Alexander Kerensky and the Kornilov Affair (open access)

Alexander Kerensky and the Kornilov Affair

This thesis describes the Kornilov Affair and the people involved, especially Alexander Kerensky.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Tompkins, Rosemary Colborn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sinn Fein and the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 (open access)

Sinn Fein and the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921

The purpose of this thesis is to examine De Valera's objections in the light of his statements prior to the negotiations and of his proposals during the debate in the Dail.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Dwyer, T. Ryle
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Negro in Texas Politics, 1865-1874 (open access)

The Negro in Texas Politics, 1865-1874

"The theme of this work centers around the Negro and his association with the Radical Republican party. For eight years this party controlled the state government of Texas and, the Negro's participation during this period cannot be overlooked. The Negro possessed, at this time, two valuable assets, the right of suffrage and a strength in numbers. It was through the careful coordination of these two assets that the Radicals were able to gain and maintain control of Texas politics."--Leaves iii-iv.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Fennell, Romey
System: The UNT Digital Library
Origins of the Southern Conservation Revolt, 1932-1940 (open access)

Origins of the Southern Conservation Revolt, 1932-1940

During the political interlude between Wilson and Roosevelt, the United States was under the leadership of the Republican party which adhered to a conservative philosophy. While this regime continued, conservative southerners were content, but in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt, who had campaigned on the need for a "New Deal" was inaugurated President. Although southerners readily accepted the relief and recovery features of the first phase of the Roosevelt program, they opposed his program of sweeping reform because it constituted an impeding threat to intrenched political and economic interests in the South.
Date: June 1963
Creator: Brophy, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1909-1913 (open access)

United States Diplomatic Relations with Mexico, 1909-1913

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the ramifications of Taft's policy extending "all proper support to every legitimate and beneficial enterprise." One must note particularly the Mexican attitude toward Americans and the United States government because the uprising which began with the overthrow of Diaz was a repudiation of foreigners and foreign domination, especially American.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Nichols, Charlie D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexican Military Movements in the Texas Revolution (open access)

Mexican Military Movements in the Texas Revolution

"This thesis describes the art of logistics practiced by Santa-Anna and his staff in the marches from Northern Mexico to San Jacinto and Goliad, and the subsequent withdrawal. The method, or methods, employed to keep such an army in fighting condition are analyzed as it moved slowly and uncertainly across the desert and semi-desert areas, over burnt-out prairies and flooding rivers. To obtain the most complete picture of the Mexican army's movements and needs, the letters and diaries of the outstanding Mexican participants were used. Whenever possible American sources were studied to substantiate any seemingly questionable information in the Mexican accounts...As this thesis is primarily concerned with logistics, battles are not covered in detail. In cases where a conflict between American and Mexican sources exists concerning any phase of the Mexican military movements during the Texan revolution, both sides are presented, and an attempt made to evaluate them objectively." -- leaf x.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Flannery, 'Tina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evolution of the Executive Offices of the Continental Navy (open access)

Evolution of the Executive Offices of the Continental Navy

This study consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 is a study of the motives and intent of Congress in creating a navy. Chapters 2 and 3 examine the operations conducted by the Marine Committee, Chapter 2 being devoted to its early operations and Chapter 3 to its later operations. Chapters 4 and 5 examine, in turn, the work of the Board of Admiralty and the Agency of Marine.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Prather, Charles T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Kentucky Resolutions : A Re-examination (open access)

The Kentucky Resolutions : A Re-examination

To obtain the most complete picture of the Kentucky Resolutions, and the times which produced them, a careful study was made of contemporary newspapers for the period from March, 1798, to December, 1799.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Morris, C. Gwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
John Adams' Mission to the Netherlands 1780-1782 (open access)

John Adams' Mission to the Netherlands 1780-1782

Although John Adams' achievement in later years tended to supersede his diplomatic service, the latter was of major importance in the history of the United States. This study will deal primarily with Adams' mission to the Netherlands, 1780-1782: its causes, objectives, and accomplishments with a treatment of the diplomatic background surrounding his efforts in the Dutch republic.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Tibbitts, Bradford W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Slavery and the Federalist Party, 1789-1808 (open access)

Slavery and the Federalist Party, 1789-1808

The growth of antislavery sentiment during this era had origins traceable to several aspects of life in revolutionary America. The two most important were the philosophical basis of the revolution and the evolving economic situation, both of which worked together to destroy slavery in the northern and middle states and to restrict it in the South.
Date: August 1966
Creator: Smith, Stewart D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Expeditions of Narcio Lopez and the South, 1850-1851 (open access)

The Expeditions of Narcio Lopez and the South, 1850-1851

This thesis relates the expeditions of General Narcio Lopez in 1850-1851, and the influence he had in the southern United States.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Simpson, John E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Slave Trade Question in European Diplomacy, 1807-1822 (open access)

The Slave Trade Question in European Diplomacy, 1807-1822

Despite the importance of the Slave Trade Question in European diplomacy from 1807-1822, historians of this period have neglected it in order to concentrate on Napoleon and the reconstruction of Europe. Scholars of Negro history generally have traced the slave trade up to 1807 and then have turned to the emancipation movement. This thesis represents an attempt to satisfy the need for a diplomatic study of this issue.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Hurst, James Willard, 1910-1997
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Revolution as an Internal Conspiracy (open access)

The Texas Revolution as an Internal Conspiracy

The idea of the Texas Revolution as an internal conspiracy cannot be eliminated. This thesis describes the role of a small minority of the wealthier settlers in Texas in precipitating the Texas Revolution for their own economic reasons. This group, made up of many of the leading figures in Texas, were, for the most part, well-to-do farmers, merchants, and professional men.. Most of them were slaveholders, and their prosperity depended upon the continued existence of this institution. In their minds, the entire economic growth and development of Texas rested upon slavery. When the Mexican government began to threaten the economic future of Texas by the passage of prohibitatory laws on slavery and commerce, many of the leaders in Texas began to think of freeing Texas from Mexican control. The threat to their own economic position and prosperity gave birth to the idea of Texas independence.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Waller, Patsy Joyce
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cherokee Indians in the American Revolution (open access)

The Cherokee Indians in the American Revolution

It has been the purpose of this study to look closely at the history of Cherokee relations with the European powers and ascertain the reasons for the Indians' rarely severed loyalty to the British crown. The writer has attempted to determine the causes for ineffective Cherokee resistance to the westward movement of American settlers and absence of offensive action during the Revolution.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Starling, Susanne
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church in Wales (open access)

The Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church in Wales

The disestablishment and disendowment of the Church in Wales was a direct result of a renascent Welsh nationalism asserting itself in the daily life of Wales and in the English parliament. This thesis examines the historical, political, and social aspects of the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Sargent, Arthur L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whig Influence Among the Texas Redeemers 1874-1895 (open access)

Whig Influence Among the Texas Redeemers 1874-1895

"This study is interested primarily in the political and economic philosophies which motivated the men who came to power in Texas following the overthrow of the Reconstruction regime, and which dominated the public affairs of the state during those years. It approaches the problem from the viewpoint of the positions of various individuals regarding the more prominent issues of the day, both state and national. The concentrates on the administrations of five governors of Texas and the tenures of five members of Congress. These men are viewed in relation to the times, and Texas is observed in light of its peculiar problems and its relation to the United States as a whole." -- leaf iv.
Date: August 1969
Creator: McLeod, Joseph A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Great Britain in the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956 (open access)

Great Britain in the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956

This study differs from previous works on the subject because it seeks to prove that the crisis could have been avoided if the European powers had desired to solve the points of difference peacefully.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Quirino, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Little Rock Crisis (open access)

Little Rock Crisis

This thesis explores the events and repercussions surrounding the desegregation of schools in Arkansas, including an analysis of the Little Rock incident.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Jeffery, Gretchen M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Federal Labor Legislation on Organizing Southern Labor During the New Deal Period (open access)

The Effect of Federal Labor Legislation on Organizing Southern Labor During the New Deal Period

With the aid of the labor legislation passed during the New Deal era, it would appear that southern labor should have been as well organized proportionately as northern labor. Outwardly it would also appear that southern labor did not enjoy more success in organization because it was still docile and preferred to bargain on an individual basis, an attitude which met with the approval of the southern employer. However, the attitude of the individual southern worker does not explain what occurred in the South under the New Deal. Rather, other important factors retarded unionization: southern community attitudes, regional hostility to anything northern, southern courts, the national aspect of the New Deal and the various unions themselves. To understand the slow but continuous process of unionization in the South during the New Deal period, these factors have to be considered in their setting. Only here can the effect of the New Deal labor legislation be readily discernible.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Forsythe, James Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of Literature as Social History in the South (open access)

The Development of Literature as Social History in the South

Glasgow, Faulkner, Warren and Caldwell, while probing "the human heart in conflict with itself," portrayed the South in transition. Each of them made substantial contribution to a deeper understanding of the region, its people and problems, and their work was only a part of the vast literary heritage established by their generation.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Bartley, Glenda Hebert
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Journalists during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson (open access)

The Role of the Journalists during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson

This thesis examines the role of the "kitchen cabinet" established by Andrew Jackson during his presidency, and which primarily consisted of experienced journalists.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Downing, Clayton W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Early Career of Daniel Finch, Second Earl of Nottingham, 1679-1693 (open access)

The Early Career of Daniel Finch, Second Earl of Nottingham, 1679-1693

The purpose of this study is to present an account of the early career of Daniel Finch from 1679 to 1693. The investigation begins with an account of Finch's rise to prominence in parliament and at the Admiralty. It subsequently traces his role and involvement in the revolution settlement, and, after the accession of William III, Finch's responsibility as Secretary of State dealing principally with ecclesiastical affairs and naval affairs until his dismissal in 1693.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Kelley, James Nolan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia and the Balkan Wars (open access)

Russia and the Balkan Wars

This thesis is a study and evaluation of Russian foreign policy in the Balkan Wars, 1912-13. Its primary purpose is to seek out and define the goals and aspirations of Russian diplomacy at this time and evaluate them in terms of success or failure.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Johnson, William Conley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anti-Catholicism in Contemporary America, 1920-1960 (open access)

Anti-Catholicism in Contemporary America, 1920-1960

This thesis explores several events in the 1920 that indicated that anti-Catholicism flourished in an atmosphere of resurgent nationalism and nativism.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Brown, D. Clayton (Deward Clayton), 1941-
System: The UNT Digital Library