture references, it is possible to chart distinct changes in the ways that vegetarians reacted to rapid socio-political change. Dividing the vegetarian …
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Breaking Down the Fear' -- John H. Mccray, Accommodationism and theFraming of the Civil Rights Struggle in South Carolina, 1940-1948
… editions of the newspaper as well as the personal papers of McCray and his chief colleagues. Findings suggest the newspaper employed what Gamson has identified as a 'collective action frame' to spur black political engagement. The newspaper framed the civil rights struggle to emphasize …
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Henry Knox: The American Frontier as a Foreign Policy Arena, 1785-1794
… relying heavily on the United States Territorial Papers and the American States Papers on Indian Affairs, but not the personal papers of many of the important figure, especially Henry Knox, previous historians provided a limited view of Indian Policy within the greater scheme of national …
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Loyalist or Patriot: The Precarious Position of Edmund Randolph, 1774-1786
… of primary sources such as government documents, personal papers, and newspapers, this modern intellectual biography of Edmund Randolph will add a crucial element to the revolutionary politics of this era. A study of the patriot and loyalist divide, through the lens of the early life and times of …
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Italian Fellas in Olive Drab: Exploring the Experiences of Italian-American Servicemen in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1945
… own.<br />Relying on oral histories and the personal papers of Italian-Americans dispatched to the Italian theater, this thesis will analyze their experiences and motivations for service. Their stories reveal controversial experiences and a flux of mixed emotions, distant from the simple …
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For King and Country: Reconsidering the Great War Soldier in Britain, 1914-1945
… to offer their services. Using soldiers’ personal papers located in the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives in London and literary sources this thesis argues that soldiers’ experiences of the Second World War were influenced by their First World War service.</p>
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Ambitious Beginnings: The Early Life and Political Career of William Langer
… a vast array of sources. William Langer' s personal papers have provided the bulk of the material cited. Regional newspapers have also contributed much to the work at hand. The Fargo Forum, the Grand Forks Herald, and the Bismarck Tribune are only a few. A multitude of secondary sources have …
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History Writing and History Making in Twentieth Century Beirut
… history curricula, lecture transcripts, personal papers and records of administrative service. The dissertation firstly investigates this milieu’s understanding of historical truth as a category of knowledge. It traces the changing scientific and philosophical methods employed in …
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Ties undone : a gendered and racial analysis of the impact of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion in the Saskatchewan district
… subtle ways before the uprising. Drawing on personal papers, government and Hudson's Bay Company records, and oral histories, this study shows that race and gender were determining factors in how white, First Nations, Metis and mixed-blood men and women experienced both the conflict itself …
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