Elizabeth M. Thomas and Dr. Kathyrn Daynes, History Introduction I used my ORCA scholarship to travel to England for research on one of my most fascinating ancestors, Henry Augustus Squire, and his wife, Sarah “Minnie” Catlin Squire. While there, I visited sites of interest to the family, found several of Henry’s published writings and other […]
St. Peter’s Basilica as Templum Dei: The Continuation of the Ancient Near Eastern Temple Tradition in the Christian Cathedral
Rachel Ann Seely and Dr. William Hamblin, History Proposed Work Inscribed on the entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is the inscription Templum Vaticani (Latin for Temple of the Vatican). Upon entering St. Peter’s one can see many reflections of Solomon’s Temple in the architecture and orientation of the building. Even more striking are […]
Memorializing the “Worst Side of Our History” The Creation of the National Japanese American Memorial
Lindsay Larson and Dr. Mary Stovall Richards, History On November 9, 2000, the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II was dedicated in Washington, D.C. The dedication followed years of struggle and controversy, culminating in the creation of a nationwide grassroots campaign advocating “a fair and accurate” memorial. Much of the debate […]
The Marginalization of Eastern European Women Migrating to the West
Mirlinda Qerama Caton and Dr. Mark Choate, History When communism collapsed in Albania, in 1991, thousands of men and women left the country in search of a better life. This migration flow increased the trafficking of Albanian women exponentially into Western Europe. In addition, it was also associated with high levels of discrimination for Albanians […]
Most Maimonides: A Study of how Islamic Society Helped to Produce Judaism’s Most Influential Philosopher of the Middle Ages
James Duncan Gilchrist and Dr. Glen Cooper Moses Maimonides: A Paradoxical Figure Mahmood Darwiish, a contemporary Palestinian poet, described what Al-Andalus (an area of Muslim Spain, now called Andalusia) meant to its last inhabitants before the Spanish reconquista, in his poem, In the Last Night upon this Land. He describes it as a beautiful country […]
YOU CAN’T FIRE ME; I QUIT! SOUTH AFRICA AND THE COMMON WEALTH NATIONS
Audrey Spear and Dr. Douglas F. Tobler, History On March 3, 1961, the South African Prime Minister, Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, departed for a Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference in London in high spirits. By 1961, the inclusion of independent states in the British Commonwealth of Nations was an established principle, and there was no reason to […]
Man’s Quest for Freedom: A Case Study of the Belgian Patriot Count Egmont
Benjamin A. Johnson and Dr. Donald Harreld, History Background My goal was to investigate the significance of the beheading of Count Lamoral Egmont, a popular Dutch patriot who opposed foreign Spanish rule in Brussels in the late sixteenth century. Egmont, chief magistrate of the southern Netherlands, stood for tolerating Protestants and was executed for opposing […]
A RECORD OF A HUNGARIAN JEWISH FAMILY AND THEIR IMMIGRATION TO ARGENTINA
Christine Reading Porschet and Dr. Steven Epperson, History Tibor Feldmann, my grandfather, first married in 1938 in Szhekesfehervar to Magda, outside of Budapest. In 1944, while he was serving in the Hungarian army, fighting first against the Germans and then the Communists, his father, wife, and five month old daughter were taken to Auschwitz. He […]
1936 Lithuanian Republic Federal Prison Records
Svetlana Mortensen and Professor Thom Kent Edlund, History Department As it was planned I went to Lithuania in November 2005. Few days after my arrival I went to the Lithuanian Central State Archive and met the Archive Assistant Director Valerija Juseviciute with whom I communicated beforehand. Upon this meeting I made a rather unpleasant discovery. In […]
Audio Restoration of Edison Diamond Discs and Historical L.D.S. Church Recordings
Daniel R. Thompson and Professor David Day, Library EDISON DIAMOND DISC RE-CREATIONS Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, made a vast collection of recordings from around the world. He reissued many on what is known as clay records or “Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations.” Brigham Young University owns a substantial collection of these recordings. Unfortunately, because of […]
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