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David Low Dodge
David Low Dodge 1774–1852, American merchant and pacifist, b. Brooklyn, Conn. In 1815 he founded the New York Peace Society, possibly the first such organization to be established. In 1828 other peace societies joined with it to form the American Peace Society; Dodge served as a director and as a member of the executive committee until 1836. |
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"David Low Dodge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "David Low Dodge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DodgeDa.html "David Low Dodge." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DodgeDa.html |
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Boyden, David (Dodge)
Boyden, David (Dodge) (b Westport, Conn., 1910; d Berkeley, Calif., 1986). Amer. musicologist and expert on string instruments. Teacher at Univ. of Calif. 1938–75 (prof. from 1955). Author of History of Violin-playing from its Origins to 1761 (1965), the standard work on the topic.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Boyden, David (Dodge)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Boyden, David (Dodge)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-BoydenDavidDodge.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Boyden, David (Dodge)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-BoydenDavidDodge.html |
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