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Council of the National Sculpture Society Statement proclaiming support for Lamb to be appointed to head the efforts of constructing a permanent version of the Dewey Arch.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.273 Author/Creator: Council of the National Sculpture Society Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document Date: November 1899 Pagination: 1 p. 14.2 cm x 22.2 cm Order a Copy

Scrap of Typed Manuscript, with handwritten emendations, concerning Mr. Lamb's role in erecting monuments in NYC.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Dewey, George, 1837-1917

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