BOSWORTH William Welles [Marietta, Ohio,... - Lot 20 - Oger - Blanchet

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BOSWORTH William Welles [Marietta, Ohio,... - Lot 20 - Oger - Blanchet
BOSWORTH William Welles [Marietta, Ohio, 1869 - Vaucresson, 1966], American architect. Autograph letter signed and 2 autograph cards signed, addressed to Albert Laprade. 1956-1962; 4 pages in-32 and 1 page in-4°; in French. - 1956 : "I have just read your article "Anniversary" with a lot of emotions. Our dear boss Gaston Redon had a deep sympathy with me which I will tell you about one day, I hope. [...] Just today I found the pamphlet that Pontremoli wrote about him, when he took over his chair at the Institute. Have you read it? »... - Undated: "I want to congratulate you on the publication of your articles "The Architects". I will have them bound to keep them in my library [...] It includes a letter that shows the enormous activity of the Architects in America. At this time of the hundredth anniversary of the formation of the Institute of Architects. - Vaucresson, 1962 : " I have just read your admirable article "Back to the roots" in S.A.D.G. with great admiration, and despair ! Especially, after reading Lippmann in the Herald Trib. this morning. The explosion of babies, worldwide, is doing all the damage! Is "Creation" the greatest source of joy!!! But I am writing to you for an old friend, in America, a physician, who served long with Alexis Carrel, in France [...] asked me to send him the article you wrote for SADG about the street named for Jean Oberlé in Vaucresson and when the Mayor named me an honorary citizen. I did not observe it in the SADG, but I suppose if you will give me the date of the article, and I will write to the secretary [...] that he will send me the article"...
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