1869/05/20

Pugsley, Robert, fl. 1868-1869

Document signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for items installed in construction work on Ward's studio, including a skylight, ventillator, and damper box.

Receipt made on stationary reading: "Hudson River Iron Works . . . Iron Railings, Bank Doors, Vaults, Shutters, Iron Roofs, Stairs and Sashes, Cemetery Railings, &c." 2 cent brown stamp on right side.

GLC06343.297

1869/08/02

Smith, Stephen, fl. 1868

Document signed

Title: Check: to J.Q.A. Ward. Re: payment of $150 "For Professional Services, rendered to family."

2 cent orange stamp in bottom margin.

GLC06343.298

1869/11/22

Pottier & Stymus

Document signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for sum of $1000 paid by Ward to "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company."

Written on "Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Company" stationary. Cancelled 2 cent orange stamp on right side.

GLC06343.299

1874/12/10

Booth, George, fl. 1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: research on historical military dress of "the Norse of 1000 A.D." Reference sources given with sketches of arms and armor.

Re: Chain mail, helmet, swords, shield, axes.

GLC06343.300

1883/11/26

Jessup, William K., fl. 1883

Autograph note signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: congratulating Ward on his great work.

"W.J." emblem printed on top left corner.

GLC06343.302

1886/03/09

Ogilvie, Clinton, fl. 1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: requesting for Ward to send a letter backing his nomination for membership to the Century Club.

Asking Ward to send a letter to back his nomination for membership to the Century Club.

GLC06343.303

1888/01/22

Rutan, John, fl. 1888

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: [J.Q.A. Ward]. Re: "making a monument to the Confederate dead."

Written on "Hermitage Club"stationary.

GLC06343.304

1892/04/19

Logan, Mary, fl. 1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: sending Ward Gen. Logan's clothes and his measurements to use in studies for a monument to him.

Also, mentions Ward's work on the Sheridan statue. Written on stationary reading: "The Home Magazine. Conducted By Mrs. John A. Logan. . . The Brodix Publishing Co."

GLC06343.305

1892/10/30

Reinhark, Charles, fl. 1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: list of those "considered eminently qualified to serve on the Special Committee for Ill[inois]."

Heading on stationary reads: "The Century . . . 7 West Forty-Third St."

GLC06343.306

1894/06/13

St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894

Typed letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: completed busts and their proper location. [Carbon Copy]

"I did not know that we were to pass on the busts after they were completed, and I should certainly prefer not doing so; but my memory is beautifully inconsistent, that it is quite possible that I suggested that we look at the work after its completion - if I did I was a damn fool."

GLC06343.308

1894/06/17

St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894

Typed letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: disdain and reluctance to engage in a certain "part of the work" process St. Gaudens wishes to avoid. [Carbon Copy]

"...[O]n second thought I feel that perhaps I ought to do it, to prevent some fellow's inflicting a monstrosity on us, of course if there is anything of that character in the busts you have seen let me know, and I will go up for forms sake see them too, and abide by whatever kicking is necessary."

GLC06343.309

1894/08/02

St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: a fellow sculptor's declining of a work commission, and in turn, the need to find another sculptor for the job. [Carbon Copy]

Penciled mathmatic equation on reverse side.

GLC06343.310

1894/08/16

St. Gaudens, Augustus, fl. 1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: arranging an appointment time to meet [in regards to finding a sculptor for an upcoming project]. [Carbon Copy]

Strike outs, corrections, and additions throughout.

GLC06343.311

1895/02/21

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, fl. 1895

Autograph note signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: arranging an appointment time and place with Ward for the following day. [Carbon Copy]

Arranging an appointment with Ward for the following day. Written at Grand Central Station.

GLC06343.312

1898/08

Document signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: agreement [work contract] between J.Q.A. Ward and the city of Urbana, Ohio, regarding a proposed unspecified sculpture.

An agreement between J.Q.A. Ward and the city of Urbana, Ohio, regarding a proposed unspecified sculpture.

GLC06343.313

1899/09/30

Document

Title: "Motions and Resolutions." Re: New York [City's] appreciation of the National Sculpture Society.

Dealing with the City of New York's pride in the National Sculpture Society. Badly chipped, with near complete horizontal tear across midsection.

GLC06343.314

1899/09/30

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Autograph manuscript

Title: List of 29 artists, mostly sculptors.

Written at 215 West Fifty-Seventh Street

GLC06343.315

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Electric Tower Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis.

GLC06343.316

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Esplanade (right wing) Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis.

GLC06343.317

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Esplanade (left wing) Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections.

GLC06343.318

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Court of Fountains Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections.

GLC06343.319

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Bridge Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes additions and corrections.

GLC06343.320

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Ethnological Building Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis.

GLC06343.321

1901/06/01

Typed document

Title: "Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Temple of Music Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]

A detailed proposal with a justification and a cost-breakdown analysis. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections.

GLC06343.322

1903/02/19

Chief of Department of Sculpture, fl. 1903

Typed document

Title: "To The Members of The Advisory Board of Sculpture, St. Louis World's Fair."

A detailed report on plans for sculptures to be featured at the exhibition, with an alphabetical list of sculptors at the rear of the document. Includes strike outs, additions, and corrections made with pencil.

GLC06343.323