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Ceransano, S.P. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1982
Discusses the sociological and geographical factors influencing the failure of London's Fortune Theater during the Renaissance. The local history and geography of the surrounding neighborhoods are analyzed using the original ownership records from the period. (AM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Local History, Primary Sources, Social Influences
Rippy, Felix – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1985
This study of Muncie, Indiana, during the years 1891-93, when the older marshal/constable system of law enforcement was replaced by a modern municipal police force, shows the tensions faced by that community as a result of a late but sudden industrial growth. (RM)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Industrialization, Local History
Holli, Melvin G. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1975
The French feudalistic economic and social system of 17th and 18th century Detroit is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Economics, Local History, Social Environment, Social History
Goist, Park Dixon – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1975
The political evolution of a Cleveland suburb form a narrowly defined community to one in which pluralism is accepted and respected is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Study, Cultural Pluralism, Local History
Frank, Carl M. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1985
In 1920 Robert S. and Helen M. Lynd published the results of their exhaustive study of everyday life in Muncie, Indiana, dubbing the city "Middletown" as a symbol of the typical American community. Salient conclusions of the study are summarized, and significant recent literature on Middletown is assessed. (RM)
Descriptors: Community Study, Comparative Analysis, Culture, Life Style
Lee, Helen Clara – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1976
Collaboration of Fort Wayne-Allen County Historical Society with the Education Division of Indiana University at Fort Wayne resulted in teacher-community workshops, designed to show elementary and secondary teachers how to use pioneer crafts in their classes. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), Community Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Bohler, Gloria Ann – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1975
This article presents a short listing of historical sites in Indiana useful in commemorating the Bicentennial in the social studies curriculum. (JR)
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Community Study, Field Trips, Historic Sites
Bracken, Alexander E. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1978
Evaluation of data available for Muncie (Indiana) in the 1850-1880 period indicates that all occupational groups experienced upward mobility in terms of an increased value of their property, Muncie's population was of a transient nature, the area changed from village to city, and the number of people attracted to Muncie was greater than the number…
Descriptors: American Culture, Case Studies, Census Figures, Community Development
Young, Lawrence A.; Chadwick, Bruce – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1985
A replication of the 1920 Lynd study of everday life in Middletown, a typical America community, is presented. Data reveal that while Middletown did experience rapid change between 1890 and 1920 as the Industrial Revolution swept through middle America, there has been a significantly slower rate of change since then. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Study, Comparative Analysis, Divorce
