Browsing HIS Theses by Title
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A history of the First Presbyterian church of Wichita, Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1935-07)The history of the First Presbyterian Church is of special interest to Wichita, not only from a standpoint of its contribution to the betterment of the social and religious work in the community, but from a historical ... -
"A peace between them": Negotiating indigenous conflict and diplomacy in the Creek-Choctaw war, 1766-1776
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This research attempted to understand the underlying causes and consequences of the Creek-Choctaw War of 1766-1776. Previous studies held that the war was fomented by British leadership in North America out of a desire to ... -
A pioneer history of Hamilton County, Kansas
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A tragedy within : An evaluation of the legal realities concerning the Wichita State football team crash of October 2,1970
(Wichita State University, 2001-12)This thesis attempts to evaluate the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing held in regard to the Wichita State football team crash of October 2, 1970. From the exterior, it appeared like a normal investigative ... -
American settlers on the Canadian prairies
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Art in Wichita: instruction, collection and innovation
(2006-05)Art instruction, renowned collections and contemporary innovation represent the various offerings of Wichita’s primary visual art centers: the Wichita Center for the Arts, the Wichita Art Museum, and the Edwin A. Ulrich ... -
Bene merenti: an epigraphic display of social identity and expectational difference between Roman freeborn and freed women
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)The overall concern of this thesis is to examine the difference in social identity and its formation processes and the expectations placed upon free-born and freed Roman women within specific roles using epigraphic evidence ... -
Building Boeing: Julius Earl Schaefer Wichita's lost aviation leader
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)This thesis covers the life and career of Julius Earl Schaefer. He was an aviation pioneer in Wichita, Kansas, whose legacy has been lost in the history of Wichita aviation. This thesis attempts to reveal his importance ... -
Charles F. Hyde, Colwich pioneer
(Wichita State University, 1933-05)Living as he did the life of a leader among men, the influence of Charles Fletcher Hyde can not be estimated. That he was strong amidst the strength of the pioneer, that he led in the organization of all worthy activities, ... -
The Chisholm trail
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Coming home to Winfield: the history of the Walnut Valley Festival
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)The Walnut Valley Festival was a multi-day event featuring musical performances, instrument contests, camping, and craft sales held in Winfield, Kansas. The Winfield faithful found solace and certainty in the consistency ... -
Corporation farming in Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1933-05)Ever since early in the twentieth century, when Mark Carleton introduced the hard Russian Wheat to the Kansas plains farmer , Kansas has been increasing its wheat acreage. The growing of wheat is now one of the most ... -
David L. Payne, the father of Oklahoma
(Wichita State University, 1930-05)Kansas has received a great deal of mention in the history of the United States with regard to its connection with the Civil War. This event has influenced the histories of the state, perhaps to too great a degree, and ... -
Doctor Fabrique and early Wichita medical practice
(Wichita State University, 1931-05)Dr. Andrew Hinsdale Fabrique was the medical pioneer, a man of strong character and remarkable achievement. The primary aim of this thesis has been to produce an accurate account of the life of Dr. Fabrique. But in the ... -
Don’t let the man get you down: Rock and roll and the development of the parents’ music resource center
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)In 1985 the Parents’ Music Resource Center, an organization concerned over a perceived increase of offensive content in Rock and Roll music, prompted a United States Senate hearing to discuss this issue as well as make ... -
Early immigration to Kansas
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it: The British and American press' coverage of German-Soviet collaboration, 1917-1928
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)The purpose of this thesis is to uncover what the British and American press knew about Germany's military-industrial collaboration with Soviet Russia during the period that began with the Bolshevik Revolution in November ... -
Father Weikmann, missionary of the Kansas frontier
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From hesitance to acceptance : The transformation of the Wichita Public School System from 1957 to 1972
(Wichita State University, 1993-05)The United States experienced a multitude of social changes between the late 1950s and early 1970s. Many people looked to public education to play a prominent role in managing the sudden transformations that occurred. ... -
George M. Hoover, Dodge City pioneer
(Wichita State University, 1940-06)