Word: gifts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...commission on western history has placed on exhibition in the Treasure Room of Widener Library some "New England Materials for the History of the West." This commission was founded in 1912 by a gift from Mrs. William Hooper in memory of her father, Charles Elliott Perkins. Its purpose was to collect materials, books, papers or old documents pertaining to the history of western America. For this purpose, committees have been appointed throughout the country in the larger cities. In this way a large amount of material has been collected. Any graduate or undergraduate who has any documents or papers which...
...construction of the new dormitories was made possible by graduate contributions. President Maclaurin announced three gifts for this particular purpose at the Tech. Pop Concert last June. Two of these were sums of $100,000 and $150,000 from anonymous contributors; the other a gift of $100,000, which has just been telegraphed from T. Coleman du Pont, of the class...
...Fogg Art Museum has just received as a gift from Arthur Sachs '01, a beautiful Madonna and Child by the early Venetian painter, Jacobello del Fiore, the first painting by the master to enter an American public or private collection. The master was born, in 1385 and died...
...hero gives a gift not only for a cause, but also for humanity," President Lowell said at the service in Appleton Chapel yesterday afternoon in commemoration of the 19 University men who have lost their lives in the European war, and in recognition of those men who are still engaged in various branches of activity in that war. "If these men see us here now they will appreciate it, for we owe them our gratitude and our respect. They have done a great thing, and we shall be the better for it. This influence which they have had will never...
...present war. The place suggested for the new memorial is Soldiers Field, and there it seems indeed fitting that the statue or other memorial should stand, dedicated to the memory of all who served and particularly perpetuating the glory of those who died. Yet Soldiers Field is, the gift of one alumnus, Major Higginson, in tribute to soldiers whom he had especially in mind to honor, and his wishes and opinions as to the erection there of the new memorial should certainly be consulted. Boston Transcript...