And im the director of Community Partnerships for theMassachusetts Historical Society. Our program this evening is a seasonal, its a look at the tradition of Summer Reading we are joined by professor donna harringtonlueker on her new publication gavin kleespies, 19th century publishing the rise of Summer Reading. She is a passer in Newport Rhode island and she has an undergraduate degree from rhode island and phd. As a former magazine writer and editor, Research Interests include 19thcentury print culture, womens magazines on any period and radical or alternative press. Before we begin id like to extend a special welcome to anyone joining the Virtual Program for the first time. If youre not familiar with the Massachusetts Historical Society we are the first Historical Society in america and have been preserving publishing and sharing our history since 1791. We hold a collection of 14 million manuscript pages including the papers of the first three president s of the unitedstates. Or im
Support our nonprofit operations. Shop now or anytime at cspan shop. Org. Welcome everyone to the fifth installment of her conversation with olmsted series i presidency of the National Association for olmsted parks, the managing partner of the olmsted 220 tempe. We have at last arrived 2022, failure of olmsted, and we invite everyone from coast to coast to participate in a vast array of programs, coverages, tours, and more around the country. Tplease visit olmsted 200. Org o learn more. Today going to start a mr. Olmsteds neighborhood, the community of brookline, massachusetts, somewhere neighborhoods hold a unique place in history because they were held to an extraordinary confluence of talented individuals. And that is surely the case in the green home neighborhood in massachusetts to Frederick Law Olmsted and Rick Richardson and Charles Sprague sargent and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and Landscape Design in ways that continue to
Campaign. We have at last arrived 2022 the year of olmsted and we invite everyone from coast to coast to participate in a vast array of programs conferences tours and more around the country. Please visit olmsted 200. Org to learn more today we are going to start in mr. Olmsteads neighborhood the community of brookline, massachusetts. Some rare neighborhoods. Holy unique place in our history because they were home to an extraordinary confluence of talented individuals and that is surely the case in the green hill neighborhood of brookline, massachusetts there Frederick Law Olmsted henry. Richardson and Charles Sprague sergeant and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and Landscape Design in ways that continue to reverberate today. Thats why the National Association of olmsted parks and other organizations across the country fought hard to oppose proposed plans that surfaced in 2020 to destroy henry hopson richardsons home and properties asso
Considered president roosevelts personal and professional confidante. Hello, good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the Roosevelt Museum and to the reading festival. Were excited youre here for today. This program is a special one, ill tell, but it in just a moment. If youre familiar with the program at this point, about a 30 minute talk and ten minutes of questions and then a book signing. Were lucky enough to have cspan with us here today so if youre going to ask questions, use the microphone on the other side these sorts of programs are only made possible because of the trustees and our members. We have a trustee here today and thank you for your support. [applause] raise your hand if youre a member and would he truly appreciate it. If youre not a member, get one of the pins, and it gives you free admission to the library and museum. We have an exhibit on the japanese internment and very powerful. I hope youll see this. This program is very special because we are pea not going to be h
Member and would he truly appreciate it. If youre not a member, get one of the pins, and it gives you free admission to the library and museum. We have an exhibit on the japanese internment and very powerful. I hope youll see this. This program is very special because we are pea not going to be hear from an author, we are going to be hearing from a principal. Recently a fantastic book was written called the gatekeeper by a woman named kathryn smith, did research in one of the most least understood players in the roosevelt players. Missy lehand and it defined the presidency, its a remarkable book. I want you to take a deep breath and close your eyes, june 17th, 1933. And im going to introduce you to a woman who was probably the most powerful woman other than Eleanor Roosevelt in washington during this period. She had known president she knew Franklin Roosevelt when he ran for vicepresident , was with him throughout his polio recovery, and then in washington d. C. She was technically a s