Theses & Dissertations Digitization Project

William & Mary Libraries worked for two years on a project to digitize and catalog W&M dissertations and theses going back to 1920 and up until 2015.  The project helps to accomplish many goals:

  • share the developments and research conducted here with scholars around the world
  • preserve the scholarly record
  • increase the impact of theses and dissertations
  • raise the profile of graduate students
  • grow the reputation of William & Mary
  • demonstrate the institution’s impact on local and global communities

As of October 22, 2018, you are now able to view the dissertations and theses included in this retrospective project as well as those which have been submitted electronically since 2016 in W&M ScholarWorks, the university's open access institutional repository.

Below, please find a list of W&M theses and dissertations which have been digitized as part of this retrospective conversion project . The information includes the authors associated with the project, along with their degree-granting department and year of completion. If you wrote a thesis and/or dissertation between 1920 and 2015 would like to opt-out of the project by restricting access to your work to on-campus access only, then you will need to contact scholarworks@wm.edu with your name, date of graduation and thesis or dissertation title. Theses and dissertations will continue to be made available through interlibrary loan (ILL) to other libraries, as they were when they were available in print. If you are a copyright holder for one of these works, and would like to provide additional information about a work, or discuss rights and access to the work, please contact us at scholarworks@wm.edu.

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Title Author Department Year Degree
Artistic and thematic unity in the Romance of the Rose : the function of reason, nature and genius O'Connor, Esme', 1946- English 1972 Master of Arts
A study of the 45-15 cycled-attendance plan for year-round operation of schools in Prince William County, Virginia Mounie, James Colin, 1934- Education 1972 Doctor of Education
Race, intelligence and sense of political efficacy a multivariate political socialization study Carmines, Edward G. Government 1972 Master of Arts
Origins of the Virginia Southside, 1703-1753 : a social and economic study Nicholls, Michael Lee, 1944- History 1972 Doctor of Philosophy
Interaction of preoptic and arcuate nuclei of the hypothalamus and the medial amygdala in the reproductive behavior of the female rat Petty, Linda C., 1940- Psychology 1972 Master of Arts
Politics and literature : power and commitment in the works of Hemingway and Fitzgerald Dempsey, John R., 1945- Government 1972 Master of Arts
The relative effectiveness of three methods of teaching an elementary mathematical task Pugh, Michele. Psychology 1972 Master of Arts
Mechanisms of isosmotic intracellular regulation in marine molluscs DuPaul, William D. Marine Science 1972 Doctor of Philosophy
The Dixiecrat movement of 1948 : a study in political conflict Lavin, Michael Terrence, 1946- Government 1972 Master of Arts
Struggle for suffrage : interrelationships between woman suffrage and prohibition and child labor Hogenson, Margaret Jeanne Beck, 1944- History 1973 Master of Arts
Anywhere, so long as it be free : a study of the Cohen family of Richmond and Baltimore, 1773-1826 by Ann Lynn Lipton. Lipton, Ann Lynn, 1947- History 1973 Master of Arts
The New American magazine McCollough, Carol Lynn Toop, 1945- History 1973 Master of Arts
The Huguenots in South Carolina, 1680-1720 Merchant, Carol, 1951- History 1973 Master of Arts
Counselor reputation and previous performance as an influence upon counselee interaction and attitude in a group experience Harris, Janice Lee, 1936- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
The XYZ affair and the Congressional election of 1799 in Richmond, Virginia Merz, Nancy M. History 1973 Master of Arts
The political, social, and economic factors in the shaping of the structure of public higher education in West Virginia : a history, 1863-1969 Jackameit, William Preston, 1944- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
Child labor and Virginia politics in the progressive era Nichols, Mary Randolph, 1949- History 1973 Master of Arts
New England reactions to the English Civil Wars, 1640-1660 O'Toole, James Michael, 1950- History 1973 Master of Arts
Biographical sketches of Anglican clergymen trained at the College of William and Mary, 1729-1776 : a study of James Blair's plan and its result Patterson, Susan Louise, 1948- History 1973 Master of Arts
An identification and analysis of the expectations of Virginia school board members for their superintendents Brickell, Edward E., 1926- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
William Booth Taliaferro : a biography Sibley, Martha Arle, 1949- History 1973 Master of Arts
The Amblers of Virginia : a family's rise to prominence Yelich, Hope, 1950- History 1973 Master of Arts
Social perceptions and verbal interactions in tape-directed and counselor-directed encounter groups Ficht, John C. Education 1973 Doctor of Education
Variations in major cations and certain heavy metals in the serum of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Colvocoresses, James Alden, 1950- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
A computer-assisted instruction program in mathematics Lawrence, William Lindsay, 1947- Applied Science 1973 Master of Science
A two dimensional jet flowing into a semi-infinite flow field with an ambient velocity Crane, Michael Leonard, 1947- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
Plasma progesterone concentrations and ovarian histology in prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) from experimental laboratory populations Albertson, Barry Douglas, 1946- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Biology of seven species of skates (Pisces: Rajidae) McEachran, John Douglas, 1941- Marine Science 1973 Doctor of Philosophy
The recent history of Wachapreague Inlet, Virginia DeAlteris, J. T. Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
A numerical and spatial study of the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus Bowker, Margaret Whitney Higgins, 1946- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Organizational climate and participation mode as related to the productivity of high and low cohesive formal faculty groups Daly, Elizabeth-Anne Bartlett, 1930- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
The effects of intrinsic and environmental factors on the oxygen consumption of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun Laird, Chae E. Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
Sediment transport processes in a salt marsh drainage system Boon, John D. Marine Science 1973 Doctor of Philosophy
A characterization of the corticosterone-binding-globulin in the plasma of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos) Cheshier, James Leon, 1949- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Angiosperm production of three Virginia marshes in various salinity and soil nutrient regimes Mendelssohn, Irving Avrum, 1947- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
The oxygen equilibrium properties of hemerythrin in solution and in coelomic cells of Phascolopsis Gouldi London, Maria, 1950- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
An investigation of personality characteristics of Negroes attending a predominantly white university and Negroes attending a black college Brown, Nina W. Education 1973 Doctor of Education
The comparative ecology of two species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) in the York River, Virginia Mercer, Linda P. 1947- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
Density correlated movements of four small mammal species Prather, Martin Lloyd, 1949- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Retention and escapement characteristics of pound nets as a function of pound-head mesh size Meyer, Henry Louis, 1946- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
Growth rate and nesting aspects for the glossy ibis in Virginia, 1972 Williams, John William, 1947- Biology 1973 Master of Arts
Relative growth, reproduction and distribution of the rock crab, Cancer irroratus, in Chesapeake Bay during the winter Terretta, Roy Tim, 1946- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
A kinetic examination of 1,3-di-t-butyl-3-methylbromoallene solvolysis Ellis, Dwight Ellen Foster, 1949- Chemistry 1973 Master of Arts
Model legislation for the administration of subaqueous hard mineral resources within Virginia waters Wardrop, William Jeffery, 1949- Marine Science 1973 Master of Arts
Surface phytoplankton community structure of Mobjack Bay and York River, Virginia Stofan, Paul E. 1939- Marine Science 1973 Doctor of Philosophy
The heroic image in a modern world : enlightened naturalism in Ernest Hemingway's A farewell to arms Bailey, Winifred Allison, 1949- English 1973 Master of Arts
Nuclear magnetic resonance in the amorphous transition metal VZr alloy Han, Kwang Soo. Physics 1973 Doctor of Philosophy
Two techniques of modifying an impulsive tempo Hargrove, Patricia Ann, 1949- Psychology 1973 Master of Arts
The function of irony in Wallace Stevens' Esthétique du mal Epes, Isota Tucker, 1918- English 1973 Master of Arts
A study of the relationship between secondary teacher satisfaction and attitude toward collective negotiations Corley, David Ray, 1938- Education 1973 Doctor of Philosophy