(Encyclopedia) Cuyahoga Valley National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Parkkīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a…
(Encyclopedia) Chesnutt, Charles WaddellChesnutt, Charles Waddellwädĕlˈ [key], 1858–1932, American author and lawyer, b. Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 he was admitted to the Ohio bar. His short stories…
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Guy (Berlin Guy “Champ” Chamberlin), 1894–1967, American football coach and player, b. Blue Springs, Neb., grad. Univ. of Nebraska, 1916. Chamberlin was one of the greatest…
(Encyclopedia) Tung Ch'i-ch'angTung Ch'i-ch'angd&oomacr;ng chē-chäng [key], 1555–1636, leading painter, calligrapher, connoisseur, and critic of the Ming dynasty. A high official in various…
(Encyclopedia) Paige, Satchel (Leroy Paige)Paige, Satchelsăchˈəl pāj [key], 1906–82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. He began pitching in 1924, joined his first professional team two years…
(Encyclopedia) Palomar MountainPalomar Mountainpălˈōmär [key], peak, 6,126 ft (1,867 m) high, S Calif., NE of San Diego, in Cleveland National Forest. It is the site of the Palomar Observatory,…
(Encyclopedia) Brangwyn, Sir Frank WilliamBrangwyn, Sir Frank Williambrăngˈwĭn [key], 1867–1956, British painter, etcher, and designer, b. Belgium (to British parents). In his youth he worked in the…
(Encyclopedia) Tetley, Glen (Glenford Andrew Tetley, Jr.), 1926–2006, American dancer and choreographer, b. Cleveland. He studied in New York City with Hanya Holm and trained with Martha Graham,…
(Encyclopedia) Bloch, ErnestBloch, Ernestblŏk, Ger. blôkh [key], 1880–1959, Swiss-American composer. Among his teachers were Jaques-Dalcroze and Ysaÿe. He taught at the Geneva Conservatory, 1911–15,…
