Browsing Graduate Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date
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Country Town: The History of Minnedosa, Manitoba 1879-1922
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1978-03)This thesis is about the development of a country town during its formative years. The setting is Minnedosa, Manitoba, in the period from 1879 to 1922. It is an exploration in local history which seeks to understand the ... -
Moral Meaning in Joseph Conrad's Nostromo: A Study of the Role of Mrs. Gould
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1978-05)Nostromo is Joseph Conrad's most ambitious novel. Many believe it is also his finest achievement, for in it he has created an imaginative world of landscape, history, and a volatile people struggling to achieve political ... -
The "Indian," the "Other" in the Canadian Quest for Identity
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1981-03)“The 'Indian,' the 'Other' in the Canadian Quest for Identity” focuses on four prairie novels of the 1970's to examine the relation of literature to a nation's identity. By looking at the way the authors use Indian characters ... -
Quasi-Independent Agencies of the Manitoba Government: the Administrative Relationship
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1987-05)This paper explores the thesis that the policies, procedures and practices which form the basis of interaction between a quasi-independent agency and the executive and bureaucratic arms of government have been established ... -
The Eschatological Framework of the Epistle of James
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1993-08)The nature and character of the Epistle of James, as well as its place in the development of early Christianity, have been matters of some debate in past New Testament scholarship. This thesis attempts to place some of ... -
"Custodians of a Great Inheritance": An Account of the Making of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 1994-05)The Hudson's Bay Company Archives at the Provincial Archives of Manitoba is indispensable for the study of many aspects of Canadian history. This thesis will survey the history of the company's management of its archives ... -
Nursing Resources in Manitoba 1995 A Description of the Current Situation and Consequent Policy Implications
(University of Manitoba & University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba & University of Winnipeg, 1995-08)The purpose of this study is to describe the nursing resources available in Manitoba as of April, 1995 and to delineate possible policy initiatives based on the collected data. After years of inattention and neglect, the ... -
Relatives and Strangers: The Identity of Post World War II Ethnic German Immigrants
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-02)The years after the end of World War II were characterized by the constant arrival of new Canadians. Between 1946 and 1960, Canada opened its doors to over two million immigrants and approximately 13 per cent of them were ... -
The Decentralization of Social Services: Canadian Responses
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-04)This thesis explores the administrative challenges that the provincial and local governments will have to address in moving beyond the current crisis of the welfare state. The argument that Canada is shifting away from ... -
Winnipeg Meat Packing Workers' Path to Union Recognition and Collective Bargaining
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Winnipeg, 1996-07)This thesis explains why in the 1940s, Winnipeg meat packing workers secured sustainable industrial unionism. By tracing the development of the Winnipeg meat packing industry and investigating previously unsuccessful ... -
Martyrdom in Latin America: Gustavo Gutierrez Challenges the Traditional Concept of Authenticated Martyrdom in the Roman Catholic Church
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1996-09-01)The concept of martyrdom emerged in the pre-Constantinian Church. Many Christians believed that the martyrs, imitators of Jesus Christ in life and death, would be saved in imitation of his resurrection. The local communities ... -
The Value of Community-Based Ethnic Archives: A Resource in Development
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1997-05)Archives are entrusted with the difficult task of capturing the nation's history. Obtaining an accurate reflection of a diverse nation through the documentary evidence they choose to retain is a great challenge. For much ... -
Anthony Burgess and God, faith and evil, language and the ludic in the novels of a manichaean wordboy
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1997-05)In this thesis, a detailed study of religious and ethical themes in selected novels by the late British writer, Anthony Burgess, will be undertaken. I will demonstrate that his work contains a consistent ethical worldview, ... -
Manitoba Populism and the Farmers' Movement in the Provincial Elections of 1920 and 1922
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1997-05)The Political landscape in Manitoba experienced mammoth changes from 1920 to 1922. In 1920 the Manitoba Liberal party under the leadership of T.C. Norris had been in power for five years. During this period, this government ... -
The Education Policy of the Dufferin Roblin Administration, 1958-1967
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1998-02)Politics and education are two of the most important, albeit controversial, institutions that make up the framework of Canadian society. Both national institutions underwent a series of dramatic changes during the Cold War ... -
Telling Stories around the 'Electronic Campfire': The Use of Archives in Television Productions
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 1999)The purpose of this thesis is to develop an archival perspective on the use of archival documents in television productions and to explore the significant public programming opportunities presented to archivists by the ... -
An Examination of the Relationship Between Special Operating Agencies and Ministerial Responsibility in the Government of Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba, 1999-04)The agency model is a form of government organization that is quickly gaining credibility throughout bureaucratic circles. The Government of Manitoba has subsequently embarked on its own agency model program; it has created ... -
A Cross-Jurisdictional and Multi-Agency Information Model for Emergency Management
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-07)Emergency management and the coordination of disaster-related activity are information-intensive, both in terms of the level of detail required and the diversity of information that must be generated, evaluated, and acted ... -
Manitoba Mennonite Archives And Canadian Mennonite Collective Memory
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-10)"Collective memory" is the term given to the widely shared reconstructed versions of the past that are assembled by both individuals and groups in order to define their present and prepare for the future. The construction ... -
"Guide" vs "Gatekeeper": Information Rights Legislation and The Provincial Archives of Manitoba
(University of WinnipegUniversity of Manitoba, 2000-12)Access and privacy legislation (also known as information rights legislation) has been an evolving feature of Canadian life for more than twenty years. Public archives, as custodians of the records of their government ...
