Browsing University of Central Oklahoma by Author "Vaughn, Heidi"
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An intangible claim : Oklahoma Territory and the Victorian divorce crisis.
Lynch, Jennifer Denise (2016)This study focuses on the cultural phenomenon that occurred in the United States known as the Victorian Divorce Crisis, and the communities known as Divorce Mills, which were often blamed for the situation. The divorce ... -
Celebrating memory and space: three case studies of centennial projects to commemorate Oklahoma's history
Carey, Jeremy Adam (2013)In 2007, Oklahoma celebrated its centennial with many different events and functions. To commemorate the anniversary, lawmakers established the Oklahoma Centennial Commission. They set out to find and fund projects throughout ... -
Drag in Oklahoma : the power of performance.
Allen, Stephanie Victoria (2017)This thesis examines the drag impersonators of Oklahoma. The purpose of this research project is to discover how drag is a form of social protest in Oklahoma and how Oklahoma drag differs or coincides with drag in America. ... -
Edmond and the Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma : a study of the symbiotic relationship between community and education, 1890-1903.
Carey, Clary James (2011)Oklahoma's colorful past is still reflected today in the descendants of those first settlers, the places settled, and the traditions established by its history. The central part of the state has a long and interesting ... -
Forget me not : the lives, careers, and legacies of Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford.
Pittman, Allison (2019)This thesis looks at the lives and careers of Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford and their contributions to Hollywood. Both actresses were popular in the golden age of Hollywood, but only one woman's career is remembered ... -
Hyphenated citizen : a biography of Clemente Idar, the American Federation of Labor's first Mexican-American organizer, 1918-1934..
Diaz, Stephanie Louise (2013)Based on extensive primary research conducted at the University of Texas, as well as a plethora of secondary source material, this thesis explores Clemente Idar's career with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and his ... -
Lust for land: the significance of cattle trails and railroads in Indian Territory
Bailey, Kathryn G. (2021) -
New women, new opportunities: the new women of Chicago's World's Fairs, 1893-1934
Mills, Taylor Jade (2018)World's fairs, also referred to as international expositions, offer historians insight into a nation's society, populace, economy, and industry. Yet, literature in the field has made little effort to fully analyze the ... -
Of plantations and monuments : the United Daughters of the Confederacy and their influence of Southern history and memorialization.
Chrestensen, Amanda L. (2018)This thesis evaluates the United Daughters of the Confederacy's (UDC) interpretation of Southern history through the mediums of textbooks, youth groups, and Confederate monuments in public spaces and how this interpretation ... -
Queering black power : longing for a hero.
Caruthers, Biko (2017)Both Amiri Baraka and James Baldwin had links to the Black Liberation Movements of 1960s and 1970s. Both of these men wrote fiction and social essays on the state of race relations in the United States. Amiri Baraka wrote ... -
Silent history : reclaiming Palestinian cultural patrimony and history and using NAGPRA as a paradigm.
Babbit, Thomaira E. (2011)This study examines the nationalist tendencies of Israeli archaeological policies and practices, but also that nation's infringement on Palestine's cultural patrimony claims and identity. Despite the international community's ... -
The big break : race and gender in Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West, 1888-1913.
Vigil, Alyce (2013)Wild West shows such as that organized by Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie were the national pastime of America, and endeavored to teach Euro-Americans about life on the western frontier. Pawnee Bill's traveling show ... -
The ticking time bomb : H-Block, the connection between nationalism and violence
Mousavizadegan, Nichole (2021)This thesis argues that due to the intractable nature of the questions of national (imperial) identity and belonging, actors on both sides of "the Troubles" turned to violence to broadcast their voices. Lacking legitimate ... -
W.P. "Bill" Atkinson : the man who built a city, lost a state, and challenged a king.
Bowman, Scarlett J. (2015)The legendary public and private feud between W.P. "Bill" Atkinson and Edward King Gaylord is an intriguing and unusual story of powerful and wealthy men - once close associates and friends - who became enemies. This work ... -
The Wilcox Museum acquisition history
Freeman, Venessa (2021)The Wilcox Museum at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas is in need of digitizing and organizing all of their paperwork from 1888 to current (2021). A majority of their documentation has begun to fade with time ...