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2 unusual facts about David I. Masson


David I. Masson

Except for a stint in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War from 1940-45, Masson remained a librarian for the rest of his working life.

Following his demobilisation he took on the role of curator of special collections at Liverpool and married his wife, Olive Newton, in 1950 before returning to Leeds in 1956 to become curator of the Brotherton collection, an assemblage of (mostly) English literature including many rare books and manuscripts bequeathed to the University by Lord Brotherton of Wakefield on his death in 1930.


Abbot of Melrose

The second abbey was founded in 1136 on the patronage of David I (Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim), King of Scots, by Cistercian monks from Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire.

Around the World with Three Dog Night

#"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) – 2:56

Dave Heineman

He was appointed the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska by Governor Mike Johanns on October 1, 2001 after David Maurstad resigned to take a post in the George W. Bush administration.

David Bernstein

David I. Bernstein, dean of Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem and New York City

David I. Saperstein

When Ford withdrew its support of Saperstein and he lost his dealership, he founded Metro Networks in 1978.

During the 1990s, Saperstein built a 12-bedroom, 15-bathroom Versailles-style estate for his then-wife, Suzanne, sprawled across several acres on Carolwood Drive in Holmby Hills.

Only 9 days before the merger between Metro Networks and Westwood One, Saperstein started a new company called Five "S" Capital, Inc.

David I. Shapiro

In February 1960, Shapiro was asked to represent American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell by the American Civil Liberties Union, to which he reportedly replied "My middle name’s Israel. I’m not going to represent this sonofabitch."

David Walsh

David I. Walsh (1872–1947), American politician, governor of Massachusetts, and U.S. Senator

Dickstein Shapiro

Dickstein Shapiro was founded by Sidney Dickstein and David I. Shapiro in New York City in 1953.

Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits

#"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) - 3:47

National Labor Board

Senator David I. Walsh, Democrat from Massachusetts and chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor, quickly wrote a substitute bill, the "National Industrial Adjustment Bill".

Prince of Scotland

The Great Stewardship of Scotland was granted to Walter Fitz Alan by David I, and came to the Sovereign through the accession of Robert Stewart, son of Walter Stewart, 6th Great Steward of Scotland, and of Marjorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland, daughter of Robert I, as Robert II in 1371.

Seven Separate Fools

#"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) - 3:51

The Best of 3 Dog Night

#"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) – 3:47


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