Browsing by Author "Chamberlain, Oscar B."
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All My Love and a Million Kussies: Letters from the Home Front 1941-1943
Harper, Amy (2016-09-30)During the American involvement during World War II, letters held great importance for soldiers abroad. These letters from loved ones not only boosted morale among the troops but told them of what life was like back on the ... -
“All Were Young, and All Have Stories to Tell:” Wisconsin Children Soldiers and Drummer Boys in the Civil War
Whitstone, Jake (2016-10-04)The American Civil War was one of the most influential events in American history. The profound political, social, and economic changes wrought by this conflict continue to reverberate to this day. The war has an immense ... -
Away from Home: The Transformation of Wisconsin Soldiers in the Worst of Times
Bailer, Raymond J. (2009-01-07)This paper focuses on a comparison between two Wisconsin soldiers who fight in different wars in the 20th Century. The first soldier is the Archie Van Gordon. He volunteered for World War II and was shipped around the ... -
Biased Justice: Ethnicity, Gender, and Justice in Progressive Era Milwaukee
Gilstrap, Lauren (2016-09-29)This capstone analyzes the relationships between the Irish, Italian, and German-Americans in Progressive Era Milwaukee in the context of the justice system. A particularly dramatic case, the 1914 trial of the Italian ... -
Birth of American Football, the Death Sentence to Rugby in America
Swick, Jeremy (2014-12-16)This research attempts to discover why American football took a prominent hold in the United States and rugby did not. American football rose in popularity while rugby never was able to grasp a lasting stronghold on the ... -
"The Brainiest Man I Know" : the Formation of the Republican Party in Wisconsin and the Man Behind the Name
Hannack, Ashton (2011-05-10)In the early 19th Century American politics was dominated by two major political parties, the Whigs and the Democrats. By mid-century, however, the American political landscape entered a period of disarray. Many Americans ... -
Business, Labor and Political Efficiency: Post-World War II Municipal Reform in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Triplett, Adam (2008-07-03)For decades historians and political scientists alike have been studying the trends and processes of municipal level political reform within the United States. Their attention has largely focused on answering questions ... -
Changing the System: Tobeluk v. Lind and the Alaskan Boarding School System
Thicke, Alec (2016-10-04)This paper focuses on comparing and contrasting the American Indian and Alaskan Native boarding school systems and experiences of the students in the continental United States and the state of Alaska. The Alaskan boarding ... -
The Civil Rights Movement in Dallas
Jones, Ian (2015-12-15)The Civil Rights Movement was a defining movement in the United States of America and shaped the country as we know it today. Before the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Rosa Parks, or Emmett Till, segregation in the southern ... -
The Civil War as Total War: Madison, WI and the Creation of a Homefront
Barth, John E. (2010-12-10)This paper studies Madison, Wisconsin during the Civil War and analyzes how it served as a "homefront" during the conflict. It examines how the media, government, soldier interaction, and involvement of women created an ... -
Conference Realignment and TV: The Correlation Between the Two Since 1977, and Their Impact on College Basketball's Competitive Balance Today
Kotlarik, Kris (2013-12-16)Beginning in the summer of 2010, a series of moves shook the landscape of Division I college sports. These moves were primarily centered around football (and the revenue generated by football). During this wave of realignment, ... -
Cracking the Spheres of Domesticity: How Female Roles as Nurses and Spies in the American Civil War Gave Women the Tools for Future Activism
Locke, Tanner (2016-09-08)This capstone takes a look at what hopes to prove is the beginning of a break from customary gender roles within the American family. The paper takes an in depth look at the work that women do during the Civil War. It looks ... -
Ethnological: Indian Villages at the Minnesota State Fair, 1920-1945
Szydel, Sean (2014-12-16)Geographically located in Saint Paul near Hamline, the Minnesota State Fair is a place for education, fun, and family. Agriculture is the main attraction and remains the constant reason why the Minnesota State Fair is still ... -
Falling Stars: The Local Impact of the North Stars Relocation
Sobeck, Trenton (2013-02-22)In 1993, The State of Hockey was shocked by the relocation of their beloved National Hockey League franchise, The Minnesota North Stars. Reasons for the move were numerous; slipping attendance, a failed deal for a new ... -
Farming for the fight : Chippewa Valley farming during World War II
Walberg, Zeb Lucas (2008-01-04)This paper focuses on the effects of the Second World War on agricultural production in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. The American citizens' support in rationing scarce goods, buying war bonds, growing victory gardens, ... -
For Country and Honor Through Blood and Anguish: The Life and Trials of the Soldiers of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Rase, Lucas D. (2011-05-10)War is not always glorious. Family, friends, and fellow soldiers are wounded and killed fighting for a cause and expect nothing in return except for respect, freedom and a peaceful life. The American Civil War divided a ... -
Fox Wars and the Fur Empire: French and Native Campaigns against the Fox in the Great Lakes Region: 1701-1712
Anklam, Oliver (2014-12-16)At the turn of the 18th century King Louis XIV of France ordered a reduction of trading posts throughout North America and narrowed the locations to New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago, and Detroit. Detroit served as the ... -
From Fantasy to Reality: The Impact of Rural Electrification on the Dairy Farms of West-Central Wisconsin
Tierney, Joseph M. (2011-05-10)Prior to the mid 1930s, nearly all of rural America was without electricity. In conjunction with that reality, daily activities and tasks were performed in much the same way as they had been for generations. From 1935-1936, ... -
From Homeland to the Heartland : the Resettlement and Acculturation of First Generation Hmong Americans in Eau Claire, WI
Traczek, James (2007-07-13)In the 1970s, the Hmong people of Laos fled their homeland in search of freedom from persecution by the communist regime in Laos. Most moved to refugee camps in Thailand, and then relocated to the United States. Historical ... -
Gender Roles and the Salem Witch Trials: Women’s Newfound Power in Salem, 1692
Froncek, Aurora (2016-09-29)This capstone is meant to analyze the changing levels of power that women encountered during the events of the Salem witch trials. The background and necessary information will be presented related to the trials, and women’s ...