Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
023.005.06 |
Collection |
Robert Bowne Suckley (1856 - 1921) |
Title |
Correspondence: Arthur Rutsen Suckley, 1912-1913 |
Date |
1912 - 1913 |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
Twenty-six letters and postcards [letter #4] March 2, 1912: Dropped from Harvard after entering on trial. With his previous record, they could not make allowances. [#5] July 3, 1912: Enrolled in summer school; still living at Claverly. [#8] July 31, 1912: Expects tennis court in Rhinebeck will be finished. [#4] Oct 15, 1912: Arthur is in Mesa, Arizona; riding every day; bought a horse with harness for $60. Assumes that in Rhinebeck there is a great deal of visiting around at the Merritts' etc. [#15] Jan 8, 1913: "It was a great idea flooding our court and putting an electric light on it." [#16] Feb 17, 1913 Plays polo [#17] April 13, 1913: Planning to return home from Arizona. "This ought to be a quiet year with Vincent going to Italy and the Hammersleys' away." [#20] July 6, 1913: At Harvard Engineering Camp at Squam Lake, NH. July 27, 1913: Did not pass his exams at Squam Lake. Plans to go to Columbia in the fall. Will enter the Maine Championship [tennis] in August. Aug 13, 1913: At The Swimming Club, Bar Harbor, Maine, "much like a Swiss resort." Becoming quite proficient in the Turkey Trot. [#24-26] Receipt from the office of Henry E. Montgomery & Co. for money credited to the account of Arthur R. Suckley |
People |
Suckley, Arthur Rutsen (1890-1975) Suckley, Robert Bowne, Sr. (1856-1921) |
Subjects |
Accounting Harvard University Horses Schools Tennis |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site |