Letters received, 1925-1927.

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Letters received, 1925-1927.

The collection consists of four letters from the sculptor Daniel Chester French to the architects Charles Howard Walker and his son Harold Damrell Walker regarding collaboration on a memorial to Percy D. Haughton, Harvard football coach (1908-1916). The group also includes one letter from A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard, to C. Howard Walker.

5 items, in folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8335389

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Walker, Harold Damrell, 1888-1937.

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Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943

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Nicola Sacco (1891-1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888-1927) were Italian immigrants who were tried and executed for robbery and murder of payroll guards Frederick Albert Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli. The case of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sacco and Vanzetti quickly became one of America's most complicated and notorious political trials. They were found guilty on July 14, 1921, but the legal struggle to save them extended until 1927. By April 9, 1927, all appeals in the Massachu...

Haughton, Percy D. (Percy Duncan), 1876-1924

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Haughton graduated from Harvard in 1899. From the description of Examination papers in Economics 1, 1897-1898. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074157 ...

French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931

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Sculptor and artist. From the description of Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968 (bulk 1911-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450719 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. and Glendale, Mass. From the description of Daniel Chester French letters, 1908-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648173 Biographical Note 1850, Apr. 20 Born, Exeter, N.H....

Walker, Charles Howard, 1857-1936

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Architect; Boston, Mass. Full name Charles Howard Walker. From the description of C. Howard Walker papers, 1877-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118576 Professor. From the description of Charles L. Walker papers, 1880(ca.)-1920. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155426264 ...