In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work from Portland State University, it was my desire to do a Practicum which would be of benefit to the community where I live, Longview, Washington. One area in which the shortcomings were apparent was pointed out to me time and again by my husband, who is a practicing physician in Longview and through my own contacts in the community, i.e., neither Cowlitz General Hospital nor St. John!s Hospital had a Social Service Department. Therefore, I have written proposals for a Social Service Department for each hospital. There are some slight variations, so that one proposal is applicable to St. John's Hospital and the other, to Cowlitz General Hospital. The proposal itself does not reflect the numerous contacts with people in the community, the subsequent efforts to implement the establishment of Social Service Departments, and the research and inquiries into available resources. My responsibility in doing a Practicum was to make a useful contribution to an existing agency, not to see to the actual establishment of the departments. This is, however, one of my personal goals. My list of the references, therefore, does not include all of the resources consulted in preparation for writing the proposals.

Project (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2000. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-268).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-205).

Project (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2000. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-268).

Project (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2000. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-268).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-205).

This thesis examined the relationships among ecology, economy, and society in the history of Longview, Washington, a planned timber settlement on the Columbia and Cowlitz Rivers. It compared the environmental, economic, and social histories of the Cowlitz Indians, American farmers, and urban industrialists that lived there over the past four hundred years. The central argument of the thesis is that human society cannot separate its economic and social organization from its ecology, nor can it reorder the environment without restructuring its economic and social institutions. Three different groups lived in the same physical space, but since they conceived and used the land differently, their societies developed distinct social and economic frameworks. The narrative of the thesis is chronological, tracing environmental, economic, and social change from about 1790 to 1934. During that time, humans gradually transformed a flood plain once dominated by vegetation and wildlife into a paved, sculpted, and densely populated industrial city. This study outlines the major causes and consequences of that transformation for both the land and its inhabitants. A wide range of source material provided the evidence upon which my conclusions were based. In addition to the more conventional historical sources such as diaries, letters, newspapers, memoirs, maps, and census data, I consulted anthropological studies, geological and geographical surveys, ecological reports, agricultural bulletins, and sociological analyses. My findings are presented in Chapters 2 through 5, with chapter 6 summarizing and drawing final conclusions.

Project (D. Min.)--Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 1986. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 349-354).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Includes abstract and vita. "September 2002." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-140).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-111).