Erica Wilson, 83, embroidery revivalist

From the New York Times: Erica Wilson, the Julia Child of needlework, who brought the gentle art of traditional embroidery to an international audience through her books and television shows died on Tuesday in Manhattan.

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Fundraising and payola (1960)

From Paul Noble [We made] a fund-raising spot, done with a Cambridge taxi, in December 1960, in the days before auctions and pledge weeks. It was taped in front of 84 Massachusetts Avenue, facing MIT. I know the…spot [was] part of a campaign we did after the first group with celebs a year earlier. My…

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The Scholars Did It All (1957)

From Vic Washkevich Doing a mental replay of our group’s year at the Dream Factory from ’57 to ’58, I was reminded again of the station’s truly humble beginnings. WGBH was born directly over a luncheonette in what once was must have been a roller skating rink, and baptized by the water sprinkled on God…

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