Correspondence of Edwin De Turck Bechtel, 1900-1901.

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Correspondence of Edwin De Turck Bechtel, 1900-1901.

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The collection consists of two letters written by Bechtel to his parents on March 13, 1900 and January 4, 1901. In these letters, Bechtel discusses money, the weather, recent activities, his return to Harvard, and asks for a bicycle. A March 9 letter from Ellwood M. Rabenold, a student at Reading High School, to Bechtel, inquires about expenses at Harvard; Bechtel's March 12 reply includes financial estimates of his furnished room, board at Randall Hall, and books and general expenses.

.03 cubic feet (1 pamphlet binder)

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Bechtel, Edwin DeTurck, 1880-1957

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Edwin De Turck Bechtel (1880-1957) was President and Board Chairman of the New York Botanical Garden. He was an amateur rosarian and art collector. He was winner of the Jane Righter Rose Medal of the Garden Clubs of America in 1953. The Bechtel Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden was named in his honor in 1972. A lawyer by profession, he was associated with the firm of Carter, Ledyard and Milburn. He graduated from Harvard University. He was married to Louise Seaman, founder of the chil...

Harvard University (1780-). Class of 1903.

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