Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sooner QB Jamelle Holieway is stopped after a short gain by Trojan safety Cleveland Colter during second quarter action Saturday in Los Angeles."

The history of California's Basque boardinghouses, or ostatuak, is the subject of this dissertation. To date, scholarly literature on ethnic boardinghouses is minimal and even less has been written on the Basque "hotels" of the American West. As a result, conclusions in this study rely upon interviews, census records, local directories, early maps, and newspapers. The first Basque boardinghouses in the United States appeared in California in the decade following the gold rush and tended to be outposts along travel routes used by Basque miners and sheepmen. As more Basques migrated to the United States, clusters of ostatuak sprang up in communities where Basque colonies had formed, particularly in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the late nineteenth century. In the years between 1890 and 1940, the ostatuak reached their zenith as Basques spread throughout the state and took their boardinghouses with them. This study outlines the earliest appearances of the Basque ostatuak, charts their expansion, and describes their present state of demise. The role of the ostatuak within Basque-American culture and a description of how they operated is another important aspect of this dissertation. Information from interviews supports the claim that the ostatua was the most important social institution …

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John Harrison tastes ice cream for a living as a product development specialist based in Oakland, Calif., home of Edy's Grand Ice Cream."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sooner QB Jamelle Holieway is stopped after a short gain by Trojan safety Cleveland Colter during second quarter action Saturday in Los Angeles."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Roller Derby teams Los Angeles T-Birds"

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10pm.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Program for the annual Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters event commemorating the life of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There have been national championships and Big Eight championships and long winning streaks and even victories over Miami back in 1973 and 1975."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Louis L'Amour, whose scores of Old West novels about gunfighters, lawmen and drifters drew on his colorful past as a gold prospector, roustabout and jack-of-all-trades, has died of lung cancer. Deceased 6-10-88"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Roller Derby Teams Los Angeles T-Birds"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Debbie McCorkell #3 T-Birds #42 for Bombers is Laura Stafford"

From abstract: A study of the proposed channel alignment project was conducted using a fixed-bed model constructed at a scale of 1:40 to study the effect of downstream waves and disturbances caused by the curvilinear flow conditions.

From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 85,100 acres of the Whipple Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-312) and 1,380 acres of the Whipple Mountains Addition Wilderness Study Area (AZ-050-010) were evaluated for identified mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the Whipple Mountains and Whipple Mountains Addition Wilderness Study Areas are referred to as simply "the study area."

From abstract: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, approximately 105,200 acres of the Turtle Mountains Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-307) were evaluated for mineral resources (known) and resource potential (undiscovered). In this report, the area studied is referred to as "the wilderness study area" or simply "the study area"; any reference to the Turtle Mountain Wilderness Study Area refers only to that part of the wilderness study area for which a mineral survey was requested by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness study area is in southeastern San Bernardino County, Calif. Gold, silver, copper, and lead have been mined within and adjacent to the study area.

Photograph of a woman in a window. The woman has not noticed that her picture is being taken, she is seated inside a small room that has a wood board window.

The overall objective of the Direct Conversion Technology task is to develop an experimentally verified technology base for promising direct thermal-to-electric energy conversion systems that have potential application for energy conservation in the end-use sectors. This report contains progress of research on the Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Converter (AMTEC), and on the Two-Phase Liquid-Metal MHD Electrical Generator (LMMHD) for the period January 1988 through December 1988. Research on these concepts was initiated during October 1987. In addition, status reviews and assessments are presented for thermomagnetic converter concepts and for thermoelastic converters (Nitinol heat engines). Reports prepared on previous occasions contain discussions on the following other direct conversion concepts: thermoelectric, pyroelectric, thermionic thermophotovoltaic and thermoacoustic; and also, more complete discussions of AMTEC and LMMHD systems. A tabulated summary of the various systems which have been reviewed thus far has been prepared. Some of the important technical research needs are listed and a schematic of each system is shown. These tabulations are included herein as figures. 43 refs., 26 figs., 1 tab.

From Summary: These studies document the temporally episodic and areally site-specific character of subaerial erosion, which is shown to be directly related to prevailing meteorologic conditions.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the sediment delivery to the coast from streams and watersheds draining to the California Coast in the San Diego Region.

From introduction: This report documents the methodologies and results of a near-shore sand thickness survey.

The following report summarizes the locations, resources, and petrophysical data of known bitumen-bearing deposits located primarily in Alabama, California, Kentucky, Texas, and Utah.

Article addressing the relationship between science and the study of near-death experiences.

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending January 2 to the week ending February 6, during 1987 and 1988 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.