Browsing by Author "Oberly, James Warren, 1954-"
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Foundation of a Nation : a History of Education on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation from 1940-1959
Cormell, Jeffrey R. (2010-04)This project looks at the changes in education during the 1940's and the 1950's on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. The project focuses on four schools: St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission, Kinnamon, ... -
Foundation of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: A History of Education on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation In the Post Boarding School Era
Cormell, Jeffrey Alan (2010-05-20)This project looks at the changes in education during the post boarding school era on the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. The project focuses on four schools: St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission ... -
The Fractured Alliance : an Account of the Unsuccessful Alliance between the French and Algonquians in the Great Lakes Region, 1650- 1750
Ferge, Alex (2009-07-20)French traders, missionaries, and administrators arrived in the Great Lakes region in the middle of the 17th century. Upon their arrival they found villages of Algonquian speakers who they attempted to force into a coercive ... -
Freely Bleed and Even Die: The Story of a Civil War Soldier
DeCarlo, Peter J. (2009)This paper tells the story of Adam Marty, a Union soldier who fought in the Civil War from 1861-1864. Marty was a member of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was a resident of Stillwater, Minnesota and ... -
French Reasons for Alliance through Yankee Eyes, 1775-1778
Pereira, Trevor J. (2015-05-18)This paper will examine early American diplomacy during the quest for American independence. This research will discuss why France decided to support the independent movement of the colonists, and how the French conducted ... -
From Boston to Los Angeles: Women Marathoners’s Changing Perspectives from Pleasure to Empowerment and the Establishment of the Women’s Olympic Marathon
Powers, Erika (2017-08-10)April of 1966 was the first time a woman ran the Boston Athletic Association Marathon. That woman was Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb. Following Gibb came many other women, including Kathrine Switzer, the first “official” woman to ... -
From Hungary to Ecuador in the 20th Century : European Immigration to South America and its Modern Implications
Hagstrom, Eric; Oberly, James Warren, 1954- (2017-03-08)The purpose of this project is to analyze the nature of European migration to South America in the early 20th century, in particular by using an example of a young women’s journey from Hungary to Ecuador. Often the United ... -
From Scholars to Soldiers: Men of the Eau Claire Normal School and the First World War
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From Vik to the Koshkonog: The Chronicle of a Norwegian Family, 1800-1870
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From “Beer Barons” to Antitrust Offenders: The Federal Alcohol Administration Act and United States Antitrust Policy That Impacted Breweries in Wisconsin
Wester, Ryan B. (2008-07-03)This paper examines the brewing companies in Wisconsin that violated antitrust laws numerous times throughout the twentieth century by limiting competition and trying to organize monopolies by obtaining properties. The ... -
Gandhi and India: The Dream and Reality of India
Schultz, Anthony Thomas (2009-07-14)India has been one of the fastest growing nations in the world in the past couple of decades. India, like the United States, was once under British rule. M.K. Gandhi and many others tried and were successful in pushing ... -
Germany and the U-Boat: How Naval Ineptitude and Politicking Crushed the Hope of Its Greatest Weapon
Scafide, Michael (2009-07-14)Germany entered World War One engaged in a heated naval race with Great Britain. The introduction of the Dreadnought by Great Britain in 1906 made Germany focus almost completely on the creation of a battleship fleet, ... -
"Gibraltar of the Wets": Prohibition in the City of Eau Claire, 1919-1933
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"Girl-Man" : Cora Anderson and the Wisconsin "Eugenic" Marriage Law
Lezotte, Desirae (2012-05-16)For 13 years in the early 1900s, Cora Anderson, a Potawatomie-Cherokee and African-American female from Kendallville, Indiana, intermittently, yet effectively, passed as Ralph Kerwinieo, a South American man ten years her ... -
The Givers: Eau Claire Philanthropists in the Context of American Trends
Bonham, Neil D. (2009-07-14)Philanthropy is an important facet in communities around the world. It is a practice that provides many important services that may not exist if it were not for the generosity of others who donate their time and money. ... -
"Go Blugolds!!!" : The Historic Development of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
Acker, Kaitlyn R. (2012-05-16)This paper examines the history of the athletic department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It starts with a brief introduction of athletics and how division I and division III athletics are so different. Then ... -
God Is Still Speaking: The Beginning Years of the First Congregational United Church of Christ
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“The Great Colored Evangelist”: A Biography of Reverend William H. Robinson
Withbroe, Abbie (2008-06-26)This paper examines the life of Reverend William H. Robinson. Robinson was born a slave in 1848 in North Carolina, and was freed during the Civil War. Robinson then became educated and worked in different jobs across the ... -
The Great Emancipator: A Look at Who Really Freed the Slaves
Ali, Al A. (2015-11-20)In recent years, the discussion of who freed the slaves has become a more controversial topic. It used to be that when someone asked this question the answer was easily Abraham Lincoln. However, today some historians argue ... -
Hasenfus: Iran-Contra and the Man Who Broke the Scandal
Seymour, Tristen (2018-12-19)While Ronald Reagan and Oliver North became the faces of the Iran-Contra affair, one man transitioned from a position on the front page of every newspaper in America to an afterthought of a government scandal. Eugene ...