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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With Christmas now at hand there is a display in the Treasure Room of Widener Library, appropriate to the season. This collection consists of a number of different sorts of volumes of Christmas Carols, Songs, stories, and so forth. One of the two show-cases is quite resplendent with the characteristic bright reds, blues, and golds of illuminated manuscripts, many of which illustrate typical Christmas scenes such as the nativity. One of the most noticeable of these is "A Booke of Christmas Carols" illuminated from ancient manuscripts in the British Museum. This was edited by Joseph Cundall in London...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLECTIONS and CRITIQUES | 12/20/1929 | See Source »

Americans hear and read so often of the French view, that the horde of tourists from the United States annually visiting that country are loud, ill-bred, uncouth and make a vulgar display of money, that one wonders why the "retort courteous" is not more often resorted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 16, 1929 | 12/16/1929 | See Source »

Opening today a display of the works of American cartoonists and caricaturists, the Harvard Society of Contemporary Art will continue the exhibition until December 20. Included among the exhibits are examples of wire sculpture by Alexander Calder and glass figures designed by other noted contemporary artists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ART SOCIETY DISPLAYS AMERICAN CARTOONS | 12/6/1929 | See Source »

...Sargent drawings, large studies in preliminary work for decorations, recently acquired by the Fogg Museum of Art, will be on display to day in Gallery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sargents on Exhibit | 11/26/1929 | See Source »

...undersigned Christian women, protest use of those advertisements which show use of tobacco in any way by women and girls and children. These advertisements have been on display too long. No one can tell what harm has been done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Smoke-Crusade | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

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