RSS 1.0History Senior Capstone Projects
Recent Submissions
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The Company He Kept: The Aftermath of a Student Death at SUNY Plattsburgh
(2014)This senior project consists of two transcribed oral history interviews with student administrators at SUNY Plattsburgh reflecting on the impact on the campus of a hazing death, and detailed Finding Aids for the interviews. ... -
Plattsburgh for Peace: Student Protest at SUNY Plattsburgh from 1965-1970
(2014)This paper examines antiwar protests at SUNY Plattsburgh during the Vietnam War era. He draws on primary sources from the Feinberg Library Special Collections such as student newspapers, a recording of a teach-in, speeches, ... -
Surviving Hell: A Marine's Story of the Korean War
(2014)"Surviving Hell" is a senior project of historical fiction that draws on primary and secondary source research about serving in the Korean War. It's the story of Private Jake Sullivan, a Marine in the 2nd Battalion, 7th ... -
Oral History: The Pilots of Plattsburgh Air Force Base
(2014)This project consists of two transcribed oral history interviews with two Air Force veterans-Frank Baehre and Henry Wurster-who served on the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. It included a detailed Finding Aid for each interview. ...
