Mellon ’29 remembered for his love of British art
When Paul Mellon ’29 was deciding where to attend college in 1925, one package in the mail made all the difference.
Princeton, one of his two top choices, sent Mellon an ominous black book detailing its 10 p.m. curfews and endless other restrictions.
“He thought, ‘the hell with that,’ and he got in touch with Yale,” said John Baskett, Paul Mellon’s longtime friend and art adviser who helped Mellon write his autobiography.
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