Ira Glackens letters to Frederick Darby Petrie, 1924-1962.

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Ira Glackens letters to Frederick Darby Petrie, 1924-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702198822

Collection of approximately fifty-five autograph letters, the bulk dating from 1924 to 1936, from Ira Glackens to classmate and friend Frederick Darby Petrie. Letters document student life during the interwar period and the artistic and social activities of the Gackens family during sojourns abroad. Letters address: people and events at the Choate School, where the young men met; Ira Glackens's literary ambitions and efforts; Petrie's letters from Princeton University and MIT; people from the family's circle, including art collector Albert Barnes; and Parisian society life. Enclosures include drafts of poems, photographs, hand-colored cards, and clippings. Accompanied by letters from Edith Dimock Glackens, Lenna Glackens, and others.

0.42 linear feet (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951

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Glackens, William J., 1870-1938.

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Petrie, Frederick Darby, 1908-2004.

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Glackens, Edith Dimock.

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Glackens, Lenna, 1913-1943.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Choate School

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Glackens, Ira, 1907-1990

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Glackens, a writer and son of painter William Glackens, was a friend and patron of Wasey, an animal sculptor, Lincolville, Maine. Glackens died in 1990. From the description of Ira Glackens letters to Jane Wasey, 1985-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395017 William Glackens was a painter and illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. His son, Ira, was a writer. From the description of Ira and William Glackens papers, 1901-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220150832...