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William Penn: A Biography

Book by Catherine Owens Peare; J. B. Lippincott, 1957

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Penn, William--1644-1718

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Professional Life and Times of Sir William Penn, Knt. London, 1833. Penn William. A Collection of the Works of William Penn. To Which is Prefixed A Journal...First Proprietor and Governor William Penn, in 1681, Till after the Year...
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William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary History

Book by Jean R. Soderlund; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983

Subjects:

Penn, William--1644-1718, Pennsylvania--History--Colonial Period, Ca. 1600-1775--Sources

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Data Main entry under title : William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania...Bibliography: p. Includes index 1. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 2. Pennsylvania...mill on Chester Creek, built by William Penn, Samuel Carpenter, and Caleb...
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William Penn: A Topical Biography

Book by William I. Hull; Oxford University Press, 1937

Subjects:

Governors--Pennsylvania--Biography, Penn, William--1644-1718

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Graham John W., William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania...M., The Family of William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania...Life and Times of Sir William Penn , Knt., London...Philadelphia, 1870 and 1872, Penn William, Writings ; cf. Index...
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William Penn as Social Philosopher

Book by Marcus W. Jernegan; Columbia University Press, 1939

Subjects:

Penn, William--1644-1718

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...it is a better procurer of peace than war . -- WILLIAM PENN WILLIAM PENN contributed to the formulation of the Quaker ideology...Fox, The Journal of George Fox . Compare Hull, William Penn: A Topical Biography , pp. 236-240; Sharpless...
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The Making of William Penn

Book by Mabel Richmond Brailsford, Clare Leighton; Longmans, Green and Co., 1930

Subjects:

Penn Family, Penn, William--1644-1718

Collections: History, Entire Library

...1774 . Edmundson . BIOGRAPHIES OF WILLIAM PENN An Account of the Authors Life, prefixed...Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn , Thomas Clarkson, 1813. Clarkson . Life of William Penn, with Selections from his Corre spondence...

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Journal Articles on: ("William Penn" OR "Penn William")

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Pluralism, Postmodernity, and Religious Liberty: The Abiding Necessity of Free Speech and Religious Convictions in the Public Square

Journal article by Peter A. Lillback; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 44, 2009

Subjects:

Church and state--Management, Interfaith relations--Management, Penn, William--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Postmodernism--Analysis, Religions--Management, Religions--Relations, Religious tolerance--Demographic aspects, Theologians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...beneficial to remember the wisdom of William Penn, one of the primary founders of religious...Modern Philadelphias Religious Liberty: William Penn, Conscience, and Religious Liberty...have already seen, Quaker preacher William Penn of Pennsylvania. Williams wrote in...
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"'Tis Pity That When Laws Are Faulty They Should Not Be Mended or Abolisht": Authority, Legitimation, and Honor in Aphra Behn's the Widdow Ranter

Journal article by Aspasia Velissariou; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 38, 2002

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Behn, Aphra--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English drama--17th century, Politics and literature--England, The Widdow Ranter (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women dramatists--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...of Whig political thinkers, such as William Penn, James Tyrrell, John Locke, and others...Indians, April 1676," 267-69). 10 William Penn traces "the first foundation of Civil...Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1969. Penn, William. The Great Question to Be Considered...
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Black Pride Day, 1968: High School Student Activism in York, Pennsylvania

Journal article by Dwayne C. Wright; The Journal of African American History, Vol. 88, 2003

Subjects:

African Americans--History, African Americans--Research, King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...250 African American students at William Penn Senior High School, also known as...to the black students, published "William Penn Students Mourn King," which covered...caption that read, "Negro Students at William Penn Senior High School had scheduled yesterday...
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Organizing Schools into Small Units: Alternatives to Homogeneous Grouping

Journal article by Diana Oxley; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 75, 1994

Subjects:

Germany--Schools, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Schools, School management and organization--Innovations

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...dropout rate of 14%. The second school, William Penn High School, is located in Philadelphia...restructuring initiative, staff members at William Penn are organizing the school into several...work of the lower-performing groups. WILLIAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL William Penn employs a vertical...
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Invisible Indians: Native Americans in Pennsylvania

Journal article by David Minderhout, Andrea Frantz; Human Organization, Vol. 67, 2008

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Cultural centers, Museums, Native North Americans, Pennsylvania, River basins, State government

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...Pennsylvania cultures heroes like William Penn and Conrad Weiser are known in large...Pennsylvania will be hard to establish since William Penn was careful to extinguish native land...and Europeans occurred in the 1630s. William Penn began purchasing land from the Lenape...

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Magazine Articles on: ("William Penn" OR "Penn William")

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Political Fires Still Smolder

Magazine article by Wilbur Wood; The Nation, Vol. 249, August 7, 1989

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Fires--Political aspects, Mott, William Penn--Environmental policy, United States. National Park Service--Environmental policy, Wildlife conservation--Planning, Yellowstone National Park

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...politics of the kind that forced National Park Service director William Penn Mott out of his job April 15. Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming...where George Robinson and Alston Chase, Alan Simpson and William Penn Mott, can sit down and work through short-term political...
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An Edifice for Oedipus

Magazine article by Douglas Langworthy; American Theatre, Vol. 10, May-June 1993

Subjects:

Kutner, Neil--Production and direction, Oedipus Rex (Opera)--Performances, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Buildings, facilities, etc., William Penn Foundation--Contributions, gifts, etc., Zizka, Blanka--Production and direction

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...funding sources." The largest of several project-specific contributions, $50,000, came from the Philadelphia-based William Penn Foundation. The hunt for an alternate space fit for the gods was the first and most arduous step. After considering and...
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Philadelphia Dances

Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 78, January 2004

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Arts centers, Dance companies--Management, Dance companies--Officials and employees, Dance companies--Social aspects, Dance festivals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Buildings and facilities, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Fairs and festivals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--History, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--Social aspects

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...Philadelphia, the totem of founder William Penn has twelve-foot arms and five-foot...ourselves dance." Stuccio credits the William Penn Foundation, which offers dance companies...the citys charitable foundations. The William Penn Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts...
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The Legacy of a Lynching

Magazine article by Robert F. Worth; American Scholar, Vol. 67, Spring 1998

Subjects:

Authors--Personal narratives, Lynching--Social aspects, Writers--Personal narratives

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...and what my great-grandfather, William Penn Worth, had done about it. The Worth...began remodeling it. In 1874 his son William Penn Worth, assisted by a younger brother...several road atlases. And what was William Penn Worth doing while all this was going...
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Iowa News Nuggets

Magazine article by Lekan Oguntoyinbo; Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 27, April 15, 2010

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Appointments & personnel changes, College students, Colleges & universities, Community colleges, Community service, Des Moines Iowa, Developing countries--LDCs, Learning, Name changes, Tuition

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...doctoral programs has jumped from two to 11. William Penn University, Oskaloosa - William Penn, a liberal arts university founded 137...degrees from Iowa State University, joined William Penn as adjunct faculty in 2001 . She rose steadily...

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Newspaper Articles on: ("William Penn" OR "Penn William")

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Asia's New Wave of Growth; "It Is a Reproach to Religion and Government to Suffer So Much Poverty and Excess." - William Penn

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2007

Subjects:

United States. Congress. House--Growth, United States. Congress. House--Political activity

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Asias New Wave of Growth; "It Is a Reproach to Religion and Government to Suffer So Much Poverty and Excess." - William Penn. Byline: HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA ACCORDING to Speaker Jose de Venecia of the House of Representatives, "Community...
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Larkin Graduate Boscaljon Earns Horizon League Honor

Newspaper article by Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 8, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...backstroke in 1:01.24. Corn at William Penn: Elgin alum Aimee Corn is a junior forward on the William Penn University womens basketball team...throw line and also has 8 steals. William Penn was 1-9 to start the week. In a...
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Photogenic Philadelphia

Newspaper article by Richard Wightman; The Washington Times, October 18, 1998

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...chance, when Philadelphias founder, William Penn, arrived in 1682 from Britain, his...streets." Luckily for todays visitors, William Penn designed his "greene towne" in grid...than the 37-foot bronze statue of William Penn at its summit, to which an elevator...
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Jacobs Grad Tamburrino Earns Honor

Newspaper article by By Mike Miazga; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 5, 2011

Subjects:

Basketball players

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the start of the week. Hodge at William Penn: South Elgin product Adam Hodge is a junior forward on the William Penn mens basketball team. In 22 games...Hodge led the team with 9 rebounds. William Penn was 11-13 to start the week...
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Newspaper article by Richard Wightman; October 18, 1998

Subjects:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...chance, when Philadelphias founder, William Penn, arrived in 1682 from Britain, his...streets." Luckily for todays visitors, William Penn designed his "greene towne" in grid...than the 37-foot bronze statue of William Penn at its summit, to which an elevator...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ("William Penn" OR "Penn William")

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Penn, William , Founder of Pennsylvania

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PENN, WILLIAM , founder of Pennsylvania...England; son of Sir William Penn . Early Life He was expelled...ed., The Papers of William Penn (5 vol., 1981 87...E. C. O. Beatty, William Penn as Social Philosopher...
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Friends, Religious Society Of

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and in Pennsylvania, where in 1682 William Penn settled his famous colony. As religious...D. Fraser, ed., The Papers of William Penn (1986); R. S. and M. M. Dunn, ed., The World of William Penn (1987); H. L. Barbour and W...
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Philadelphia , City, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...conspicuous building with a tower surmounted by a statue of William Penn. Also of interest are the Rodin Museum; the Gloria Dei...claimed by the Dutch and then contested by the British. William Penn acquired it through a grant from Charles II of England and...
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Logan, James , American Colonial Statesman and Scholar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Ireland. While engaged in the shipping trade, Logan met William Penn and became (1699) his secretary. He emigrated to Philadelphia...scientific books to Philadelphia. See Correspondence between William Penn and James Logan, ed. by D. Logan and E. Armstrong (2...
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Penn, Sir William , British Admiral

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and retired to shore duty when the duke was relieved of command. Penns son was William Penn , founder of Pennsylvania. See G. Penn, Memorials of Sir William Penn (1833). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...

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