Caroline L. Tung and Dr. Michael Murdock, History In January 1995 after a national controversy that was sprawled upon the pages of USA Today and the Washington Post, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum reluctantly announced the abandonment of its Enola Gay exhibition. The cause of this cancellation was the divisive exhibit script that […]
Migration, Resistance, and Counter-Hegemony: Mormonism’s Final Attempt at Securing the Kingdom
Scott Killian Thomas and Dr. Grant R. Underwood, Professor of History Students of America’s western history are familiar with the region’s most dominant ethnic group, the Mormons, which migrated in mass during the middle of the nineteenth-century from Illinois due to external pressures. This migration to the West has received much attention both academically and […]
CONFLICT: CHURCH AND STATE IN SPAIN (1868-1875)
Daniel M. Cloward and Professor George R. Ryskamp, Family History I chose to study the conflict between the Catholic Church and the new Spanish government during its reign of 1868 to 1875. In 1870, the government passed a controversial civil marriage bill, requiring each couple who wished to marry, to marry first by the State’s […]
SUMMARY OF CREATIVE RESEARCH GRANT ON THE SUBJECT OF NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS OF EARLY UTAH WOMEN
Wendy Butler and Dr. Katharine Daynes, History Receiving the Creative Research Grant for this project has been valuable in not only carrying out extensive research on this topic, but also in opening new ideas and opportunities for my future academic career. I gathered and read numerous books and articles in the broad area of women’s […]
The History of Brigham Young University Architecture
Andrew Lorimer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL Special Collections Upon entering Brigham Young University three years ago, I immediately fell in love with the campus. It was so beautiful and well maintained. Many buildings also caught my eye and I greatly desired to learn more about them. Luckily, I became informed of the opportunity to be […]
3D Interpretation of Architectural History
Davido Hyer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL L. Tom Perry Special Collections BYU has a rich architectural history that is in danger of being forgotten with the changing times. I started this project with the intent to help preserve some of this deep history in a digital format that the public would be able to easily […]
“From Millpond to Meo: President Kennedy and Covert Assistance to the Kingdom of Laos
Russell Stevenson and Dr. Andrew Johns, Department of History The literature on the role of Laos in the historiography on John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy is surprisingly scant. On the day prior to Kennedy’s ascendance to the presidency, Eisenhower called Laos—not Vietnam—“the keystone to Indochina.” Later, Kennedy would bemoan his lack of knowledge on the […]
“Good and Great”: A Biography of Harvey Fletcher
Michael Perry and Dr. Brian Cannon, History Department During his notable scientific career, which spanned six decades, Harvey Fletcher pioneered research in the development of hearing aids, audiometers, and stereophonic sound. At various times he was president of the American Physical Society, the Acoustical Society of America (which he co-founded), and the American Hearing Society. […]
Dr. Arnold Luschin’s Contribution to Numismatics A Study of Luschin’s Main Areas of Contribution
Christoph Luschin and Professor Paul E. Kerry, History Department The purpose of my research was to explore the contributions of Dr. Arnold Luschin to the field of numismatics. The funding made available by ORCA allowed me to engage in real historical research. I traveled to Germany and Austria to complete my research; while there I spent many […]
Tracing the South Africa Immigrant Ancestor: Emigration Records in the United Kingdom and Netherlands
Jacqueline Du Plessis and Professor George Ryskamp, History This summer I traveled to the United Kingdom and Europe on a quest: to find emigration records that would assist those researching their South African Immigrant Ancestors to progress in their research. Those familiar with family history and genealogy are aware how difficult research can become once you […]
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