University College Senior Theses

Call Number

MC.24

Date

1897-1934, inclusive

Creator

New York University Archives

Extent

2 Linear Feet in 4 manuscript boxes

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

From 1894 through 1925, graduation requirements for students enrolled in the University College of Arts and Pure Science at New York University included presentation of a "satisfactory thesis" on a subject selected by students and related to their major field of study. This collection consists of 100 senior theses, 1897-1925, and one honors thesis in History, 1934.

Historical Note

From 1894 through 1925, graduation requirements for students enrolled in the University College of Arts and Pure Science at New York University included completion of a prescribed number of courses and presentation of a "satisfactory thesis" on a subject selected by students in December of their senior year and approved by faculty. Each thesis related to a student's major field of study. Upon successful completion of the thesis, the student received either a B.A., B.S., or (from 1893-1902) Ph.B. degree.

By 1925, the thesis requirement had been removed, and some students could enroll in an honors program. Honors students announced their intentions at the end of sophomore, or beginning of junior year and were required to maintain an overall "B" average. In their senior year, each honors student completed a thesis in their main area of study.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 100 senior theses, 1897-1925, and one honors thesis in history, 1934. Materials highlight student reactions to the Spanish-American War, women's suffrage, race issues, World War I, and immigration policies. On the whole, the collection provides a sample of undergraduate student research and writing in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Subjects

Organizations

New York University -- Students -- 20th century; Washington Square College

Genres

Theses.

Places

New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

Conditions Governing Access

Material pertaining to individual student records may be restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact University Archives with specific questions regarding access to such records.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); University College Senior Theses; MC 24; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

On July 2, 1981, Professor Carl Prince presented eighteen of the theses to Professor Bayrd Still. In 1985, the remaining theses were given to archivist Tom Frusciano.

Collection processed by

Steven A. Walker.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:53:55 -0400.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: Finding aid written in English.

Processing Information

Processing information before 2019 is unavailable.

Revisions to this Guide

June 2019: Updated by Jacqueline Rider for compliance with DACS and ACM Required Elements for Archival Description

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from an OCR Processed Document

Repository

New York University Archives

Godfrey, A.W., "The Hanseatic League", 1897, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Orr, David, "The Belgian Revolution of 1830: An Historical Study", March 1897

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Skene, Fred, "The Efficiency of the Police Force During Riots", 1897, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gorton, James Treat, "Jean Baptiste de Lemark: His Life and Work", March 1898

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waldman, Morris D., "The National Guard of France", April 1898

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cooperstock, John, "The Effects of Irrigation on Civilization in the West", March 1899

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hatch, Nelson B., "Toryism in the Episcopal Church During the American Revolution", March 1899

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lichtenstein, Walter, "The 'Great Families' of New York", March 1899

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mendel, Philip, "The Negro Question", 1899, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Otis, Isaac L., "The Development of the American State Constitutions Particularly of Massachusetts from the English Trading Company Charters", April 1899

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Raymond, Walter Buchanan, "The Political Future of the Philippines", 1899, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Altman, Joseph, "History of the Origin of the North West Ordinance", Apr 1900

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Elder, Jr., Robert Duncan, "Industrial Co-operation as Illustrated by the Familistere Society of Guise, France", 1900, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Addy, Jr., Richard C, "The Labor Question in the Philippine Islands", Apr 1901

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hadley, Jr., Samuel Hopkins, "Religious Movements for Social Betterment", 1901, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rickaby, Hamilton C., "The Attitude of the States toward the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions", 1901, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Stockell, Victor Holles, "The History of the Attitude of the United States towards the Establishment of a Permanent International Court of Arbitration", Mar 1901

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wallin, William, "The Intent and Application of the second portion of Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States", 1901, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chapin, Newton, "Causes and Motives of the Burr Conspiracy", 1902, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kohn, Jacob, "The Beginnings of a Philosophy of History in Vico", 1902, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Dawson, Richard B., "The New York Clearing House", 1909, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Friedman, Nathan M., "The Attitude of the United States Government Towards International Arbitration during the decade - 1899-1909", Apr 1909

Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rowland, Ralph Wright, "Woman Suffrage: An Outline of Legislative Enactments in the United States", 1909, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bruster, Ralph R., "The History of the Working Out of the Association of 1774", 1912, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Elliffe, Jr., Richard E., "A Brief History of Partisan Warfare In Westchester County During the 'American Revolution", 1912, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Fleischer, Morris Bernard, "The Political Aspects of the Trial and Prosecution of Aaron Burr", Apr 1912

Box: 2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rosenbaum, Louis, "The Law and Practice of the Enlistment of Negro Soldiers in the Northern Army during the Civil War", Apr 1912

Box: 2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Underwood, Horace H., "America's Part in Maintaining the Integrity of China", 1912, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Berney, Abraham Arthur, "Private Financial Aid Rendered to the Federal Government in the Civil War", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Conklin, F. Colwell, "The Diplomatic Relations of the United States and France During the Civil War", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Edelman, Isador, "The Ethics of Nietzsche", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Guernsey, Irwin Scofield, "The Personal Participation by Polk in Diplomatic Relations with Mexico during his Administration", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hamilton, Jr., William Henry, "The History and Present Status of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kaplan, Abraham D., "The Influence of Anson Burlingame, American, As Ambassador To and From the Chinese Empire", May 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lindenbeerg, Alexander, "Lucian and His Imitators", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

McAndrew, Hurlbert, "The Effect of the Blockade on the Cotton Industry of the South during the Civil War", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

McClure, Carl, "French Government Aid to the Revolutionists before the Recognition of Independence", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Nixon, Albert B., "The Effect of Domicile in Determining Enemy Character in Time of War", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Pfeffer, Max D., "The Disappearance of Serfdom in England", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ripperger, C. Wesley, "The History of the Attitude of the United States Towards the Exemption from Capture of all Private Property at Sea in Time of War", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rosenstein, Filbert, "The Jew as an American Immigrant", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Roth, M., "Official Interference with the Fugitive Slave -Law between the years 1850-1860", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Seed, Henry George, "A Comparison-of English and American Newspapers of the Present Day with Respect to Space Allotment and Mechanical Make Up", 1913, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Taylor, George E., "A History of the Struggle to Retain Kentucky in the Union in 1861", Apr 1913

Box: 2, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bosniak, Jacob, "History of the Jews in France in the End of the 13th Century", Apr 1914

Box: 2, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Demarest, Stanley T., "Dutch Colonization in New York as Portrayed by Washington Irving", 1914, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gold, A.D., "A Study In The Attitude of Rabelais toward Pope as shown in the Fourth Book of 'Pantagruel'", 1914, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gordon, H.Z., "The Reorganization of Germany by Napoleon", Apr 1914

Box: 2, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hammond, Oscar W., "Rise of England as a Sea Power in the Seventeenth Century", 1914, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lavenburg, Israel, "England's Attitude toward the Right of Search", Apr 1914

Box: 2, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Levy, I. Alfred, "Battle of Marathon", 1914, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Margulies, Joseph H., "The History of the Vulgate Translation of the Bible", Apr 1914

Box: 3, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Marks, James Garland, "The History of President Lincoln's Order Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus During the Civil War", Apr 1914

Box: 3, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Volk, Frank R., "Comparison of the Two Tragedies by Corneille, Horace and Pertharite", Apr 1914

Box: 3, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Doye, Robit W., "The Diplomatic Relations Involved In the Marriage of Catherine of Aragon with Prince Arthur and with Henry VIII", Apr 1915

Box: 3, Folder: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kohl, Frank E. and Edward A. Sears, "An Investigation of the Possibilities of the Photographic Plane Perspective Method of Topographic Surveying with Special Reference to Small Land Area", 1915, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 55.1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Marra, Ubaldo J., "The French Element in the American Colonies Prior to the Revolution", Apr 1915

Box: 3, Folder: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rogoff, Samuel, "Albert Gallatin and the Negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent", Apr 1915

Box: 3, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Smith, O.N., "Problems in the Glaciation of New York State", Apr 1915

Box: 3, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Draper, William H., "The Great War and some of its Effects on America and the other Neutrals", 1916, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jame, Joseph, "The Development of the Jury System-in England During the Middle Ages", Apr 1916

Box: 3, Folder: 60 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schulte Jr., Theodore E., "The History of the United States' Attitude Toward the Transfer to Neutral Flag of Belligerent Merchant Vessels", Apr 1916

Box: 3, Folder: 61 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Coane, Clarence B., "Our War Exports", 1917, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 62 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Edelman, George I., "Cracow, Posen or Warsaw: Which Policy for Poland?", Apr 1917

Box: 3, Folder: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cremer, Charles Morton, "The Baltic Provinces of Russia in Retrospect and Prospect", 1919, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 64 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cunliffe, Grant Wilfred, "Political and Intellectual Tendancies of Modern France", May 1919

Box: 3, Folder: 65 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Finley, Harold Brooks, "Effect of the Mineral Resources of Europe Upon the Balance of Power", May 1919

Box: 3, Folder: 66 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Foss, Fremont C., "Relations Between Germany and Russia 1904 To 1910", May 1919

Box: 3, Folder: 67 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Traina, Salvatore, "Morocco and the Peace of Europe (1900 - 1910), 1919, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 68 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greeman, Edward, "Citizen Genet's Appeal to the American People", Apr 1920

Box: 3, Folder: 69 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jame, David, "The Political Agitation of the Non- Franchised Against the Corn Laws in England", 1920, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 70 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Stuart, Robert Brown, "The Development of the Government of Canada from 1860 - 1914", 1920, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 71 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Van Aken, Roy, "The Attitude of South America Towards the Monroe Doctrine", 1920, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 72 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Van Arnain, Philip E., "Conscription in the Confederate States", 1920, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 73 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Falk, Solomon, "Opposition to the Early American Stage Prior to 1800", Apr 1921

Box: 3, Folder: 74 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hauser, Frederick Howard, "Attempts at the Re- Organization of Macedonia (1910 - 1920)", May 1921

Box: 3, Folder: 75 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Joseph, Ben M., "The 1922 Coal Strike and the Miner's Case", Apr 1922

Box: 4, Folder: 76 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Millen, Thomas MacDougall, "The Government Operation of Railroads in the United States During the - Period of the Great War", 1922, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 77 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Anderson, George Valentine, "The Social Principles of Joseph Chamberlain", Apr 1923

Box: 4, Folder: 78 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cochran, Thomas C., "A Brief History of Field Tactics as Developed by Marlborough, Fredrich, Napoleon and Von Moltke", 1923, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 79 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Edsall, Preston W., "Hospitality to Prizes in Neutral Ports", 1923, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 80 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hill, Huntington, "The Pichegru Conspiracy of 1803-04", Apr 1923

Box: 4, Folder: 81 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gray Jr., Hamilton,"The Present Immigration Policy", 1924, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 82 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Johnsen, T. Norman, "The Moroccan Question", 1924, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 83 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lyon, John T., "James Russell Lowell and the Anti- Slavery Movement", 1924, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 84 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bartley, John Cowgill, "Cuba's Relation to Our Foreign Policy Prior to the American Civil War", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 85 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Berkson, William R., "The Federal Courts Before the United States Supreme Court", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 86 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Beylegaard, Reidar G., "The Granger Movement and State Regulations", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 87 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eichler, Herbert, "The Dispersion of the Loyalists of the American Revolution", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 88 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Good, Alexander, "Disraeli's Vacillations in Parliamentary Reform", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 89 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jablanka, Frank A., "The Development of the Office of the Attorney General of the United States after the Adoption of the Constitution", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 90 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Maggio, Vincent S., "The Girondins and the Conduct of the War, March 1792 - March 1793", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 91 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mallon, Arthur, "The Organization and Administration of the War Department During the Revolutionary War", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 92 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

McGovern, Clarence Francis, "The Mexican Policy of President Woodrow Wilson", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 93 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mendelson, Irving Howard, "Lincoln and Chase: A Study of Political Management" ', Jan 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 94 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Quigley, John Joseph, "The Influence of the Atlantic Seaboard Upon American History In Its Formative Period", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 95 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rosenberg, Sidney Robert, "A History of Landlord and Tenant", 1925, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 96 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Schofield, Ellwood M., "The Great Awakening of 1740: An Epoch in American Church History", Jun 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 97 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Smoleroff, Julius W., "The Opinions of Lord Randolph Churchill", May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 98 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Yaroshevitch, R., "The Russian Decembrist Rebellion," honors thesis in history, University College, 1934, May 1925

Box: 4, Folder: 99 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tilone, Robert, "The Non-Slaveholding Whites of the Antebellum South", April 1934, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 100 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)