Browsing by Subject "Biography."
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Architects of the self: Social scientists and the construction of the individual in postwar America.
(2004)American social science experienced unprecedented institutional growth during and after the Second World War due in part to the increased need for techniques in human resource management. As a result, scientific representations ... -
An astronomer beyond the observatory: Harlow Shapley as prophet of science.
(2000)By 1918 American astronomer Harlow Shapley (1885--1972) had completed the work that established his reputation as a scientist and secured his place as one of the most important contributors to the development of twentieth-century ... -
Background, description, and analysis of the ballet "Quanah".
(1997)The ballet Quanah is a four-movement work based on the life of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief. The synopses of the first and last movements portray the minutes preceding his death, while the synopses of the second ... -
Barbara Andress: Her career and contributions to early childhood music education.
(1999)Barbara Andress is an internationally known music educator, author, artist, designer of early childhood materials and instruments, clinician, and organizational leader who has dedicated nearly 50 years of her life to music ... -
"Can the sensational be elevated by art?" :
(1997)Since few scholars are acquainted with Braddon, I spend Chapter 1 recounting her background and the works of previous scholars about her. Chapter 2 delves into the serialized mode of production in order to contextualize ... -
Charles Duncan McIver: Educational statesman.
(2002)A biography of Charles Duncan McIver, a New South educational reformer from North Carolina. -
A conductor's guide to three sacred choral/orchestral works by Antonio Caldara: "Magnificat in C", "(1724)Te Deum" and "Dies irae".
(1998)The first chapter provides background information on Caldara's life and important appointments based on the translation of the only known authoritative biography written by Dr. Ursula Kirkendale entitled: Antonio Caldara ... -
Dangerous eloquence: Hate speech tactics in the discourse of Asa/Forrest Carter from 1954--1974.
(2004)This study takes as its subject the political life and writings of Asa Earl Carter and the literary writings he produced under the name Forrest Carter during the period of 1954 through 1974. As part of this study, I offer ... -
Doris Eaton Travis: An oral history of her life in theatre, film and dance.
(1997)The purpose of this study was to document through an oral history the life of Doris Eaton Travis from the beginning of her career in entertainment as a child actor in the Poli Theatre Stock Company in Washington, D.C. and ... -
Dr. Gary Garner, Director of Bands at West Texas A&M University, 1963--2002: His career and teachings.
(2006)The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the career and teachings of Dr. Gary Garner who served as the Director of Bands at West Texas A&M University from 1963 to 2002. His legacy as a director began after he ... -
Edward Channing and the great work /
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Ella Baker and the SNCC: Grassroots leadership and political activism in a nonhierarchical organization.
(2007)In SNCC, both men and women worked side by side in rural America. Some of SNCC's successes were due to the work of the large number of Black and White women in the organization. The study describes how SNCC promoted the ... -
Fancy and imagination: Cultivating sympathy and envisioning the natural world for the modern child.
(2006)This dissertation examines the attitudes that scientists, educators, and nature-writers held toward fancy and imagination in nature-study and nature books for children around the turn of the century. In a period where ... -
Frustrated fortunes: Francis E. Warren and the search for a grazing policy, 1890--1929.
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Henry James, Sr. and the American experience.
(1981)In this biography, I have endeavored to discuss Henry James, Sr.'s career, his responses to the transformations--both social and personal--which marked his age and touched his life. I have tried to analyze the ideas that ... -
Home only long enough: Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, American science, nationalism, and philanthropy, 1886--1908.
(2003)American Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary tried for twenty-six years to be the first man to reach the North Pole. The dissertation focuses on Peary's stateside efforts to raise money for his multiple expeditions. During his ... -
The intersection of feminism and Indianness in the activism of LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller.
(2002)My work offers a comparative examination of the use of feminism and Indian identity in the careers of LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller. While they took different paths to political activism, Harris as the wife of a United ... -
The life and work of Gretel Karplus/Adorno: Her contributions to Frankfurt School theory.
(2004)This dissertation uses the insights of contemporary rhetorical theory and feminist biography to acknowledge the contributions of Gretel Karplus/Adorno to the productivity of her husband, Theodor W. Adorno, of her dear ... -
The life of Alice Mary Robertson /
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Lili Kraus :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1985)Lili Kraus has earned the distinction as one of the preeminent piano performers and pedagogues of the twentieth century. She has been the subject of numerous interviews, made many recordings, served as artist-in-residence ...