Benjamin Strong Jr. to Russell Cornell Leffingwell
Title
Benjamin Strong Jr. to Russell Cornell Leffingwell
Creator
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928
Identifier
WWP18671
Date
1919 June 2
Description
Benjamin Strong Jr. congratulates Russell C. Leffingwell on his degree from Yale.
Source
Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Language
English
Text
My dear Russell:
I noticed in yesterday’s papers a little account of your having received a degree from Yale. It interested me by way of contrast. Possibly you do not realize it, but there is no honor that governments or universities can confer upon you which is equal in value to the esteem and affection in which you are held by the many people with whom you have been associated in Government work during the last two years. That is certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest reward for all the sacrifices which it involved.There are very few people, if any, who realize quite so well as I do what a wonderful job you did for Uncle Sam, and it will be a satisfaction to you all your life to have done it even though it cost a lot in personal deprivations and hard work.
I noticed in yesterday’s papers a little account of your having received a degree from Yale. It interested me by way of contrast. Possibly you do not realize it, but there is no honor that governments or universities can confer upon you which is equal in value to the esteem and affection in which you are held by the many people with whom you have been associated in Government work during the last two years. That is certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest reward for all the sacrifices which it involved.There are very few people, if any, who realize quite so well as I do what a wonderful job you did for Uncle Sam, and it will be a satisfaction to you all your life to have done it even though it cost a lot in personal deprivations and hard work.
Original Format
Letter
To
Leffingwell, R. C. (Russell Cornell), 1878-1960
Files
Collection
Citation
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928, “Benjamin Strong Jr. to Russell Cornell Leffingwell,” 1919 June 2, WWP18671, Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.