Diaries, 1876-1918.

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Diaries, 1876-1918.

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Diaries of Robert Apthorp Boit, Boston insurance executive, containing observations on family, business, and social life. Boit commented on many social and political leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Henry Lee Higginson and Curtis Guild. Frequently mentioned are Boit's children, his wife Lillian Willis Boit, his brother the painter Edward Darley Boit, his son-in-law Dr. Hugh Cabot, and his grandfather Captain John Boit. Letters from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge are attached. Boit belonged to several clubs and was especially active in the Papyrus Club and the St. Botolph Club. He served as president of the Boston Associated Board of Trade, and toured the Panama Canal during its construction in 1907 with a group of prominent American businessmen. A description of the trip with photographs is included, as are descriptions of trips to Europe. The diaries are indexed.

16 v. and 5 index card boxes.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Boit, Lillian Willis, 1850-

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St. Botolph Club

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Cabot, Hugh, 1872-1945

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Boit, John, 1774-1829

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Guild, Curtis, 1827-1911

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Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919

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Higginson was a Boston banker and philantropist; he donated Soldiers Field and Harvard Union to Harvard University. From the description of Papers relating to the gift of Soldiers Field, Harvard University, 1890. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82295797 Higginson was a Boston banker and philanthropist. Higginson attended Harvard (1851-1852), but left because of poor eyesight. In 1856 he went to Vienna intending to make music his life work, but he returned to Boston...

Boston Associated Board of Trade (Mass.)

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Boit family.

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Boit, Edward D., 1840-1915

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Painter; Boston, Mass. From the description of Edward Darley Boit papers, 1866-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455187 Watercolorist and close friend of John Singer Sargent. Boit's paintings are held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as other places and privately. From the description of Letters, 1866-1867. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 15505892 ...

Papyrus Club.

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Boit, Robert Apthorp, 1846-1919.

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Robert Apthorp Boit (1846-1919) earned his Harvard AB in 1868. From the description of Strawberry Night Hasty Pudding [poster and handbill], 1868 [videorecording] / Robert Apthorp Boit. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228510044 ...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...