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Department of History Senior Honors Theses
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The honors program in history for undergraduates began in 1948 when the College of Arts and Sciences of University of Pennsylvania established the major subject concentration system for undergraduates. Honors students were required "to do specialized reading in connection with a conference course, and to complete an essay or thesis." While the specific course requirements changed over time the preparation of a thesis remain and continues today, primarily being completed in a student's fourth or senior year.
The collection contains the final theses required for all undergraduate students in the honors history program at the University of Pennsylvania. They cover a range of historical topics which reflect the courses taught by and areas of specialization of the faculty of the Department of History.
The collection is organized in series by years and arranged alphabetically by last and first name of author.
Transferred from the Department of History in 2022 (accession 2022-024).
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Zhangyang Xie and J.M. Duffin
- Finding Aid Date
- August 2022
- Access Restrictions
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