Tag: Social Life at Harvard

  • Project Lathrop Brown

    Project Lathrop Brown

    I was sitting in the Suite a few weeks ago, looking around, and I must admit to being quite impressed. With furniture mostly in place, pictures on the walls, mementos…

  • Of Daybeds and Historical Narratives

    Of Daybeds and Historical Narratives

    We have a new arrival in the Suite this week. A wonderful burgundy and gold late 19th-century daybed that looks as if it were made and upholstered for the room.…

  • Recent Acquisitions and New Views of the Suite

    Recent Acquisitions and New Views of the Suite

    My apologies for not posting any news for the last several weeks, but these have been busy, heady days. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’ve been able to…

  • Bloody Monday

    Bloody Monday

    Those of us fond of history (and I include myself in this group) often have a tendency to romanticize the past, or at least think that life today presents a…

  • Tree Exercises, and Odd Historical Paths Taken

    Tree Exercises, and Odd Historical Paths Taken

    One of the most interesting things about the FDR Restoration Project is that I never know down which fascinating historical path I’ll be drawn next. Take yesterday for instance: Dave…

  • Interior Design, and Redesign, Harvard 1900

    Interior Design, and Redesign, Harvard 1900

    Shortly after last year’s FDR dinner, I received an email from a certain Mr. Dave Robinson in Maine, inquiring as to whether or not we’d be interested in taking a…