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Tyrrell, Joseph Burr
(Encyclopedia) Tyrrell, Joseph BurrTyrrell, Joseph Burrtĭrˈəl [key], 1858–1957, Canadian explorer and geologist, b. Ontario. In 1881 he joined the Canadian Geological Survey as an explorer and in…Yerkes, Charles Tyson
(Encyclopedia) Yerkes, Charles TysonYerkes, Charles Tysonyûrˈkēz, –kəs [key], 1837–1905, American financier, b. Philadelphia. He began his business career as a clerk in a Philadelphia grain…Corresponding Members of the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…Abigail Van Buren
Abigail Van BurenPauline Esther Friedmanadvice columnistBorn: 7/4/1918Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Born Pauline Esther Friedman, Van Buren had never written professionally until 1956 when she…Abigail Van Buren Biography
Abigail Van BurenPauline Esther Friedmanadvice columnistBorn: 7/4/1918Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Born Pauline Esther Friedman, Van Buren had never written professionally until 1956 when she…Barnes Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Barnes Foundation, museum and arborteum in Merion and Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1922, it houses the impressive art collection amassed by Albert Coombs Barnes, 1872–1951, a wealthy…Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant
(Encyclopedia) Beauregard, Pierre Gustave ToutantBeauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutantbōˈrĭgärd [key], 1818–93, Confederate general, b. St. Bernard parish, La., grad. West Point, 1838. As engineer on…Galbraith, John Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Galbraith, John KennethGalbraith, John Kennethgălˈbrāth [key], 1908–2006, American economist and public official, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.S., 1931), Univ. of…William Williams: Letter of William Williams to the Landholder
Letter of William Williams to the LandholderWilliam WilliamsMonday, February 11, 1788Mr. Babcock: Since the Federal Constitution has had so calm, dispassionate and so happy an issue, in the…Dennett, Tyler
(Encyclopedia) Dennett, TylerDennett, Tylerdĕnˈĭt [key], 1883–1949, American historian and educator, b. Spencer, Wis. Dennett was lecturer in American history at Johns Hopkins (1923–24) and at…Trending
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