In one of the very first posts I ever wrote here, I talked about finding the receipt for Dr. Lovett’s travel expenses to Houston that he sent back to the Rice Institute business manager, A.B. Cohn, after his interview trip:
Last week I ran across the letter to Mr. Cohn that accompanied the receipt—in a completely different collection, of course.
I believe they went out looking at possible sites for the Institute and I wonder very much what Mr. Lummis had to say.
Bonus:
Bonus: you must be on the roof of Tudor Fieldhouse or the original gym, with the roof of the Baker Institute visible above the parapet wall, and the towers of the Chapel and the Humanities Building beyond that. It’s an unusual view, to say the least! Thank goodness for Google.
Bonus: Looking NE from Reckling Park … past Autry/Tudor, RMC, chemistry & downtown?
My bad. Mike is correct, it’s the Chemistry Building tower, not the Humanities Building.
From the Google Maps satellite view, the awning appears to be on the SE corner of Tudor. (And by RMC, I meant the RMC’s Memorial chapel bell tower.)
It was hard to get it lined up. I had to hang over the side a little.
So, where were you standing, Melissa?
I was up behind the suites where the fancy people sit on the side closer to the gym.
That explains why I didn’t recognize your vantage point. I’m not fancy!
That’s only one of the reasons I like you.