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The University of Kansas's KU ScholarWorks Pre-1923 Theses and Dissertation
collection was digitized by the Scholarly Communications program staff in the KU
Libraries' Center for Digital Scholarship. These theses and dissertations range from 1883 - 1921 and reflect topics from Engineering and History to Economics and Chemistry, including titles like A Study of Terpeneless Lemon Extracts, English Interest in the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Aspects of the Gothic Romance.
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