This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series A Summer in Italy, 1929 RCB’s copy of his Scientific Americanarticle on perishable paper (1928). Lately I’ve been working on the summer of 1929, which Bob and Frances spent in Italy. This was a crucial year in their careers: their book What is Right with [...]
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series A Summer in Italy, 1929 Congress logo from L’Italia che Scrive 12:5 (May 1929) p.137. This part will cover the Binkleys’ voyage across the Atlantic and through France and Italy to Rome, where the Bibliographic Congress opened in mid-June, and then follow Bob’s participation in [...]
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series A Summer in Italy, 1929 Incidents at the Congress A few snippets illustrative of the Congress and Bob’s place in it: It seems that some papers were read outside the official section meetings, to whatever audience could be assembled. Bob refers condescendingly to one read [...]
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series A Summer in Italy, 1929 Extracurricular Activities During the Congress sessions in the first half of June, Frances took advantage of the opportunity to see Rome. While Bob attended the Library Congress, I wandered about the town, finding the way to various monuments. The city [...]
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series A Summer in Italy, 1929 Binkley Returns The beginning of the academic year at Smith College drew near, and Bob left Rome on the morning of Sept. 12. The leave-taking with Frances at the station was emotional. In the first of two letters he sent [...]