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Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Figure Painting in the High School: Experiments and Recommendations, E. Leonora Perron
Aspects of the Åland Islands question, Elen Christine Sakshaug
The Biological Properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteriophage 7v, Shirley Phillips Schnider
The Causes of the Nez Perce War and the Prolonged Exile of the Captive Indians: An Analysis, Carole Jean Smolinski
A method of measuring the electron energy losses in transmission through thin films, John Patrick Stewart
Selected experiences of boys and girls entering the community of Ketchikan, Alaska from correctional schools, Marian L. Swain
Physical and kinetic properties of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase from Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Craig David Taylor
Directional Correlation of the 346-136 Kev Gamma-Gamma Cascade in Ta¹⁸¹, Robert Allan Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Three basic stoneware glazes for cone six oxidation which may be changed in color or texture by the addition of common materials such as sand, clay soil, crushed gravel, or metal filings, Carol Hilda Balsiger
The library board and the conscientious objector : a study in war hysteria, Annette Martha Bartholomae
The Electronic Instrumentation for Atmospheric Laser Propagation Studies, Clyde Manford Brown Jr.
Selected factors in assessment of a group designated as school malperformers, Janet E. Bullock, Ronald M. Marshall, E. Frank Oliver, and Shizuko H. Sakai
Bacterial Degradation of Methyl Dehydroabietate, Burl C. Carter
Search for quantum oscillations in field emission current from bismuth., Donald Dean Casey
Theoretical calculations of kinetic isotope effects, Paul Chien-Wei Chang
Leisure, condition of man's freedom, Gerald H. Conrath
Assessment of Subjective Experiences of Boys Entering the Community From a Correctional School, Thomas W. DeJardin
Traits Associated with Choosing Social Work as a Career, Helen Ellsworth
Children’s Drama Available for the Elementary School Children of Portland, Oregon, Margaret Othus Gender
Child Care Arrangements in Affluence and Poverty, Josephine Jeannette Gurrola
Arturo Alessandri and the Chilean Presidential Elections of 1920: a thesis, Sally Ann Jones
The Identification of the Inorganic Components in the Calcareous Corpuscles From Mesocestoides Corti, Larry M. Kegley
A Comparison of Characteristics of Terminated AFDC Cases with Cases Remaining Active from the June 1966 AFDC Load in Linn County, Oregon, William Everett Lowther
Solving random walk problems using resistive analogues, Richard D. Morris