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Crosby, Alfred W. – Journal of World History, 1991
Discusses effects of disease on the Atlantic basin after Christopher Columbus established contact between the hemispheres. Emphasizes the decimation of the native populations of the Americas when exposed to illnesses common in Eurasia and Africa. Relates the epidemics to the development of the slave trade and the rise of the middle class in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communicable Diseases, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education
Gorman, Brian – 1981
Techniques used by large and small institutions to trace and keep track of alumni are outlined, based on data from a national survey. Additionally, two articles on recordkeeping are presented. For 19 of the 27 institutions surveyed, information is provided on: institutional data regarding alumni population, staff assigned to tracing lost alumni,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Graduates, Data Collection
Bockman, John F. – 1978
Volume II contains the substance of five studies originally filed with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in the cases of "Fisher v. Lohr" and "Mendoza v. Tucson School District No. 1." Study VI examines the migration of Spanish-surnamed households from Tucson's south and west sides to the east side…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Educational History
Bockman, John F. – 1978
Volume I contains the substance of five studies originally filed with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in the cases of "Fisher v. Lohr" and "Mendoza v. Tucson School District No. 1." Study I determines patterns of attendance at several elementary schools by non-Mexican American and Mexican American…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Educational History