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1869/12/02
Pugsley, Robert, fl. 1868-1869
To: J.Q.A. Ward. Re: receipt for two separate payments from Ward for construction work done on his studio, per contract agreement.
2 cent brown stamp on left side.
GLC06343.296
1869/05/20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
GLC06343.308
1894/06/17
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...
GLC06343.309
1894/08/02
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
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
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
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
"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
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
List of 29 artists, mostly sculptors.
Written at 215 West Fifty-Seventh Street
GLC06343.315
1901/06/01
"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
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Esplanade (right wing) Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
GLC06343.317
"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
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Court of Fountains Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
GLC06343.319
"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
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Ethnological Building Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
GLC06343.321
"Sculpture Proposed in Connection with Temple of Music Pan-American Exposition of 1901, Buffalo, N.Y." [Carbon Copy]
GLC06343.322
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