CRERAR, JOHN

krēˈrər, 1827–89, American capitalist and philanthropist, b. New York City. Crerar was a manufacturer in Chicago, and gave liberally to many causes. He is remembered chiefly for the John Crerar Library, a scientific and technical reference library in Chicago, for which he provided in his will. The library has special collections on medicine, Chinese literature, Dutch history, floriculture, the history of the women's movement, trade unions, and social science in general. It is noted for its fine bibliographical work.

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books on: Crerar John  - 188 results

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The Politics of John W. Dafoe and the Free Press
Book by Ramsay Cook; University of Toronto Press, 1971
Subjects: Canada--Politics And Government--20th Century, Dafoe, John Wesley--1866-1944
whole, Crerar was a pretty safe Liberal, Dafoe thought...Dafoe summed up shrewdly, ". . . Crerar is nothing more or less than a Liberal...time to retrace those steps, the Dafoe-Crerar Progressives maintained, and return to...
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The Politics of John W. Dafoe and the Free Press
Book by Ramsay Cook; University of Toronto Press, 1963
Subjects: Dafoe, John Wesley--1866-1944
...line of the Manitoba moderates led by Crerar. The radical Progressives, always suspicious...the Free Press was thought to exert over Crerar. During the period of negotiation between...the Manitoba Free Press is telling Mr. Crerar what to do. And Mr. Crerar listens to...
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An Historian's World: Selections from the Correspondence of John Franklin Jameson
Book by Elizabeth Donnan, Leo F. Stock, John Franklin Jameson; American Philosophical Society, 1956
Subjects: Historians--Correspondence
...E. Huntington, 319 , 328 , 348 , 349 , 354 Hoover War, 191 Hubert Howe Bancroft, 93 , 351 John Carter Brown, 162 , 357 , 358 John Crerar, 206 John Hay, 162 Lenox, 36 , 98 Massachusetts State, 309 New York Public, 85 , 143 , 349 New York...
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Myself
Book by John K. Commons; Macmillan Company, 1934
Subjects: Commons, John Rogers--1862-1945
...Knights of Labor were at their height. We thought, at first, that the libraries of Wisconsin, and especially the John Crerar Library at Chicago, where Professor Elys large collection was located, along with a search in other libraries, might...
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A Guide to the History of Illinois
Book by John Hoffmann; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: Illinois--History--Bibliography
...collections were part of the John Crerar Library before its merger...manuscript collections of the Crerar, including the archival...railroads. These and other Crerar collections, while not...ft., 1803-1971 ; John Nuveen 40 ln. ft., 1922...
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journal articles on: Crerar John  - 20 results

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Writing across the Rural-urban Divide: the Case of Peter Mcarthur, 1909-24
Journal article by Adam Crerar; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: Farms, Farmworkers, Landscaping, Literary canon, Log cabins, Publishing industry, Urban areas
...Mcarthur, 1909-24 by Adam Crerar Like two sides of the same coin...after he first encountered it, John Kenneth Galbraith, who grew...experienced farmers in the country (Crerar 1999, 222). During the period...255-56, 271; Bruce 1985; Crerar 1999, 23-24). McArthurs...
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Weather Variability, Tides, and Barmah Forest Virus Disease in the Gladstone Region, Australia
Journal article by Suchithra Naish, Wenbiao Hu, Neville Nicholls, John S. Mackenzie, Anthony J. Mcmichael, Pat Dale, Shilu Tong; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006
Subjects: Disease transmission--Analysis
...Hu , Neville Nicholls , John S. Mackenzie , Anthony...et al. 1998; Sam and Crerar 1996), characterized...Applications. New York:John Wiley Sons. Marshall...271-282. Sam G, Crerar S. 1996. Barmah Forest...Neville Nicholls, (2) John S. Mackenzie, (3...
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Double Vision: Ernest Lapointe, Mackenzie King and the Quebec Voice in Canadian Foreign Policy, 1935-1939
Journal article by John MacFarlane; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 1999
Subjects: 1930-1939, Canada, Canadian history, English-French relations, Foreign policy, History, International relations, King, William Lyon Mackenzie (1874-1950), Lapointe, Ernest, Mackenzie King, William L
...Canadian Foreign Policy, 1935-1939 by John MacFarlane Plusieurs historien/nes affirment...policy decisions alone." C.P Stacey, John Herd Thompson and Allen Seager agree that...Ilsley, Rogers - to a lesser degree Crerar-would go in for oil sanctions blindly...
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Strindbergarna: A Case Study of Early U.S. Reception of Sweden's National Playwright
Journal article by Christopher Joseph Mitchell; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 80, 2008
...existence. Josephson was by profession a librarian employed for many years (1896-1923) as the chief cataloger of the John Crerar Library of the University of Chicago; he also founded the Swedish Historical Society of Chicago. The remainder of...
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Jules Sioui and Indian Political Radicalism in Canada, 1943-1944
Journal article by Hugh Shewell; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 1999
Subjects: 1940-1949, Canada, Canadian history, Comite de protection des droits indiens, Committee for the Protection of Indian Rights, Demonstrations & protests, Government relations, History, Native Americans, Native peoples, North American Indian Brotherhood, Policy making, Politics & government, Sioui, Jules
...subject to conscription and to income tax. Crerar replied, "the Department of justice...the province of Quebec." In addition, Crerar continued, "Indians are not subject...MacKinnon,59 acting for the absent Thomas Crerar, the minister of Mines and Resources...
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magazine articles on: Crerar John  - 4 results

 
 
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Will Special Ops Success 'change the Face of War?'
Magazine article by Harold Kennedy; National Defense, Vol. 86, February 2002
Subjects: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Military strategy, Special forces, United States, War
...retired Special Forces Col. John "Scot" Crerar, now an analyst for the U.S...Pentagon spokesman, Rear Adm. John D. Stufflebeem, told reporters...running on empty for too long," said Crerar. "They just cannot find the people...
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Special Ops Equipment: Newest--and Oldest
Magazine article by Harold Kennedy; National Defense, Vol. 86, February 2002
Subjects: Armed forces, Equipment, Special forces, United States
...and a number of scopes. It also can be fitted with an M-203 grenade launcher, laser target designator and infrared illuminator. "Its the Swiss Army pocketknife of small arms," said retired Special Forces Col. John "Scot" Crerar.
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The Insider: Mediator Missing at Loch Fyne, Flour-Bomb Fallout Hits Drinkers, and Hacks' Unisex Footie
Magazine article by Paul Routledge; New Statesman, Vol. 133, May 31, 2004
Subjects: Politics--Analysis
...incident at Loch Fyne, where John Prescott and Gordon Brown are...he was sitting in the back of John Reids car on the way back from the John Smith memorial event. The pint...under the watchful eye of Pippa Crerar, the new political editor of...
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An Accidental Theologian: Thoughts on Islam in Public and Private Religious Universities
Magazine article by Amir Hussain; Cross Currents, Vol. 56, Summer 2006
Subjects: Christianity--Analysis, Church schools--Management, Islam--Analysis, Islam--Canada, Parochial schools--Management
...own students. Notes 1. This article is dedicated to Coach John Wooden, in my opinion one of the most underappreciated American...past century. I am thankful to Professors Michel Desjardins, Crerar Douglas, and Rick Talbott for their comments on an earlier...


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newspaper articles on: Crerar John  - 310 results

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KILLER CRERAR FORCED TO GIVE UP FREEDOM BID; EXCLUSIVE DNA Evidence Challenge 'On Hold'
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), June 18, 2006
Subjects: DNA evidence, Murder
KILLER CRERAR FORCED TO GIVE UP FREEDOM BID; EXCLUSIVE...for freedom on hold - perhaps for good. John Crerar, 57, was found guilty of murdering 23...up with him and put him behind bars. Crerar has now adjourned his appeal against his...
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STRANGLER TO APPEAL CONVICTION; Crerar: I'm Innocent
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), January 23, 2005
STRANGLER TO APPEAL CONVICTION; Crerar: Im Innocent. Byline: NICOLA TALLANT EVIL John Crerar is to appeal his conviction for murdering...murder nearly 25 years after it occurred. Crerar has spent more than two years in jail since...
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THE FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005: The Cardinals' Robes Billowed in the Wind as Crowd Chanted 'Saint, Saint
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 9, 2005
Subjects: John Paul II, Pope
THE FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005: The Cardinals...Saint. Byline: By Pippa Crerar in Rome THE white pages of the...were to be no more words from John Paul II, the great communicator...Cathedral appeared on the screens. John Paul IIs cypress coffin, borne...
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JOHN PAUL THE GREAT; POPE JOHN PAUL II: POIGNANT ST PETER'S TRIBUTE BEGINS NINE DAYS OF MOURNING FOR CATHOLICSEGINS NINE DAYS OF MOURNING FOR CATHOLICS Vatican Chief Hails the Pope as Millions Head for Rome
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 4, 2005
Subjects: John Paul II, Pope
JOHN PAUL THE GREAT; POPE JOHN PAUL II: POIGNANT ST PETERS TRIBUTE...Head for Rome. Byline: From Pippa Crerar in Rome THE Popes body lay in state...suffering that plagued his final years, John Paul II was finally at peace. Shortly...
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1 BILLION MOURNERS; POPE JOHN PAUL II: THE WORLD UNITES IN GRIEF AS LEADERS PRAISE PONTIFFNITES IN GRIEF AS LEADERS PRAISE PONTIFF Worlds Catholics Prepare for the Biggest Funeral in History
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 4, 2005
Subjects: John Paul II, Pope
...As the world grieves for Pope John Paul II, at least two million...among the most popular events of John Pauls pontificate. The event...more than four days and when John Paul II was elected in 1978...Amy Devine, Ian Dow, Pippa Crerar, Cara Page, Steven Ventura...
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encyclopedia articles on: Crerar John  - 4 results

 
 
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Crerar, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CRERAR, JOHN kre r r, 1827 89, American capitalist and philanthropist, b. New York City. Crerar was a manufacturer in Chicago, and gave...causes. He is remembered chiefly for the John Crerar Library, a scientific and technical reference...
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John Crerar Library
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY see Crerar, John . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Chicago , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Buckingham Memorial Fountain, and the John G. Shedd Aquarium; and Millennium...by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the John P. Altgeld memorial monument (1915...its imposing Gothic buildings; the John Crerar Library of scientific books is there...
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Library
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...other major American universities; and the Newbery and John Crerar libraries in Chicago. There are several sorts of libraries...Johnson Library at the Univ. of Texas, Austin, the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Boston, the Franklin D...


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