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Henry Seidel Canby
Henry Seidel Canby 1878-1961, American editor and critic, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Yale, 1899. He taught at Yale for over 20 years, achieving professorial rank in 1922. He established and edited (1920-24) the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post, afterward joining with others to found... Read more
Bernard Bailyn
Bernard Bailyn , 1922-, U.S. historian, b. Hartford, Conn. After receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1953, he taught (1953-93; emeritus 1993-) U.S. colonial history there, becoming full professor in 1961. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice: first for his book The Ideological Origins of the American Re... Read more
Shawnee Prophet
Shawnee Prophet 1775?-1837?, Native North American of the Shawnee tribe; brother of Tecumseh . His Native American name was Tenskwautawa. He announced himself as a prophet bearing a revelation from the Native American master of life. The message urged the renunciation of the acquired ways of the w... Read more
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner 1861-1932, American historian, b. Portage, Wis. He taught at the Univ. of Wisconsin from 1885 to 1910 except for a year spent in graduate study at Johns Hopkins Univ. From 1910 to 1924 he taught at Harvard, and later he was research associate at the Henry E. Huntington Libr... Read more
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs created (1824) in the U.S. War Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. The War Dept. managed Native American affairs after 1789, but a separate bureau was not set up for many years. It had jurisdiction over trade with Native Americans, their removal ... Read more
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis 1720?-1781, American soldier, b. Ireland. As a boy he emigrated with his family to America and settled near Staunton, Va. Later, he became a leading frontier Indian fighter. In 1754, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, he was with George Washington at the defeat at Fort Nece... Read more
cowboys
cowboys in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. Their opposite numbers, who favored the Revolutionary cause and who operated in the same territory at the same period, were called sk... Read more
Nootka
Nootka , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Wakashan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). The Nootka proper are a small group on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but the name is also used to refer to the Aht Conf... Read more
Walter Prescott Webb
Walter Prescott Webb 1888-1963, U.S. historian, b. Panola co., Tex. He joined the faculty of the history department at the Univ. of Texas in 1918, received his Ph.D. in 1932, and became full professor the following year. A distinguished scholar and teacher, Webb was Harkness lecturer in American hi... Read more
William Sidney Graves
William Sidney Graves 1865-1940, American army officer, b. Hill co., Tex., grad. West Point, 1889. He served (1899-1901) in the Philippines and commanded (1918-20) American forces in Siberia. Graves wrote America's Siberian Adventures (1931, repr. 1971). ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "The west files. (the American"

File
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law FILE A record of the court. A paper is said to be filed when it is delivered to the proper officer to be kept on file as a matter of record and reference. But in general the terms file and the files are used loosely to denote the official custody of the court or the place ... Read more
Expunge
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law EXPUNGE To destroy; blot out; obliterate; erase; efface designedly; strike out wholly. The act of physically destroying information — including criminal records — in files, computers, or other depositories. Read more
Reply
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law REPLY The pleading in which a plaintiff responds to the defendant's demand for relief asserted in a set-off or counterclaim. In most states and in the federal courts, a reply is permitted only when the defendant... Read more
Concur
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...In appellate court practice, a judge may file a concurring opinion , which expresses accord with the conclusions of the majority opinion filed in the same lawsuit but at the same time separately states the judge's reason for reaching the same conclusions... Read more
Tax Rate
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law TAX RATE The amount of charges imposed by the government upon personal or corporate income, capital gains, gifts, estates, and sales that are within its statutory authority to regulate. Tax rate schedules are utilized by taxpayers whose taxable incomes... Read more
Debtor
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law DEBTOR One who owes a debt or the performance of an obligation to another, who is called the creditor; one who may be compelled to pay a claim or demand...whether due or to become due. In bankruptcy law, a person who files a voluntary petition or person against whom an involuntary petition... Read more
Leave
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...Willful departure with intent to remain away. Permission or authorization to do something. Leave of court is permission from the judge to take some action in a lawsuit that requires an absence or delay. An attorney might request a leave of court in order... Read more
Complainant
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts... Read more
Claim for Relief
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law CLAIM FOR RELIEF The section of a modern complaint that states the redress sought from a court...civil action is commenced with the filing of a complaint with the court. The person who is seeking money damages or a court order, called the plaintiff, files a complaint, which ... Read more
Friend of the Court
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law FRIEND OF THE COURT A person who has a strong interest in a matter that is the subject of a lawsuit in which he or she is not a party. A friend of the court may be given permission by the court to file a written statement of his or her views on the subject, ostensibly to bolster the ... Read more

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Hiss Case
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History HISS CASE HISS CASE. The Hiss case, which spanned the years from 1948 through 1950, helped pave the way for McCarthyism and, in particular, the Cold War search for communists thought to have infiltrated the State Department during the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry ... Read more
Trail of Tears
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...most closely associated with the Cherokees, is perhaps the most well known injustice done to Native Americans during the removal period of the 1830s...for a reservation in the West. In 1835, approximately 500...15,000 Cherokees who began the journey, about 4,000 ... Read more
Primary, Direct
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...officials and of interest groups, Progressive thinkers of the early twentieth century sought to give individual voters a more direct role in government by curing "the ills of democracy (with) more democracy." Although not a new idea at the time, the direct primary became the most lasting ... Read more
Excerpt from the Pentagon Papers (1963 – 1964)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...sealed Department of Defense (DOD) files, diplomatic papers and important...aide Daniel Ellsberg, who felt that the American public should know what was going...the government's attempt to keep the papers secret infringed upon the First Amendment. Once published, the papers ... Read more
In a Lonely Place
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Boston, 1977. Pettigrew, Terence, The Bogart File , London, 1977...Telotte, J. P., "Film noir and the Dangers of Discourse," in Quarterly...a Lonely Place : Paranoia in the Dream Factory," in Literature...in Metro Magazine (St. Kilda West), no. 97, Autumn 1994. Castoro...1995. Chase, D., "In ... Read more
Dreyfuss, Richard
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DREYFUSS, Richard Nationality: American. Born: Richard Stephan Dreyfuss...10 playing Theodor Herzl at West Side Jewish Center; mid-1960s...Karen ; 1966 — joined The Session, an improvisational...Milius) (as Baby Face Nelson); American Graffiti (Lucas) (as Curt Henderson) 1974 The Second ... Read more
Landau, Martin
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LANDAU, Martin Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 20 June...sources say 1931). Family: Married the actress Barbara Bain, 1957 (divorced...Education: Attended Pratt Institute and the Art Students League; studied for three years at the Actors Studio. Career: Began working as a cartoonist ... Read more
Liberal Party, UK
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Liberal Party, UK It emerged in the mid-nineteenth century when Liberals combined with Whigs and Radicals to dominate government for much of the next sixty years. Its 1905–15 government implemented an extensive pro-gramme of social legislation, which formed the basis of the British welfare ... Read more
India
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names ...Company had established its first trading post on the west coast of India in 1608, the first step in the creation...in full), first used officially in 1947, is taken from the most important Aryan tribe, the Bhārata, which was probably the name of its first king. ... Read more
Rozsa, Miklos
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ROZSA, Miklos Composer. Nationality: American. Born: Nicholas Rozsa in Budapest, Hungary, 18 April 1907. Education: Studied the violin under Lajos Berkovits, and the viola and piano; attended secondary...Hermann Grabner and Theodor Kroyer at the Conservatory and University in Leipzig...Feyder); ... Read more

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FED UP DRIVING `MISS DAISEY'.(African American chauffeur files discrimination suit against employer)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 7/9/2001; 151 words ; ...outside his attorney's office in West Palm Beach, FL. Eads, a chauffeur at posh Palm Beach resort The Breakers, has filed a racial...Rolls-Royce to humiliate him. The vanity plates were making an apparent reference to the 1989 movie Driving Miss Daisy... Read more
Truth-telling in Central America: cleaning out CIA files.(Guatemala and Honduras are among the Central American countries requesting information about Central Intelligence Agency activities in their countries)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 3/4/1998; ; 700+ words ; I knelt at the bottom of the muddy pit, facing the three skeletons. Several residents of Tabil also knelt around the newly revealed cadavers, which had just...placed his arm around her shoulders. When the Mayan priest finished the ceremony, Perez led the group in reciting ... Read more
Facts on file online databases: World History Online; Health Reference Center; American Women's History.
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 1/1/2006; ; 658 words ; ...History Online; Health Reference Center; American Women's History. Facts On File (132 West 31st St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010...History Online's coverage spans from the beginnings of human society (preceding...world regions in the timeline section. American Women's History attempts to ... Read more
TCBY buyers out west. (TCBY franchisee files for bankruptcy)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 3/4/1991; 57 words ; TCBY Buyers Out West Last week, the second-largest TCBY franchisee in the country filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Illinois and made local headlines. At the same time, two Little Rock businessmen were working on... Read more
America West files amendment to loan application.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 12/11/2001; 128 words ; ...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD America West Airlines has made amendments...guarantees in order to make the application more acceptable to government regulators. America West applied for USD400m in loans in November as part of the federal government`s promised USD15bn bailout package for the airline ... Read more
US pilot union files objection in US Airways-America West merger.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 5/30/2005; 121 words ; ...C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US-based Air Line Pilots Association has filed an objection to a provision in the proposed merger between US Airways and America West. The motion was reportedly filed in the US Bankruptcy Court and is not an objection... Read more
UFO files reveal sitings in West Sussex as MoD releases its X Files.
Newspaper article from: Chichester Observer (Chicheste, England); 5/14/2008; 246 words ; The first in a series of UFO files, dating back to the 1970s, have been released on The National Archives' website. The Ministry of Defence files include descriptions of alleged Unidentified...Among the reports are sightings in West Sussex. The MoD has said that to ... Read more
America West Airlines files Form S-3 registration statement.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 3/11/2004; 139 words ; ...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD America West Holdings Corporation and America West Airlines have filed a Form S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission...statement) reportedly allows the company to issue various types...USD500m. According to America West the shelf ... Read more
Prandium units seek protection as restructuring stays elusive.(Wall Street West)(restaurant chains file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/13/2003; ; 283 words ; ...Irvine-based Prandium Inc., the restaurant holding company's...restaurants concentrated in the Midwest, and Koo Koo Rod, the 29-unit California fast food...mostly based in Maryland and West Virginia, also filed bankruptcy...Fargo & Co.--declined comment on the bankruptcy filings. On ... Read more
SEC files suit against Kasirer, Alzheimer's home fundraiser.(Wall Street West)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/5/2004; ; 286 words ; THE Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges...Hills resident Robert Kasirer and four executives involved in the collapse of Heritage Healthcare of America, which sold $131 million of municipal bonds in the late 1990s, ostensibly to fund health care facilities for... Read more