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[Funeral of Edward W. Bok]
No full texteye-level views;Edward William Bok was born 9 October 1863 in Den Helder, Netherlands. He become a noted author and publisher of "The Ladies Home Journal" and was involved in many social causes and philanthropic activities, including the creation of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mr. Bok passed away on 9 January 1930 at his winter home in Mountain Lake Colony in Lake Wales, Florida. A funeral was held on 10 January 1930 inside the Singing Tower and Mr. Bok was interred in front of the tower
[Letter 1930 January], New York City [to] Mrs. Edward W. Bok, Merion, Pennsylvania
No full textThis is a letter from H. Van Buren Magonigle, an architect and author best known for his memorials, to Mary Louise Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mrs. Bok was his wife and the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stationary on which the letter is written folds at the top. The letter is hand written in black ink. In the upper right corner in black ink 'C' may indicate a response was sent. Mr. Magonigle's name is written out in pencil below his signature by an unknown hand. 'One hundred and one Park Avenue' is printed in raised letters.Computer generated transcript is available upon request
[Letter] 1930 January 15, New York [to] Curtis [Bok, Pennsylvania]
No full textThis is a letter sent by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, popular Indian writer and winner of the Newbery Medal (1928), to Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Curtis Bok was his eldest son and a lawyer. The letter is hand written in black ink. In the upper right corner in black ink is a check mark probably indicating a response was sent. The front of the letter has some discoloration. On the back under the signature, '(Mukerji)' is written in black ink, probably by Curtis Bok. The letter mentions Curtis Bok's mother (Mary Louise Curtis Bok (Zimbalist)), his brother (Cary Bok), and Margaret Bok, Curtis Bok's first wife (1924-1933). Mukerji mentions sending a copy of 'the Gita, Song Celestial.'Computer generated transcript is available upon request
[Edward W. Bok with nightingale : version 1]
No full texteye-level views;This is a picture of Edward W. Bok, former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and founder of the Sanctuary, seated on the ground feeding a nightingale at Mountain Lake Sanctuary (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mr. Bok is inside one of several aviaries constructed on site to accommodate the song birds. This is one of three known copies of the photograph in the archive collection at Bok Tower Gardens. On the front in raised type: 'ALEXANDER LAKE WALES FLA.' Stamped on the back in black ink: 'Nellie Lee Bok Archives.' On the back in pencil: 'dup.' A negative is taped to the back of the photograph and was probably used to create additional copies of the print
[Letter] 1930 January 30, Philadelphia [to] Mrs. Edward W. Bok
No full textThis is a letter from H.S.J. Sickel, then Secretary of the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, to Mary Louise Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mrs. Bok was his wife and the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter is typed in black ink on yellow paper. In the upper right corner in black ink 'C' may indicate a response was sent. Mr. Sickel's signature is in black ink.Computer generated transcript is available upon request
[Letter] 1930 January 28, Jacksonville, Ill. [to] Mrs. Bok, [Pennsylvania?].
No full textThis is a letter sent by Irene Mandeville, a mother of eight children, to Mary Louise Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mrs. Bok was his wife and the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stationary on which the letter is written is folded. The letter is hand written in black ink. In the upper left corner in black ink is a check mark probably indicating a response was sent. In pencil on the front is a note 'Yes - I knew of this incident' probably written by Mrs. Bok and referring to Mrs. Mandeville's retelling of Mr. Bok's generosity towards her family.Computer generated transcript is available upon request
[Edward W. Bok with nightingale : version 2]
No full textclose-up views;This is a professionally cropped version of ABTP000201 that shows a closer view of Edward W. Bok, former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and founder of the Sanctuary, seated on the ground feeding a nightingale. Mr. Bok is inside one of several aviaries constructed on site to accommodate the song birds. This is one of two known copies of the photograph in the archive collection at Bok Tower Gardens. On the front in raised type: 'ALEXANDER LAKE WALES FLA.' On the back in pencil: 'from Phil. files - 1980 1925-40 album - p. 10' Page number references an unknown resource. Typed on a paper taped to the back: 'Mr. Bok feeding a Nightingale.
Edward W. Bok and Mary Louise Curtis Bok at Singing Tower construction site
No full texteye-level views; group portraits;This image shows Edward W. Bok, former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and founder of Mountain Lake Sanctuary (now Bok Tower Gardens), and Mary Louise Curtis Bok. Construction equipment and men can be seen in the background, likely preparing for the installation of pilings for the Tower's construction. '2-1-27' and '7' are marked in white in the left and right corners, respectively, of the image. This negative is included in a set of three books which include Mr. Burrell's photographic documentation of the construction of the Singing Tower
[Letter] 1930 January 10 Germantown, Pa. [to] Curtis Bok [Pennsylvania]
No full textThis is a letter from Francis Biddle, probably an American lawyer who later served as Attorney General during WWII, to Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Curtis Bok was his eldest son and a lawyer. The letter is hand written in blue ink. In the upper right corner in black ink is a check mark probably indicating a response was sent. The letter is dated '10th January 1929' though 1930 is a more likely date.Computer generated transcript is available upon request
[Letter] 1930 January 11, Harvard University [to] Mrs. Bok
No full textThis is a letter from Wallace B. Donham, then Dean of the Graduate School of Busienss Administration of Harvard University, to Mary Louise Curtis Bok upon hearing the news of Edward W. Bok's death. Mr. Bok was the former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). Mrs. Bok was his wife and the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stationary on which the letter is written is folded. The letter is hand written in black ink. In the upper right corner in black ink 'C' may indicate a response was sent. 'Graduate School of Business Administration Harvard University' appears at the top in raised lettering. Mr. Bok established the Harvard Advertising Awards in 1923 and worked closely with the Harvard School of Business to raise the standards of advertising in the U.S. and Canada.Computer generated transcript is available upon request
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