Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; Colonies--History--20th century; United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953
This thesis is a biographical and historiographical examination of Truman's rhetoric and handling of colonialism. Truman's position regarding European colonialism is a worthy topic since it facilitates the study of the United States' treatment of...
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972; United States--Foreign relations--Ghana; Ghana--Foreign relations--United States; Volta River (Ghana)
The emergence of an independent neutralist Africa changed the dynamics of the cold war. The military-strategic orientation of the United States and Soviet Union had little relevance to underdeveloped Africa. Following the death of Joseph Stalin,...
Nanostructured materials; Nanotubes; Nanoparticles; Drug delivery systems; Diagnostic Imaging
Nanomaterials have many intriguing applications in biology and medicine. Unique properties such as enhanced electrical properties, increased chemical reactivity and resistance to degradation, novel optical properties and comparable size to that of...
In 1979, the U.S. President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies stated that to function successfully in the next century, all adults would need more knowledge about our interdependent world, awareness of other peoples, and...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
The effect of the Norman-French Conquest on the vocabulary of the English language was profound. Prior to the Twelfth Century the language contained but few word forms foreign to the Old English. The vocabulary of the Eleventh Century contained...
Energy independence requires that the nation reduce its dependence on foreign oil imports. This can be achieved through electrification of transportation vehicles if proper battery technology can be developed. In addition, the renewable energy...
Baptists; Men; African Americans; Portrait photographs; National Baptist Convention of the United States of America. Foreign Mission Board
Portrait of an unidentified African American man from National Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Text below the photograph reads "National Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Series No. ?8."
Friel, Brian--Criticism and interpretation; Friel, Brian. Translations; Friel, Brian. Philadelphia, here I come; Friel, Brian. Aristocrats
This thesis is a literary examination of three plays from Irish playwright Brian Friel, Translations, Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Aristocrats , all of which feature a family of the O'Donnell name and all set in the fictional Donegal village of...
This thesis is a personal examination of the process of creating, developing and portraying the character of Dionysus in University of Louisville's 1996 production of Euripides' The Bacchae. It begins with an examination of my acting process prior...
Linseed oil is the oil from the plant linum usitatissiumum. It is not a new oil, for we read that the Greeks and Romans used it, not as it is used today, but as a food, and it is still used for that purpose in some countries, especially in Russia,...
A group of men in various military uniforms stand and sit in front of a display labeled Veterans of Foreign Wars United States Buechel Post Kentucky 3705 Honor Roll with a list of names below. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men carry baskets of food from a building into a car. A group of women stands at the top of the steps to the building. Printed on image: Churchill Downs Post #2921. Veterans of Foreign Wars of U.S.A. Address: 724 Central Avenue, Louisville,...
Group of children on a child-sized railroad car. A boy and girl sit in the front with three girls in the back. A boy stands next to the train with a field behind him. Painted on the train is 'D.S.L.R.R. No. 3.' Title: The Dellwood Shortline...
Train cars on elevated railroad tracks over a city street in New York. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk below the tracks. Title: 15094 Elevated R. R. at 4th Ave., New York. Text on left: American and Foreign Views. Text on right: Sold only by...
Train at elevated railroad station. Smoke rises from the train engine. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk below. Title: New York City Third Avenue Elevated Railway. Text on left: C.H. Graves, Publisher, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Text on right: Stereoscopic...
Exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Enclosed by an open, pillared wall, a sign over one segment reads, "Coffee Exportation, annual mean for the years 1899-1903 in bags of 60 kilograms; every bag represents 50000 bags; Brazil...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of Prentiss M. Terry of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing wire-frame glasses and a printed bow tie. The background of the photograph has been painted on to crop his image and damaged around the edges. Handwritten on back of image: district...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of Prentiss M. Terry of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing wire-framed glasses and a printed bow tie. The photograph has been painted on outlining/cropping his image and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: district manager U.S....
Children's band inside a gymnasium or auditorium. Two rows of boys in marching band uniforms. The back row has four boys holding flags. A row of drums runs across the front. The two center drums read 'Shawnee Corps 3204 Louisville, Ky." The...
