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• New Reference Book: The Oxford Companion to the Year

  07May

  Categories: History, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Religion, Research, Social Sciences Comments: 0

  By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services
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  Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

  The Oxford Companion to the Year by Bonnie Blackburn & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Oxford, 2003.

  Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 529.3 B560

  The first half of this volume offers a day-by-day listing of associated events and people.  The focus is on British and U.S. events with some non-western celebrations included.

  The second half of the volume describes the history of the Christian calendar and major non-Christian calendars.

  Helpful for: Celebrations, Browsing, History of the Calendar

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