VI. Oversize Items

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2015-05-07 00:50:47 UTC
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{"value"=>"<p>This series consists of a scrapbook documenting Geraghty's life and career, two pieces of original art by Robert Day, one piece by Susanne Suba, and a framed photograph of Irving Penn's 1947 group portrait of <em>The New Yorker</em> artists. It is not clear whether Geraghty or Mrs. Geraghty assembled the scrapbook, which has been annotated by Mrs. Geraghty and includes items produced after her husband's death. The book includes copies of Geraghty's birth certificate, high school diploma, honorable discharge from the army, marriage certificate, <em>Who's Who</em> entry, letters of admittance to the Century Association and the Grolier Club, correspondence from Harold Ross during Geraghty's stint in the army, and clippings pertaining to his career at <em>The New Yorker</em>, as well as clippings pertaining to the lives and careers of <em>New Yorker</em> artists. Also included are invitations to <em>The New Yorker</em> twenty-fifth anniversary party, various Christmas cards, and posthumous material (including text from Geraghty's memorial service and obituaries).</p>"}

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  1. Scrapbook
  2. Two pieces of original art by Robert Day
  3. One piece of original art by Susanne Suba
  4. Framed photograph of Irving Penn's