The Rediscovery and Renewal of FDR's Harvard Past

Posts Tagged: Michael Weishan

Posts Tagged ‘Michael Weishan’

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

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The battle begins: two hours, and 250 chairs and 27 tables to move and assemble, labor provided through the good offices of the FDR Institute’s Matthew Young and his hale and hardy band of volunteers.

Brooms at the ready

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Getting there. The spectacular floral creations of Teresa Kiritsy’s Creative Themes arrive

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Just in time, the show begins: a [...]

Pictures from the Third Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009

It all started so simply. Last fall while photographing the FDR Suite, I noticed some curious bits of something dangling behind the large radiator in the main study. What could they be? Those infamous Harvard dust motes again? Ah no! Historical clues, perhaps? The mind raced…. in vain. Most turned out to be prosaic modern [...]

Piecing Together FDR’s Rooms, Literally
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