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The organization was founded by researcher Harry Field in 1941 as the "National Opinion Research Center", with financial support from department-store heir and newspaper owner Marshall Field III (no relation) and the University of Denver, where it was located. [2] The center moved to the University of Chicago in 1947.
Born in Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui, his parents were William Herbert Field and Margaret Rebecca Nape Field (died 1943).His father was a British immigrant to the Hawaiian Kingdom in the 1880s who operated the Maui Hotel until 1927 while his mother was of Native Hawaiian descent with links to ruling families of the aliʻi nui (paramount chiefs) of Maui.
American department store entrepreneur Marshall Field is sometimes credited with coining the phrase, as is his one-time employee Harry Gordon Selfridge, and the marketing pioneer John Wanamaker. [4] The earliest known printed mention of the phrase is a September 1905 article in the Boston Globe about Field, which describes him as "broadly ...
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Harry Field may refer to: Harry Field (rugby league) (before 1910–after 1972), English prop or hooker during 1920s and 1930s Harry Field (American football) (1911–1964), American offensive tackle during 1930s
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in new controversy over a flag symbolizing Christian nationalism and false claims over the 2020 presidential election.
Harry Caray, the legendary broadcaster who passed away in February of 1998, made an appearance at Thursday night’s “Field of Dreams” game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs — by ...
Playing at Crosley Field, the team was a steady draw despite the team having a losing record. When the league folded at the end of the year, the Bengals continued as an independent team for 1938, joined the short-lived minor American Professional Football Association for 1939, and became a charter member of the third AFL in 1940.