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The History of Braniff in Peru

Description: The central effort of this study is directed toward an analysis of the origination, development, and current status of Braniff International service to Peru. Included will be the operational aspects, the corporate relations of Braniff with Peru, the economic contribution of Braniff to Peru, and its corporate citizenship in that Latin American country.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Coldwell, Norma Abels
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Medicine in Tudor and Stuart England: a Study in Social History

Description: Prior to the sixteenth century very little progress had been made in the science of medicine since the Galenic age in Greece. The advent of the Renaissance with its revival of learning produced far-reaching changes in all branches of knowledge. In medicine and science the impact of the new forces was particularly significant. This thesis shows the development of medicine during this time period.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Reinmiller, Elinor C.
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Life in the Early Mining Camps of Colorado

Description: The story of the advancing American frontier has unending interest. Perhaps one of the most colorful and unusual frontier developments was that of the mining frontier in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. During the years following the discovery of gold in 1858 and the early 1880's occurred an almost unprecedented evolution from a primitive pioneer society to complex industrial development.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Smith, Charles O.
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The Development of Literature as Social History in the South

Description: Glasgow, Faulkner, Warren and Caldwell, while probing "the human heart in conflict with itself," portrayed the South in transition. Each of them made substantial contribution to a deeper understanding of the region, its people and problems, and their work was only a part of the vast literary heritage established by their generation.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Bartley, Glenda Hebert
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The British-Loyalist Strategy to Recover the Southern Provinces During the American Revolution

Description: This thesis examines the efforts of the British loyalists in Georgia and the Carolinas to assist the British army bring the southern provinces back under royal control. These efforts and a judgment of the reasonableness of the trust in the zeal and strength of the southern loyalists are the subjects of this study.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Griffin, Roger Allen
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The Truman Administration and the Attack on the National Origins System

Description: This study attempts to show why the national origins system became increasingly suspect, how the goals of the reformers grew from proposals for minor changes to a demand that the formula itself be abolished, and how the leadership of President Truman and the studies of the special commission helped to focus attention on the issue, unify the reformers, and shape the course of political agitation and education throughout the 1950's.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Griswold, Bobby L.
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The Slave Trade Question in European Diplomacy, 1807-1822

Description: Despite the importance of the Slave Trade Question in European diplomacy from 1807-1822, historians of this period have neglected it in order to concentrate on Napoleon and the reconstruction of Europe. Scholars of Negro history generally have traced the slave trade up to 1807 and then have turned to the emancipation movement. This thesis represents an attempt to satisfy the need for a diplomatic study of this issue.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Hurst, James Willard, 1910-1997
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Principle or Political Expediency: The Progressive Republicans, 1910-1916

Description: Progressivism, which had invaded the conservative-controlled Republican party, provoked a split that affected local politics as well as the party's national leadership. The rebellion engulfing the party demanded that each Republican clearly define his position.... The available choices, ranging from reaction to insurgency, required that the professional Republican politician be painfully specific. The dilemma faced by these politicians, particularly those of the rank and file who were sympath… more
Date: January 1966
Creator: Eubanks, Richard K.
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The Davis-Johnston Controversy

Description: Looming large in the manifold problems of the Davis government after the clash of arms at Sumter was the creation of an army to defend the South. Involved in this problem was the extremely important task of expanding forces. No dearth of excellent officer material existed for some of the most able West Point graduates in the Union army had resigned and were eager to serve their section. The major problem was the question of relative rank to be assigned in the new chain of command.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Gallaway, B. P.
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The United States and the British Reciprocity System, 1815-1825

Description: This thesis analyzes early Anglo-American commercial relations and reforms, post-war American maritime policy and its effect on Europe, including Britain, British domestic forces which promoted reform, the specific measures passed by Congress and Parliament, and finally, the Anglo-American colonial trade struggle, with emphasis upon the United States long quest to gain admission to the British West Indies.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Ellis, Robert Lee
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