J.M.C., Jr. luncheon for F.B.A., Jr., 2 December 1963 [scrapbook], [ca. 1963-1969]

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J.M.C., Jr. luncheon for F.B.A., Jr., 2 December 1963 [scrapbook], [ca. 1963-1969]

Includes printed "Menu for John Crawford's luncheon celebrating fifteen years of the benevolent reign of Fred Adams at The Pierpont Morgan Library" (4 p.), signed by all 17 attendees; and ca. 32 letters and postcards addressed to Crawford from various correspondents regarding Adams and the 1963 luncheon, as well as other correspondence regarding Adam's retirement as director of the Morgan Library.

Ca. 33 items ; 27 cm. and smaller

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SNAC Resource ID: 8233114

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Adams, Frederick B. (Frederick Baldwin), 1910-2001

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John M. Crawford, Jr.

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