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Harvard University Theses, Dissertations, and Prize Papers

The Harvard University Archives ’ collection of theses, dissertations, and prize papers document the wide range of academic research undertaken by Harvard students over the course of the University’s history.

Beyond their value as pieces of original research, these collections document the history of American higher education, chronicling both the growth of Harvard as a major research institution as well as the development of numerous academic fields. They are also an important source of biographical information, offering insight into the academic careers of the authors.

Spanning from the ‘theses and quaestiones’ of the 17th and 18th centuries to the current yearly output of student research, they include both the first Harvard Ph.D. dissertation (by William Byerly, Ph.D . 1873) and the dissertation of the first woman to earn a doctorate from Harvard ( Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson , Ed.D. 1922).

Other highlights include:

• The collection of Mathematical theses, 1782-1839
• The 1895 Ph.D. dissertation of W.E.B. Du Bois, The suppression of the African slave trade in the United States, 1638-1871
• Ph.D. dissertations of astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (Ph.D. 1925) and physicist John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (Ph.D. 1922)
• Undergraduate honors theses of novelist John Updike (A.B. 1954), filmmaker Terrence Malick (A.B. 1966),  and U.S. poet laureate Tracy Smith (A.B. 1994)
• Undergraduate prize papers and dissertations of philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson (A.B. 1821), George Santayana (Ph.D. 1889), and W.V. Quine (Ph.D. 1932)
• Undergraduate honors theses of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (A.B. 1940) and Chief Justice John Roberts (A.B. 1976)

What does a prize-winning thesis look like?

If you're a Harvard undergraduate writing your own thesis, it can be helpful to review recent prize-winning theses. The Harvard University Archives has made available for digital lending all of the Thomas Hoopes Prize winners from the 2019-2021 academic years.

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How to access materials at the Harvard University Archives

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How to find and request Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize papers

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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition

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“Without doubt, for anyone interested in learning about research—what it is, where one goes to pursue it, how to do it, what it entails and means, why it is important (now more so than ever before)— A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers is the place to begin. It will likely show people new to the field a way forward and offer experienced researchers the means to test established modes of operation. This book will not fail you, today or tomorrow, at home or in the library. Look for it at a bookstore near you or online.”

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“Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations continues a tradition of providing one of the best interpretations of The Chicago Manual of Style for higher education students and researchers in this ninth edition. The writing style is clear and easy to read, with examples illustrating proper formatting of items.”

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As of the Fall 2023 semester, the UTSA Graduate School requires that all theses and dissertations are submitted electronically to both the ProQuest Theses and Dissertations database and UTSA's open access repository, the Runner Research Press. Information about the submission process and deadlines can be found on the Graduate School's website below. 

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Contact the Scholarly Communication Librarian  for assistance locating a UTSA theses or dissertation.

Explore these resources to find UTSA theses and dissertations:

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Cornell theses.

Check Cornell’s library catalog , which lists the dissertations available in our library collection.

The print thesis collection in Uris Library is currently shelved on Level 3B before the Q to QA regular-sized volumes. Check with the library staff for the thesis shelving locations in other libraries (Mann, Catherwood, Fine Arts, etc.).

Non-Cornell Theses

Proquest dissertations and theses.

According to ProQuest, coverage begins with 1637. With more than 2.4 million entries,  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global  is the starting point for finding citations to doctoral dissertations and master’s theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master’s theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. UMI also offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. The full text of more than 930,000 are available in PDF format for immediate free download. Use  Interlibrary Loan  for the titles not available as full text online.

Foreign Dissertations at the Center for Research Libraries

To search for titles and verify holdings of dissertations at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), use the CRL catalog . CRL seeks to provide comprehensive access to doctoral dissertations submitted to institutions outside the U. S. and Canada (currently more than 750,000 titles). One hundred European universities maintain exchange or deposit agreements with CRL. Russian dissertation abstracts in the social sciences are obtained on microfiche from INION.  More detailed information about CRL’s dissertation holdings .

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Doctoral thesis on peer aggression and sexual harassment among adolescents in turkey and finland.

M.Soc.Sc. Isla Varpula’s doctoral thesis in Developmental Psychology will be put forth for public defence at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University.

The thesis is entitled Peer Aggression and Sexual Harassment among Adolescents in Turkey and Finland; Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and School Connectedness in Relation to Immigrant Status .

The public defence of the doctoral thesis takes place on 31 October 2024 at 12PM. You can follow the defence online. Docent Joam Evans Pim , Center for Global Nonkilling, Hawaii, USA, will serve as opponent and Docent Karin Österman , Åbo Akademi University, as custos.

The present thesis had a dual purpose. First, it aimed to delve into the prevalence of various forms of peer aggression (physical, verbal, indirect, and cyber) and sexual harassment (physical and verbal) among two distinct groups of young adolescents (aged 9–15) in Turkey and Finland. The investigation encompassed not only the perpetration of aggression but also the experiences of victimisation. The study evaluated sex-based differences in both perpetration and victimisation, along with distinctions between the two samples. Similarly, sexual harassment has been extensively studied in workplaces among adult female groups but not adequately explored among adolescents.

Second, the thesis aimed to investigate perceived ethnic discrimination among Finnish secondary school students from three distinct family backgrounds: (1) native Finns, (2) immigrants, and (3) adolescents with a multicultural background, i.e., having one parent who is a native Finn and the other an immigrant. Notably, adolescents with a multicultural family background have been underrepresented in previous research. The study also investigated school connectedness concerning ethnic discrimination, which represents another gap in the existing literature.

Overall, this thesis highlights the importance of cultural underpinnings in aggression and sexual harassment, suggesting that these underpinnings may also manifest in perceived discrimination and school connectedness. Additionally, it draws attention to multicultural adolescents as an underrepresented group, offering valuable insights into their experiences with discrimination and connectedness.

Isla Varpula (b. Ulubas) can be reached by phone +358 46 840 8661 or email isikulubas@gmail.com .

The doctoral thesis can be read online through the Doria publication archive.

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Instructions for following the doctoral defence remotely:

To follow the defence, you need the  Zoom software  or the  Google Chrome browser . You do not need to create a Zoom account to follow the defence. If you install the application, you participate by clicking on the meeting link, after which you should allow the link to open in the Zoom app.

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