Tag: FDR at Harvard

• The Chest of 1900

  February 22, 1900 At the last meeting of the University Council it was suggested that an attempt be made to bring together for the benefit of our successors at the…

• A Tale of Two Morris Chairs

  Editor’s Note: This week’s post is by our guest contributor, Lary Shaffer. I discovered Lary via the Internet earlier this year, and immediately came to respect his almost encyclopedic knowledge…

• Mid-Terms

  As mid-term examinations slowly creep up on current undergraduates thanks to the new, advanced Harvard academic calendar, we thought it might be appropriate to show you a bit of the…

• A Project in Search of a Piano – And a Donor – Plus, A Discovery!

  “The study furniture was two desks and chairs, a large day bed, a piano and two casual chairs. FDR sang 1st bass on the Freshman Glee Club (I, 2nd bass)…

• Piecing Together FDR’s Rooms, Literally

  It all started so simply. Last fall while photographing the FDR Suite, I noticed some curious bits of something dangling behind the large radiator in the main study. What could…

• September Contest

  Here’s a scene that FDR knew intimately. It was taken in May 1900, during the period Franklin was in Cambridge finalizing his room arrangements at Westmorly Hall for the upcoming…