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Widener University Alumni
Widener can refer to: Places * Widener Library, of Harvard University * Widener University, a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania ** Widener University School of Law, the law school of Widener University * Widener, Arkansas, a town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States People *Widener (surname) Widener is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows: * Chris Widener (born 1963), American politician * Chris Widener (author) (born 1966), American author and motivational speaker * Christine Ourmières-Widen ..., list of people with the surname See also * '' Rhône (The) v. Peter A.B. Widener (The)'' {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener Library
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, housing some 3.5million books, is the centerpiece of the Harvard Library system. It honors 1907 Harvard College graduate and book collector Harry Elkins Widener, and was built by his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener soon after his death in the sinking of the Titanic, sinking of the ''Titanic'' in 1912. Widener's "vast and cavernous" bookstack, stacks hold works in more than one hundred languages which together comprise "one of the world's most comprehensive research collections in the humanities and List of social sciences, social sciences." Its of shelves, along five miles (8km) of aisles on ten levels, comprise a "labyrinth" which one student "could not enter without feeling that she ought to carry a compass, a sandwich, and a whistle." At the building's heart are the Widener Memorial Rooms, displaying papers and mementos recalling the life and death of Harry Widener, as well as the Harry Elkins Widener Collection, "the precious group o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener University
Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1821, the university was known as the Pennsylvania Military College until 1972. Widener enrolls approximately 3,500 undergraduate students across six colleges and schools. The university also operates two distinct law schools in Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, Delaware. Widener is named in honor of Eleanor Elkins Widener. The university offers Associate’s degree, associate’s, Bachelor's degree, bachelor’s, Master's degree, master's, and Doctorate, doctoral degrees in a variety of fields across liberal arts, business, and engineering, to nursing and a variety of health and human service professional programs. History 19th century Widener University was founded in 1821 as the Bullock School for Boys preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, by John Bullock. Bullock operated the scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener University School Of Law
Widener University Delaware Law School (Delaware Law School and formerly Widener University School of Law) is a private law school in Wilmington, Delaware. It is one of two separate ABA-accredited law schools of Widener University. Widener University Law School was founded in 1971 as the Delaware Law School and became affiliated with Widener in 1975. In 1989, it was known as Widener University School of Law when it was combined with the campus in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 2015, the two campuses separated, with the Harrisburg one renamed to Widener University Commonwealth Law School. History Founded in 1971 as The Delaware Law School, the institution became affiliated with then Widener College, later becoming Widener University in 1975 and graduated its first class of 267 in August of that year. The school's name was officially changed to Widener University School of Law in 1989 when the Harrisburg campus was added. On July 1, 2015, the two campuses were separated into two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener, Arkansas
Widener is a town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 212 at the 2020 census, a decline from 273 in 2010. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km (0.5 mi2), all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 212 people, 90 households, and 58 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 335 people, 111 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 258.7/km (663.9/mi2). There were 129 housing units at an average density of 99.6/km (255.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 31.94% White, 67.16% Black or African American, 0.30% Asian, 0.60% from other races. 2.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 111 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widener (surname)
Widener is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname are as follows: * Chris Widener (born 1963), American politician * Chris Widener (author) (born 1966), American author and motivational speaker * Christine Ourmières-Widener (born 1964), French businesswoman * Eleanor Elkins Widener (c. 1862–1937), American heiress * George Widener (born 1962), autistic savant * George Dunton Widener (1861–1912), American businessman who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic'' * H. Emory Widener, Jr. (1923–2007), American judge * Harry Elkins Widener (1885–1912), American book collector who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic'' * Jeff Widener (born 1956), American photographer * Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), American art collector and founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. * Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915), Philadelphia transit magnate * Peter Arrell Browne Widener II (1895–1948), American race horse breeder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
