Tag: Social Life at Harvard

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  George Washington Lewis

  I’ve been doing a bit of research on the Porcellian Club, in advance of the architectural walking tour I’m leading this November for the Harvard Alumni Association entitled Presidential Pathways:…

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  FDR and Harvard’s First Great Social Experiment: The Union

  “To whom the conception of a Harvard Union is due is beyond my knowledge; but we owe the fostering of the idea to many men, and we owe the grounds…

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  FDR’s Harvard Through The Brush of Edward Penfield

  Many of you may not be aware (as I was not, despite 3 years residence) that Adams House possesses a tremendous artistic treasure built into its walls, one that gives…

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  Original Suite Plans Discovered, Plus A Progress Update

  Due to some persistent sleuthing on the part of Carl Jay, Chief Preservationist for Shawmut construction, the original plans for FDR suite were discovered this past May at the offices…

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  A Donation, and Musical Discovery

  Thanks to the folks at parlorsongs.com, we’ve received 20 presentation copies of sheet music from 1900-1903, selected especially for the Suite, and through the good offices of our former, and…