History 469: Seminar in History (History Program, College of Arts and Sciences); Research Papers, 2017

Collection

Identifier: WSUV.Archives.016

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains drafts of five student research papers written during the Spring 2017 semester. Most of the papers entail research on local history including topics on the brewerying industry,racial descrimination, Burgerville, Sisters of Providence and the Northwest music scene during the 1990s. The range of content is primarily focused around the 19th century and the 20th century.

Dates

2017-04-27

Biographical / Historical

The History 469: Seminar in History, also known as the History Senior Seminar, was originally part of the History Program in the Humanities Division. Students who were majoring in History were required to enroll in the program and complete a final capstone project, a written research paper following a selected topic from the instructor. The program later became part of the College of Liberal Arts and then the College of Arts and Sciences under the division of History.

Extent

5 items (One document box containing five folders with student research papers.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Student research papers from the 2017 History 469: Seminar in History course held on Washington State University-Vancouver campus. The course was taught by Dr. Laurie Mercier during the Spring semester in 2017 and was part of a capstone for students. The class focused on public history themes and student research mostly features history in Clark County and more broadly the Northwest.