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newspaper office and here is the man she was asked to interview, volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokes. as you can tell from the name very different backgrounds, anglo-saxon protestant, his friends call him graham. he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here, for example, his parents summer home. a house in the berkshire mountains in western massachusetts. at the time it was built in the 1890s it was for a time the largest private home in the united states, 100 rooms and legend has it that one of graham's brothers who was in the class of 1896 yale sent a telegram to his mother saying he was bringing some fellows home for the weekend. his mother in the telegram, the apostrophe got dropped from the telegram and his mother replied many guests here has room for only 50. when not in this home or later summer and weekend homes the family lived in new york and madison avenue and 30 seventh street a building that today is part of the morgan library. here are graham's parents. each of them came from a family with a substantial fortune which they
newspaper office and here is the man she was asked to interview, volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokes. as you can tell from the name very different backgrounds, anglo-saxon protestant, his friends call him graham. he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here, for example, his parents summer home. a house in the berkshire mountains in western massachusetts. at the time it was built in the 1890s it was for a time the largest private...
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newspaper's office and here is the man she was asked to interview, a volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokeshis friends called him grandm gm and they fell in love. they came from a different background imaginable. here is his parents summer home. the house and the brookshire mountains of massachusetts and at the time that it was built in the 1890s, it was for a time the largest project home in the united states. 100 rooms. legend has it one of his brothers in the class of 1896 i0 give it to send a telegram that they were bringing some of those home for the weekend. his mother, the' got dropped from the telegram in his mother replied many guests already here have room for only 50. [laughter] not in this home or later they had the family that lived in new york at madison avenue and 37th street building that today is part of the library. here are his parents. each of them came from a family with a substantial fortune that they combined. the families wealth rested on a number of things, part of the mining empire, new york city real estate especially the luxury apartment buildings on the upper ea
newspaper's office and here is the man she was asked to interview, a volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokeshis friends called him grandm gm and they fell in love. they came from a different background imaginable. here is his parents summer home. the house and the brookshire mountains of massachusetts and at the time that it was built in the 1890s, it was for a time the largest project home in the united states. 100 rooms. legend has it one of his brothers in the class of 1896 i0...
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james graham phelps stokes and as you can tell from the name, or different background anglo stuyvesant bronson and his friends calling, grandma. and he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here it for example is his parents summer home. [laughter]. the house in western massachusetts time it was built in the 18 '90s it was for time the largest private home in the united states. 100 grams and legend has it that one of graham's brothers, he was in the class of 1896, yelp, sent a telegram to his mother saying sick he was bring some and 96 follows home for the weekend. it is mother and the telegram, get the got dropped from the telegram. and his mother replied, many guests are already here, have room for only 50. [laughter]. and not in the summer later, they have the family lived in new york, in this dimension at madison avenue and 37th street, and as part of the mortgaged library today. parents parents, each of them came from a family with a substantial portion we take the mind. part of the dodging writing empire, new york city real estate e
james graham phelps stokes and as you can tell from the name, or different background anglo stuyvesant bronson and his friends calling, grandma. and he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here it for example is his parents summer home. [laughter]. the house in western massachusetts time it was built in the 18 '90s it was for time the largest private home in the united states. 100 grams and legend has it that one of graham's brothers, he was in...
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james graham phelps stokes. as you can tell from the name, very different background, anglo saxon protestant and his friends call him back home. and he rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here for example, is his parents summer home. [laughter]. the house in the mountains in western massachusetts. the time it was built in the 1890s, it was for a time, the largest private home in the united states. one hundred rooms. and legend has it that one of graham's brothers was in the class of 1896 at yell, sent a telegram to his mother saying that he was bringing some ' 96, phyllis home for the weekend. his mother that the telegram and he ' got dropped from the telegram. and his mother replied, many guests are ready here, have room for only 50. [laughter]. and not in the summer later, some of the week in homes, the family lived in new york in this mansion at madison avenue and 37th street, a building that today as part of the morgan library. here are graham's parents, each of
james graham phelps stokes. as you can tell from the name, very different background, anglo saxon protestant and his friends call him back home. and he rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imaginable. here for example, is his parents summer home. [laughter]. the house in the mountains in western massachusetts. the time it was built in the 1890s, it was for a time, the largest private home in the united states. one hundred rooms. and legend has it that one of...
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newspaper's office, and here's the man she was asked to interview, a volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokes. and as you can tell from the name, very different background, anglo-saxon protestant. his friends called him graham, and he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imagine bl. here, for example, is his parents' summer home -- [laughter] a house in the berkshire mountains in western massachusetts. at the time that-built in the 1890s -- it was built in the 18 is 90s, it was for a time the largest private home in the united states. 100 roomings. and legend has it that one of graham's brothers who was in the class of 1896 at yale sent a telegram to his mother saying that he was bringing some apostrophe '96 fellows home for the weekend. the telegram got -- the appositive to to my got dropped from the telegram, and his mother replied many guests already here, have room for only 50. [laughter] when -- not in this home but later, summer and weekend homes, the family lived in new york. and this mansion at madison avenue on 37th street, a building that today i
newspaper's office, and here's the man she was asked to interview, a volunteer working there, james graham phelps stokes. and as you can tell from the name, very different background, anglo-saxon protestant. his friends called him graham, and he and rose fell in love. he came from the most different kind of background imagine bl. here, for example, is his parents' summer home -- [laughter] a house in the berkshire mountains in western massachusetts. at the time that-built in the 1890s -- it was...