Scrapbook of Howard Keith Alden, 1902-1906.

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Scrapbook of Howard Keith Alden, 1902-1906.

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Scrapbook assembled during Alden's years as an undergraduate student at Harvard from 1902 to 1906. This scrapbook pertains to his social activities and hobbies, and reflects his eclectic tastes and his preferences for music, art, theatre, and sports. He kept paraphernalia such as ticket stubs and season passes to Harvard football and baseball games, as well as ticket stubs and programs to local plays and invitations to local art shows. He included his dance cards and programs for many church activities and other musical activities. Several items document athletic and musical events and a dance at Wellesley College. There are menus from events at Harvard such as the Senior Dinner of 1906, as well as ephemera from Class Day festivities. He included valentines he received. He was also a member of the Randall Hall Association as well as a member of the Freshman and Varsity Banjo clubs.

60 p. ; 29 cm.

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