editor, commentator After earning a BA from Queen College in New York City, Rabinowitz studied at New York University while teaching English at NYU and at Pratt Institute. In 1970, her book on…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Henry Huttleston, 1840–1909, American financier, b. Fairhaven, Mass. After he moved (1860) to Pennsylvania, he entered the oil business, experimented in the refining of…
HEFFERNAN, James Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 8, 1888; attended private and public schools; was graduated from Bryant Stratton College…
Juster, Norton
(Encyclopedia) Juster, Norton, 1929-2021, American author and architect, b. New York, N.Y. The son of a Jewish immigrant architect, Juster studied…
MARTIN, Robert Nicols, a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., January 14, 1798; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
TONRY, Richard Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 30, 1893; educated in the public schools, Randolph Military Academy, Montclair, N.J., and Pratt…
BYRON, William Devereux, (husband of Katharine Edgar Byron and father of Goodloe Edgar Byron), a Representative from Maryland; born in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 15, 1895; moved…
PETERSON, Morris Blaine, a Representative from Utah; born in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, March 26, 1906; attended the public schools and Weber College; graduated from the University of Utah in…
(Encyclopedia) Currier & Ives, American lithographers and print publishers, who produced highly popular hand-colored prints of contemporary scenes and events in American life. Nathaniel Currier,…
TYNER, James Noble, a Representative from Indiana; born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., January 17, 1826; pursued an academic course, and was graduated from Brookville Academy in 1844;…
