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Since yesterday was the ninety third anniversary of President Eliot's birth displays will be made this week in the Treasure Room in Widener Library of several of the birthday greetings which he received during his life. His certificate of membership in the French Legion of Honor and several views...
Especially interesting, and the most valuable item, is a copy, bound in vellum for presentation, of the first edition of "Alice in Wonderland, London, 1865." This edition was recalled by the author, and the publishers sold the sheets to D. Appleton & Company, New York, who issued the book with a...
"Right now, however, I am chiefly interested in old autographed books. I dearly love old names, and am coming over to Harvard next week to go through Widener and look at famous signatures. Paul Revere is my idea of the typical old Bostonian, but I expect to discover quite a...
Slighted Excellencies. At Rome ambassadors of every Power were caught last week upon the tender hip of precedence. Their Excellencies represent, technically, the actual person of the sovereign or president who despatched them to Rome. As such they receive the precedence which would be due U. S. President Coolidge or...
Last spring came the revival of Rida Johnson Young's comedy, "Brown of Harvard." Written in 1906, this play aimed to give an accurate picture of Harvard life of the time. The revival was dated in the same period, the old style costumes were worn, and throughout the play the...