Department of History

Displaying 151 - 200 of 263 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
151	'Twenty Years of Historical Prespective' to be topic of Northern Iowa's history lecture series, Wednesday (Nov. 9) Public Relations News Release 1988:138, p.1	11/03/1988	Looking back at the events of the last 20 years will be the focus of the next lecture series. Lecture will use 1968 as a year to view the decade of the 1960s with all of its social, economic and political ramifications.
152	Anti-Semitism in American Historiography to be topic of Northern Iowa's history lecture series. Public Relations News Release 1988:97, p.1	10/12/1988	Harold Wohl in his speech will address the new and richly diverse historical perspectives, developed over the past two decades, on anti-semitism in Amercia.
153	Department heads named Northern Iowan 85:4, p.5	09/09/1988	Professor Vajpeyi will head Political Science; John Johnson will head History; Ruth Anderson will head Social Work.
154	Alumnus thanks departments Northern Iowan 85:2, p.2	08/30/1988	Praise for Department of History.
155	Whitnah leaves after 17 years of history Northern Iowan 85:1, p.7	08/26/1988	Professor Whitnah will return to teaching and research.
156	Northern Iowa Department of History head, Donald Whitnah, to return to full-time faculty status Public Relations News Release 1988:516, p.1	08/03/1988	Professor Whitnah will take students to Austria for a semester to study relationships between Austria and the U.S. He plans to complete two books.
157	Regents reports; budget OK'd Northern Iowan 84:60, p.3	06/10/1988	Winston Burt will head Affirmative Action; David Else will head PLS; John Johnson will head History Department; Dhirendra Vajpeyi will head Political Science Department; Jonathon Lu will be acting head of Geography Department.
158	Whitnah to resign headship Public Relations News Release 84:58, p.1	05/03/1988	Professor Whitnah looks back on his work; photo.
159	Overseas study recommended by both professors, participants Northern Iowan 84:43, p.9	03/04/1988	Department of History will send students to Austria; student talks about experiences in Regents London program.
160	President's Day: Which presidents rank as our greatest leaders? Public Relations News Release 1987:258, p.1	02/08/1988	Professor Thomas Ryan reveals the most elite of U. S. presidents, as rated by historians and the general public.
161	Radio News Network Broadcast Briefs Public Relations News Release 1987:179, p.1	12/16/1987	David Walker outlines Iowa's early attempts at statehood. Donald Whitnah and Tom Ryan list their top five news stories of the year. Dave Whitsett suggests strategies for keeping New Year resolutions. The Radio News Network shuts down for New Year's Day.
162	Iowa College Teachers of History to meet on Northern Iowa campus Saturday (Nov. 7) Public Relations News Release 1987:119, p.1	11/04/1987	The annual conference of the Iowa College Teachers of History is held in the Redeker Center. Historians from various universities speak at the event, including Professors David Walker, Donna Maier, Jay Lees, and Donald Whitnah.
163	Thoreau's writings as related to American landscape painting is topic of next Northern Iowa History Lecture Wednesday (Oct. 21) Public Relations News Release 1987:81, p.1	10/15/1987	Professor Richard Schneider conducts a series of lectures on the writings of Henry Thoreau at the Embassy Room of Maucker Union. Schneider examines the relationship between Thoreau's writing technique, and the work of 19th Century landscape painters.
164	Expert Harold Hyman to link Declaration of Independence with Constitution in UNI Becker Memorial Lecture Wednesday (Sept. 23) Public Relations News Release 1987:37, p.1	09/15/1987	The Northern Iowa Historical Association, Phi Alpha Theta, Marshall Beard Memorial, and Department of History host a presentation by Professor Harold Hyman on the connections between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
165	Not a new way of teaching . . . just a rare way Northern Iowa Today 16:1, p.1	09/01/1987	Look at teaching methods of several faculty including Professors Swenson, Eiklor, and Davis; photo.
166	UNI to graduate nearly 1,200 in exercises May 16 Public Relations News Release 1987:368, p.1	05/12/1987	Elizabeth Ruth Bingham conducts the student address in the spring commencement ceremonies, where Professor William Lang is awarded a doctor of humane letters degree. President Curris presided over the ceremonies, with the Wind Quintet providing music.
167	Regents approve granting of UNI honorary degree to Dr. William C. Lang Public Relations News Release 1987:346, p.1	04/23/1987	Professor William Lang is presented with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Lang was recognized for his contributions to the humanities program, and as vice president of academic affairs.
168	UNI prof to discuss 'seesaw' use of slave labor in colonial Africa Wednesday Public Relations News Release 1987:313, p.1	04/08/1987	Professor Donna Maier discussed the transition from slave to wage labor in German colonial Africa. Her lecture was part of the Phi Alpha Theta history program, and was held in Maucker Union. The lecture series was sponsored by the History Association.
169	Conference to highlight history, beliefs, lifestyle, of the Amish society April 25 Public Relations News Release 1987:300, p.1	04/03/1987	A conference on the religious practices, history, and lifestyle of the Amish was held in the Education Center. The conference included presentations from faculty members on Amish crafts, games, and history.
170	Birth control at the turn of the century is next UNI history lectue topic, March 11 Public Relations News Release 1987:248, p.1	03/04/1987	Professor Cynthia Goldstein performed a public presentation on birth control in the early 19th Century as a Phi Alpha Theta history lecture. She discussed the development of birth control laws, and the congressional debates that surrounded them.
171	'Waterloo's black history' topic for UNI history series Feb. 4 Public Relations News Release 1986:189, p.1	01/27/1987	Professors Ruth Bluford Anderson and Ada Tredwell conducted a series of lectures on black history in Waterloo from 1900 to 1940. The lectures were sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, the Historical Association, and the Department of History.
172	Merle Thompson Scholarship offered at UNI Public Relations News Release 1987:117, p.1	11/21/1986	Students of history and humanities were given the opportunity to apply for the Merle R. Thompson Memorial Scholarship. Applicants were judged based on scholarly achievement, and a written essay on their career goals.
173	Soviet view of American political system is topic of UNI panel Wednesday (Nov. 5) Public Relations News Release 1987:83, p.1	10/29/1986	University professors were joined to discuss the variety of relationships shared between the Soviet Union and the U.S. since 1917. The lecture series was presented by the Historical Association and Phi Alpha Theta, and held in Maucker Union.
174	Students petition to keep professor Northern Iowan 82:54, p.4	04/29/1986	Would like temporary instructor William Lee to be retained on the history faculty.
175	Final UNI history lecture for season to feature Sunseri Public Relations News Release 1986:349, p.1	04/08/1986	Sunseri will speak about "The Demagogue and the Historian: Huey P. Long and T. Harry Williams;" Long was assassinated in 1935 and Williams was the chair of Sunseri's dissertation committee at Louisiana State University.
176	Austrian diplomat to speak on international terrorism, disarmament Monday at UNI Public Relations News Release 1986:272, p.1	02/24/1986	His address is entitled "Disarmament, Terrorism and other World Problems: Views of a Neutral Country".
177	Non-agression pact between Hitler, Stalin is next UNI history lecture topic Feb. 5 Public Relations News Release 1986:222, p.1	01/27/1986	The lecture is entitled "Bullies Make Strange Buddies: Hitler and Stalin, 1939-1941" and will be presented by Shepardson; it is part of a series sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta and Department of History.
178	Regents approve computer fee, enrollment cap concept Northern Iowan 82:28, p.3	01/21/1986	$20 per semester fee approved; gives permission to UNI to consider enrollment cap; ElVon Warner to be acting dean of School of Business; David Walker to be acting head of History; approve tuition rates.
179	Walker is acting head of history Alumnus 70:4, p.7	01/01/1986	Will replace Professor Whitnah, who is on leave.
180	Relationship between medieval economy, literacy, and history of accounting is next UNI history lecture topic Dec. 4 Public Relations News Release 1985:160, p.1	11/25/1985	Specifically, Mills will give a speech entitled "Accounting and Printing in Early Modern Italy: The Relationship Between Business, Printing and the Spread of Literacy;" sponsored by Historical Assoc, Dept of History and Phi Alpha Theta.
181	Connie Hohlfeld to Discuss Her Experiences in Nicaragua During UNI Speech Oct. 25 Public Relations News Release 1985:93, p.1	10/18/1985	Connie Hohlfeld spent five weeks in Nicaragua and plans to talk about her experiences at UNI; she feels that she was in a communist country that was as free as the United States.
182	UNI's Wohl to Speak on 'Historical Perspective of Holocaust' Wednesday Public Relations News Release 1985:76, p.1	10/11/1985	Dr. Harold B. Wohl will give a lecture in the north Room of the Maucker Union over the holocaust and how it is overlooked in many history books.
183	Political, Economic and Cultural Life of Austria Featured at UNI Through December Public Relations News Release 1985:60, p.1	09/30/1985	There is a series of Austria with a photography exhibition, films, and many speeches.
184	12th UNI Becker Lecture to Feature Chicago Professor William McNeill Sept. 18 Public Relations News Release 1985:25, p.1	09/10/1985	Mr. McNeill will talk about ethnic unity and polyethnicity at the Becker lecture.
185	Media impact topic for panel Northern Iowan 81:20, p.9	11/13/1984	Robert Ross, Jack Hovelson, and O. R. Schmidt will participate in panel discussion.
186	Misconceptions of Soviets explained Northern Iowan 81:16, p.21	10/30/1984	Tim O'Connor speaks on the Soviet Union.
187	Is oral tradition to be believed? Northern Iowan 81:9, p.12	10/02/1984	Ivor Wilks speaks in the Becker Lecture Series.
188	Historical books for sale Northern Iowan 81:9, p.9	10/02/1984	The Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta will be holding their annual book sale on the top of the Union for two days.
189	Becker Lecture opens history speaker series Alumnus 68:3, p.7	10/01/1984	Ivor Wilks speaks; schedule for year.
190	History lectures are for everyone Northern Iowan 81:5, p.18	09/18/1984	A look at this year's lectures.
191	Noted Civil War historian gives 10th Becker Lecture Alumnus 67:3, p.8	10/01/1983	Don Fehrenbacher will speak; schedule of other lectures this year.
192	A fall history picnic Northern Iowan 80:10, p.5	09/30/1983	Held at Seerley Park.
193	Riley article focuses on history program Northern Iowan 79:54, p.10	05/03/1983	Glenda Riley published an article about starting the public history program at UNI.
194	Sage marks 50th year of UNI teaching Alumnus 66:4, p.11	01/01/1983	Professor Sage honored; has continued to teach correspondence courses since his 1967 retirement; tree will be planted in his honor; photo.
195	UNI tuition going up to $990 a year Northern Iowan 78:15, p.1	10/27/1981	UNI's tuition will increase to $990 a year due to action taken by the Board of Regents; Don Maypole will be acting head of Department of Social Work; Dean Talbott will head Department of History while Don Whitnah is on leave.
196	Grinnell professor to speak at UNI History Lecture Public Relations News Release 1981:108, p.1	10/21/1981	"The Athenian Agora: Monuments and Machinery of Early Democracy" is the topic of Gerald V. Lalonde's address during the lecture series.
197	Cold war topic of UNI history lecture Public Relations News Release 1981:66, p.1	09/28/1981	In a lecture as part of a series sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta, UNI Historical Association, and UNI Department of History, Professor Shepardson will discuss the Soviet Union from 1917-1922.
198	'Requiem for populism in Latin America' topic of Becker lecture Public Relations News Release 1981:32, p.1	09/01/1981	Professor Paul lDrake, of the University of Illinois. will present the Becker Lecture.
199	What's up Northern Iowan 77:38, p.4	03/03/1981	Meetings and activities; SAMLE; Seniors in Education.
200	UNI Professor Shepardson to be visiting lecturer Public Relations News Release 1980:389, p.1	02/26/1981	Professor Donald Shepardson will be a guess lecturer at UNI.