Magnate’s Wealth Forges Shakespearean Library Network
In a Folger Shakespeare library interview director Louis B. Wright explains how Henry Clay Folger’s wealth funded a world class collection. The library houses the largest English Renaissance works outside the British Museum and hosts 65,000 annual visitors. Wright notes only about 20 percent study Shakespeare, while the focus spans pre1700 titles and broader literature. Wright, a historian, recounts his own writings and his river fishing trips in the High Sierras with friends who share his passion for history.
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Folger Shakespeare Library
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Car Hits Train Near Gratiot injuring man
Harold Kemprood aged 29 of Gratiot was in serious condition at St. Clare hospital after his car struck a Milwaukee Road freight train at Camel crossing on Highway 18 two miles northeast of Gratiot Monday night. His right arm was smashed by the impact.
Israeli farmers back plan to double cultivated area
TEL AVIV Israel the national conference of Israeli farmers backs the government plan to double arable lands from 760000 acres to 1250000 by 1953 as part of a four year economic recovery program. Sideburns were named after Gen Ambrose Burnside.
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National Conference of Israeli Farmers
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Flying ambulances to move Korean casualties to U S
Defense officials expect nearly all Korean casualties to be evacuated by air from Japan within five days, not by ship. One hospital ship already heads to Korea, another out of mothballs to replace a sunk vessel. Dr Meiling notes 97 percent are now flown in via military air transport with three percent aboard regular ships.
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Defense Department
Japan
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Military Air Transport Service
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!