Allison Fife Utah State University Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. In 2004, Utah State University acquired a collection of approximately 1,200 rare volumes about the history of science and technology as a result of a bequest by Peter W. van der Pas. A Dutch immigrant and survivor of World War II, van der Pas proved to be an avid book collector and...

Megan Dipo University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ-AP Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. The horror genre has undergone drastic changes in the last two hundred years. Its landscape has transformed from brooding Gothic castles and haunted family drama and intrigue to the unfathomable realms of space, and the endless nothingness of evil incarnate. Modern horror in particular reveals the psyche of current human...

David T. Shackelford University of Utah Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. Winner of the 2013 U of U Essay Award Traditional scholarship would assert that during the Civil War, African American slaves converted to Christianity in large numbers. Many scholars argue that a large majority of southern slaves committed and converted to the common religious principles to create what they term Afro-Christianity....

Mimi Marstaller University of Utah Read at the 2nd Annual University of Utah History Conference Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. In this paper I attempt to introduce Reinhold Niebuhr’s 1952 book The Irony of American History to the reader of 2013, as though for a new edition. I argue that Niebuhr’s warnings to Cold War-era policy-makers apply to two new audiences today:...

Lindsey Lamph Larson University of Utah Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol III. Courtesan women in China may be described by many names, names such as entertainers, artists, and in general alluring women with talent and sex appeal. My paper will seek to address the reasons why these women were known as such. It is said that the courtesan women first appeared during what...