Papers, 1909-1952.

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Papers, 1909-1952.

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Essays, diaries, book manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, notes, and clippings. Autobiographical notes mention many people he knew including Stanford White, the Vanderbilts, and George Santayana, whom Butler knew at Harvard and remained friends with for many years. There are copies of letters from Santayana and speeches and reminiscences by Butler about Santayana. Travel writings include diaries of trips to Florida and Europe, accounts of trips to India and of a round-the-world trip in 1926; a scrapbook of a trip to Europe with photographs, postcards, sketches, and notes, 1923; and "A Newport Week-End," 1927. Also, personal essays on various topics, writings about Garden City, N.Y. and the Garden City Hotel, and photograph albums and scrapbooks about the Smithtown Horse Show, 1909-1923.

2.8 cubic ft.

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Smithtown Horse Show (Smithtown, N.Y.)

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Garden City Hotel (Garden City, N.Y.)

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McKim, Mead & White

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At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Prospect Park, entrance shelters at Plaza entrance, [Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] : [detail drawing of dome in section and plan] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Aug.24, 1895. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78960919 Architectural company. From the description of Photographs, [ca. ...

Ford, Butler and Oliver (Firm)

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Santayana, George, 1863-1952

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Poet, philosopher, and educator. From the description of George Santayana correspondence and poem, 1937-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981741 Santayana (A.B. 1886) taught philosophy at Harvard 1886-1912. From the description of The realm of matter : manuscript, [ca. 1930] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612860176 From the description of The judgment of Paris : or how the first-ten man chooses a club : manuscript, 1892 Oct. 28. (Harvard ...

White, Stanford, 1853-1906

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Collector, artist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Stanford White papers, 1873-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132941 Stanford White (1853-1906) was an American architect, and a partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White. He designed numerous homes for wealthy individuals as well as public buildings in and around New York City. He was murdered in 1906 by Harry Kendall Thaw for having had an affair with Thaw's wife, the very beautiful (and very ...

Butler, Lawrence Smith, 1875-1954.

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Architect. Lawrence Smith Butler was a grandson of Judge J. Lawrence Smith and a nephew by marriage of Stanford White. He was associated briefly with the firm of McKim, Mead and White, and later formed his own firm, Ford, Butler and Oliver. From the description of Papers, 1909-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155535382 ...