Bub hewlett biography books
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Writers' Program, New York City: Negroes of New York collection D
- Creator
- Writers' Program (New York, N.Y.)
- Call number
- Sc Micro R; Sc MG 24
- Physical description
- linear feet (10 boxes, 5 reels)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Writers' Program, New York City: Negroes of New York collection, Sc Micro R, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
The studies for this collection were compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in New York City. This collection consists of 41 studies of the history of Blacks in New York City. Included are biographical sketches and studies relating to cultural achievements, history, slavery, economics, sports, theater, churches, as well as other subjects. Authors of the studies include Ralph Ellison, Abram Hill, and Ellen Tarry. Also included is a manuscript of The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History edited by Roi Ottley, which was original
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Bill Hewlett
American engineer (–)
William Redington Hewlett (HEW-lit; May 20, – January 12, ) was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP).
Early life and education
[edit]Hewlett was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where his father taught at the University of Michigan Medical School. In the family moved to San Francisco after his father, Albion Walter Hewlett, took a similar position at Stanford Medical School, located at the time in San Francisco. He attended Lowell High School and was the Battalion Commander of the school's Army JROTC program. He was accepted at Stanford University as a favor to his late father who died of a brain tumor in [1]
Hewlett received his bachelor's degree from Stanford in , a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from MIT in , and a post-masters engineering degree in electrical engineering from Stanford in He joined the Kappa Sigma fraternity during his time at Stanford.[2]
Career
[edit]Hewlett-Packard
[edit]Hewlett attended undergraduate classes taught by Fred Terman at Stanford and became acquainted with David Packard. Packard and he began discussing forming a company in August , and founded Hewlett-Packard Company as a partnership on Janua
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Bumpy Johnson
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Who Was Bumpy Johnson?
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Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson
BORN: October 31,
BIRTHPLACE: City, South Carolina
DEATH: July 7, (age 62 years)
SPOUSE: Mayme Hatcher President (m. )
CONVICTION: Drug Narrative ()
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio
Early Living and Inappropriate Beginnings
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