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Welcome to Adirondack Activism
Imagine the thrill experienced by a young man accustomed to hiking through the mountains near his home in Southwest Virginia, on getting his first glimpse of Lake George, or of… Read more »
Chapter Two
(1904 – 1908)
Making Friends at GE and Beyond
John’s activities in Schenectady are hard to trace during those early years, but he did save some letters from a clergyman and his family, with whom he spent considerable time… Read more »
Franklin D. Roosevelt
December 13, 1922 – Franklin D. Roosevelt (Emmet, Marvin and Roosevelt, NYC) to JSA (Mohawk Club) re: “My dear Apperson: I have just got down to New York from the… Read more »
January 31, 1929 – JSA to Gov. Roosevelt (and others)
January 31, 1929 – JSA (24 Front Street? to Governor Roosevelt (Albany) cc. Mrs. Dreier, Miss Catherine Potter, R.D. Moot, Irving Langmuir, R.R. Lewis, GE, Ted Dreier A memorandum… ON… Read more »
Correspondence with the Loines Family
John Apperson probably met Hilda Loines in 1921, and soon became friends with her mother, Mary Loines, a widow, and her sister, Sylvia. He invited them to the American Canoe Association Regatta, which he hosted at his camp in Huddle Bay (the Lake View Hotel property), and soon introduced the sisters to his favorite sport, skate-sailing, and helped them purchase suitable clothing and equipment from Abercrombie and Fitch, in New York.
Henry and Agnes Leach
The Apperson correspondence files contain many references to people who apparently had some contact with John Apperson, but whose relationship with him is relatively obscure. I have dug a little… Read more »
Fred Saunders
April 2, 1930 –Fred Saunders to JSA re: “How did you come out in the fight for Lake George lands?” April 2, 1930 – JSA to Fred Saunders re: sending… Read more »