Prepared by the staff of the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio, this pamphlet is one of a series which reports contributions made by ethnic groups to the history and culture of Texas. Specifically, historical incidents involving Spanish explorers and missionaries are discussed, relating their contributions to Texas.…

Describes the life and work of physicist Robert A. Millikan. (SL)

This article attempts to demonstrate that although there are differences between the various works of the young and mature Karl Marx, a unifying factor can be found. (DF)

President Garfield's life is reviewed, and his proof of the Pythagorean theorem is presented. (DT)

Stamps from many countries which have commemorated the life and work of mathematicians are cited. Brief biographical sketches of these mathematicians are given, and catalog numbers for almost 40 stamps are noted. (DT)

A discussion of William and Alexander McGuffey and their McGuffey's Eclectic Readers. (MB)

Surveys major databases offering access to historical and biographical information in the sciences and highlights special features of each--Histline, America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Agricola, Biosis Previews, CA Condensates, Compendex, Excerpta Medica, Inspec, and Medline. Two references are listed. (EJS)

The lives of three women mathematicians who received some recognition in their lifetimes are described. They are: Hypatia, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, and Sophie Germain. (MP)

Describes the eminent Black sociologist of the 1920s, E. Franklin Frazier, who made important contributions to social work and to the struggle against racism. Contends his legacy is missing from most histories of social welfare and is relevant to the crisis confronting social work in the1980s. (Author/ABL)

Looks at the lives and accomplishments of four leaders in professional nursing: (1) Loretta Ford, who championed the cause of nurse practitioners; (2) Mable Staupers, a pioneer in community health and nursing; (3) Janet Geister, a leader in private nursing; and (4) Isabel Stewart, who led the movement to standardize nursing education. (JOW)

Attempting to correct and amplify the portrayal of Stephen Crane in journalism history, this paper provides an analysis of relevant works in journalism and other disciplines in order to point out the weaknesses in the journalism historiography and to show how they apparently came about. Evidence is presented from the literature of journalism,…

A biographical sketch of LeBaron Russell Briggs, "the first officer in the history of American higher education charged with responsibility for student relations as separate and distinct from instruction." He was appointed Dean of Harvard College in 1891. (Author)