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The Development of IAM District Lodge 776 in Fort Worth, Texas, 1942-1946: A Case Study in the Growth of Organized Labor During World War II
This thesis concentrates on a local union of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), District Lodge 776, of Fort Worth, Texas, during the war years. The main argument of the thesis runs along three basic lines. First, it demonstrates that the experiences of the Fort Worth Machinists clearly fit into the national labor movement during the war years. Second, it argues that the existence, survival, and strength of the union depended greatly on outside forcesan expanding national economy, a powerful national union, and a generally labor-friendly government. Third, it shows that union officers and rank-and-file members used their bases of strengththe national economy, the national IAM, and the federal governmentto build an effective local labor organization.
Date:
August 1999
Creator:
White, Kirk
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What Went Wrong? How Arrogant Ignorance and Cultural Misconceptions Turned Deadly at the San Antonio Courthouse, March 19, 1840
Although the Council House Fight is well written about in the annals of early Texas history, this all-encompassing study will reveal a whole new picture. Unlike previous works that maintained one point of view, multiple perspectives were analyzed and explored to allow a more comprehensive view of the Council House Fight to emerge. Primary focus on social and cultural misunderstandings, as well as the mounting hostility between the Penateka Comanche and Texians across the frontier, will demonstrate their general distrust and hatred of the other. Detailing their complicated relationship will prove that neither the Texians nor the Comanche were without blame, and both shared responsibility for the deterioration of events on and before March 19, 1840.
Date:
May 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Cristen Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evolution, Not Revolution: The Effect of New Deal Legislation on Industrial Growth and Union Development in Dallas, Texas
The New Deal legislation of the 1930s would threaten Dallas' peaceful industrial appearance. In fact, New Deal programs and legislation did have an effect on the city, albeit an unbalanced mixture of positive and negative outcomes characterized by frustrated workers and industrial intimidation. To summarize, the New Deal did not bring a revolution, but it did continue an evolutionary change for reform. This dissertation investigated several issues pertaining to the development of the textile industry, cement industry, and the Ford automobile factory in Dallas and its labor history before, during, and after the New Deal. New Deal legislation not only created an avenue for industrial workers to achieve better representation but also improved their working conditions. Specifically focusing on the textile, cement, and automobile industries illustrates that the development of union representation is a spectrum, with one end being the passive but successful cement industry experience and the other end being the automobile industry union efforts, which were characterized by violence and intimidation. These case studies illustrate the changing relationship between Dallas labor and the federal government as well as their local management. Challenges to the open shop movement in Dallas occurred before the creation of the New Deal, but …
Date:
August 2010
Creator:
Welch, M. Courtney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Expropriation of American Oil Interests and its Effect on United States-Mexican Relations since 1938
This thesis discusses the seizure of all foreign owned oil property by the Mexican government in 1938 and the historical events leading up to the seizure.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Buell, Erwin C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Civil Service Reform in the United States during the Nineteenth Century
This thesis traces the reform of civil service through the nineteenth century from the development and growth of the spoils system to the death of William McKinley in 1901.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Debenham, James A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Educational, Vocational, and Social Rehabilitation Efforts for the Blind in the United States
Defines blindness and discusses the advances made in recent history to help blind people participate more actively in society. Specific emphasis on education and vocational rehabilitation.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Bass, Charles A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Reform Movements of the 1830's and the 1930's: a Comparative Study
This thesis discusses the social reforms of the 1830s and 1930s with regards to spiritual and humanitarian movements, as well as militants and other social reformers.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Attebery, Wilma Pace
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Policy toward Reclamation and Conservation of Natural Resources since 1900
This thesis presents the history of conservation and reclamation of the natural resources of the United States in the areas of soil conservation, forestry and grazing, wildlife and scenic beauty, minerals, and water power.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Rutledge, Jo Clark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Americanization of the Hawaiians
This thesis is a study of the Americanization of the Hawaiians.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Anderson, Olive
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Development of Railroads in Oklahoma
This thesis is a study of the growth and expansion of railroads in Oklahoma.
Date:
1948
Creator:
McDonough, Terrence C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United States and Russia in World Diplomacy Since 1933
This thesis discusses the roles of the United States and Russia in world diplomacy since 1933, with a focus on the conferences held between the nations during that time period.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Bass, Floy Lena
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of Labor Legislation for Free Labor
This thesis traces the history of labor legislation from colonial America through 1947.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Brantley, Margie L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Relations Between the United States and Argentina, 1810-1940
This thesis is a survey of Argentine-United States relations from 1810 to 1940.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Gray, Phyllis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franco-American Diplomatic Relations 1776-1898
This thesis presents a diplomatic history of the United States and France for the period 1776-1898. This study, due to the enormous amount of foreign diplomacy, is by no means exhaustive. The author has tried to limit the diplomacy of the United States with the other nations to a minimum and omitted all relations except in instances which are closely related to the diplomacy of France and the United States.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Peveto, Sidney Kermit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of Texas Minerals Other Than Petroleum and Sulphur
The object of writing this thesis was to present a brief history of the development of Texas minerals other than petroleum and sulphur.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Lumsden, Jerry Amos
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Economic and Social Influences of European Immigration to the United States Since 1882
This thesis is a study of early European immigration, the new immigrant in his relations to American economic life, the new immigrant as an economic and social factor in urbanization, social and cultural adjustments of the new immigrant, and the problem of admitting the "displaced person."
Date:
1951
Creator:
Prestridge, Lorene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
History and Expansion of Bus and Truck Traffic in the United States
This is a study of the beginning and growth of automotive transportation, the development of transportation of merchandise by means of motor trucks, the development of passenger traffic of motor busses, the co-ordination of railroad and highway transportation, and the state and federal efforts to regulate the trucking industry.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Rutherford, Robert B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Carpetbagger Policies during Reconstruction in Arkansas
This investigation is an attempt to reevaluate the role of the carpetbagger in bringing about a reform program during Reconstruction.
Date:
August 1963
Creator:
Ellenburg, Martha Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 Atlanta Campaign
This thesis describes the events leading up to the capture of Atlanta by the Union army during the Civil War.
Date:
January 1961
Creator:
Swanson, Donald Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Supreme Court in Crisis : Four Selected Cases
In view of the ability of the Court to retain and increase its power in the face of criticism, a study of past historical precedents should furnish some guide to an assessment of the position of this branch of the government today.
Date:
August 1960
Creator:
Calvert, Robert A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Democratic Schism in Texas, 1952-1957 : Emergence of National Liberalism in the South
This study is devoted to the activities of the urban liberals and their rural allies in their attempt to wrest control of the state party from the conservative Democrats.
Date:
August 1959
Creator:
Knox, J. Wendell
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Confederate Naval Department and its Operation at New Orleans
Many books have been written on the battles of the Civil War. Most of these deal only with engagements between the armies; little has been written concerning the Confederate Navy. Yet the struggles of the Confederate Navy cannot be overlooked in determining why, after so many victorious battles in the field, the Confederacy still failed to defeat the Union.
Date:
January 1960
Creator:
O'Glee, John Clifford
System:
The UNT Digital Library