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Title: Interview with Anthony J. Catanese, 2013.
Creator: Catanese, Anthony J. (Interviewee), Shibley, Gregory J. (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Anthony J. Catanese gives an account of his tenure as the president of Florida Atlantic University between 1990 and 2002.
Date Issued: 2013 - 01 - 30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007802p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Interview with Philip D. Lewis, 2007.
Creator: Lewis, Philip D. (Interviewee), Brown, Sarah H. (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: A well known public servant, businessman, and political leader, Philip D. Lewis has lived in Palm Beach County since the early 1930s, when his family moved to Palm Beach from Chicago. After attending Georgetown University, he married Maryellen Howley of Lake Worth and joined his father’s real estate development firm. In 1958 he established Philip D. Lewis Real Estate, a commercial and industrial real estate company based in Riviera Beach. He and his wife became the parents of nine children,...
Show moreA well known public servant, businessman, and political leader, Philip D. Lewis has lived in Palm Beach County since the early 1930s, when his family moved to Palm Beach from Chicago. After attending Georgetown University, he married Maryellen Howley of Lake Worth and joined his father’s real estate development firm. In 1958 he established Philip D. Lewis Real Estate, a commercial and industrial real estate company based in Riviera Beach. He and his wife became the parents of nine children, all educated, as were their parents, in local parochial schools. He was elected to the Florida Senate in 1970 and served as that body’s president 1979-1980. Since leaving elected office he has served the county and the state in a myriad of ways, often drafted for service by Florida governors for posts ranging from chairmanship of aging and water management studies to post-hurricane reviews and service on blue ribbon education panels. Throughout his adult life Lewis has been involved in civic and charitable activities, and he remains an active Catholic layman and advisor to leaders of The Diocese of Palm Beach and The Archdiocese of Miami.
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Date Issued: 2007 - 02 - 04
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007807p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Thomas James Northcutt, 2006.
Creator: Northcutt, Thomas James (Interviewee), Ellison, Christine S. (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Born in Cincinnati in 1923, Mr. Northcutt was educated in both Ohio and Florida, graduating from the Riverside Military Academy in Hollywood. Afterward, he enrolled in the University of Ohio and was still a freshman when Japan launched its raid on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Consequently, Mr. Northcutt enlisted in the B5 flying program of the U.S. Navy the following year. He served as a Naval fighter pilot during the last two years of World War II and during his service earned four Gold Stars, the...
Show moreBorn in Cincinnati in 1923, Mr. Northcutt was educated in both Ohio and Florida, graduating from the Riverside Military Academy in Hollywood. Afterward, he enrolled in the University of Ohio and was still a freshman when Japan launched its raid on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Consequently, Mr. Northcutt enlisted in the B5 flying program of the U.S. Navy the following year. He served as a Naval fighter pilot during the last two years of World War II and during his service earned four Gold Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and a Citation for Meritous Achievement. Following the war, Mr. Northcutt joined his mother, who had moved to Atlanta, and finished his AA degree. Afterwards, he went to law school at the University of Georgia with the aid of the GI Bill. Although he graduated from law school, Mr. Northcutt has never practiced law. He instead became a real estate developer, and in the early 1970s came to Florida for a real estate deal in Bal Harbour. He has lived here ever since. Although now 82 years old, Mr. Northcutt is still an active developer, and along with his wife of twenty years, Kaye Lynne, a sponsor of the arts in Florida.
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Date Issued: 2006 - 02 - 27
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007809p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Maureen Brennan, 2013.
Creator: Brennan, Maureen (Interviewee), Oliver, Cheyenne (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Mrs. Brennan speaks about her family background, growing up in New York in the 1930s, and gives a detailed account of her time as an airline stewardess.
Date Issued: 2013 - 02 - 16
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007801p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Merrilyn Rathbun, 2013.
Creator: Rathbun, Merrilyn (Interviewee), MacVittie, Patrick (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Merrilyn Rathbun, who is the Research Director at the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, has been a long time resident of Florida and speaks about her life experiences and how Fort Lauderdale has changed over time.
Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007810p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with John Charlton, 2010.
Creator: Charlton, John (Interviewer), Wilkie, Carson Aden (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Mr. Calton, a B-24 pilot in the Second World War, is discussing his family history, childhood memories, adult life and involvement in the war.
Date Issued: 2010 - 10 - 07
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007803p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with John Fransz, 2004.
Creator: Fransz, John (Interviewee), Wineinger, Cathy (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: John Fransz discusses his family background, Dutch immigration in Indonesia, life in Jakarta during World War II, and moving to the United States in 1955.
Date Issued: 2004 - 02 - 16
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007805p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Wilfred Neale III, 2013.
Creator: Neale III, Wilfred (Interviewee), JB (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Wilfred Neale III, a founding member of the city of Coral Springs, speaks about his life in South Florida
Date Issued: 2013 - 02 - 11
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007808p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with William Harrington, 2013.
Creator: Harrington, William (Interviewee), Harper, Cyndi (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: William Harrington recounts his childhood, Navy service, and his career in politics.
Date Issued: 2013 - 01 - 30
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007806p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Don Wood, Sr., 2010.
Creator: Wood Sr., Don (Interviewee), Department of History
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007811p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: Interview with Elizabeth Durham, 2013.
Creator: Durham, Elizabeth (Interviewee), Ross, Ryan, J. (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: Elizabeth Durham recallls childhood memories, effects of the Great Depression and her life in Fort Lauderdale.
Date Issued: 2013 - 02 - 21
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007804p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN: RACE AND URBANIZATION IN THREE NEW JERSEY CITIES.
Creator: Cox, Reilly D., Bennett, Evan P., Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Newark, Asbury Park, and Paterson all suffered in the second half of the 20th century due to the failure of city governments to begin to remedy decades of racism and discrimination and respond to the causes of the 1960s riots. The history of racism and discrimination in New Jersey informed the riots that occurred across the state in the 1960s and 1970s. After the riots, local governments misunderstood or ignored the driving causes and attempted urban renewal projects that either did not work...
Show moreNewark, Asbury Park, and Paterson all suffered in the second half of the 20th century due to the failure of city governments to begin to remedy decades of racism and discrimination and respond to the causes of the 1960s riots. The history of racism and discrimination in New Jersey informed the riots that occurred across the state in the 1960s and 1970s. After the riots, local governments misunderstood or ignored the driving causes and attempted urban renewal projects that either did not work or were never built. While the 21st century has seen these three cities bring in new investment and attractions, those developments may hurt lower-income and minority residents as rents rise.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013876
Subject Headings: Racism, Urbanization--New Jersey, Riots
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Title: Interview with Alan Alford, 2013.
Creator: Alford, Alan (Interviewee), Belotto, Nick (Interviewer), Department of History
Abstract/Description: The interview recounts Mr. Alfords early life and his childhood memories. After joining the military he enrolled at the University of Miami to study Business Administration. At the age of twenty-eight, he became the first assistant city manager of Boca Raton and eventually moved up to the official city manager position in 1966 which he held for 6 years. Having gained respect and support from the community, Mr. Alford was elected mayor of Boca Raton in 1972.
Date Issued: 2013 - 02 - 06
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007800p
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
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Title: FORGING THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS: VENEZUELA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE BOUNTY OF OIL, 1957-1963.
Creator: Aristeguieta, Leandro Simón Pirela, Weinberg, Eyal, Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: This thesis analyses the foreign economic policies of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administration toward Venezuela from 1957 to 1963. By examining material from U.S. diplomatic document collections, my research intervenes in the historiography of the Alliance for Progress by demonstrating the failures of U.S. policy in Venezuela during the Latin American Cold War. Although the United States supported the democratic government of Rómulo Betancourt politically, it hamstrung his government...
Show moreThis thesis analyses the foreign economic policies of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administration toward Venezuela from 1957 to 1963. By examining material from U.S. diplomatic document collections, my research intervenes in the historiography of the Alliance for Progress by demonstrating the failures of U.S. policy in Venezuela during the Latin American Cold War. Although the United States supported the democratic government of Rómulo Betancourt politically, it hamstrung his government economically. The Kennedy administration at first provided loans for economic development to Venezuela, though they quickly eliminated this aid and began prioritizing military assistance as the most efficient way of supporting Betancourt’s government. More importantly, by continually limiting imports of Venezuelan oil into the United States, both the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations hurt Venezuela’s economy and caused Betancourt to face a crisis of legitimacy as his capacity to manage the nation’s natural wealth came into question.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014368
Subject Headings: International economic relations, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Venezuela, Historiography
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Title: THE ABOLITION HYPOTHESIS: THADDEUS STEVENS, RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND THE OUTER LIMITS OF AMERICAN LIBERALISM.
Creator: Calway, S. Henry, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: On August 11, 1868, Thaddeus Stevens died. He left behind him an unfinished and unjust nation. In his 76 years, he attempted to articulate a vision of American society as a raceblind meritocracy where the rights of individual citizens were safeguarded by a state they directed in common regardless of race, class, or gender. This thesis traces the intellectual path Stevens blazed through politics, economics, and religion as he tried to craft a version of American liberalism equal to the...
Show moreOn August 11, 1868, Thaddeus Stevens died. He left behind him an unfinished and unjust nation. In his 76 years, he attempted to articulate a vision of American society as a raceblind meritocracy where the rights of individual citizens were safeguarded by a state they directed in common regardless of race, class, or gender. This thesis traces the intellectual path Stevens blazed through politics, economics, and religion as he tried to craft a version of American liberalism equal to the fundamental problems of racism and economic inequality exposed by the Civil War, also treating his unorthodox personal and religious lives. It concludes with a survey of radical remembrances and reassessments of Stevens by activists seeking to follow in his footsteps and remold American society between the counter-revolution of 1877 and the appearance of Eric Foner's revisionist opus Reconstruction: Americas Unfinished Revolution.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014375
Subject Headings: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868, Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868. Reconstruction, Liberalism, Antislavery movements
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Title: MAKING AND BREAKING THE GOVERNOR: HOW THE STRONG GOVERNOR SURVIVED RECONSTRUCTION IN FLORIDA BUT NOT IN TEXAS.
Creator: Prazan, Phil, Engle, Stephen, Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: When former Confederates and their conservative allies retook power in the South after Reconstruction, they rewrote state constitutions. Lawmakers in the individual states gave their governors different powers based on their state’s experience throughout Reconstruction and Redemption. The Texas Constitution of 1876 created a weak governor, producing a state governed by elected county leaders and court judges. The Florida Constitution of 1885 on the other hand, kept a strong executive but...
Show moreWhen former Confederates and their conservative allies retook power in the South after Reconstruction, they rewrote state constitutions. Lawmakers in the individual states gave their governors different powers based on their state’s experience throughout Reconstruction and Redemption. The Texas Constitution of 1876 created a weak governor, producing a state governed by elected county leaders and court judges. The Florida Constitution of 1885 on the other hand, kept a strong executive but placed it underneath the power of a private organization, the Democratic State Executive Committee – the Democratic Party. The state governments - and governors – redeemers designed in the 1870s and 1880s still governed Texas and Florida well into the twenty first century. Reconstruction directly shaped the size and scope of these modern-day state executives.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014507
Subject Headings: Governors, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Florida, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Texas
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Title: FOUNDATION OF SAND: THE EISENHOWER DOCTRINE AND THE 1958 LEBANESE CRISIS.
Creator: Provenzano, Douglas, Hanne, Eric, Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Occurring in the context of the Cold War, the 1958 Lebanese Crisis forced U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and top policymakers to balance a multitude of factors when considering an appropriate response to the crisis. While Eisenhower claimed publicly that Operation Blue Bat was an intervention aimed at containing the every looming threat of communism, meeting records of top U.S. policy makers contradict such explanations and offer insight to the President’s true motivations. Eisenhower...
Show moreOccurring in the context of the Cold War, the 1958 Lebanese Crisis forced U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and top policymakers to balance a multitude of factors when considering an appropriate response to the crisis. While Eisenhower claimed publicly that Operation Blue Bat was an intervention aimed at containing the every looming threat of communism, meeting records of top U.S. policy makers contradict such explanations and offer insight to the President’s true motivations. Eisenhower instead sought to maintain U.S. influence among a coalition of Middle Eastern conservative governments operating in a U.S. led regional military alliance. The crisis forced the President to reconcile his foreign policy objectives with the political and cultural reality of the region and prompted a major foreign policy reassessment in which Eisenhower turned away from top-down international alliance building and instead, worked to address the obvious need to court public opinion in the Arab world.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014501
Subject Headings: Eisenhower doctrine, Lebanon, Cold War, International relations
Format: Document (PDF)

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