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Vassar Scholarship

Whose 'Nature' is it in? The Navajo Generating Station and the Politics of Nature, Space and Colonialism in Northern Arizona

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Robinson-Welsh, Alicia A.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Page, Arizona is home to the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant that provides the power for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and other consumers of electricity in the Southwest. Though the plant is not owned by the Navajo...

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Vassar Scholarship

Whose Destiny? The Rise and Development of Place Branding in Syracuse, New York.

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Kara Conley
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
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This thesis explores the structural and material dominance of the Destiny USA
regional mega-mall located in the city of Syracuse, New York. It explores the development of the 6th largest mall in the 167th largest city in the nation through...

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Why Did Singapore Take the Gamble? To What Extent Did Legalizing Casino Gambling Lead to Economic Growth in Singapore?

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
M. Jasmine Timan
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
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This paper explores the economic and social effects of the casino industry in Singapore and aims to tell whether the casinos had a positive or negative impact on total Singapore welfare. It uses data collected from Singapore Department of Statistics...

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Vassar Scholarship

Why only some industries unionize: insights from reciprocity theory

Publication Date
2005-February-14
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Flynn, Sean M.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This paper argues that the degree to which a given industry's labor contracts are complete or incomplete is the major factor determining whether its workforce will be unionized. For instance, assembly line industries feature complete labor contracts because of the...

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Vassar College Memorial Minutes

Wick, Frances Gertrude, 1875-1941 | Memorial Minute:

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Date
[After 1941]
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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

William Caxton, 1489-1491 -- Printer's Mark

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Date
1489-1491
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Main (Thompson) Library location: Class of '51 Reading Room. William Caxton (c. 1422 - c. 1492) was born in Kent and, by 1438, was apprenticed to a mercer in London. He eventually settled in Bruges, where his business prospered. In 1463, he became Governor of the English Nation of Merchant

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Vassar College Early Images

William I. Knapp: Vassar College ancient & modern languages professor, 1865-1867

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between 1865 and 1867
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Head and shoulders picture of William I. Knapp with mustache. He is wearing a white shirt and dark suit.

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Jaspar Parrish Papers

William J. Kerr | to Jasper Parrish, 1818 May 28

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Date
1818-05-28
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The Library Café

William Noel

Date
May 27, 2008
Abstract

William Noel, Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum, talks about the book he co-authored with Reviel Netz entitled: The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book is Revealing the true Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist, and his ten-year project to uncover one of

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Jaspar Parrish Papers

William Spring | to Jasper Parrish, 1809 Aug 24

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Date
1809-08-24
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Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection

Williams House groundbreaking, Vassar College

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Date
1921-04-15
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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Ground breaking for Williams House, a new building for faculty housing. Harriet Trumbull Williams (VC 1870) and President MacCracken stand in the center and students look on. There is also an unidentified man holding what appear to be building plans.

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Williams House groundbreaking, Vassar College

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Date
1921-04-15
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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Ground breaking for Williams House, a new building for faculty housing. Harriet Trumbull Williams (VC 1870) wields the spade while President MacCracken and students look on. There is also an unidentified man holding what appear to be building plans.

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Williams House groundbreaking, Vassar College

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1921-04-15
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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc
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Ground breaking for Williams House, a new building for faculty housing. Dean Ella McCaleb is speaking. Harriet Trumbull Williams (VC 1870), President MacCracken, and students look on.

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Vassar College Student Letters

Williams, Ellen (Boardman). Letters, 1865-1866

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49 letters from Williams to her family about her two semesters at Vassar from 1865 to 1866. Williams discusses her enjoyment of her geology and zoology classes with Professor Tenney, for which she collects butterflies and moths from the Vassar grounds (Jun 1866, letter to her mother September 1865)

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