Manuscripts
The influence of the Mormon people in the settlement of Clark County: photocopy
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Francis H. Leavitt, The Influence of the Mormon People on the Settlement of Clark County, thesis
Manuscripts
Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
mssMarston papers
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Georges Cuvier sketch of a gecko
Manuscripts
This is a drawing of a gecko (in pencil) probably done by Georges Cuvier. It has text, in French, about the gecko including it's species name and a description. There is a faint, unclear sketch on the verso.
mssHM 80418
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French interests in Mexico: master thesis
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This thesis deals with France's attempts to establish an empire in Mexico throughout the 19th century. The manuscript contains an index, introduction, bibliography and several maps throughout as illustrations. Also included are photostat copies of four pages from the publication The plains Indians and New Mexico, 1751-1778 by Alfred B. Thomas (copies from the Bancroft Library).
mssHM 78344
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Dr. John McLoughlin: an estimate of his character and influence
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Thesis on Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857) written by LeWanda C. Fenalson Cox as part of her BA degree from the University of Oregon. She began the thesis by noting "This paper seeks to dethrone a saint...there is no desire to evolve a demon...[instead] the search is for the man," and in many places this takes the form of criticism of McLoughlin's earlier biographers. Fenalson Cox then gives a brief biography of McLoughlin before writing more extensive analysis of his character, a criticism of his "Oregon City Claims" (McLoughlin became known as the "Father of Oregon"), expounding her belief in McLoughlin's hope for personal gain by aiding early settlers in Oregon, a section on his interactions with the Hudson Bay Company and what lead to the deterioration of the relationship, and a final section entitled "Why the Myth?" in which she sums up her conclusions about her views of reality and legend. Includes a bibliography.
mssHM 78045
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Construction and operation of an experimental high-tension transmission line
Manuscripts
This manuscript bound volume is the Bachelor of Science thesis written by B.H. Clingerman, with the assistance of Grant Ford, Lester Asa Russell and William Newman Todd; these men were students together in the Electrical Engineering Department at M.I.T. in 1903 and 1904. The thesis, containing text, blueprints, B&W photographs, tables, and technical illustrations, displays student knowledge as it relates to the transmission of electrical power in the early 20th century; also laid into the volume is a mounted photograph of William Newman Todd.
mssHM 83390
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Photocopies of the text from the versos
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Fifty-four drawings by Franz Hölzlhuber of clothing, tools, weapons, instruments, and hides used by Native Americans, as well as portraits of individual Native American men and women (Menomonee, Chippewa, Winnebago, Comanche, Oneida, Blackhawk, Ponca, Sioux, Pawnee, Concaw, Oshkosh, Ottoe) in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Hölzlhuber titled the drawings on the front (in German) and there is text on the verso of the drawings (also in German). Also present is the original housing of the drawings, a volume that was entitled "Costüm-Bilder waffen und Geräthshaften einiger Indianerstamme im Nordwesten America." Box 6 contains photocopies of the German text on the versos of the drawings. There are no English translations.
mssHM 9892