The University Archives at Butler University houses all physical copies of the University’s student theses, including both graduate and undergraduate works. Select digital copies—which include most contemporary, copyright-cleared, and public-domain theses—are available below.
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Theses/Dissertations from 1973
The Work Incentive Program as a Grant for Investment in Human Capital, L. James Eaton
An Analysis of the Effect of Urban Concentration and Occupational Structure on Wage Differentials between Women and Men in Selected Geographic Divisions of the United States, Susan Stickler Hession-Eaton
An Evaluative Study of the Guidance Services in USDESEA Schools, Jack W. Plake
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
A Study of the Relationship between Unemployment in Indiana and the United States, Jack W. Bell
An Econometric Model for Forecasting Industrial Electrical Sales for Indiana, Ronald E. Clarke
Economic and Social Development of the Traditional Society: Studies of Ecuador, Turkey, and Vietnam, Charles M. Corbin
Senator Albert J. Beveridge and the Politics of Imperialist Rationale, Leone B. Little
Security Price Forecasting, Ralph J. Nebbia
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
The Grant Equivalent of Foreign Aid and Sensitivity Analysis of Contract Terms as Policy Guide, Erturk Deger
The Grant Component in United States Economic Aid to Less-Developed Countries, Carl J. Gahwiler
Concentration in Primary Products and Terms of Trade, Ronald C. Gaughf
The Indiana Congressional Delegation and Foreign Policy Issues 1939-1941, Loretta S. Glaze
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indiana: A Study of the Churches and their Leadership, James P. Johnson
Walter White and the Fight for Racial Equality, Marcia Lustig
College Recruiting for Managerial Talent, Ronald Forrest Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
The Gentleman's Code in Selected Works of William Faulkner, Nancy Jo Kivett Almond
The McCarthy Campaign in Indianapolis (1968), Carlotta B. Anderson
Factors Associated with the Urban Church Participation of Former Members of Rural Churches, Edwin Max Case
A History of the League of Women Voters of Indianapolis, Barbara E. Zimmer
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
An Empirical Investigation of Collective Bargaining Theories, Stephen Francis West
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Soviet-U.S. Relations 1917-1957, as Reflected in Soviet Anti-American Graphic Propaganda, William Frederick Alsop Jr.
A Study of Principles and Techniques Involved in Chruch Drama, Edith D. Bruce
A Survey of the Development of Meaning of Selected Concepts in Children: Grades One through Twelve, Carol Erickson Smith
BACONE COLLEGE A HISTORY, Maurice C. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
A Description of and Program for Blind Children with Mental or Emotional Disability, Sarah Ashman
An Inquiry Into Personality Development: A Theory of Symbiotic Relationship, Kenneth William Chittick
The Syrian Church in India, A. John George
The Foreign Policy of Harry S. Truman, Patricia Reagan Slater
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
A Critical Analysis of the Church Viewed as Struggling within the Continuum of Matriarchal-Patriarchal Principles, Robert C. Alexander
The Concept of History in the Thought of Rudolf Bultmann and Reinhold Niebuhr, Joseph H. Bragg Jr.
Robert K. LaFollette and American Foreign Affairs, Madelynne K. Chandler
A History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Nancy Elizabeth Clark
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
The Life and Contribution of Robert Monroe Bell, Claire E. Berry
Piracy in decline, 1680-1727, Howard W. Buckwalter
The MMPI as a Predictor of Success Among Seminary Students, Sue Webb Cardwell
A Study of Numinous Experience, Dama C. Cofield
An Analysis of Desegregation Trends in the Indianapolis Public Schools, Sophia Nicholas Gonis
Christopher Fry's Contribution to Modern Drama, Jane McElroy
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
The Doctrine of the Ministry Among the Disciples of Christ, Arthur H. Bishop
Rose Macaulay: Satirist, Suzanne F. Carey
The Religious Imagery in Emily Dickinson's Love Poems, Constance B. Kirby
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
The Measurement of Some Aspects of Self Concept Related to Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped, Sarah Ashman
The Aspect of Freedom in Paul's Theology, M. Eugene Boring
The Attitude of Indiana's Congressional Delegation during the Civil War toward Slavery and the Negro: 1861-1865, Emma T. Randall
The Theme of Salvation in Six Novels of Graham Greene, Edward L. Shaughnessy
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Characteristics of Closed Christian Churches in Selected States, 1920-1957, Charles Beecher Barr
Apostolos in the New Testament, James Maynard Bragg
Love and Isolation in Hawthorne's Fiction, Betty L. Dixon
Boyhood in Penrod, Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and The Catcher in the Rye, Susanah J. Mayberry
W.W. Otey: Controversialist, Cecil Willis
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
Accounts Receivable Numbering for Indianapolis, James O. Anderson
Corporate Proxies, Lyle A. Anderson
Economic Development in the Diplomatic Relations of the United States and the Republic of Chile, 1952-1960, Charles E. Argast
The Early Church Reflected in the Gospel According to Matthew, Jack L. Barnes
Fellowship and the Disciples' Doctrine of the Chruch, Evelyn Faye Hale
The Problem of Factions Versus Essential Unity in the Church of Corinth: A Study of Causative Factors and Paul's Answer to the Problem, Fred H. Luthy
Indiana and the Adoption and Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, Ellsworth Shade
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
The Congressional Career of Benjamin F. Butler, Nancy C. Adams
History of Visiting Nurse Association of Indianapolis, 1913-1959, Charlotte Akins
The Influence of Rivers on the History of Indiana, Ralph L. Bailey
Pride and Penalty in Hawthorne's Tales, Violet Enid Behler
A Comparative Study of Eucharistic Teachings of the Didache with Canonical, Early Christian, and Non-Christian Literature, Joseph Richard Bennett
A Study of the Trinity in the Cappadocian Fathers, George W. Buck
A Comparative Study of Mormon and Disciple Histories, Leslie H. Payne
Ideas and Symbolic Scenes in the Works of E.M. Forster, Betty W. Werthman
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
Psychological Components in Chronic Urticaria, David L. Blumenthal
A Survey of some Recent Writing on the Problem of the New Testament Kergyma, Gene M. Carrell
A Semantic Study of Ecclesia before 100 A.D., Harold Edwin Cline
The Contribution of a "Layman" to the Restoration Movement, Allan J. Hunter
A Study of the Development of Racial Integration in the Indiapolis Public Schools, Thomas F. Jett
The Military Atmosphere of the Soviet Army, Raymond J. O'Leary USMC
Oral Communication: A Curriculum Proposal for a Theological Seminary, Robert E. Pebley
A Biography of Z. T. Sweeney, Robert E. Reeves
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
A Follow-Up Study of the Graduates of Sandcreek High School 1952-1957, Earl Aaron
Some Problems of First Peter, Robert E. Boyette
A Study of Ministerial Education among the Disciples of Christ from 1900 to 1915, Marion Lynn Hieronymus
Ephesus, Pagan and Christian 133 B.C. - 262 A.D., Ruth O. Michener
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
A Survey of the Protestant School Movement in Indiana since 1900, Philip Akard
E.C. Sanderson, Harry R. Baird
History of the Indiana Dental College, 1879-1925, Jack D. Carr
John Wesley's Doctrine of Sin and Man, Carl F. Dunker
George Orwell and the Problems of the Contemporary Writer, Mary Chappell Sidney
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
David Lipscomb's Doctrine of the Church, Herman L. Barnett
Christian Worship: A Psychological Study, Jonas M. Berkey
A Study of the Historic Theories of the Atonement, William F. Bromley
Ernest Hemingway, Matador Without a Cape: The Influence of the Bullfight Upon the Writing of Ernest Hemingway, William L. Pittman
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
God's Revelation of Himself to Man, J. Wesley Adcock
"Ecclesia" According to Saint Paul, Ralph G. Bealer
Some Contemporary Problems of Christian Education in Norway, Jo Bolstad
GRACE AND LEGALISM IN THE PAULINE WRITINGS, Clarence A. Stanke
Theses/Dissertations from 1954
The Ruination and Expulsion of the Miami Indians, William D. Siedlecki
Theses/Dissertations from 1953
The Prophetic Concept of [tsedaqah], Loren E. Arnett
The Construction and Administration of the Union Navy, Robert K. Eisenbarth
A History of Band Instrument Manufacturing in Elkhart, Indiana, Charles Vandeveer Reed
Theses/Dissertations from 1952
A Project in Pre-Service Training for Church School Teachers, Fannie M. Bennett
Problems and Progress in the Development of Girls' Education in India, Rozaline Jean Cleaveland
Theses/Dissertations from 1951
An Investigation of Certain Aspects of Human Figure Drawings as a Measure of Sociability of the Person, Vincent Boone Alig
The Kingdom of God Reflected in the Gospels, Donald George Ashton
An Objective Study of II Peter, Maurice E. Beery