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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02928.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Augustus Saint-Gaudens to Mr. Kennard discussing the inscription on a monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw with Kennard |
| Date | July 1892 |
| Author | Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 monument committee, authorizing Gaudens to proceed with the monument's inscription. Relates that Charles William Eliot, President of Harvard University, and Colonel Lee (possibly Henry Lee) previously asked him not to proceed with the inscription, which was originally written by Eliot. Requests that Kennard, possibly on the monument committee, transfer the enclosed letter to committee chairman John Murray Forbes. Asks that Forbes return the letter with the committee's response, so that Gaudens may "order the stone-work proceeded with." Docket states "see my letter book." |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Civil War African American History African American Troops Military History Union Forces |
| People | Kennard, Martin Parry (1818-1903) Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907) Atkinson, Edward (1827-1905) Eliot, Charles William (1834-1926) Forbes, John Murray (1813-1898) Lee, Henry (fl. 1894) Shaw, Robert Gould (1837-1863) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Slavery & Abolition; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Edward Atkinson (1827-1905), a Massachusetts economist and author, wrote The Monument to Robert Gould Shaw: Its Inception, Completion and Unveiling 1865-1897, a book published in Boston in 1897. Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) served as President of Harvard University from 1869-1909. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 54th Massachusetts Infantry |