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[Letter from George Mahon to John J. Herrera - February 7, 1966]
No full textLetter from CongressmanGeorge Mahon to John J. Herrera, dated February 7, 1966, regarding the proclamation of National LULAC Week
Carl Mahon, Utah Uranium Oral History Project
No full textTranscript (79 pages) of an interview by Suzanne Simon with Carl Mahon, on August 9, 1970. From tape numbers UR-159 and UR-160 in the Utah Uranium Oral History ProjectSuzanne Simon interviewed Mahon at his home in Blanding, Utah. Subjects: Mahon\u27s early interest in mining, prospecting and the boom, Montezuma Creek, naive prospectors, red-hot claims, development, Peate claims, the Happy Jack mine, Navajo miners, the "red-headed woman," milling, the Sandy mine, a job with the Bureau of Land Management, bighorn sheep sightings, hunts, water, a ewe named Mabel, lambs, Father Escalante (79 pages)
Derek Mahon as translator
No full textDerek Mahon has devoted much of his productive life to translation, especially from the French. This paper studies his handling of French texts, distinguishing those which he has freely recreated from those which he has assimilated to his own style and those where he has made himself subservient to the character of the original author. Attention is drawn to his inventiveness, his wit, his moderation and rationality, his concern for effective and relevant communication with the reader, his rhythmic sense and his concern for emphasis and coherence. It is argued that the practice of translation affords Mahon the opportunity to write "at one remove" from direct feeling, and in so doing to combine breadth of feeling and of cultural reference with self-awareness and self-discipline
John and William Mahon, the earliest British clarinet soloists
No full textOver the course of a playing career that spanned roughly fifty years, John Mahon (pronounced M’hone) introduced and popularized the clarinet as a solo and chamber instrument throughout Britain. He performed extensively in London and in many provincial towns. This article presents biographies of John and William Mahon, illustrations of contemporary clarinets and a basset horn, Mahon as a teacher, his music, and his influence and legacy. William Mahon’s concerts and reviews and a conclusion end the articl
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