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  White - Gurupedia
White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color - fl is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue.
White is often associated with Conservatism, particularly in the years following World War I, with Civil Wars fought between "Reds" and "Whites", for instance the Civil War in Russia and the Civil War in Finland.
A white flag is a parliamentary (or "parley"?) flag, to signify that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, but can also signify surrender.
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 Beloit College Archives -- Archives Collections -- Beloit Alumni -- Horace White
Horace White was a representitive of the New England Emigrating Company that secured the Beloit lands for settlement for his group in 1836-1837.
Horace White was born in Colebrook, New Hampshire on August 10, 1835, and died in New York City on September 16, 1916.
White's duty was "to receive and forward arms, ammunition, money, and supplies of all kinds to the Free State pioneers -- among them John Brown and two of his sons -- and to outfit parties of new settlers who passed through Iowa and Nebraska to the scene of the conflict.
www.beloit.edu /~libhome/Archives/acoll/alum/white.html   (336 words)

  
 Cornell University Society for the Humanities
A.D. Andrew Dickson White, Cornell's first president and co-founder with Ezra Cornell of the University, was a native of central New York and early on determined to improve higher education in the state.
During the years White lived in his house in the center of the Cornell campus, he was active with his Board of Trustees, concerned with students and faculty and worked tirelessly to promote the further development of the university.
White was a small, energetic man -- only five feet, five inches tall, according to his first passport -- whose enthusiasm for learning was recognized by the students themselves.
www.arts.cornell.edu /sochum/html/history.html   (1080 words)

  
 Wesleyan University
Horace White, Jr., Wesleyan ’33, was an able and very promising economist who was lost in the North Atlantic during World War II.
His father, Horace White, Wesleyan ’09, endowed the Horace White Fellowships and Prizes, which are awarded each year to the students who excel in economics for advanced undergraduate study in economics.
Current practice is to give the prize in three installments: A nominal amount at time of award; a larger amount a month later after receipt of a paper prospectus; the remainder in the fall after receipt of a completed paper (ready for submission to a journal).
www.wesleyan.edu /econ/honorsandprizes.htt   (729 words)

  
 WHITE
Jean White and Nancy White were born after 1785 as they were not included in the names of children in the Confession of Faith and were included in the White Sampler of 1795.
White seems almost phenomenal, yet his success has been by no means the result of fortunate circumstances.
Thompson White, our subject's father, was born near Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA on July 11, 1807, and became one of the pioneer businessmen of Wellsburg, West VA. where he conducted a gristmill, lumberyard and planing mill.
www.irishgenealogy.com /white.htm   (7354 words)

  
 Horace White Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography
Horace White was one of the leading American journalists of his time and one of the last of the group of great New York editors that included Charles A. Dana and Whitelaw Reid.
While he managed to keep a low profile, his influence was felt and respected by many of the personalities of his day.
An editorial in the New York Times mourning his death observed that White "had exerted a strong influence upon the education of the public mind and the development of an understanding of the n.....
www.bookrags.com /biography/horace-white-dlb   (203 words)

  
 Sample Genealogical Information
His brother, Horace White (1802-1860), was the father of Andrew Dickson White (first president of Cornell) and Horace K. White.
Hamilton S. White (1853-1899) played an important role in the development of the Syracuse Fire Department (SFD) and died fighting a fire in 1899.
Hamilton Howard White (1885-1959) was an insurance agent, collected stamps, and graduated from Cornell in 1908.
www.cnyhistory.org /SampleGenealogy.html   (918 words)

  
 cornhan - pafn11 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
White was born 1912, in Philadelphia, the son of the late William S. White Sr.
He is survived by a son, Carey A. White of West Simsbury, Conn.; two daughters, Sidney W. Bacon of Cherry Hill, N.J., and Jean Harrison of Philadelphia; a brother, Horace White of Milford; a nephew, Horace White Jr.
Mosley was born on Aug. 17, 1912, the son of the late Horace and Margaret Mosley.
www.mitsawokett.com /FamilyHistories/CorneliusHandsor_bc1804/pafn11.htm   (2102 words)

  
 Beloit College Archives -- Special Collections -- Horace White Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
One of the contemporaries of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Carnegie was Horace White, a name associated with the history of Beloit, and Beloit College.
White's friendship with Andrew Carnegie, the College received a gift of $50,000 from Carnegie to build the first separate library building on the Beloit College campus, completed in 1904.
The Horace White Collection consists of books and pamphlets relating to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War period in American history.
www.beloit.edu /~libhome/Archives/scoll/white.html   (130 words)

  
 BNAPS - Horace
Horace, speaking as President of BNAPS at the Chicago convention, 2000.
Horace White Harrison, a noted Baltimore stamp collector, jazz enthusiast and retired insurance executive, died of pancreatic cancer Friday at his Ruxton home.
He is survived by his wife of 17 years, the former Catherine Hunt France, and a daughter, Dr. Ellen Spears Harrison of Annapolis.
www.bnaps.org /horace.htm   (649 words)

  
 Andrew Dickson White Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography
When the Library of Congress catalogued a life of Andrew Dickson White under biographies of U.S. diplomats, historians, and college teachers, the designations college presidents and statesmen could well have been added, for White was all of these.
The son of successful businessman and banker Horace White and Clara Dickson White, White was born in Homer, New York, on 7 November 1832.
His campaign for the editorship of the "Lit" was based largely on an abolitionist platform that reflected what was for White an enduring and passionate issue.
www.bookrags.com /biography/andrew-dickson-white-dlb   (205 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: White, G to I
White, G. — of Glendale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat.
White, H. — of Matewan, Mingo County, W.Va. Republican.
White, Helen R. — of Gary, Lake County, Ind. Democrat.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/white4.html   (717 words)

  
 Biographical Sketch of Horace White Peaslee, Chatham, Columbia Co., New York
orace White Peaslee was born on the 4th of November, 1807, in the town of New Lebanon, Columbia Co., N. His paternal ancestors were English, while those on his mother's side were a mixture of English and Irish.
At an early period of the settlement of the country one of her brothers was captured and killed by the Indians, whose barbarous mode of execution consisted in filling his body with pine-knots, and by that means burning him to death.
ephthah Peaslee, the father of Horace White Peaslee, was the first of the family who settled in Columbia county.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/columbia/biogrphs/peaslee_bio.htm   (947 words)

  
 Hamilton White House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Hamilton White house represents those wealthy European American Syracusans who worked behind the scenes to support benevolent causes relating to African American life but who did not take an active stand against slavery until the 1850s.
Brother of Horace White, one of the major businessmen affiliated with the Syracuse and Utica Railroad, Hamilton White gave money to the AME Zion Sunday School and to the Syracuse Orphan Asylum.
His brother, Horace, probably gave free passes on the railroad to freedom seekers, and other railroad investors (John Wilkinson, Charles B. Sedgwick, and George Barnes) were active supporters of the underground railroad.
www.pacny.net /freedom_trail/White.htm   (217 words)

  
 Betty White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Betty White's love started when she was a toddler, thanks to her father, Horace White who took in stray animals during the 1930's depression.
The Golden Girls star and animal rights activist Betty White has been honored by the Los Angeles Zoo for her commitment to animals.
White, one of the zoo's commissioners, insists that removing the animals would deny children the opportunity to learn about them, explaining, "They see these gorgeous animals and they know we must not let them perish off this Earth.
www.animalliberationfront.com /Saints/Actors/BettyWhite.htm   (442 words)

  
 [No title]
Horace White, Esq., Editor Evening Post, New York, N. Thbs Union Pacific Railway Company, Omaha, Nebr., October 4, 1887.
Dear Sir: As requested in your telegram of September 30, I send you herewith Kansas Pacific voucher No. 594, favor of Horace White, $745, with all papers belonging to same, and voucher draft 3263, by which it was paid.
The Kansas Paoifio Railway (S. Smith, receiver) to Horace White, of Washington, D.
memory.loc.gov /service/gc/gcmisc/mtfgc/2159h/0227.txt   (323 words)

  
 Heywood Genealogy - Horace White
HORACE WHITE, born August 10, 1834 in Colebrook, Coos County, New Hampshire; died September 16, 1916 in New York, New York.
JAMES ADAMS WHITE, born January 26, 1837 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; died October 25, 1867 in Washington, District of Columbia.
MARY ELIZABETH WHITE, born in May, 1839; died March 29, 1867 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
www.heywoods.info /w/HWhite01.html   (191 words)

  
 (Hiram White - Margaret White )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Horace Hovey White (18 Jul 1836 - 26 Aug 1865)
James Anderson White (4 Oct 1805 - 4 Oct 1890)
Letitia Amelia White (1818 - 18 Oct 1849)
www.sugartreehill.com /~dls/index/ind0233.html   (130 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Horace White": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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because Horace White really is afraid of conversation with Jack Green, and Johnny Brown, who bulldozes everyone around him with his strong shoulders,...
the daughters of writer, newspaperman, and financier Horace White, built a delightfully eclectic estate on what were...
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 Picture History - Horace White (1834-1916)
Horace White was an American journalist and economist who was the Washington correspondent for the "Chicago Tribune" during the Civil War.
White then became editor-in-chief of the paper until 1874.
Later, he co-edited the "Nation" and the "New York Evening Post." In 1899, White became editor-in-chief of the "Evening Post." He was the author of books on banking, financial textbooks, Roman history, and biographies.
www.picturehistory.com /find/p/20886/mcms.html   (127 words)

  
 Cornell Chemistry Faculty Research -
From 2001-2004 Professor Carpenter served as Chair of the Department, and in 2004 was named the Horace White Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Professor Carpenter retired and became the Horace White Professor of Chemistry Emeritus in 2007.
During his time at Cornell, Professor Carpenter consulted with several companies, served on editorial boards, and served as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Organic Chemistry from 1992-2000.
www.chem.cornell.edu /faculty/index.asp?fac=17   (292 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Kansas Pacifio Railway to Horace White, of Washington, D. C, Dr. 187o\ Mch.
Cashier for receiver Kansas Pacifio Railway, St. Louis, Mo., pay to the order of myself seven hundred and forty-five dollars, in payment of amount voucher favor Horace White, Washington, D. C, for services, January 30th and March 13th.
At sight pay to order of Horace White, esq., five hundred dollars, for value received.
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 White Family Photo : Mother and children-cir 1914 - AncientFaces.com
White Family Photo : Mother and children-cir 1914 - AncientFaces.com
Free Research > Surnames > W > White
Use the free genealogy search to quickly discover your family history or share your own!
www.ancientfaces.com /research/photo/360124   (91 words)

  
 Bruce White Family History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Horace White & Oleta Simmons Marriage License 1937
Map to Rhea Cemetery in Antelope Flats, TX
Postcards from the Past, Nora Harbor White Collection
www.bruce-white.us /library.htm   (52 words)

  
 HORACE WHITE SR.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
White was born in Norfolk and was the widower of Alice White.
Survivors include a daughter, Cynthia White; four sons, Alphonso, Patrick, Frederick and Troy White; a sister, Elizabeth White; and three brothers, John White Sr., Theodore White and Clifton White Jr., all of Norfolk; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a dear friend, Beatrice Bell; and a host of other relatives, family and friends.
Family and friends will assemble at 2520 Grandy Ave., Norfolk, at 10 a.m.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940915/09150379.htm   (131 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
2 Horace White b: 1833 in New York d: Bef.
3 Thomas Allen White b: 1872 in Wisconsin married 1 Jun 1897 in Auglaize Co, Ohio Mary Wilhelmena Keuthan b: 1877 in Ohio
3 Blanche M. White b: 23 May 1879 in Wisconsin d: 02 Aug 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana married 28 Jun 1904 in St. Mary's, Ohio George Willis Price b: 20 Jan 1880 in Wonewoc, Juneau Co, Wisconsin d: 19 Jan 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana
www.abigfamilyaffair.com /White/White.htm   (269 words)

  
 Brick work on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Rebuilding monument to Beloit Founders - Horace White (father and son).
For many years, my wife thought it was an odd local tradition where native Beloiter's called "White Horse Park" backwards always saying it "Horse White Park."
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 Betty's Animal Love
Today,Betty has 3 animals of her own, A fl and white shih tzu (Pronounced: Sheed-Zoo), A Golden Retriever named Kitta, and a Himialayan cat named Bob Cat after her vet, Bob Oles.
America's Sweetheart, Betty White is copyright of Lauren Adler, February 2001.
Nothing may be copied or reproduced with out webmaster's permission.
members.tripod.com /rosenylundfan001/id8.html   (278 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: White family of New York
The Political Graveyard: White family of New York
Andrew Dickson; son of Horace White and Clara (Dickson) White; married 1859 to Mary A.
Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Horace White (1865-1943) — of Syracuse,
politicalgraveyard.com /families/4569.html   (437 words)

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