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(Encyclopedia) Folger Shakespeare LibraryFolger Shakespeare Libraryfōlˈjər [key]: see under Folger, Henry Clay.Frank, Tenney
(Encyclopedia) Frank, Tenney, 1876–1939, American historian, b. Clay Center, Kans. After 1919 he was a professor at Johns Hopkins Among his best-known works are A History of Rome (1923), Economic…basketry
(Encyclopedia) basketry, art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible materials to form vessels or other commodities. The materials used include twigs, roots, strips of hide, splints, osier willows…Voulkos, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Voulkos, Peter, 1924–2002, American ceramist and sculptor who helped establish ceramics as a fine art, b. Bozeman, Mont., B.S. Montana State College (now Montana State Univ.), 1951, M.…gravel
(Encyclopedia) gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the…David Wyatt AIKEN, Congress, SC (1828-1887)
AIKEN David Wyatt , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, S.C., March 17, 1828; received his early education under private tutors; attended Mount Zion…George David AIKEN, Congress, VT (1892-1984)
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1975 Party: Republican AIKEN George David , a Senator from Vermont; born in Dummerston, Windham County, Vt., August 20, 1892; moved with his parents to Putney, Vt.,…David Aiken REED, Congress, PA (1880-1953)
Senate Years of Service: 1922-1935 Party: Republican REED David Aiken , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., December 21, 1880; attended private schools; graduated from…earthenware
(Encyclopedia) earthenware, form of pottery fired at relatively low temperatures, so that the clay does not vitrify (become glassy), as do stoneware and porcelain clays. Occasionally, earthenware is…Collingwood
(Encyclopedia) Collingwood, town, S Ont., Canada at the south end of Georgian Bay, an arm of Lake Huron. Collingwood is a shipbuilding center and has…Trending
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