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Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Minority without a champion: the Kanaka contribution to the western United States, 1750-1900, Janice K. Duncan
Nigerian nationalism: a case study in southern Nigeria, 1885-1939, Bassey Edet Ekong
Moment-curvature-thrust relationships in hybrid members, Douglas Wrenn Fiala
Villa St. Rose Group Home Study, William H. Finkle
A review of "longitudinal study" in developmental psychology, Emily H. Finley
Complex Systems and the Price-Resource Directive Coordination Procedure, Chamberlain Lambros Foes
Illusion und Verfremdung: Begriff, Form und Wirkung, Bezogen auf Bertolt Brecht: "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan", Robert E. Folk
An Attitudinal Survey of Forty-Four Juvenile Court Counselors Regarding Due Process Standards in Juvenile Cases, Jerry Robert Franklin
Selection of practice models for social work, Linda Fritz
Factors Affecting the Population of Raptorial Birds on Sauvie Island, Oregon, Jeffry Gottfried
A study of the characteristics of runaways and their families in two social agencies, Susan G. Greer, Sarah J. Hertlein, and Stephen C. Regner
A case study of the Northwest District Association and Portland City planning staff, Jill Sally Haldeman and Kathryn Cynara Heisler
Reminiscence, Disengagement, and Morale in Old Age, Barbara Brown Hardy
Die Figur der Rebellen im Frühwerk Schillers: Die Räuber, Kabale und Liebe, Don Carlos, Edward E. Heyen
An Investigation of Temporary Threshold Shift Among Helmeted Motorcycle Riders, Alamander Hicks
Psycho-social Aspects of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Children, Sally Myers Hingley and Judith Ann McKay
Studies of bistable fluid devices for particle flow control, Gerald H. Hogland
Das Motiv der Einschränkung in einigen Romanen Max Frischs, Leen J. Inghels
Application of Numerical Analysis to Root Locus Design of Feedback Control Systems, Steve William Justice
Catechol Effected Dissolution of Silicate Minerals, James Maurice Kelley
Acrylic Polymer Transparencies, Inez Allen Kendrick
The geology of the southeast quarter of the Bone Mountain quadrangle, Oregon, Richard Cortland Kent
An investigation of between-ear tympanometry measures in normal-hearing young adults, Barry Lynn Kimmel
Behavioral characteristics associated with accidental poisoning in childhood, Nancy Koroloff and Emily Tufts