On April 30, 1973, seven eminent citizens received the affectionate salute of a grateful city of Boston artifact : their long careers have brought extraordinary distinction, character, color and zest to this city and have won the esteem of all men everywhere. Grand Bostonians, Arthur Fiedler, Ralph

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On April 30, 1973, seven eminent citizens received the affectionate salute of a grateful city of Boston artifact : their long careers have brought extraordinary distinction, character, color and zest to this city and have won the esteem of all men everywhere. Grand Bostonians, Arthur Fiedler, Ralph Lowell, Archibald MacLeish, John W. McCormack, Samuel Eliot Morison, David McCord [and] Paul Dudley White / (signed) Kevin H. White, Mayor.

The second plaque reads "Original wood from the gun deck of the U.S.S. Constitution."

2 metal plaques : mounted on a wooden tablet ; 7 x 5.5 x 1 in.

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Macleish, Archibald

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Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) was an American poet. Kaiser is a professor of comparative literature at Harvard. From the description of Letters to Walter Jacob Kaiser, 1955-1957 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612367921 MacLeish (1892-1982) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet, playwright, teacher, librarian of Congress, and public official. He was also Boylston professor at Harvard (1949-1962). From the description of Scratch : manu...

White, Kevin, H., Mayor.

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