[MassHistPres] Cambridge Historica Society Celebrates MIT

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The Cambridge Historical Society

Cordially Invites You To Its Spring Benefit


“From Empty Space to the Infinite Corridor: CHS Celebrates MIT”


Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 2:00-4:30 p.m.

Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Building at MIT, 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge


Before MIT moved across the Charles River in 1916 from Boston to Cambridge, the

land it calls home was mostly vacant. Over the 20th century, this real estate
evolved into a mecca of academic and architectural excellence, with “the Infinite

Corridor” linking the campus to the community and, in turn, the global stage.

th century, this real estate
evolved into a mecca of academic and architectural excellence, with “the Infinite

Corridor” linking the campus to the community and, in turn, the global stage.


Join the CHS in celebrating this grand transformation and learning more

about our “great white city on the river.”


2:00-2:30 p.m. Live music, exhibition, and refreshments

2:30-4:00 p.m. Remarks by town and gown experts

• MIT’s history and impact on Cambridge
MIT’s history and impact on Cambridge
Charles Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission

• MIT’s scientific and educational achievements
MIT’s scientific and educational achievements
Paul Gray, President Emeritus of MIT

• The architecture of the original campus: Cambridge’s own “White City”
The architecture of the original campus: Cambridge’s own “White City”
Mark Jarzombek, Associate Dean, MIT School of Architecture and Planning

• Campus growth –new buildings that fulfill the dream
Campus growth –new buildings that fulfill the dream
O. Robert Simha, MIT Director of Planning Emeritus

• MIT’s ingenious pranks, the “Hacks”
MIT’s ingenious pranks, the “Hacks”
Samuel Jay Keyser, MIT Professor Emeritus


>From 4:30 p.m. onward, join Bob Simha or Mark Jarzombek as they lead 30 minute

“insider’s perspective” walking tours of the campus.


Reservations are required. Please return the form below with your check made out

to the Cambridge Historical Society, by May 9, 2008, to:
The Cambridge Historical Society, 159 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Attendees’ names will be placed on a list by the door. Tickets will not be mailed.

For more information and directions, please see www.cambridgehistory.org

The event is $75 for 1 person, $150 for 2 people, and $250 for 4. Please call the

CHS at 547-4252 if you wish to purchase more than 4 tickets.

Amounts over $10 per ticket are tax deductible. Your contribution supports the

mission of the CHS and our stewardship of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Name(s) for the attendee's list and as you wish it to appear in the program book:


I wish to remain anonymous in the program book: ( ) yes ( ) no


Number of people in your party:

Telephone:

Address:

E-mail:

Amount enclosed:

I/we cannot attend but wish to make a tax-deductible contribution of $____ to the

CHS.

the Cambridge Historical Society, by May 9, 2008, to:
The Cambridge Historical Society, 159 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Attendees’ names will be placed on a list by the door. Tickets will not be mailed.

For more information and directions, please see www.cambridgehistory.org

The event is $75 for 1 person, $150 for 2 people, and $250 for 4. Please call the

CHS at 547-4252 if you wish to purchase more than 4 tickets.

Amounts over $10 per ticket are tax deductible. Your contribution supports the

mission of the CHS and our stewardship of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Name(s) for the attendee's list and as you wish it to appear in the program book:


I wish to remain anonymous in the program book: ( ) yes ( ) no


Number of people in your party:

Telephone:

Address:

E-mail:

Amount enclosed:

I/we cannot attend but wish to make a tax-deductible contribution of $____ to the

CHS.