Timothy Merrill and Dr. Brian Cannon, History In recent decades many scholars have put polygamy under the spyglass of inquiry—filling volumes with their findings—yet surprisingly little has been written on the Mormon Underground and the prison life of polygamists in the 1880s and 1890s. The extant literature devoted to this important era of Mormon history […]
American Memorials: Forging a National Identity A Study of Selected Monuments in the U.S.
Lindsay Larson and Dr. Susan Rugh, History Yale historian Robin Winks writes, “We all know history is, simultaneously, three things: what actually happened, what historians choose to record, and what the people—and people, some people, these people, those people—believe to be true about the past.”1 The study of “what people believe to be true […]
Research Guide for the Country of Portugal to be used at the Family History Library at Salt Lake City
Neil Hibbert and Professor George Ryskamp, History The Family History Library is the world’s largest repository for genealogical records. All year, visitors come from all over the world to access the microfilm the library possesses. I houses over 2 million rolls. For patrons researching in the U.S., England, and most European countries, there is help […]
Áûòü: A Study of Everyday Life on the Collective Farm After World War II
Christopher Farris Bush and Professor Rodney Bohac, History Collective farms in the Soviet Union have always been enigmatic. Stalin’s initiative to collectivize the peasants in 1930 met with heavy opposition. With heavy-handed brutality, the government put down the rebellions and forced farmers to stay on the Kolkhoz to endure the 1932-1933 famine. While this famine reached […]
Increasing Awareness and Skills regarding Ukrainian Family History
Daniel Blomberg and Professor Thom Edlund, History The former Russian Empire is one of the most challenging places to do family history research in the world. One of the reasons is related to the fact that the records used to locate genealogical data depend on political and ecclesiastical boundaries. For example, a Christian man living in […]
Moving Panamanian History into the Twenty-first Century: Putting the Belisario Porras Collection On-line
Caryj Mouritsen Cherry, Thomas L. Pearcy, History and Kennedy Center As we saw in 1997 with the return of Hong Kong to mainland China, great international interest arises over the transferral of ownership rights from one country to another. Attention surged around the history surrounding the British occupation of Hong Kong and the decisions that […]
Oral History of the Emergence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Republic of Slovenia
Bethany Durham and Dr. Blair Holmes, History Growing up a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, I never thought it was significant that my ward had its own building to meet in. I never thought it was significant that I belonged to a ward with several hundred active members […]
From Obscurity to Prominance: Taking Panamanian Primary Sources to The Internet
Robert D. Bowers and Dr. Thomas Pearcy, Latin American Studies The Rey L. Pratt Center for Latin American Studies is new to the BYU scene. I created the Center at the request of Dr. Thomas Pearcy. This was done to assist students, faculty, and staff, as well as any other interested parties, in their studies […]
The Implication of Title IX Legislation on Women’s Athletics at Brigham Young University
Daniel C. Swinton and Professor Barbara Lockhart: Physical Education; Dr. Richard Kimball: History Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has helped educational institutions throughout the country draw closer to gender equity in all facets of education. Much of Title IX is accepted and praised, but a hotly debated area having to do with interpreting […]
Bayt Al-Dajani: A Case Study of Socioeconomic Ascent using waqf’s and Marriage Records
Jordan Toone and Dr. Arnold Green, History It is with great appreciation that I present a synopsis of my research performed during the academic year 2002-2003. With the assistance of my highly-qualified mentor, Dr. Arnold Green of BYU’s History Department, I was able to accomplish my proposed research in a timely and productive manner. This […]
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