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Dawson, David, October , 2004 [Interview]
No full textDavid Dawson was interviewed on October 19, 2004, by Andrew T. Stinson about his experiences during World War II.Macarthur, DouglasWorld War I
The historical imagination of Christopher Dawson
No full textChristopher Dawson (1889-1970) was one of his generation's most
important historians and religious thinkers, and was a significant
influence on many contemporaries including T.S. Eliot, C.S. Lewis,
and Russell Kirk. This dissertation is a study of his most
fundamental ideas concerning history and culture.
Chapter one examines Dawson’s sociological view of history.
Convinced that history was more than a scientific enterprise, he
believed that the true historian is one who reaches beyond the
material world to understand the essence of history’s dynamics. In
this way, the world can be conceptualized as a united whole,
separated by regional differences as a result of environment, race,
material, psychological, and religious factors. Dawson believed
that the political histories of the past several centuries failed to
grasp the undercurrents of historical change, and that the best way
to understand the past is to appreciate culture as an expression of
primeval religious traditions.
Chapter two treats Dawson’s understanding of progress. Dawson
was convinced that progress had become the “working-religion” of our
age. This secular faith, founded on scientific rationalism, first
pledged to fix the material failures of Western culture, but
unwittingly eroded its faith in God, and eventually, its moral
fiber. Dawson believed that true progress was progress of the soul
in its ordering toward the Creator.
Chapter three is a study of Dawson’s Christian, and more
specifically, his Catholic beliefs. Informed by religion, his
historical and cultural visions are not dogmatic, nor are they
polemical. He conceived of history as the unfolding of a divine
economy in the temporal world. Although Dawson is a proponent of
Roman Catholicism, his scholarship is an objective treatment of
history shaped by an undisguised, Christian worldview.
Additionally, the appendix is an introduction to Dawson’s life
and the circumstances surrounding his conversion to Roman
Catholicism. Particular attention is paid to the development of his
moral and historical imagination — both of which became intertwined to
form the basis of all of his scholarship
Moses Dawson letter to David T. Disney
No full textDawson (Cincinnati, Ohio) to Disney regarding an answer to Disney\u27s request to have access to the files of Dawson\u27s newspaper. Dawson responds that only one set exists, but because a refusal would be unfairly used, they will be placed at the disposal of a trusted mutual friend. Created between 1818-1844. Copy.https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/dawson_correspondence/1187/thumbnail.jp
Dawson, David James, WX10989
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/381049Surname: DAWSON. Given Name(s) or Initials: DAVID JAMES. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: WX10989. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 26981.195747
Item: [2016.0049.13342] "Dawson, David James, WX10989
Herons illustration photograph
No full textDrawing of herons alighting on piles in Okanogen County, Washington, by William L. Dawson. This pen-and-ink sketch of two herons includes the handwritten caption "Herons alighting on piles (see text)." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Oology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara)
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[Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching]
No full textPhotograph of Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching. Dr. Dawson worked at the University of North Texas from 1959-1985 as a professor of mathematics. In this photo, Dr. Dawson is seen at the chalkboard teaching a lesson using what is presumably a long ruler to point at the board. He is dressed in a dark-colored suit. His right hand is down by his side while he uses his left hand to hold the ruler. In the foreground are several students listening to the lesson being taught
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[Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching, 5]
No full textPhotograph of Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching. Dr. Dawson worked at the University of North Texas from 1959-1985 as a professor of mathematics. In this photo, Dr. Dawson is seen at the chalkboard teaching a lesson using what is presumably a long ruler to point at the board. He is dressed in a dark-colored suit. His right hand is holding a piece of chalk near the board while he uses his left hand to point the ruler at the board. Dr. Dawson is looking at his class while teaching. In the foreground are several students listening to the lesson being taught
Female American Velvet Scoter illustration
No full textSketch of a female American Velvet Scoter, Okanogen County, Washington, December 10, 1895. by William L. Dawson 1873-1928). This pencil sketch includes a profile view of the duck's head and bill as well as an overhead view of the bill. A caption located on the lower left corner reads: "Female Am. Velvet Scoter, Showing encroachment of frontal feathers. Dec. 10, 1895. WLD." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Ooology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara)
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[Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching, 6]
No full textPhotograph of Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching. Dr. Dawson worked at the University of North Texas from 1959-1985 as a professor of mathematics. In this photo, Dr. Dawson is seen at the chalkboard teaching a lesson using what is presumably a long ruler to point at the board. He is dressed in a dark-colored suit. His right hand is holding a piece of chalk to the board presumably to write something while he uses his left hand to hold the ruler pointing it down towards the floor. In the foreground are several students listening to the lesson being taught
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[Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching, 3]
No full textPhotograph of Dr. David Fleming Dawson teaching. Dr. Dawson worked at the University of North Texas from 1959-1985 as a professor of mathematics. In this photo, Dr. Dawson is seen at the chalkboard teaching a lesson using what is presumably a long ruler to point at the board. He is dressed in a dark-colored suit. His right hand is down by his side with light-colored chalk in his hand while he uses his left hand to hold the ruler to point toward the bottom of the chalkboard. In the foreground are several students listening to the lesson being taught
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