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Confederate Prisons

Description: This thesis describes the difficulties of the Confederacy in dealing with prisoners during the Civil War.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Wall, Betty Jo
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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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Early Development of Robertson County

Description: This thesis includes information on the topography, historical background, military contribution after statehood, social history, economic development, government organization, and early towns and settlements of Roberson County.
Date: January 1954
Creator: Carson, Ivory Freeman
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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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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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The Role of the Negro Office Holders in the Reconstruction of the Southwest

Description: "Perhaps no phase of American history has been more written about than the Reconstruction period, but few historians seriously consider the role of the Negroes during this period. It is the purpose of this thesis to show the part played by the Negroes during the Reconstruction of the states of Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana and the factors which led to their ascendancy to political leadership. Most historians give a one-sided view of this period of Reconstruction, playing down the role of the N… more
Date: August 1954
Creator: Rankin, Dan F.
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Statesman from Texas, Roger Q. Mills

Description: This is a biography of Roger Quarles Mills and his contributions to Texas history.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Purifoy, Russell Albritton, Jr.
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Unionism in Texas: 1860-1867

Description: This thesis studies the issue of unionism in Texas during the era of the Civil War.
Date: January 1954
Creator: Haynes, Billy Dwayne
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