(Encyclopedia) Kew GardensKew Gardensky&oomacr; [key], Kew, Surrey, S England, on the Thames just W of London; Royal Botanic Gardens is the official name. The gardens were founded by the dowager…
(Encyclopedia) Bearden, RomareBearden, Romarerōmâr bĭrˈdən [key], 1911–88, American painter and collagist, b. Charlotte, N.C. Bearden grew up in Harlem and studied at New York Univ. and the Art…
DAVIDSON Alexander Caldwell , a Representative from Alabama; born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December 26, 1826; attended the public schools of Marengo County,
Ala., and was…
JONES William Atkinson , a Representative from Virginia; born in Warsaw, Richmond County,
Va., on March 21, 1849; entered the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in
1864 and served in the…
PARRAN Thomas , a Representative from Maryland;
born near St. Leonard, Calvert County, Md., February 12, 1860;
attended the public schools and Charlotte Hall (Md.) Academy;
member of the State…
(Encyclopedia) White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks White), 1899–1985, American writer, b. Mt. Vernon, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1921. A witty, satiric observer of contemporary society, White was a member of the…
