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Fogg Art Museum Scrapbooks, May 1947-February 1950

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The image shows a news clipping from the Boston News Clip service, dated May 12, 1948. The news is from Springfield, Massachusetts. The headline of the clipping reads "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."

The article states:

"Cambridge, May 11 - John Phillips Coolidge, 34, Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum, it was announced today. Coolidge has been assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department."

The clipping provides the address of the Boston News Clip service as 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Massachusetts. The article highlights the appointment of John Phillips Coolidge as the new director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, noting his background as an art and architecture historian and his previous role as an assistant professor of fine arts.

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The image shows a news clip from the Boston News, dated May 1, 1948. The clipping is from Springfield, Massachusetts, and reports on the appointment of John Phillips Coolidge to the position of director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University.

Here are the specific details of the news article:

  • Title: John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum
  • Date: May 11
  • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Content:
    • John Phillips Coolidge, aged 34, an art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum.
    • Coolidge has been serving as an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year.
    • He succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department.

The top portion of the image is labeled with the Boston News Clipping address, 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Massachusetts. There is a date stamp at the top right corner indicating the date of the clipping, May 1, 1948. The clipping appears to have been folded or handled, showing some wear and tear, especially at the edges and corners.

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The image shows a news clipping from the Boston News Clip, dated May 12, 1948. The heading of the clipping is "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum." The article, printed below the heading, states that John Phillips Coolidge, aged 34, who is an art and architecture historian at Harvard, has been named the director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. The article also notes that Coolidge has been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and that he succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who has returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department. The clipping appears to be pasted on a piece of paper, and there are some red markings, possibly ink stamps, on the article. The location mentioned for the news source is Springfield, Mass. The clipping also includes the address of the Boston News Clip: 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass.

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The image is a news clipping from the Boston News Clip service, dated May 12, 1948. The headline of the article reads: "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."

Here are the details from the article:

  • Location and Date: Cambridge, May 11
  • Subject: John Phillips Coolidge, aged 34, an art and architecture historian at Harvard, has been appointed as the director of Harvard University’s Fogg Art Museum.
  • Background: Coolidge had been serving as an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year.
  • Predecessor: He succeeds Professor Arthur Pope, who has returned to teaching duties within the University's Fine Arts Department.

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The image is a vintage newspaper clipping from the Boston News Clip, dated May 12, 1948. The clipping is titled "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."

Here are the details:

  • The headline reads: "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."
  • The date of the announcement is May 11, 1948, and it was reported from Cambridge.
  • The article states that John Phillips Coolidge, who was 34 years old at the time, was named the director of Harvard University’s Fogg Art Museum.
  • Coolidge had previously been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year.
  • He succeeded Professor Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department.

The newspaper clipping is from the Boston News Clip office located at 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Massachusetts, and the news was sourced from Springfield, Massachusetts.

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The image is a news clipping from May 12, 1948, labeled as a "Boston News Clip" from 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass. The article, titled "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum," was published in Springfield, Mass.

The content of the article reads:

"Cambridge, May 11—John Phillips Coolidge, 34, Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum, it was announced today.

Coolidge has been assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department."

The clipping includes the date "MAY 1 2 1948" at the top right corner, and the text is slightly faded and shows signs of aging. The clipping also has some handwritten markings, including what appears to be a circled number "126" in red ink.

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This image shows a vintage news clipping affixed to what appears to be a larger sheet of paper. The header of the clipping reads "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" along with an address "120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass." Below it, there's a subtitle that says "News Springfield, Mass." and a date stamped "MAY 12 1948."

The body of the clipping has a handwritten annotation in red over the text, which makes it a bit obscured, but below that, the text of the article is mostly legible. It reads:

"John Philips Coolidge
Heads Fogg Museum

Cambridge, May 11—John Phillips Coolidge, 34, Harvard art and architecture historian, has been named director of the University’s Fogg Art Museum, it was announced today.
Coolidge has been assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University’s Fine Arts Department."

The news clipping seems to be referring to an announcement regarding a personnel change at Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum in the year 1948.

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The image shows a vintage newspaper clipping from the "Boston News Clip" service located at 120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Massachusetts. The clipping is labeled as news from Springfield, Massachusetts, and is dated May 12, 1948.

The headline of the clipping reads: "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum." The article reports that John Phillips Coolidge, aged 34, an art and architecture historian at Harvard, has been named director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. It mentions that Coolidge had been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year. He succeeds Professor Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties in the University's Fine Arts Department. The article has some red pencil markings around the headline and at the bottom right corner.

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The image shows a piece of paper with some text printed on it. The paper is folded in half, and the text is printed on both sides. The paper is white, and the text is black. The paper has a rectangular shape with rounded corners. The text on the front side of the paper reads "Boston News Clip 120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass. News Springfield, Mass. May 12 1948." The text on the back side of the paper reads "John Phillips Coolidge Heads Fogg Museum."

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The image features a piece of paper with a headline and a news clipping. The headline reads "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" with the address "120 Tremont Street Boston 8, Mass." below it. The date "MAY 12 1948" is at the bottom of the paper. The news clipping is about John Phillips Coolidge, a Harvard art and architecture historian, who has been named the director of the University's Fogg Art Museum. The clipping also mentions that Coolidge has been an assistant professor of fine arts for the past year and succeeds Prof. Arthur Pope, who returned to teaching duties at the University's Fine Arts Department.