1899/08/16

Smith, L. Lum, fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: General [Dan] Butterfield.

Re: plans for a Dewey Day Celebration and for the unveiling of the Dewey Arch.

GLC06343.259

1899/08/21

Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: expressing appreciation of Ward's sculpture on behalf of her husband, Gen. Butterfield.

GLC06343.260

1899/08/23

Butterfield, Julia L., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: expressing appreciation of Ward's "very kind and assuring letter" on behalf of her husband, Gen. Butterfield.

GLC06343.261

1899/08/25

Carroll, Howard, fl. 1899

Typed letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: plans for the display on Dewey Day [presumably the day of Dewey's reception]. [Carbon Copy]

GLC06343.262

1899/08/28

Corrigan, Archbishop M.A., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: The Archbishop of New York writes with suggestions for the Dewey Memorial Arch.

GLC06343.263

1899/09/09

Sanford, J.E.M., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: Suggestion to Ward to included Admiral John A. Winslow in Dewey Arch.

Sanford justifies his suggestion by providing evidence of Winslow's valour and deeds, and quotes Admiral Farragut as being inf avor of the suggestion.

GLC06343.265

1899/09/11

Piatty, John J., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: figures mounted on top of Dewey Arch and the construction of the Dewey Arch.

Photograph of the Dewey Arch.

GLC06343.266

1899/09/21

Foster, Warren W., fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: "Reception of Admiral Dewey, by the City of New York."

Designates Ward as a member of the "Special Committee" meeting Dewey and escorting him to City Hall.

GLC06343.267

1899/09/30

Nemetz, Charles, fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: criticism of Ward for making a female and not a male angel on the Dewey Arch.

Purple stamp on p. 2: "J.C. DeHaven, Druggist and News Dealer, Council Bluffs, Iowa."

GLC06343.268

1899/10/02

Belmont, August, fl. 1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: support for proposition to replicate the Dewey Arch at Madison Square and contempt for "newspaper advertising."

Discusses Dewey Arch and Dewey reception; plans for replicating the Arch in Madison Square; details of the progress of the Dewey Arch sculpture; lists military heroes (John Paul Jones, Farragut, etc.) who might merit being represented in sculptural form.

GLC06343.269

1899/10/07

Eaton, D. Cady, fl. 1899

Typed letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: congratulations to Ward on his artistic endeavors involved with the creation of the Dewey Arch. [Carbon Copy]

Header reads: "D. CADY EATON, Counselor at Law, New Haven, Conn."

GLC06343.270

1899/11/04

Church, William C., fl. 1899

Typed letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: the possibility of reproducing the Dewey Arch into marble, and costs associated with it. [Carbon Copy]

Church, a representative of The Citizens Committee for Perpetuating the Dewey Arch, writes to Ward about the possibility of reproducing the Dewey Arch into a permanent form [marble].

GLC06343.271

1899/12/12

Belmont, August, fl. 1899

Typed letter signed

Title: To: John Q.A. Ward. Re: request by Ward for financial assistance; promises to subscribe $5000 toward the "perpetuation of the Dewey Arch."

Stationary bordered in black trim.

GLC06343.274

1894/06

Document

Title: Article: "The Monumental News. American Sculptors.--J.Q.A. Ward and his Work . . . No. 6, Vol. 6"

GLC06343.276

1899/10/14

Brinton, Christian, fl. 1899

Document

Title: Article: "The Churchman . . . The Dewey Arch" with picture of "The Dewey Arch and Approach From the South" on reverse side.

Excerpt from a magazine about the Dewey Arch.

GLC06343.277

[1899 ca.]

Ward, J.Q.A., fl. 1860-1906

Photograph

Title: Photograph: Quadriga, designed by Ward, mounted on the Dewey Arch.

Features angel holding a wreath and palm branch and standing on a smallboat, and five horses surrounded by water and mounted by men.

GLC06343.280

[1899 ca.]

Photograph

Title: Photograph: Clay model of the Dewey Arch.

GLC06343.281

February 9, 1889

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Henry Slocum

Thanking her for flowers sent on his 69th birthday: "If I can worry through another year...time with his scythe... may make a deep swath, but cannot cheat me of seventy years on this insignificant globe with a fair measure of life's pleasures and cares and responsibilities."

GLC08113.01

1878/12/28

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to A. J. Drexel re: declining invitation to attend "Saturday Club"

Written on Executive mansion stationery

GLC04675.21

1892/05/21

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Autograph letter signed

Title: to T. F. Barnes (?) re: instructing him where to obtain photographs

Writes that photographs are obtainable from C. M. Bell in Washington

GLC04675.24

1891 ca.

Bidwell, John, fl. 1891

Pamphlet

Title: General Bidwell's letter of acceptance [Prohibition Party nomination - election]

GLC04707.01

1891 ca.

Bidwell, John, fl. 1891

Document

Title: Prohibition Party election ticket with Bidwell as candidate for president

GLC04707.02

1890/08/31

Hassam, Childe, fl. 1890

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Clemint re: an obituary

"Please keep my impressionistic prose as it is."

GLC06718

1891/03/13

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown re" appreciative letter to a reader

GLC06631.05

1882/06/01

Guiteau, Charles, 1841-1882

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: My Case [poem]

Faded ink. "For Saturday's Star." A poem justifying his assassination of President Garfield. "I executed / the Divine command. And Garfield did remove / to save my party / and my country / from the bitter fate of war...." The fifth page has had a slip of paper attached to lower third of page, adding six lines of poetry. (Some staining from the glue used.)

GLC06319