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Title: Restored voices: a living link to the past.
Creator: Smart, Cathryn, Norman, Sandra, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361958
Subject Headings: Oral history
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Industry and inlets of Florida's Indian River Lagoon, 1842-1900.
Creator: Osborn, Nathaniel, Norman, Sandra, Graduate College
Date Issued: 2011-04-08
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164670
Subject Headings: Indian River Region (Fla. : Lagoon) --History, Industries --Southern States, Railroads --Florida --History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Review of the Boca Raton Campus Island Ecosystem: What we need to know and do.
Creator: Roberts, Charles, Petuch, Edward, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: The project of reviewing our campus ecosystem arose from recognition within the faculty leadership of the Environmental Initiative that much still needs 10 be done in the ways of multidisciplinaryteam buildingand the environmental education of ourselves. Although the indoor environment has not been forgotten, the emphasis in this first review is on the outdoor environment. The notion that these 880 acres have become isolated within a sea of urbanization, so that "FAU Island" can be spoken of,...
Show moreThe project of reviewing our campus ecosystem arose from recognition within the faculty leadership of the Environmental Initiative that much still needs 10 be done in the ways of multidisciplinaryteam buildingand the environmental education of ourselves. Although the indoor environment has not been forgotten, the emphasis in this first review is on the outdoor environment. The notion that these 880 acres have become isolated within a sea of urbanization, so that "FAU Island" can be spoken of, is fundamental to the present project.
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Date Issued: 1992-04-17
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003471
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University--Ecosystem, Florida Atlantic University. Department of Geography, Aerial photographs
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Public History in the Digital Age.
Creator: Morse, Annaleah D., Norman, Sandra, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: As society is continuing to become digitally integrated, many museums and archives are facing difficulty appealing to newer generations, especially those that are raised on digital availability of resources. Beginning with an explanation of the history of museums, my thesis expands on the evolution of museums, focusing on the current digital climate. The current digital revolution is an exigent matter that museums and non-profits must respond to, and without proper financial assistance and...
Show moreAs society is continuing to become digitally integrated, many museums and archives are facing difficulty appealing to newer generations, especially those that are raised on digital availability of resources. Beginning with an explanation of the history of museums, my thesis expands on the evolution of museums, focusing on the current digital climate. The current digital revolution is an exigent matter that museums and non-profits must respond to, and without proper financial assistance and adaptation of new technologies, museums and non-profits cannot fully achieve digital integration. New technologies allow museums to appeal universally: rather than being available to only a specific community, digitization has allowed museums to dissipate information globally. Ultimately, the question for archives and museums has evolved from how to provide information to the public to how museums and other non-profit organizations can better adapt to the growing needs of the digital age and those within it.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005204
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Linnaeus’ and Buffon’s Ornithological Methodological During the Age of Enlightenment.
Creator: Satishchandran, Siddharth, Norman, Sandra, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Abstract/Description: During the 1700’s, several biologists and naturalists attempted to create a myriad of designs in order imbibe structure in this world of chaotic organisms. Among the many candidates for a taxonomic system were the Swedish biologist Carol Linnaeus (1707-1778) and George Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). Insight into their scientific methodologies allows us a rare window into mid-eighteenth century discussions about the animal-human relationship and its place in society. Historians, and...
Show moreDuring the 1700’s, several biologists and naturalists attempted to create a myriad of designs in order imbibe structure in this world of chaotic organisms. Among the many candidates for a taxonomic system were the Swedish biologist Carol Linnaeus (1707-1778) and George Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). Insight into their scientific methodologies allows us a rare window into mid-eighteenth century discussions about the animal-human relationship and its place in society. Historians, and scientists have commented on this ever growing debate and its outcome, but none have seriously delved into the approaches of both Linnaeus and Buffon and its comparisons to modern day understanding of animals. In this paper I explore the similarities and differences in the methodology of these two naturalists by analyzing three distinct birds: the ibis, the sandpiper, and the hummingbird.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005603
Subject Headings: College students --Research --United States.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The British redoubts of St. Augustine.
Creator: Sastre, Cecile-Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: During the twenty-one year British occupation of Florida from 1763 to 1784, the city of St. Augustine served as a Loyalist outpost during the American Revolutionary War. The British repaired the city's Spanish defenses and constructed seven redoubts outside the city walls. Plans were made to connect these redoubts with defensive walls but were not carried out. Several of the seven British redoubts were constructed on or near older redoubts built by the Spanish, as seen on maps of the period....
Show moreDuring the twenty-one year British occupation of Florida from 1763 to 1784, the city of St. Augustine served as a Loyalist outpost during the American Revolutionary War. The British repaired the city's Spanish defenses and constructed seven redoubts outside the city walls. Plans were made to connect these redoubts with defensive walls but were not carried out. Several of the seven British redoubts were constructed on or near older redoubts built by the Spanish, as seen on maps of the period. Maps of the period are the key to locating the redoubts today. Supplementing the maps are the various documents in the Archives of the Indies in Seville, the Public Records Office in London, and the National Archives in Washington, D.C. This research project identifies the locations of the British Redoubts and provides historical and archaeological interpretations of these defensive works within the totality of the fortifications of St. Augustine.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14608
Subject Headings: Saint Augustine (Fla)--History, Florida--History--English colony, 1763-1784, St Augustine (Fla)--History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A brief history of Project Orion.
Creator: Ferguson, Reuben David., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: A Brief History of Project Orion describes the research and development of an interplanetary spacecraft which was to use atomic bombs as its propulsive force. Initiated in the late 1950s, the project involved some of the most brilliant scientists of the time. The concept of using atomic detonations for spacecraft propulsion was extremely attractive because of the vastly greater energy available as opposed to conventional chemical propellants; atomics produce in the range of one million times...
Show moreA Brief History of Project Orion describes the research and development of an interplanetary spacecraft which was to use atomic bombs as its propulsive force. Initiated in the late 1950s, the project involved some of the most brilliant scientists of the time. The concept of using atomic detonations for spacecraft propulsion was extremely attractive because of the vastly greater energy available as opposed to conventional chemical propellants; atomics produce in the range of one million times as much energy as chemicals. The project was headed by Theodore Taylor (later by Frederick de Hoffman) and included Freeman Dyson as a theoretical physicist and mathematician. Project Orion was ultimately canceled because of funding problems and the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban treaty in 1963.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12881
Subject Headings: Project Orion (United States. Air Force)--History., Nuclear rockets--Research--United States--History., Nuclear explosions--Research--United States--History.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A history of the saltwater sport fishing industry in Florida.
Creator: Giacobbe, Douglas Vincent., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: The sport fishing industry is a very important part of South Florida's lifestyle and economy. This thesis explore that industry, from its beginnings in the not too distant past to the current condition of the industry and the fishery which exists because of it. The thesis shows how the discovery of the fishery in South Florida was the call for thousands of fisherman from the north and from Europe. The "Golden Years" of the industry are shown through the writings and adventures of some of the...
Show moreThe sport fishing industry is a very important part of South Florida's lifestyle and economy. This thesis explore that industry, from its beginnings in the not too distant past to the current condition of the industry and the fishery which exists because of it. The thesis shows how the discovery of the fishery in South Florida was the call for thousands of fisherman from the north and from Europe. The "Golden Years" of the industry are shown through the writings and adventures of some of the greatest anglers in the world, such as Ernest Hemingway, Philip Wylie, and Michael Lerner. Conversely, the successes of those anglers and the waste of fishery resources, along with the man's meddling with the environment, will be explored. The thesis documents how the fishery and the industry may be saved from certain ruin through new laws and the application of common sense by all involved.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15337
Subject Headings: Saltwater fishing--Florida--History., Fishing--Florida--History., Fishes--Florida.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Leesburg, Florida during World War II: Portrait of an American home front.
Creator: Tinsley, Robin C., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: World War II has been considered a "golden age" for Americans, years during which civilians cooperated in defense programs and faced shortages with cheerful self-sacrifice. The wartime experiences of individual communities such as Leesburg, Florida, provide pieces of the national mosaic and offer insight into small town perspectives of home front duty and obligation. Leesburg's residents faced the same adjustments as other Americans, and their immersion in wartime activities cultivated...
Show moreWorld War II has been considered a "golden age" for Americans, years during which civilians cooperated in defense programs and faced shortages with cheerful self-sacrifice. The wartime experiences of individual communities such as Leesburg, Florida, provide pieces of the national mosaic and offer insight into small town perspectives of home front duty and obligation. Leesburg's residents faced the same adjustments as other Americans, and their immersion in wartime activities cultivated characteristic home front patriotism. Though the town's population nearly doubled when unprecedented military expansion brought thousands of personnel into the area, and hundreds of German POWs arrived to ease the critical agricultural labor shortage, Leesburg was spared the severe deprivation, health problems, and social tensions common in overcrowded defense industry areas. Thus Leesburg successfully preserved its civic goals, its social values, and its small town atmosphere, and experienced a slow but steady rate of growth and improvement during the war.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13164
Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945--Social Aspects--United States, United States--Social conditions--1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Florida--Leesburg, Prisoners of war--Florida--History--20th century, World War, 1939-1945--Prisons and prisoners, American, World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States, Leesburg, FL--Social conditions
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Title: Gifts from home: Material culture and American immigrant women in the 20th century.
Creator: Thur, Victoria L., Florida Atlantic University, Norman, Sandra
Abstract/Description: This thesis will explore material culture by focusing on textiles and needlework of American immigrant women in the twentieth-century. It will feature three textiles: the Fishman bris dress from Britain, traditional Ukrainian embroidery, and refugee Hmong story cloths. Material culture is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates a wide variety of sources, theories, and interpretations. Social history incorporates voices and sources that have been disregarded in the mainstream narrative....
Show moreThis thesis will explore material culture by focusing on textiles and needlework of American immigrant women in the twentieth-century. It will feature three textiles: the Fishman bris dress from Britain, traditional Ukrainian embroidery, and refugee Hmong story cloths. Material culture is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates a wide variety of sources, theories, and interpretations. Social history incorporates voices and sources that have been disregarded in the mainstream narrative. Without scholarship in material culture, these sources would be lost forever. Textiles and their study allow for a wider and more inclusive interpretation of the American experience as immigrant and female. Most immigrant women do not hand down traditional primary documents. The everyday object allows historians to pursue historical imagination through material culture. Material culture scholarship and various sub-fields, allow these voices to be included in the canon of the American historical experience.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13402
Subject Headings: Material culture--Semiotic models, Symbolic anthropology, Symbolic interactionism, United States--Emigration and immigration, Women immigrants--United States
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Steamboat jack: the degenerate scion of a noble line? Cultural representations of the American sailor and the meaning of maritime in the nineteenth century great lakes maritime world.
Creator: Brown, Dana S., Norman, Sandra, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: By the nineteenth century, ships and sailors were firmly entrenched as symbols of American progress and nationalism; however, the development of the Great Lakes maritime world challenged the meaning of “maritime” and the cultural symbolism of the American sailor. A growing anxiety that the influence and power of New England traditions would diminish as the nation moved westward resulted in a shared discourse between religious reformers and influential leaders of Cleveland, Ohio. Their...
Show moreBy the nineteenth century, ships and sailors were firmly entrenched as symbols of American progress and nationalism; however, the development of the Great Lakes maritime world challenged the meaning of “maritime” and the cultural symbolism of the American sailor. A growing anxiety that the influence and power of New England traditions would diminish as the nation moved westward resulted in a shared discourse between religious reformers and influential leaders of Cleveland, Ohio. Their language ascribed the symbolism of Jack Tar as essential for maintaining cultural hegemony. This thesis examines how this power struggle transpired at the intersection of race, class and geopolitical rivalry, altering the depiction of Jack Tar to Steamboat Jack.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004242
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: FIXING THE GAME: THE DESEGREGATION OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND THE CONTINUED FIGHT FOR EQUALITY.
Creator: Link, Zachary, Norman, Sandra L., Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: College football has long served as an apparatus for advancing racial equality, but the process by which it did so has been muddled and oversimplified. Popular histories have often reduced college football’s desegregation down to a singular event, the 1970 USC-Alabama game. Although the game was significant in its own right, it contributed very little to the desegregation of college football. Instead, the USC-Bama game gained exposure due to prominence of the teams involved rather than its...
Show moreCollege football has long served as an apparatus for advancing racial equality, but the process by which it did so has been muddled and oversimplified. Popular histories have often reduced college football’s desegregation down to a singular event, the 1970 USC-Alabama game. Although the game was significant in its own right, it contributed very little to the desegregation of college football. Instead, the USC-Bama game gained exposure due to prominence of the teams involved rather than its historical significance. The game propagated numerous myths, including the idea that the South was not ready to desegregate until Alabama lost to the desegregated USC team. This was not only untrue, but it took away from the factual history of college football’s desegregation, a process that took nearly 100 years. The story of the USC-Bama game also detracted from college football’s ongoing process of integration and African American equality, as if black players were suddenly granted legal rights and were no longer discriminated against. My overarching argument is that college football, and America’s love for the sport, uniquely placed African American players in a position which forced the country to confront racial inequality in a way that few other outlets at the time did or could.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013825
Subject Headings: College football players, Segregation, Football--History, African American football players
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Oral History as a Means of Moral Repair: Jim Crow Racism and the Mexican Americans of San Antonio, Texas.
Creator: Dominguez-Karimi, Rebecca, Norman, Sandra, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Abstract/Description: Oral history’s purposes have metamorphosed from a record of lifeways and stories of the elite to a means of healing for minority communities oppressed by trauma. This dissertation focuses on the power of oral history to catalyze the restorative justice process of moral repair for victims—in this case the Mexican Americans of Texas—who were traumatized by the Jim Crow laws and practices prior to 1965. I researched the racial, socio-cultural history of Texas from its colonial days up to the Jim...
Show moreOral history’s purposes have metamorphosed from a record of lifeways and stories of the elite to a means of healing for minority communities oppressed by trauma. This dissertation focuses on the power of oral history to catalyze the restorative justice process of moral repair for victims—in this case the Mexican Americans of Texas—who were traumatized by the Jim Crow laws and practices prior to 1965. I researched the racial, socio-cultural history of Texas from its colonial days up to the Jim Crow historical era of 1876-1965 and utilized archival, legal, and historical sources for my study. Additionally, I explore theories and frameworks of trauma, structural violence, and restorative justice, and analyze twenty-eight oral histories from the Voces Oral History Collection (University of Texas, Austin). Lastly, I apply oral history methodology to collect seventeen oral histories for my own project, Project Aztlan. My findings reveal a community suffering from structural violence—a theory that argues unjust laws harm individuals as much as physical violence. The oral histories unearth several issues: first, both groups of narrators were victims of structural violence as a result of traumatic racism. I anticipated finding traumatic racism, but not on such a broad scale. The results reveal it occurred in all four corners of Texas. Second, these Jim Crow laws and practices targeted members individually and collectively through racially restrictive housing covenants, segregation of schools/public facilities, job discrimination, and disfranchisement or poll taxes. Thirdly, the oral histories demonstrate and legitimize the fact that the Mexican American community deserves atonement, apology and reparation from historically guilty institutions. The State of Texas battered them with mass lynchings, disfranchisement, racially restrictive housing covenants, school segregation, and discrimination, oppressing them for over 100 years. My dissertation concludes that the oral history process helps victims attain moral repair because, similar to moral repair, it also allows them the space to voice their stories of injustice. In turn, the oral historian validates their claims and reconciliation occurs when narrators received vindication through this reparatory process. This acknowledgment fuses broken moral bonds by equalizing members of society.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005963
Subject Headings: Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio, Oral histories, Jim Crowism, Racism
Format: Document (PDF)

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