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Protecting Animals 40: Ondine Sherman from Voiceless
No full textThis week on Knowing Animals we are joined by Ondine Sherman. Ondine is one of the co-founders of Voiceless, the Animal Protection Institution. She is also an author. We discuss her latest book ‘Sky’ which was published by Pantera Press in 2019
Major General Edward Ord photograph
No full textCarte de visite photograph of Major General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880.
Edward Ord was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on October 18, 1818. He graduated from West Point in 1839 and served in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars and the American Civil War. He reached the rank of Major General.
He died in Havana, Cuba, on July 22, 1883 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Sherman Collection
No full textSon of pianist Nadia Reisenberg, and nephew of thereminist Clara Rockmore, Robert Sherman (b. 1932) is a renowned radio broadcaster, author, and educator whose noteworthy career spans from the 1950s to today. At radio station WQXR in New York, Sherman worked as the Music Director and Program Manager, and he is best known for hosting numerous programs, including "Woody's Children" and the nationally broadcast "The Listening Room." As an author, Sherman has written columns for The New York Times as well as several books about music, including those co-authored with Victor Borge. The Robert Sherman Collection covers the period from 1932 to 2013; the bulk of the materials date from 1960 to 2008. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including scripts, recordings, writings, correspondence, event programs, clippings, photographs, and awards related to Sherman's work as a broadcaster, author, and educator. Among the most significant holdings include recordings of his programs "Woody's Children," "The Listening Room," and "Young Artists Showcase," and correspondence with numerous renowned artists such as Clara Rockmore, Pete Seeger, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, and Leopold Stokowski
Robert Sherman Collection
No full textSon of pianist Nadia Reisenberg, and nephew of thereminist Clara Rockmore, Robert Sherman (b. 1932) is a renowned radio broadcaster, author, and educator whose noteworthy career spans from the 1950s to today. At WQXR in New York, Sherman worked as the Music Director and Program Manager, and he is best known for hosting numerous programs, including "Woody's Children" and the nationally broadcast, "The Listening Room." As an author, Sherman has written columns for The New York Times as well as several books about music, including those co-authored with Victor Borge. The Robert Sherman Collection covers the period from 1950 to 2010; the bulk of the materials date from 1960 to 2008. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including scripts, recordings, writings, correspondence, event programs, clippings, photographs, and awards related to Sherman's work as a broadcaster, author, and educator. Among the most significant holdings include recordings of his broadcasts, "Woody's Children," "The Listening Room," and "Young Artists Showcase," and correspondence with numerous renowned artists such as Clara Rockmore, Pete Seeger, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, and Leopold Stokowsky
[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Sherman Manufacturing Company]
No full textPhotograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Sherman Manufacturing Company in Sherman, Texas. Text: Sherman Seamless Bag Mill was founded here in 1891, to serve the cotton industry of north central Texas.
Elected to Board of Directors on March 18, 1891, were C.A. Andrews, Edward Eastburn, W.C. Eubank, Thomas Forbes, J.F. Jacques, J.C. Jones, Tom Randolph, Z.E. Raney, and J.C. Tassey to serve as chairman.
Elegant cornerstone was shipped from Cromwell, Mass. to go into the original structure. Suffering from financial problems during those early years, the plant operated and closed intermittently.
Acquired in 1906 by Wellington-Sears Company of New York who added buildings and centered production upon single-filling flat duck, purchased, 1946, by Ely Walker & Company of St. Louis, Missouri; wide sheeting became main product. Merged into Burlington Industries, Inc., 1955.
Cornerstone of original building opened 1956. Disclosed old coins, 1891 newspapers, timetable for trains to Indian Territory (now state of Oklahoma). Saloon tokens and menu from Binkley Hotel coffee shop.
A portion of the original structure remains as a useful part of this modern plant.
Through Burlington's international organization, products made here are sold in market places throughout the world. (1967
Donovan & Sherman, Inc., bill
No full textThis is a bill for plumbing service on a water tank and toilet at the home of Edward H. McCabe
Edward A. Sherman
Full text linkE. A. Sherman may be Associate Forester Sherman to dignitaries in Washington, and merely Ed Sherman to his friends, but he is just another successful alumnus to us. Although Sherman graduated from Iowa State College before most of us were born, he remains, nevertheless, one of us, and it is with fraternal pride that we watch his progress and success in our field of work.</p
H. S. Okie Inc. receipts
No full textThese are receipts for purchases made by Edward H. McCabe at H. S. Okie, a farm equipment shop in Georgetown. Purchases include items such as rivets, sectors, clips, blades, guards, a lever, and sharpening services. Also included is a receipt for Arthur Sherman, who was billed for a brace, a roller, and for labor
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