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Collection M 107:
Southwest student papers collection inventory

Arrangement:
The student papers (nearly 500 in number) are arranged and listed alphabetically by author within two broad groupings: Senior Seminar papers and other student papers.  At the end of these lists is a summary of the Fort Lewis College courses for which the papers in this collection were written.  These papers were deposited at the Center of Southwest Studies by their authors to comply with the Center's requirement that researchers give the Center a complimentary copy of any publication relying heavily on the Center's collections.

Copyright:
Each author retains full copyright; any use of these papers will be the user's responsibility, in accordance with the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law.

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Series 1: Senior Seminar papers    (listed here by name of author)

Arrangement in the document cases is by date.

Though they are listed by author here, these are filed in the document cases chronologically by trimester, then by the author's name.

Title

Author

Trimester

The Penitente Brotherhood

Abeyta, Christina Maria

2000 Winter

Protecting What Is Sacred: Native Religious Sites in the Southwest

Alvarado, Lenny

1997 Winter

Federal Government's Assimilation policy at Ute Mountain Ute Boarding School, Towaoc, Colorado

Andricci, Sandy 1990 Winter 

The Galloping Geese of the Rio Grande Southern

Archibeque, Vicki

1994 Winter

Native Spirituality as an Effective Intervention Strategy

Becenti, Geneva

1998 Fall

We Know This Place: Mapping Relationships Between Landscape and Language: A Study of Moache and Capote Ute Place Names

Bennett, Julia

1999 Winter

Oral Tradition in Literature and Performing Arts: Issues of Translation

Brady, Marietta

1997 Winter

A Sensitive Issue in the Southwestern History

Brown, Jeff

1999 Winter

Navajo Economics Brown, Roy 1989 Summer 

Navajo Methodist Mission School

Chee, Priscella

1999 Winter

Hispano Villages: The Development of a Community

Clampett, Mark

2000 Winter

Wealth or Wisdom: A Comparative Discussion of Durango, Colorado's two Economic Booms: 1880-1892 and 1980-1992

Coleila, Jerry (Rick) 1990 Winter 

Webber Canyon: Mormon Connection to the Mancos Valley

Coppinger, Pamela

1990 Winter

Beeakidii Begay and Family

Cordalis, Rita

1993 Winter

[untitled] (family oral history)

Cullum, Juan

1993 Winter

Airwaves hit Durango: A Comparison of National and Local Broadcasting Histories, 1920s-1950s

Davidson, Scotty 1997 Fall 
The Community in Space Duncan, Regina [undated]

The Lewis School

Duncan, Regina

[undated]

The Use of Conservation Easements in Preserving Family Ranches on Colorado’s Western Slope

East, Pamela

2000 Winter

Leadership, Governance, Tradition and Tohono O’Odham Nationhood

Felix, Ronald

2001 Spring

American Indian Sacred Sites Preservation and Balance between Religious Use and Multiple Use on Public Lands

Filler, Michaela

1999 Winter

Education Through Time: A Social Study of Early and Rural Education in Durango and La Plata County

Fjerstad, Barbara

1992 Fall

The Navajo Religion

Foss, Wendy

[undated]

The Lucy M. Lewis Family: A Living Tradition of Acoma Pottery

Francis, Susan

1994 Fall

The Tierra Amarilla Grant: Cultural Conflicts in Land Ownership

Gonzales, Pat

1997 Fall

Mascots and Indian Team Nicknames

Haven, Shaun

1994 Fall

Navajo Trading in the Twentieth Century Southwest

Henderson, Verando

2000 Winter

The "Silver Goldmine"

Hischke, Trent

1992 Fall

The Myra Ellen Jenkins Collection: Legacy of a Footnote Happy Historian

Jackinsky, Cindy

1994 Fall

Navajo Education: Traditional and/or Modern

Johnson, Mark D. 1990 Winter 

Transition in Indian Education Focus: Rough Rock Demonstration School

Lewis, Lena 1994 Fall 

1846-1863, A Time of Change for the Navajo People: A Study of the Historical Implications of Navajos in Captivity

Lopez, Alexia

1994 Fall

McPhee: The Life and Times of a Company Town in Southwestern Colorado

Martinez, Julianne

1994 Fall

Controversies in Traditional and Commercial Art

Martucci, Nichole Ann

1997 Winter

Cultural Commonalities: Parallels Between Scottish and Southwest Native American History

McPherson, Elizabeth

1998 Winter

Gaining an Economic Foothold: Tribal Control of Energy Resources

Meredith, Kathy

1997 Winter

The Camp Hale Experience: What it Did for Skiing and Colorado

Miller, Elizabeth

1998 Winter

Syncretism: Religious Adaptation Among Indian People of the Southwest

Patz, Todd

1997 Winter

Splendid Women of Silverton

Peterson, Kim 1990 Winter 

Cultural Loss in Navajo Country: B.I.A. Boarding Schools

Quintero, Lolia

1999 Winter

Zapotec Weavers Enter the Marketplace of the American Southwest

Redhorse, Consuelo

2001 Spring

The 1950s: A Decade of Change for Farmington

Roe, Debbie 1992 Fall 

The Mine that won't quit: Silverton's Sunnyside

Rokop, Kathy 1991 Winter 

The Connie Mack World Series

Rose, Sally A. 1992 Fall 

Chaco Canyon

Ryland, Cathleen 1975 Fall

Ignacio, Colorado's contribution to World War II

Sherman, Ron 2000 Fall

Promises like Wind-blown Clouds: the BIA and Indian Education

Shock, Kathie 1994 Fall

The Archaeological History of the Falls Creek Rock Shelters: Issues and Ethics

Smalley, Jeri

1999 Winter

Unity of Separatism: Issues Surrounding Multicultural Education

Sparro, Theron

1997 Winter

Oil and Gas Development in Northwestern New Mexico

Staley, Eddie 1996 Fall

Gone but Not Forgotten: Hispanic Grave Decorations in the Southwest

Thurman, Karen

1998 Winter

Navajo Academy

Tomlinson, Lena M. Gleason

1990 Winter

Mailmen, Ministers, and Veterans: A History of Colorado Skiing

Touchette, Matt 1991 Winter

The "Message" to the Utes: Efforts and failures of the Catholic missions

Tracey, Gilbert 2007 Winterl

Navajo Code Talkers of World War II: Then and Now

Tsosie, Rita Ann 1990 Winter

Faith and Water: The Birth of a Valley

Webber, Deborah 1994 Fall

Vandalism and Industrial Threats in Dinetah

Werito, Patrick

1999 Winter

Ute Creek: A Tributary Stream

Zahrt, Dorothy 1991 Winter

Series 2: Other student papers    (listed here by name of author)

Arrangement in the document cases is by last name of student author.

These are listed by author here, and are filed by author's name.

Note: 
You can search this list for keywords using the Edit-> Find in Page (Ctrl+F) feature on your Web browser.

Title

Author

Date

For course

Creede, Colorado, 1893

Aber, Robert

1970 March 27

Southwest History

Dr. Emil Johnson

Alber, Pam

1974 Dec. 3

Colorado History

The Mile High Klan, 20th Century

Allen, Curtis

1979 Nov. 29

Colorado History

Gunnison (Colo.), 1880s

Allen, Robert

1969 Dec. 2

Colorado History

Short History of the Indian Rights Association

Anders, Alan Richard

1972 March

Independent Study

Bank Scandal in Durango (Colo.), 1907-1908

Anders, Alan Richard

1972 March

Independent Study

Computer Programs for Numerical Analysis

Anderson, James R.

1971 Dec. 13

Independent Study

Creede (Colo.), 1893

Andrews, Lanny

 

 

Depression, San Juan Basin

Anesi, James C.

1968 Mar. 26

 

Colorado and the Civil War

Anstett, Tom

 

Colorado History

Decision to Halt at the Elbe

Antolik, Dan

1969 Dec. 1

 

A History of Animas City (Colo.)

Antolik, Mark

 

Southwest History

Early Transportation in Southwest Colorado

Applegate, Stephen Hunter

1974 Dec. 6

Colorado History

A Rustler a Day Keeps the Cattle Away, or, the Smartest Thief Gets the Beef

Aspaas, Helen Ruth

1972 Mar. 22

Colorado History

Marble, Colorado

Aspromonte, Sheila

 

 

Arvada, Colorado

 

1974 Jan. 2

Colorado History

Lost Treasures, Treasure Hunting and Treasure Hunting Laws in Southwest Colorado

Armstrong, Richard L.

 

Colorado History

Willa Cather and Death Comes for the Archbishop

Bartelt, Betty 1965 Aug. 11 Colorado History

Cultural Factors in the Learning of Navajo Children

Begay, Lola

1971 April

Independent Study

Ouray: Chief of Utes

Bersch, Kathleen

1969 April 7

 

Lake City (Colo.), 1870s

Babbit, David

 

Colorado History

Ashcroft

Bader, Margaret

1969 Dec. 2

Colorado History

The 1911 Flood in Southern Colorado: October 4-6, 1911

Baird, John E

1970 Mar. 17

Senior Seminar

History of the Shenandoah-Dives Mining Company

Barge, Margaret

 

 

Program Planning in Recreation

Baroch, Stephen R.

1975 April

Physical Education

Church in the San Juan Mining Camps

Baults, Wanda

1969 Dec. 1

 

Ludlow (Colo.)

Baxstrom, Donnalee

1970 Dec. 1

Senior Seminar

The Utes Must Go

Baxstrom, Donnalee