Browsing by Author "Folsom, Raphael"
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Ad Fontes: A New Role for the Primary Sources in Anglo-Saxon History Undergraduate
Renner, Scott (2013-10-01)Scott Renner’s extraordinarily sophisticated article, “Ad Fontes, A New Role for the Primary Sources in Anglo-Saxon History,” is the winner of this year’s Griswold Prize for Excellence. Renner displays uncommon command of ... -
An Ambivalent Revolution: A Review of Capitalism, God, and a Good Cigar Undergraduate
Rodriguez, Monique (2014-04-01)Any analysis of postrevolutionary Cuba, the first socialist republic to rise in Latin America, is inherently political. The volatile and lively debates surrounding the island nation's successes and failures spark up with ... -
The American Media and the Soviet Union at the Onset of U.S. Intervention in World War II Undergraduate
Joyce, Anthony W. (2016-04-01)1942 was a crucial year for America and the Soviet Union. For the past twenty years, the United States had been fearful of the U.S.S.R. and the possibility that communism would spread. However, World War II forced Americans ... -
American Support of the Iran-Iraq War: A Pyrrhic Victory Undergraduate
Glickstein, Daniel (2014-04-01)The Iran-Iraq War lasted from 22 September 1980 until 20 July 1988, cost over $1 trillion, and resulted in anywhere from five hundred thousand to one million deaths. This conflict caused irreparable damage to both countries ... -
At the Intersection of Natural, Theological, and Political Practice in 16th Century Northern Europe: Tycho Brahe's and Philipp Melanchthon's Astrological Adventures Undergraduate
Vieth, Paul (2015-04-01)Perhaps never has someone written so commendable a compliment which could, with as much accuracy, describe him- or herself as Tycho has done here. There is a popular misconception afoot concerning science, namely, that it ... -
Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis Undergraduate
Hamilton, Brooke (2014-04-01)In “Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis of 1752,” Brooke Hamilton unveils a gripping mid-eighteenth century tale of intrigue and deception, in which ... -
The Bases The Story of Norman's Naval Bases during 1942 Undergraduate
Edwards, Breanna (2012-10-01)This paper was selected because it exemplifies good storytelling. The author, Breanna Edwards, traces the establishment of several naval bases in Norman, Oklahoma through reports in the local newspaper in 1942. From the ... -
Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightened Entrepeneurs Undergraduate
Wilson, Connor (2014-04-01)In “Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightenment Entrepreneurs,” Connor Wilson shows us that in the Early Republic, science was used to capture both the public’s imagination and pocketbooks. Making deft use of ... -
The Branding of the University of Oklahoma
Stutz, Charlotte (2021-05-14)My thesis focuses on the process of branding the University of Oklahoma between 1890 and 1930. I examine the origins of the administrative brand, the shift after Oklahoma statehood, the impact of World War One, and the ... -
A Church Divided: American Catholics and the Equal Rights Amendment Undergraduate
Tenney, Lena (2013-10-01)Religion and Equal Rights are topics that have been relevant throughout history up until the present day. Ms. Tenney’s thoughtful look at the divisions caused by the ERA within the Catholic Church is an excellent piece of ... -
Continuity in Care: The History of Deinstitutionalization in Oklahoma's Mental Healthcare System Undergraduate
Capps, Sarah (2016-04-01)Sarah Capps has approached the subject of the deinstitutionalization of Oklahoma’s mental health system with great attention to detail and tenacious research. She has also made connections from the act of deinstitutionalization ... -
The Death Dealer Undergraduate
Carter, Michael Lewis (2012-10-01)The post-war confessions of Rudolf Höss, who, as commandant of Auschwitz, supervised the mass killing of Jews, however, invite readers to re-examine the role of evil as part of the historical commentary on the SS. In Hössʼs ... -
Deconstructing the "Apache" Identity: A History of the San Carlos Apachean Peoples
Macktima, Marcus (2023-05-12)Historians of “Apache” history have continuously told the stories of the Chiricahua Apachean peoples and Goyathlay’s (Geronimo) resistance to the incursion of the U.S. Army. However, the attention afforded to these peoples ... -
The Deepest Circle of Hell: Sex Crimes Propagated at Unit 731 During the Pacific War (1931-1945) Undergraduate
Strachan, Kiersten (2016-04-01)In a previous paper on the subject of Unit 731, I argued that Japan, before and throughout the Pacific War (1931-1945), attempted to systemically bolster its imperial credentials as a colonizer by developing its scientific ... -
Defining America at the Border: The Line Riders of the Mexican Border District, 1892-1924
Dupree, James Jr. (2019-05-10)Defining America at the Border: The Line Riders of the Mexican Border District, 1892-1924 is the story of the line riders. Also known as Immigrant Inspectors, the Mounted Guard (both with the Bureau of Immigration), and ... -
Defining Rights: Contesting the Contra War Through Human Rights Advocacy, 1981-1988
Moore, Erik (2018-05-12)Non-governmental organizations successfully limited U.S. support of counterrevolutionary guerrillas (Contras) in Nicaragua in the 1980s by advocating for peace through a lexicon of human rights. NGOs deployed their message ... -
El resurgimiento y la perpetuación de la dinastía Mexica mediante el virrey Español en el Teatro de virtudes políticas que constituyen a un príncipe (1680) de Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
Melton, Paul (2023-04-12)The present thesis traces the process by which the creole savant Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645-1700) reconfigures the persona of the Spanish viceroy, Tomás de la Cerda (1638-1692), and integrates him into the ancient ... -
The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hilter to Adenauer Undergraduate
Manek, Parker (2015-04-01)In The Enduring Persecution of Queerness in Germany from Hitler to Adenauer, Parker Manek etches a disturbing picture of the 20th-century landscape in which gay Germans lived and died. Manek explains how the disasters and ... -
Famine, Genocide, and Memory: Ukrainians and the Commemoration of the 1932-1933 Holodomor Undergraduate
Schmidt, Taylor (2012-10-01)History is political. Never has this been truer than in the former Soviet Union, where the past was subject to incessant ‘revisions.’ Mr. Schmidt takes on the Ukrainian famine, or Holodomor, from an international perspective, ... -
Federalists, Songs, and the Populist Ratification of the Constitution Undergraduate
McCullough, Morgan (2015-04-01)Despite elitist tendencies of the Federalists they used songs as a way to gain popular support for the Constitution. In order to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, Federalists published and performed songs to ...