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The Thomas Crane Public Library was built in four stages: the original building (1882) by architect Henry Hobson Richardson; an additional ell with stack space and stained glass (1908) by William Martin Aiken in Richardson's style; a major expansion (1939) by architects Paul A. and Carroll Coletti, with stone carvings by sculptor Joseph Coletti of Quincy; and a recent addition (2001) by Boston ...
Collegiate and University yearbooks, also called annuals, have been published by the student bodies or administration of most such schools in the United States.Because of rising costs and limited interest, many have been discontinued: From 1995 to 2013, the number of U.S. college yearbooks dropped from roughly 2,400 to 1,000. [1]
Afonso de Albuquerque (c. 1453–1515, Portugal, nf) Anthony the Great (251–356, Greece, nf) Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969, Somalia/US, nf) Maram al-Masri (born 1962), Syrian/French poet and writer. Fatima al-Taytun (born 1962), Bahrain poet. Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962), American poet, essayist, playwright and academic.
Miller Library, Colby College. Miller Library is Colby's main library, which stands at the center of campus. Designed by Jens Fredrick Larson of the firm Larson & Wells and modeled after the Baker Memorial Library at Dartmouth College (which was, in turn, inspired by Independence Hall in Philadelphia), [3] Miller was built in 1939 and named for the parents of Merton L. Miller (class of 1890 ...
Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ / HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image.
Alain LeRoy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, and educator. Distinguished in 1907 as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, Locke became known as the philosophical architect—the acknowledged "Dean"—of the Harlem Renaissance. [2]
The Great Books (second edition) Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952, by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., to present the great books in 54 volumes. The original editors had three criteria for including a book in the series drawn from Western Civilization: the book must be ...
This is a list of notable women writers. ... Ella A. Bigelow (1849–1917, United States), author; Lettie S. Bigelow (1849 ... Nathalia Crane (1913–1998, United ...