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Interview Of John Mackin, John Mackin, Alex Palma Apr 2015

Interview Of John Mackin, John Mackin, Alex Palma

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John Mackin was born in 1943 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Longbeach, New York when his father returned home from WWII. Soon after his family moved there, they moved again to Collingswood, New Jersey. Finally, his family moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey when John was 16. John attended public and Catholic school growing up and attended Boston College for his higher education. John hit a rough page after college during which he struggled with alcoholism. At the time of the interview, he worked at the La Salle University Connelly Library. A position he got in 1984 while the …

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Noel Cullen, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire Jan 2009

Noel Cullen, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

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Biography of Noel Cullen, Irish chef, culinary educator and the first Certified Master Chef (CMC) to also have a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.).

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Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, September 22, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer Sep 1950

Letter From Linda Grace Hoyer To John Updike, September 22, 1950, Linda Grace Hoyer

Linda Grace Hoyer Family Correspondence

In this hand written letter, Linda Grace Hoyer tells her son, John Updike, about traveling in New England, and experiences while staying with Don and Mary Updike in Greenwich, Connecticut. Linda speaks at length about the Glass Flowers exhibit at Harvard University, and tells John to visit when life gets dull.

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Tomahawk, November 17, 1949, College Of The Holy Cross Nov 1949