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University of Virginia student theses

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2023-0043

Content Description

This addition to RG 22, Students and Alumni, contains drafts and published versions of University of Virginia student theses from 1924 to 1943 . Most of these theses focus on physics concepts submitted to fulfill a doctorate. Concepts include Catalytic Dehydration, The Catalytic Action of Copper, and the Electro-Optical Kerr Effect. A thesis titled The Virginia Negro Artisan and Tradesman by Raymond B. Pinchbeck, Ph. D discusses the historical context of African American labor in Virginia. Another history thesis titled Sixty Years of Branch Banking in Virginia by George T. Starnes discusses the development of banks in Virginia following the Civil War. The titles are as follows: : Sixty Years of Branch Banking in Virginia by George T. Starnes Cytology and Life History of Vaucheria Geminata by J. R. Mundie The Virginia Negro Artisan and Tradesman by Raymond B. Pinchbeck, Ph. D Studies in the Dibenzofuran Series by Richard A. Robinson Sufficient Conditions for a Generalized-Curve Problem in the Calculus of Variations by Truman Botts Catalytic Dehydration of Ethyl Alcohol in the Vapor Phase by Chi Chao Yung The Catalytic Action of Copper in the Hydrogenation of Ethylene by Carroll Wardlaw Griffin The Etiology and Histogenesis of Leucosis and Lymphomatosis of Fowls by E. P. Johnson The Time Intervals Between The Appearance of Certain Spectrum Lines of Helium and Mercury by P. N. Rhodes Electro-Optical Kerr Effect in Gases by C. W. Bruce A New Method for the Study of the Electro-optical Kerr Effect in Gases by E. C. Stevenson Phylogenetic and Cytological Studies in the Ranunculaceae by Walton C. Gregory An Intensity Formula for Scattered X-Rays by Edward S. Gwathmey

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Unknown.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1942

Extent

0.6 Cubic Feet (One letter-sized document box and one half width letter-sized document box)

Inventory

Two drafts, nine final theses