Rex J. Northcott diary, 1910.

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Rex J. Northcott diary, 1910.

This diary contains entries about Northcott's everyday life and about time he spent visiting the Anglican Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield. Northcott attended Mass daily, and many of the entries record his thoughts on the sermons he heard at these services. The entry for October 3 includes his reaction after reading an interview of Thomas Edison. A letter to Northcott from his mother is included in the diary.

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Northcott, Rex. J.

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Rex J. Northcott was an English schoolmaster at Darrescroft School at Brindlington. From the description of Rex J. Northcott diary, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517460 ...

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Community of the Resurrection

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The Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious community, est. in 1892; mother house Mirfield, West Riding, Yorkshire. From the description of Records of the Community of the Resurrection, 1922-1956 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150573 ...