http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/finearts Tue, 29 May 2012 19:23:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/finearts/about/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Margaret Bear Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:02:42 +0000 #comment-38 This may be a bit of a long shot, but perhaps worth a try. I have recently been in touch with the Harvard Club of New York, regarding a gift that was given them in 1918 of a series of lithographs, called "Britains Efforts and Ideals," by Cambridge University in UK, as a token of appreciation to the Harvard graduates who died in WW!. The archivist at HCNY has found mention of this gift in the Board's minutes in 1918, so it is obvious they must have been received, but there appears to be no information as to their present whereabouts. I know this War series of lithographs were exhibited at various galleries in USA in 1918, and could well have been the same set given to HCNY. It is possible that some clue is offered in later years in the HCNY Board minutes, but I don't think these have been searched. I suppose I should try to do this myself for absolute certainty, but I live in Vancouver, Canada, so it is not too easy to drop in. However, it has occurred to me that asking your Library might be a reasonalbe idea, and if that also draws a blank, would contacting the Hougton Library also be worth my doing? This may be a bit of a long shot, but perhaps worth a try. I have recently been in touch with the Harvard Club of New York, regarding a gift that was given them in 1918 of a series of lithographs, called “Britains Efforts and Ideals,” by Cambridge University in UK, as a token of appreciation to the Harvard graduates who died in WW!. The archivist at HCNY has found mention of this gift in the Board’s minutes in 1918, so it is obvious they must have been received, but there appears to be no information as to their present whereabouts. I know this War series of lithographs were exhibited at various galleries in USA in 1918, and could well have been the same set given to HCNY. It is possible that some clue is offered in later years in the HCNY Board minutes, but I don’t think these have been searched. I suppose I should try to do this myself for absolute certainty, but I live in Vancouver, Canada, so it is not too easy to drop in. However, it has occurred to me that asking your Library might be a reasonalbe idea, and if that also draws a blank, would contacting the Hougton Library also be worth my doing?

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