Events
March 2023
Lunch Bite - The Diplomatic Uniform of Larz Anderson
Museum Collections and Operations Manager Paul Newman discusses a diplomatic uniform made for Larz Anderson by Davies & Son of London, England, for his appointment as the U.S. minister to Belgium in 1911. At the time, U.S. diplomats were proscribed to wear civilian suits, however as it was normal for diplomats to be presented before foreign dignitaries and their courts, many had decorative uniforms made for themselves. This Lunch Bite will focus on Larz Anderson’s diplomatic uniform from our museum…
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Lunch Bite - A Scrapbook Documenting Isabel Anderson’s Gift of Anderson House to the Society of the Cincinnati
Join Research Services Librarian Rachel Nellis for a presentation on a scrapbook documenting Isabel Anderson’s gift of Anderson House to the Society of the Cincinnati in 1938 and the subsequent use of the house by the Society for diplomatic, social and philanthropic events through the 1940s. This program accompanies our exhibition Affairs of State: 118 Years of Diplomacy and Entertaining at Anderson House, on view from February 24 to December 31, 2023. Registration is requested. To attend the Lunch Bite…
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Lunch Bite - Society of the Cincinnati Eagles of the Twentieth Century
Join the Institute’s deputy director and curator, Emily Parsons, for a Lunch Bite object talk focusing on Society of the Cincinnati Eagles of the twentieth century. The Eagle insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati is one of the most historic American medals and has been worn by members at meetings, dinners, ceremonies, and other events for more than two hundred years. Designed in 1783 by Pierre-Charles L’Enfant—a French-born artist, Continental Army officer, and original member of the Society—the Society’s…
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Lunch Bite - An Orderly Book Kept by British General Robert Cuninghame
Museum Collections and Operations Manager Paul Newman discusses a manuscript orderly book kept by British General Robert Cuninghame from his time in command of an army camp near Clonmel, Ireland, 1778. An important historical record, this book records the daily orders disseminated at the camp and includes court martial proceedings, unit movements and the rotation of soldiers to be placed on guard duty. This Lunch Bite will examine the orderly book and its significance in offering a better understanding of…
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Lunch Bite - Catharine Macaulay’s An Address to the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland: on the Present Important Crisis of Affairs
Research Services Librarian Rachel Nellis discusses Catharine Macaulay, a radical English writer and historian sympathetic to the American cause, and her 1775 pamphlet, An Address to the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland: on the Present Important Crisis of Affairs. Using events such as Parliament’s passing of the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre, Macaulay’s pamphlet was written as an appeal to Great Britain to change its policies towards the colonies. This Lunch Bite will not only examine the contents within…
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