Items related to the creation of the Robert Gould Shaw Monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [Decimalized .01-.06]

Items related to the creation of the Robert Gould Shaw Monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [Decimalized .01-.06]

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GLC#
GLC02928
Type
Header Record
Date
1892-1897
Title
Items related to the creation of the Robert Gould Shaw Monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [Decimalized .01-.06]
Place Written
Various Places
Pagination
6 items
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863
Art, Music, Theater, and Film
Civil War
African American History
African American Troops
Military History
Union Forces

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Mr. Kennard

15 July 1892

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Saint-Gaudens, a noted Gilded Age sculptor, discusses an inscription with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that the inscription, designated for a Boston monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw...

GLC02928.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Mr. Kennard

July 1892

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Saint-Gaudens discusses his upcoming visit to Boston, Massachusetts with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that any message Kennard leaves for him at the office of McKim, Mead, and White will...

GLC02928.02
Collection Item
Typed letter signed

to Mr. Kennard

8 August 1894

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

Saint-Gaudens discusses the inscription on a monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). Encloses a letter (not included) from Edward Atkinson, treasurer of the Shaw...

GLC02928.03
GLC02928.04
Collection Item
Typed letter signed

to the committee on the Shaw monument

4 June 1897

Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905

Atkinson, treasurer of the Robert Gould Shaw monument committee, informs other members of the committee that he intends to depart for London, England, and St. Petersburg, Russia. States that he hopes to finish matters concerning the monument before...

GLC02928.04
GLC02928.05
Collection Item
Typed document

[Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument]

circa 1897

Includes hand written corrections. Describes the Shaw monument as a tribute to the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, organized in Boston and reviewed by Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew 18 May 1863. Includes extracts from Andrew...

GLC02928.05
Collection Item
Typed document

[Draft of inscription intended for the Robert Gould Shaw monument]

circa 1897

Includes hand written corrections by an unknown writer. Honors Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the famous 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry during the Civil War. Features excerpts from a speech delivered by Massachusetts Governor John Albion...

GLC02928.06