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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Papers from the University Studies series (The University of Nebraska) University Studies of the University of Nebraska 6-1975 Theses and Dissertations Dealing with Nebraska and Nebraskans Frederick W. Adrian University of Nebraska - Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/univstudiespapers Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Adrian, Frederick W., "Theses and Dissertations Dealing with Nebraska and Nebraskans" (1975). Papers from the University Studies series (The University of Nebraska). 70. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/univstudiespapers/70 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Studies of the University of Nebraska at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Papers from the University Studies series (The University of Nebraska) by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Frederick W. Adrian Theses and Dissertations Dealing with Nebraska and Nebraskans new senes no. 49 University of Nebraska Studies June 1975 I I Theses and Dissertations Dealing with Nebraska and Nebraskans The University of Nebraska The Board of Regents MRS. J. G. ELLIOTI' ROBERT R. KOEFOOT, M.D. KERMIT HANSEN chairman JAMES H. MOYLAN ROBERT J. PROKOP, M.D., Ph.D. ROBERT L. RAUN EDWARD SCHWARTZKOPF KERMIT WAGNER The President D. B. VARNER The Chancellor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln JAMES H. ZUMBERGE Committee on Scholarly Publications WARREN W. CALDWELL DAVID H. GILBERT chairman executive secretary NED S. HEDGES ROYCE RONNING HENRY F. HOLTZCLAW PAUL SCHACR EDWARD HOMZE GERALD THOMPSON Frederick W. Adrian THESES AND DISSERTATIONS DEALING WITH NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKANS university of nebraska studies: new series no. 49 published by the university at lincoln: june 1975 Copyright © 1975 by the .Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 75-10049 US ISSN 0077-6386 Manufactured in the United States of America CONTENTS I. Agriculture I a. general I b. conservation 4 c. crops and livestock 7 d. marketing and finance 10 2. Archaeology and Anthropology 21 3. Biography 23 4. Business and Industry 34 a. general 34 b. banking and credit 39 c. personnel 41 5. Education 43 a. administration and finance 43 b. elementary 69 c. general 74 d. secondary 78 e. special 99 f. vocational 100 g. university 106 6. Engineering ll8 7. Ethnic Groups ll9 8. Geography 124 9. Government 131 10. Health and Medicine 138 II. History 139 12. Insurance 150 13. Irrigation 152 14. Labor 155 15. Land 157 16. Language and Literature 159 17. Law 188 18. Military 190 19. Miscellaneous 192 20. Newspapers and Public Opinion 194 21. Politics 197 22. Population 205 23. Public Power 207 24. Radio and Television 209 25. Religion 211 26. Religious and Nationality Groups 215 27. Science 218 a. agronomy 218 b. botany and biology 223 c. chemistry 225 d. entomology 226 e. geology 227 f. physics 237 g. zoology 237 28. Sociology 240 29. Social Welfare 242 30. Speech, Theater, Music 250 a. speech 250 b. theater 253 c. music 255 31. Taxation 256 32. Temperance 259 33. Territorial Nebraska 260 34. Transportation 262 Index to Authors 268 Subject Index 293 ABBREVIATIONS Listed below are symbols and abbreviations used other than standard abbreviations. a. appendix, appendices c. charts, figures, tables fold. folded i. illustrations m. map, maps mount. mounted p. plate, photograph except after an Arabic numeral when used to indicate page pock. pocket A. Agriculture, Agricultural Ap. Applied C. College M. Mechanical NSHS. Nebraska State Historical Society S. State Sci. Science T. Teachers U. University UN. University of Nebraska UNO. University of Nebraska at Omaha UO. Municipal University of Omaha ISU. Iowa State University SUI. State University of Iowa PREFACE Each year an increasing number of theses and dissertations are accepted by graduate schools in partial fulfillment of the require ments for advanced degrees. While the content of these studies are of uneven quality, they constitute a significant amount of research-the only research in some areas. A few are later published but most wind up in some graduate school library where they remain relatively inaccessible and virtually forgotten. This is especially true of master's theses and to a lesser degree doctoral dissertations although a number of bibliographies and Dissertation A bstracts do provide valuable sources of information. In this bibliography an attempt has been made to list the theses and dissertations dealing with Nebraska and Nebraskans. Question naires were sent to the librarians of 565 colleges and universities offering graduate degrees in the United States and Canada. Of the 408 that responded, 114 had one or more theses or dissertations dealing with the subject. A few librarians indicated their files were not set up in a way that would enable them to readily obtain the information requested or lacked the staff to provide that kind of service. In all probability, a number of the institutions did not reply because they had no studies germane to the subject. While an effort was made to borrow theses located outside the immediate area, this was not always successful. Some librarians would not lend as a matter of policy while most were disinclined to honor a request when only one copy existed. If the work had been published and the original could not be secured, the published edition was substituted. In any event the title and all available information was included. In the main only theses or dissertations were included that contained the name Nebraska in the title or dealt with some individual or subject that was obviously related to the state. No attempt was made to annotate works in Education or Science. In these areas the titles were self explanatory for the most part. Considerable difficulty was experienced when it came to categorizing studies under various topic headings. In some instances two or more headings seemed equally applicable. At times the title seemed to suggest one area while the content indicated another. As a last resort the department that sponsored the graduate research was used as a guide line. The format adopted seemed to provide the most information in the least space. Where the name of a state appeared as a part of the name of the institution, the generally accepted abbreviation was used, unless otherwise noted, to avoid confusion. While the official title of some institutions has been changed over the years, the one indicated on the theses was retained. The number of introductory pages were not included but the total number of pages of text, bibliography, appendix, etc., were indicated. At times this involved the actual counting of pages since there was no uniform system of pagination. Sometimes the pages of the text was in Arabic numbers while the bibliography and appendix were in Roman numerals or had no numbers at all. The present compiler is well aware of the limitations of any study of this type. The list becomes dated before it is completed as more titles are being added all the time. Moreover, there is a considerable lapse of time in many instances after the degree is awarded before the thesis or dissertation is bound and appears on the library shelf. Sometimes library copies disappear while copies are still available at the department in which the work was done or in the institution's graduate office. Some years ago the compiler of a similar bibliography in another field stated that while every effort had been made he doubted if he had been able to find over three-fourths of the existing titles. It is hoped that the percentage may be a bit higher in the present instance. For subse quent listings, attention is invited to Nebraska History; since 1969 it has included a section periodically dealing with this subject. Finally, some credits are in order. Dr. P. Milo Bail, President Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Omaha (then the Municipal University of Omaha) made money available at the inception of this project. Later the Senate Research Committee, University of Nebraska at Omaha, provided additional support. The inter-library loan librarians at the Gene Eppley Library and the librarians at the Love Memorial Library deserve special mention. Last but not least, a debt of gratitude is owed to Professor A. Stanley Trickett and other members of the Department of History, University of Nebraska at Omaha, who took a friendly interest and by their occasional inquiries gently nudged the writer to complete this project. University of Nebraska at Omaha FREDERICK W. ADRIAN 1. AGRICULTURE A. GENERAL 1. Blake, Gordon j., "Reasons for Entry into and Exit from Small Business, Farming and Ranching in Buffalo County, Ne braska, Since 1946," PhD, UN, '70, 216 p, ac. Information secured from farmers, ranchers, and small business· men rather than census reports; retirement and death chief reasons for abandoning farms while those who entered did so because they liked that type of life. 2. Bowden, Martyn John, "Changes in Land Use in Jefferson County, Nebraska, 1857-1957," MA, UN, '59, 227p, c. Both quantitative and qualitative approach to land use; exten sive bibliography. 3. Bush, Ralph Frederick, "Trends of Adjustment of Size of Farming Units in Nebraska," MA, UN, '39, ll9p, cm. The size of farming units increase during periods of prosperity while the opposite is true during depressions. 4. Collett, Clinton Ellsworth, "The Agriculture Geography of Fillmore County, Nebraska," MA, UN, '17, 38p, cim. Locates various soil types and indicates crop most suitable for each; also a brief history of the county. 5. Cornelius, Grant Leland, "Availability of Farm Land to Begin ning and Established Farm Operators in Johnson County, Nebraska, MA, UN, '56, 65p, ac. Part of Nebraska Agriculture Experiment Station Project 487.