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1Lavender sons of Zion: a history of gay men in Salt Lake City, 1950-79Lavender sons of Zion: a history of gay men in Salt Lake City, 1950-79Winkler, Douglas A.Homosexuality; Utah; Salt Lake City; history; 20th century gay men; Salt Lake City Latter Day Saint gay peopleHistorians consider World War II a watershed for gay men and lesbians. The mobilization transplanted millions of young people from rural areas and natal families to the sex-segregated worlds of barracks and factories, permitting unprecedented opportunities for homosexual desire. Wartime conditions a...2008
2Almon Whiting Babbitt Mormon emissaryAlmon Whiting Babbitt Mormon emissaryRidd, Jay DonaldLatter day saints; biographyThe early life of Almon W. Babbitt is obscure, The record is clear that he was born at Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, October 1, 1813, the son of Ira and Nancy Cozier Babbitt.1953
3An essential enigma: early medieval welsh women CA. 401-1100 CEAn essential enigma: early medieval welsh women CA. 401-1100 CERoberts, Arcia SueArchaeology; early medieval; gender; history; Wales; womenA gendered reading of early medieval sources seeks to locate women in Wales ca. 410-1100 CE, the post-Roman to pre-Norman period. This thesis not only identifies women within the surviving source-types-from stone inscriptions, written law codes, charters, and hagiography, to archaeology and material...2017
4The Jesuit proximate networks: the communication in the Italian exile and its importance for Jesuit scienceThe Jesuit proximate networks: the communication in the Italian exile and its importance for Jesuit scienceJoaquim, Mariana AlliattiIn this work, I present and analyze the manuscript Paraguay Natural Ilustrado, written by the Jesuit José Sánchez Labrador, between 1771 and 1776, while he was exiled in Ravenna, Italy. This work, located at the General Archive of the Society of Jesus (ARSI), is divided into four tomes, in which I...2019
5The history of South Davis County from 1847-1870The history of South Davis County from 1847-1870Purrington, William RobbDavis County (Utah); historyThe history of settlement in south Davis county finds its beginnings virtually where Salt Lake City found its begriming, with the vanguard of the Mormon migration which entered Salt Lake Valley in July, 1841.1959
6The History of South Davis County from 1847-1870The History of South Davis County from 1847-1870Purrington, William RobbThe history of settlement in south Davis County finds its beginnings virtually where Salt Lake City found its beginnings, with the vanguard of the Mormon migration which entered Salt Lake Valley in July 1847.1959
7The Liberal party of UtahThe Liberal party of UtahErickson, Velt G.Friction between Mormons and Gentiles occurred in Missouri and Illinois before the Mormon trek across the Great Plaine to Great Salt Lake.1948
8The history of medicine in UtahThe history of medicine in UtahRose, BlancheThe writer's interest in this subject was aroused by the fact that there is apparently not available a reasonably complete study of the practice of the healing art in Utah. Questioning of a number of doctors convinced me that it might be of interest to attempt to assemble material relating to the hi...1939
9Public opinion in Metropolitan Utah and the league of nations 1918- 1920Public opinion in Metropolitan Utah and the league of nations 1918- 1920Kline, Geraldine ThorupHe did not tail them! This was part of the caption which appeared with picture of Woodrow Wilson on the front page of the Salt Lake Tribune on November 11, 1918. He had given the world the peace it wanted. But would he win the permanent peace he sought?1965
10American press and public opinion regarding intervention in Mexico 1912-1917American press and public opinion regarding intervention in Mexico 1912-1917Beesley, DavidPress; United States; history; 20th century; public opinionThe Mexican Revolution, breaking out in 1910, was marked in its first decade by almost continual violence in many parts of that country. Considered a wholly domestic problem by its leaders, it nevertheless was to have profound effect upon the international community. Owing in part to a favorable atm...1964
11History of Presbyterian schools in UtahHistory of Presbyterian schools in UtahWankier, Carleducation; school; PresbyteriansThe Presbyterian church made significant contributions in Utah, education being one of the most important. The Presbyterian church was educationally minded from the beginning and insisted that its ministers be well educated •. This philosophy extended to the missionaries in the field. Moreover, co...1968
12The American party in Utah: a study political party struggles during the early years of statehoodThe American party in Utah: a study political party struggles during the early years of statehoodSnow, Reuben Josephpolitical parties; Utah; politics and governmentThe political history of Utah during the period from 1900 to 1920 has been largely ignored by historians. Yet during that period occurred some of the most exciting political events of Utah's unique story. The opening decades of the twentieth century saw the rise to power of Senator Reed Smoot, whom ...1964
13The governorship of Henry H. Blood the critical years, 1933-34The governorship of Henry H. Blood the critical years, 1933-34Quinn, Rolfe ThomasThis thesis is an attempt to determine the role played by Henry H. Blood, governor of Utah, during the critical years of 1933 and 1934. This was a crucial period in the history of the state as the Great Depression reached its nadir in 1933, and the Great Drouth compounded the economic maelstrom and ...1967
14The fall of baghdad and the mongol rule in Al-Iraq, 1258-1335The fall of baghdad and the mongol rule in Al-Iraq, 1258-1335Wu, Pai-nan RashidBased upon both Arabic and Chinese sources, this study is an attempt to examine the consequences of the Mongol invasion of social, and economic conditions have been surveyed briefly in the Baghdad. It has been commonly accepted that the Mongols destroyed c - the once prosperous civilization of the A...1974
15An annotated bibliography of American publications on the Middle EastAn annotated bibliography of American publications on the Middle EastTaylor, Jeanne NicoholesMiddle East; bibliographyWith the advent of the Age of Science and its over increasing contributions to the progress of mankind, unprecedented heights have been reached in every field of endeavor.1966
16All but American: Latter-day Saints in the early Twentieth CenturyAll but American: Latter-day Saints in the early Twentieth CenturyTalmage, JeremyAmericanization; Latter-day Saint; MormonDuring the first half of the twentieth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to be seen as the quintessential American faith. Such an evaluation represented a rather remarkable reversal for a religion shortly before deemed a treasonous threat to the country. Scholars traditio...2021
17History, INC.- hubert howe bancroft's history company and the problem of selling the pastHistory, INC.- hubert howe bancroft's history company and the problem of selling the pastRoss, Travis EdwardThis is the intertwined economic and cultural histories of private support for the arts and humanities before and contemporaneous to the rise of the German-style research university in the United States. In many ways, this recovers the nineteenth-century precursor to the more recent crowdsourcing an...2017
18A history of Farmington, Utah to1890A history of Farmington, Utah to1890Leonard, Glen MiltonOgden; Salt Lake City; FarmingtonFarmington is 'nestled at the foot of Utah's Wasatch Mountains. on a narrow strip of land just east of Great Salt Lake. It is centrally located between two large metropolitan areas of 'northern Utah. about nineteen miles from Ogden and sixteen miles from Salt Lake City. Farmington lies mid-way be�...1966
19The emigration of Swedish MormonsThe emigration of Swedish MormonsBenson, Sheryl RichardGeorge Peabody Gooch states in his book, History and Historians in the Nineteenth Century, that "anyone who feels a taste for history should study above all the history of his fatherland. It is not a duty cut an instinct of the human heart." Being of Swedish ancestry and having lived in Sweden for s...1965
20The Mormon migration from NorwayThe Mormon migration from NorwaySeljaas, HelgeThis work is a study of the Mormon migration from Norway from its beginnings in the 1850' s up to the 1960' s , It attempts to explain the social, religious and economic trends in Norway which have affected Mormon activity. It describes their journey to "Zion" and their eventual settlement and adapt...1972
21In the nation of promises: Mormon political thought in modern AmericaIn the nation of promises: Mormon political thought in modern AmericaJones, Nathan L.Especially after the murder of their founding prophet, Joseph Smith, and their exodus to the Salt Lake Valley, nineteenth-century Latter-day Saints were committed to establishing a righteous new nation called Zion, a nation they hoped would soon supplant the United States and the other wicked nation...2019
22The marshall plan in Turkish politics and Turkish-American relations in the early cold War, 1946-1953The marshall plan in Turkish politics and Turkish-American relations in the early cold War, 1946-1953Guner, Jurt R.From the beginning of the republic's founding, Turkey displayed impressive diplomatic prudence in maintaining strong relations with Europe's major powers. However, the end of the Second World War marked the beginning of a new chapter in Turkish foreign policy. In response to the fear of an ever-grow...2021
23"Archives of the better world": the nineteenth-century historian's office and mormonism's archival flexibility"Archives of the better world": the nineteenth-century historian's office and mormonism's archival flexibilityJensen, Robin ScottArchival history; Book history; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Mormonism; Textual studies; Utah historyDuring the nineteenth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church) established a Historian's Office. This office, under the direction of multiple church historians and recorders, used historical narrative and archival records to form a collective memory of the Morm...2019
24Saltair and the Mormon Church, 1893-1906Saltair and the Mormon Church, 1893-1906Shoemaker, S. ToddSaltair, a lakeside resort located at the south and of Great Salt Lake, was built in the early months of 1893 and officially opened in June 1893. It was the most successful of several resorts built on the lake during the last half of the nineteenth century. Except for a few years when Saltair was cl...1983
25A History of Park City, 1869 to 1898A History of Park City, 1869 to 1898Wright, Dean FranklinPark City (Utah); HistoryThe history of Park City begins in 1868 with the opening of the mines on the eastern slopes of the Wasatch Mountains above the valley called Parley's Park. Soldiers stationed at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City and itinerant miners drifting across the divide from the mining camps of Alta and Brighton ...1971
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