Category Archives: University of Texas

OSU and the PWA

Posted on April 1, 2012 by LaDale Winling

Recently I have been working on a chapter on Austin, Texas, and the relationship between higher education institutions (eg UT) and the federal government at mid-century. Prompted by this, I have gone back through some of my PWA research from … Continue reading →

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More Census Tidbits

Posted on October 11, 2011 by LaDale Winling

Working my way through more data this afternoon, I came upon the Littlefield residence on West 24th Street in Austin. This is a large, imposing Victorian house with two-story porches — really a treasure to behold in person and today … Continue reading →

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Modest Living

Posted on October 8, 2011 by LaDale Winling

As part of my book research I’m looking at the 1930 U.S. census for Austin, Texas. Since a local public library has an institutional subscription, I can look at digitized pages through Footnote/Fold3, a genealogy research service. I stumbled across … Continue reading →

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Research Note

Posted on March 29, 2009 by LaDale Winling

In the course of some dissertation research I realized that Muncie, Indiana, was a higher-paid but less-educated city than Austin, Texas in 1970. This seems to be largely because of the robust manufacturing sector in Muncie and the midwest and … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on January 17, 2009 by LaDale Winling

In returning this blog to matters academic, I offer a draft of the introduction to my dissertation. It is for information and entertainment, and not for citation without the permission of the author. Universities are places of optimism. For much … Continue reading →

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