Richard C Guy

Miss California Teen USA

…In the 1980s, the pageant was directed by Richard Guy and Rex Holt, who also oversaw the Miss California USA, Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA pageants. They lost the contract in 1990, when it came up for renewal.[2] The pageant was later directed by Carolee Munger, and is currently di...

Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural Masterpiece

Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jeffeson struggled agai...

Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s (National Building Museum)

In the midst of the Great Depression, America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s gave hope to millions, sustaining the assembled with visions of future progress. These grand expositions in Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Cleveland, New York, and San Francisco showcased an optimistic, consumerist future societ...

The Colonial Revival House

A celebration of early American house forms, the Colonial Revival emerged in the late 19th century and was quickly embraced by the American public. It has remained the nation's style of choice for well over a hundred years, appearing in banks, post offices, schools, libraries, and a majority of subu...

The Inquisitive Problem Solver (MAA Problem Book Series)

The Inquisitive Problem Solver is a collection of mathematical miniatures composed to stimulate and entertain. On a deeper level, these little puzzles, accessible to a general audience, provide a setting rich in mathematical themes. One of the larger purposes of the book is to show how everyday situ...

The Machine Age in America: 1918-1941

This study offers a comprehensive look at American art, architecture, photography, film, and industrial and graphic design in the years between the two world wars.

University of Virginia Campus Guide, second edition