National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Finding Aid

Grant Monument Association Records, 1885-1980

Catalog Number GEGR 622

National Park Service Manhattan Sites General Grant National Memorial

Arrangement and Description Revised April 2011 Margaret Bausman

Originally Processed June 2002 Mary P. Perrault Melissa Underhill Elizabeth Banks

This finding aid may be accessed electronically from the National Park Service Manhattan Historic Sites Archive http:// www.mhsarchive.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY ...... 2

COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS ...... 4

PROVENANCE NOTE ...... 5

HISTORICAL NOTE ...... 7

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ...... 11

ARRANGEMENT NOTE ...... 12

SERIES OUTLINE ...... 13

SERIES NOTES AND CONTENTS LIST ...... 14

RELATED MATERIALS NOTE...... 62

SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 62

ADDED ENTRIES/ACCESS POINTS ...... 63

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SUMMARY Creator: Grant Monument Association

Title: Grant Monument Association Records

Dates: 1885-1980

Extent: 38 linear feet (53 document boxes, 3 half document boxes, 13 index card boxes, 10 flat boxes)

National Park Service Accession Number: GEGR-00098

National Park Service Catalog Number: GEGR 622

Historical Statement:

The Grant Monument Association (GMA) was established in 1885, just days after the death of General Ulysses S. Grant, with the explicit goal of raising the funds necessary to create and maintain a memorial befitting Grant’s legacy. Over the following twelve years, the GMA solicited contributions and eventually constructed the edifice commonly known as Grant’s Tomb, one of the country’s largest mausoleums, in New York City’s Riverside Park. Thereafter, the GMA functioned as the entity that oversaw the daily operation of the tomb and promoted the legacy of General Grant. In 1959, the GMA transferred the on-going care of the property and mausoleum to the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Over the next six years, the GMA continued to serve in an advisory capacity. In 1965, the GMA was officially dissolved.

Scope and Content Statement:

The records of the Grant Monument Association consist of administrative, financial, fund raising, design competition, operational and attendance records. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, budgets, vouchers, invoices, bills, receipts, tax records, subscription records, architectural descriptions and plans, blueprints, newspaper clippings, publications and ephemera. While most material is loose, there are approximately a dozen ledgers and letter books and hundreds of booklets of subscription records. The correspondents consist of trustees, officers, architects, builders and artists, vendors, local, state and federal authorities, contributors and patrons.

Processing Information:

This collection was originally processed at the National Park Service Northeast Museum Services Center in June 2002. Processing was revised as part of the Manhattan Sites Archives Project in 2011 by Assistant Archivist Margaret Bausman, with the assistance of Project Archivist Tobi Adler and Lead Archivist Mimi Bowling.

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Funding Source:

Processing of this collection was made possible by a generous donation from the Leon Levy Foundation to the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy.

Contact Information:

Chief of Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Manhattan Sites Federal Hall National Memorial 26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 (212) 825-6883

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COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS

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PROVENANCE NOTE

The original finding aid produced in 2002 by the NPS Northeast Museum Services Center delineates the following details concerning the provenance of the collection:

During the late 1970s, the curator of the General Grant National Memorial, David M. Kahn, discovered a series of footlockers in a storage room on the crypt level of Grant’s Tomb. Therein he found GMA records spanning a range of periods. Some, dating prior to 1897, had been sealed into copper boxes. It was Kahn’s deduction that these records had been set aside by the Tomb’s architect John H. Duncan following the completion of the Tomb as the onsite office was then closed. Thereafter and until the 1920s, GMA records creation and management occurred in the business office of the GMA secretary. In 1912, this system resulted in the loss of GMA records from 1897–1911 (possibly including John H. Duncan’s original rendering of the Tomb) when the offices of GMA Secretary Henry W. Hayden located in the Equitable Life Insurance Building were destroyed by fire. It appears that from the 1920s onward, GMA records were created and managed both at the tomb and in the business office of the GMA secretary, and that from time to time off-site records were brought to the tomb for storage. Kahn surveyed, inventoried and arranged1 the records. They were transferred to the Federal Hall National Memorial.

At one time there was a collection of Grant Monument Association records in the care of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry when it was located at 65 Liberty Street, New York, NY, where the GMA had offices apparently during the late 1920s through the early 1930s. The 2002 finding aid notes that these records consisted of:

 three alphabetized letter boxes of correspondence dating from January 1, 1928 through 1933;  a box of invoices and receipts dating from January 1, 1928 through 1933;  a vertical file that contains, among other things, letters to and from John Russell Pope;  galley and photographic work for the 1929 Handbook of the Grant Monument Association.

Efforts to transfer these records from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to National Park Service foundered. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry merged with the New York City Partnership to form the Partnership for New York City. Attempts in 2010-2011 to locate the GMA Records previously in the Chamber’s custody were unsuccessful.

The current collection consists of those records found by Kahn and those which the GMA turned over to the National Park Service at the time of its dissolution. These records were temporarily transferred to the Northeast Museum Services Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts in August of 2001 for processing. A small portion of these records was separated entirely and now comprise the Grant Family Papers, 1881-1892 and the Chester A. Arthur Statue Committee Records, 1887-1888.

1 Kahn, David M. Memorandum to Superintendent, Manhattan Sites, November 23, 1978, 2p. General Grant National Memorial Administrative Records (GEGR 00895), Series V: Reports, Box 5, folder 12.

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Upon completion of processing, the collection was returned to the custody of the National Park Service Manhattan Sites at Federal Hall, and was subsequently moved, as part of the Manhattan Sites Archives Project, to Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island, New York.

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HISTORICAL NOTE General Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer on July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York, just two months after completing work on his memoirs.2 He was perhaps the most popular person in America at the time of his death. Grant was not only a warrior but also a promoter of civil rights; not only the strategist who vanquished the Confederacy, but also the U. S. President who supported equal rights for formerly enslaved people. On August 8, 1885, Grant’s funeral procession wove through New York City streets lined with one million mourners. The official procession of 60,000 marchers who accompanied his casket to Riverside Park included Grant’s family, closest friends and colleagues. His casket was laid to rest in a temporary tomb by former officers of both the Union and the Confederate Armies.

Grant’s declining years and death coincided with the advent of The Gilded Age. Spanning the years of 1880 to 1900, this time was one in which technological advances such as the mass adaptation of electricity, the refinement of steel and the development of the internal combustion engine ushered in a period of unparalleled industrial growth and concentration of wealth. It was in this milieu that the Grant Monument Association (GMA) was conceived and was at its most active.

The swift mobilization of the GMA following Grant’s death would suggest that its inception had already been considered. Grant had left no specific directive as to the location of his final resting place although the family owned funeral plots in St. Louis, Missouri and Galena, Illinois. He had tacitly assented to a memorial provided the design would accommodate his wife’s final resting place along with his. Ultimately, it was Julia Grant herself who made the final decision that her husband’s remains would be interred in New York City as she intended to continue to reside in the city which the Grant family had adopted as their home. Mrs. Grant thus accepted Mayor William R. Grace’s offer to provide a fitting location,3 a decision she later clarified in writing when the GMA came under criticism suggesting that it had usurped the privilege of providing the General his final resting place without due consideration that other locales, such as Arlington National Cemetery and the Old Soldier’s Home in Washington, D.C., might more appropriately claim the honor.

The GMA convened its first meeting on July 28, 1885 at the invitation of Mayor Grace, just five days following the death of General Grant and ten days before his funeral. Those in attendance comprised a virtual Who’s Who of The Gilded Age. The business, political, social and cultural elites of New York City were well-represented and included John Jacob Astor IV, Gen. George B. McClellan, Charles Steinway, William Steinway, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Joseph Pulitzer, George Tompkins and Lispenard Stewart. Those attendees appointed officers including former U.S. President Chester A. Arthur as Chairman.4 Cornelius O’Reilly (1834-1903), a prominent architect and builder, served as the Chairman of the Building

2 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885, 2 volumes. 3 Grant, Julia, 1826-1902. Letter to William R. Grace, October 29, 1885. Grant Family Papers, 1881-1947. Catalog # GEGR 625, Box 1, Folder 1. 4 Arthur himself died in November of 1886, and another organization, the Chester A. Arthur Statue Committee, was created from the ranks of the GMA. See Chester A. Arthur Statue Committee Records, 1887-1888 Catalog # GEGR 624.

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Committee. Other officers were Hamilton Fish and Mayor Grace as Vice-Chairmen, J. Pierpont Morgan as Treasurer and Richard T. Greener as Secretary. Greener, born in 1844, was one of the most prominent African-Americans of this period and served as the first GMA secretary from 1885-1892. The first black graduate of Harvard University, Greener was a lawyer and an educator whose career in academia included holding the positions of Professor at the University of South Carolina and Dean of Howard University Law School. In later life, Greener served as United States Consul in India and Russia. Greener died in Chicago in 1922, just days after the centenary celebration of General Grant which Greener had planned to attend but was unable to due to illness.

General Horace Porter (1837-1921) served as president of the organization. Porter was a Civil War hero who received the Medal of Honor; he served with Grant during the war and later as President Grant’s personal White House secretary. Porter published an account of his war experiences entitled Campaigning with Grant.5 In later years, Porter was the Ambassador to France and President of the Union Club. As President of the Grant Monument Association, Porter was instrumental in the fundraising for and the construction of the tomb through the financially turbulent 1890s.

During the GMA’s first meeting, it was determined that the GMA would endeavor “to build a National Monument in the City of New York worthy of the illustrious dead soldier and patriot…” Toward this end, at the urging of Alonzo B. Cornell, former governor of New York State, the GMA pledged itself to raise the sum of one million dollars. Thus several intertwined tasks dominated the first dozen years of GMA functioning: fund raising, selection of the tomb’s design and implementation of the construction.

Even before the official formation of the GMA, collection for the Monument had begun. While fundraising proved to be a perpetual function of the GMA, this activity is punctuated by major fundraising raising drives in 1885, 1892 and 1929. One of the explicit goals of the GMA was to raise the needed funds through donation by the citizens of New York. Critics made note that the leadership of the GMA consisted of some of the leading industrialists who were amassing enormous personal fortunes. Several or even one alone could have easily met the fundraising goals of the GMA from their own pockets.

Nevertheless, despite economic disparity, during 1885 and again in 1892, citizens of every economic echelon subscribed to the GMA. Special efforts were made to solicit donations from African American fraternal and religious groups by Secretary Greener. Newspapers actively recruited subscriptions. Private businesses and governmental agencies promoted subscription from among their employees, creating pledge lists and collecting the pledges. Workers, for whom a dollar or .50 cents subscription might indeed mean sacrifice, proudly donated. Individuals solicited pledges from neighbors and colleagues. Veteran’s groups, townships, churches and schools collected donations. Ultimately, the Grant Monument cost $600,000, nearly 95% percent of which was raised through donations from the people of New York. Some contributed pennies, others much more. But citizens from every walk of life seem to comprise the 90,000 subscribers of the GMA – a detail which speaks to the deep esteem with which General Grant was regarded.

5 Porter, Horace, 1837-1921. Campaigning with Grant. New York: The Century Co., 1897.

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The design of the tomb was a compelling consideration for some citizens who offered ideas for the monument design entirely unsolicited long before the GMA initiated an official competition. In 1888, the GMA instituted an open, competitive design submission process based upon a model previously used in the creation of many Civil War monuments. The parameters of the GMA process contained some controversial deviations from the norm, however, and a six-member panel of expert judges resolved that this had served to deter true professionals from participating. They reluctantly chose five winning designs from 65 submissions they deemed in aggregate to be below par.

The GMA board in turn found the judges choices lacking and thus instituted a second competition in 1890. Rather than remediating the controversial elements of the first competition, the second was by invitation, extending a $500 stipend to five of the most prominent architects at the time including Carrere and Hastings, Charles W. Clinton, LeBrun and Sons and John Ord. The winning submission this time was chosen not by experts but by the Board itself who bestowed the honor on a composite neo- classical design by John H. Duncan.

Through the years of construction, the GMA, John H. Duncan and builder John T. Brady labored over the details - granite from Maine, marble from Massachusetts and Italy, stained glass windows from Tiffany & Co. and sculptures by J. Massy Rhind. Even at the time of its 1897 dedication ceremony, the GMA did not consider the tomb complete as it lacked external statuary. This cause was taken up by the 1929 fundraising campaign which sought to raise $400,000 to complete the tomb under the auspices of John Russell Pope. However, the impact of the Great Depression delayed completion again. Thus, technically speaking, Grant’s Tomb remains unfinished today.

The on-going work of the GMA, from 1897 to 1959, was to support the daily functioning of Grant’s Tomb as an educational and patriotic destination, to work collaboratively with city, state and federal agencies to maintain the property and building, and to promote General Grant’s legacy. Toward this end, the GMA maintained an active Board of Trustees.

George D. Burnside served as custodian of Grant’s Tomb for 33 years, his role being filled upon retirement by his son, George G. Burnside who had hitherto worked at his father’s side. While Mr. Burnside provided daily care of the tomb overseeing its maintenance and repair, he also served as tour guide and coordinator of visitation. He created informational material including a 1928 booklet entitled Life of Gen. U. S. Grant: Description of Tomb. He kept meticulous track of daily attendance and weather in a series of ledgers from which monthly and yearly attendance statistics were drawn.

On its perch high above the Hudson River, for over two decades Grant’s Tomb welcomed around half a million visitors a year, exceeding visitation to The Statue of Liberty until after World War I. Through the 20th century, the GMA promoted Grant-related events, especially yearly celebrations of his birth, at the tomb and elsewhere. The GMA worked collaboratively with the Works Progress Administration in the installation of busts of several of Grant’s Civil War generals in 1938 and the commissioning of murals representing maps locating battles of the Civil War by Dean Faucett. In 1959, the care of the tomb and property was transferred to the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Remaining intact for another six years in an advisory capacity, the GMA’s last official act before legally dissolving, was the

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oversight of the installation of mosaic murals by Allyn Cox in 1965. A new Grant Monument Association was created some years later; the records of that organization are not part of this collection.

TIMELINE of the Grant Monument Association

1885 July 23 Death of General Ulysses S. Grant

1885 July 28 Inaugural meeting of Grant Monument Association

1885 August 8 Funeral for Ulysses S. Grant held in New York City

1885 Major fundraising drive

1888-1889 First official competition for Tomb’s design

1890 Design of John H. Duncan chosen in second competitive process

1891 April 27 Ground Breaking Ceremony

1892 Major fundraising drive

1892 April 27 Ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone

1897 April 22 Dedication marking completion of the Grant Monument

1902 December 14 Death of Julia Dent Grant. Her remains are entombed beside her husband’s.

1912 January 9 Many GMA records destroyed in Equitable Insurance Building fire

1922 April 27 Centenary Celebration of General Grant

1929 Major fundraising Drive

1959 May 1 Grant’s Tomb officially becomes part of the National Park Service

1965 April 7 The GMA is dissolved

1994 The GMA is re-constituted under the leadership of Frank Scaturro

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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The records of the Grant Monument Association consist of administrative, financial, fund raising, design competition, operational and attendance records. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, budgets, vouchers, invoices, bills, receipts, tax records, subscription records, architectural descriptions and plans, blueprints, newspaper clippings, publications and ephemera. While most material is loose, there are a dozen or so bound ledgers and letter books. The correspondents consist of trustees, officers, architects, builders and artists, vendors, local, state and federal authorities, contributors and patrons. In aggregate, these materials not only narrate the evolution of the Grant Monument Association but also serve to illuminate the personal commitment of the membership, many of whom were men of considerable prominence, including Presidents Chester A. Arthur, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison; business and civic leaders such as Andrew Carnegie, Hamilton Fish, William R. Grace, John D. Rockefeller, Jacob H. Schiff, Leland Stanford, and Cornelius Vanderbilt; and notable architects and firms such as Charles W. Clinton, John H. Duncan, John Ord, Calvert Vaux, and Carrere and Hastings.

Approximately two-thirds of the collection consists of records pertaining to the establishment and administration of the GMA and its attempts to raise money for the construction of the tomb. The records shed light on a variety of fund-raising methods, including persuasion of personal connections, newspaper appeals, industry- and trade- based initiatives, appeals to veterans, solicitation of government funding, strategically placed collection boxes, and benefits ranging from operas and other performances to industrial expositions to baseball games.

The remainder of the collection comprises records pertaining to the design and construction of the tomb and its maintenance and management. Included are sketches and textual descriptions of proposals for the tomb’s design, submitted during the two design competitions (1888 and 1890), as well as documents relating to the groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies. The records also contain files on the administration of the site, including general financial records, inquiries and responses from visitors, files on public services and programs, and memoranda on measures taken to protect the tomb during World War II.

Booklets, pamphlets and printed ephemera in the collection, including programs of dedication ceremonies, do more than document their respective specific events. They are also chronicles of social history, illuminating practices of mourning and commemoration. Additionally, many contain advertisements, often illustrated, that reveal details about everyday life and commerce in 19th century New York.

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ARRANGEMENT NOTE The current arrangement of the Grant Monument Association Records replicates the core intellectual arrangement established during the 2002 processing project, with several adjustments to provide a more cohesive narrative and streamlined research access, while maintaining original order and the integrity of the collection. For details concerning the prior arrangement, please see the 2002 Finding Aid for Grant Monument Association Records, 1885-1966 prepared by Mary P. Perreault, Melissa Underhill and Elizabeth Banks, available through the office of the Chief of Cultural Resources for the General Grant National Memorial. A crosswalk between the 2002 and 2011 arrangement is available for researchers if needed.

The most significant adjustment is the elimination of Series III: Oversized Materials. In the 2002 arrangement, Series III contained all items found in the collection which were larger, and in some cases smaller, than the standard legal size document box. While removal of each item to one of 23 appropriately sized archival boxes was noted with a separation sheet, the 2002 finding aid utilized an elaborate footnoting system which essentially severed the other-sized items from their intellectual connection to their original location.

The re-integration of other-sized materials is reflected in two ways. Of the 23 boxes in Series III, 12 were index card boxes containing the subscription books from the 1892 fund raising drive. These materials have been reassigned to Series I: Subseries G: Fundraising, Sub-subseries 3: Subscription Books. The box numbers have been adjusted accordingly. The 11 boxes which contain the remaining other-sized materials are physically arranged as the last 11 boxes in the collection. The items therein are listed in the finding aid according at their physical location of origin and intellectual relationship. Series I: Subseries G: Fundraising has been arranged into 7 sub-subseries: 1. Correspondence; 2. Events, Campaigns and Fundraisers; 3. Subscription Books; 4. Indexes of Contributors; 5. Contribution Boxes; and 6. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).

The arrangement of the General Correspondence in Series II, Subseries D: Tomb Opening and Operational Records reflects a significant re-processing from the 2002 arrangement as it has been sorted by year and month in order to provide a more cohesive narrative. Throughout the collection, some folder order has been adjusted for flow of content and chronology.

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SERIES OUTLINE

Series I: Administration Records, 1885-1965 Subseries A: General Correspondence Subseries B: Trustee Records Subseries C: Legislation and By-laws Subseries D: Annual Reports Subseries E: Meeting Minutes Subseries F: Financial Records Subseries G: Fundraising Sub-subseries 1: Correspondence Sub-subseries 2: Events, Campaigns and Fundraisers Sub-subseries 3: Subscription Books Sub-subseries 4: Contributor’s Indexing Sub-subseries 5: Contribution Boxes Sub-subseries 6: Grand Army of the Republic Subseries H: Newspaper Clippings Subseries I: Blank paper, envelopes and wrappings

Series II: Construction and Maintenance, 1885-1980 Subseries A: Correspondence Subseries B: Pre-Construction Records Subseries C: Construction Records Subseries D: Tomb Opening and Operational Records Subseries E: Financial Records Subseries F: Attendance Records Subseries G: Repairs Subseries H: Programs and Publications

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SERIES NOTES AND CONTENTS LIST Series I: Administration Records, 1885-1965

Subseries A: General Correspondence, 1885-1892

Extent: 2.5 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains correspondence of the Grant Monument Association during its formative years, 1885-1892. The subseries includes correspondence with the City of New York regarding the monument site in Riverside Park. It covers correspondence regarding Federal funding and the resulting dispute regarding General Grant’s final resting place as well as correspondence related to efforts to secure funding from the State of New York.

Correspondents in this series include Richard T. Greener, Mayor William R. Grace, Gen. Charles H. T. Collis, Horace Hotchkiss and Cornelius O’Reilly. The documents include letters, telegrams, drafts with annotation and final versions of proposals and speeches.

Box Folder Title Dates 1 1 Correspondence with City of New York 1885 September 3-1892 March 29, undated 1 2 Correspondence regarding Congressional Affairs 1885 July 20-1892 May 26, undated 1 3 Leases for Office Space 1886-1892 77 5 Leases for Office Space at 146 Broadway 1886-1890 1 4 Correspondence from New York Cancer Hospital 1890 June 1-1891 January 21 1 5 Appeal to the State of New York for Funding 1891 March 3-1892 March 16, undated

Subseries B: Trustee Records, 1885-1964

Extent: 5 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains correspondence between members of the Board of Trustees, their colleagues and the officers of the GMA. While much of it pertains to the scheduling of and attendance at Board Meetings, there is also correspondence pertaining to the business of the Board and the election and resignation of board members and officers. There are many response letters (primarily acceptance) to Mayor Grace’s 1885 invitation to serve as a founding member for the GMA. Many items are addressed to Richard T. Greener, GMA Secretary 1885-1892. There are items related to the restructuring of the GMA in 1892 and changes in leadership.

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The subseries contains correspondence from President Chester A. Arthur, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius O’Reilly, Asa Adams, Robert B. Roosevelt, William Lummis, Adolph Sanger, Lispenard Stewart, Gen. Charles H. T. Collis, Gen. Horace Porter and Horace L. Hotchkiss.

Also of note is a bound index of the Board of Trustees from 1892 through 1964, recording not only name, address and date of election but also frequently date of resignation and/or date of death. Some loose obituaries and change of address notices are laid in. Entries are alphabetical by first initial of last name, then by date of election to the Association.

The materials consist of hand-written and typed letters, original and copies, as well as a ledger.

Box Folder Title Dates 1 6 Trustee Correspondence 1885 July 24-1885 July 31 1 7 Trustee Correspondence 1885 August 1-1885 August 18 1 8 Trustee Correspondence 1885 August 18-1885 August 31 1 9 Trustee Correspondence 1885 September 1-1886 December 2 1 10 Trustee Correspondence 1887 January 19-1889 November 19 1 11 Trustee Correspondence 1889 December 3-1891 December 9, undated 1 12 Trustee Correspondence 1892 January 5-1892 March 24 2 1 Trustee Correspondence 1892 March 25-1892 June 2, undated 2 2 Trustee Correspondence 1892 November 28-1896 November 6 2 3 Trustee Lists and Addresses 1892, undated 78 19 Trustee Names and Addresses 1892? 2 4 Index of Trustees 1892-1964

Subseries C: Legislation and By-Laws, 1886-1897

Extent: .5 linear inches

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of one folder containing documents pertaining to the development, revisions and finalizations of the by-laws for the GMA. There are several copies of the 1892 booklet entitled: By-Laws. / The Grant Monument Association. For related material: see also Series II / Subseries H: Programs and Publications / Box 68.

Box Folder Title Dates 2 5 Authoring Legislation and By-Laws 1886-1897

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Subseries D: Annual Reports, 1885-1896

Extent: 2.5 linear inches

Arrangement: The term “Parts” is used to indicate groups of closely related material which were likely originally filed together as a unit but are now sub-divided into multiple folders for preservation purposes.

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of dated and undated accounting reports and lists detailing the income and the expenses of Grant Monument Association from 1885-1896. Itemized lists contain the names of individuals both famous and obscure and the amounts they contributed (e.g. John Jacob Astor, $1,000; C. Smith, $2.00; Little Ettie, Lottie & Fannie, 30¢; A Soldier’s Orphan, 5¢; Daughter of a Confederate General, 25¢; A poor woman with ten children, 5¢.) They also reveal the comparative fund- raising capabilities of various members of the Association (e.g. “Aug. 14 *1885+ Through B*enjamin+ Lichtenstein . . .$230.00”). For related material: see also Series II/Subseries H: Programs and Publications / Annual Reports, 1937-1957.

Box Folder Title Dates 2 6 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes, Part 1 of 2 1885-1886, undated 2 7 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes, Part 2 of 2 1885-1886, undated 2 8 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes 1887-1890 2 9 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes, Part 1 of 2 1892-1893 78 20 Minutes of Trustees’ Meeting 1892 March 22 2 10 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes, Part 2 of 2 1892-1893, undated 3 1 Annual Reports and Regular Minutes 1894-1896, undated

Subseries E: Meeting Minutes, 1885-1965

Extent: 7 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of four ledgers spanning the years 1885 through 1965. There is a gap from 1887-1911 which may be accounted for by the 1912 fire at the Equitable Life Insurance Building which destroyed many GMA records. Each ledger contains the official “transcript of record” of GMA meetings. The overall content offers insight as to the inception and formation of the GMA, its on- going mission and goals, and its efforts to engage participants representing a broad swath of the community.

The first ledger, 1885-1886, is written in the hand of the GMA’s first Secretary, Richard T. Greener. This ledger lists the 85 men who attended the inaugural GMA meeting, July 28, 1885. The final ledger

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contains the Certificate of Dissolution of The Grant Monument Association signed by John P. Lomenzo, Secretary of New York State, dated April 7, 1965.

Box Folder Title Dates 3 2 Meeting Minutes Book 1885 July 24-1886 March 25 3 3 Meeting Minutes Book 1912-1936 3 4 Meeting Minutes Book 1937-1956 4 1 Meeting Minutes Book 1956-1965

Subseries F: Financial Records, 1885-1965

Extent: 2.33 linear feet

Arrangement: Boxes 4 through 8 of this subseries contain materials which are arranged by record type and then chronologically within the folders. However, the folders in Box 9 entitled “Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts” each contain an array of documents. Those folders cover overlapping dates and their contents are not arranged chronologically. Some folders contain materials grouped by company and sometimes arranged alphabetically. This arrangement has been retained in order not to disrupt any remnants of the original order of the material.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains the documents related to the day-to-day financial affairs of the GMA. It contains balance sheets, bank books, check stubs, petty cash ledgers, receipt stubs, canceled checks, vouchers, invoices, bills and receipts.

Box Folder Title Dates 4 2 Balance Sheets 1890-1893, undated 4 3 Management of Funds 1886 March - 1896 October 76 1 Management of Funds 1886 March - 1896 October 4 4 Bank Books 1885 July-1886 March 4 5 Bank Books 1885 August-December 4 6 Bank Books 1885 August-1886 October 4 7 Bank Books 1886 March-1890 January 4 8 Check Stubs 1893 May-1896 June 4 9 Check Stubs 1912 February 6-1918 December 13 5 1 Check Stubs 1918 December-1926 March

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Box Folder Title Dates 5 2 Check Stubs 1932 March-1937 July 5 3 Check Stubs 1937 July-1940 August 5 4 Check Stubs 1940 August-1943 May 6 1 Check Stubs 1943 May-1946 March 6 2 Check Stubs 1946 April-1949 June 6 3 Check Stubs 1949 July-1951 February 6 4 Check Stubs 1951 February-1954 June 6 5 Check Stubs 1949 June 30-August 5, 1954 June- 1957 October, 1963 June 28-1965 March 1 7 1 Petty Cash Ledger 1885 July-1892 February 7 2 Petty Cash Ledger 1892 February-1895 November 7 3 Receipt Ledger 1885 July-1888 December 7 4 Receipt Stubs 1885 August-1886 January 7 5 Receipt Stubs 1885 August-1892 February 7 6 Receipt Stubs 1886 February-1889 May 8 1 Receipt Stubs 1889 May-November 8 2 Receipt Stubs 1890 May-September 8 3 Receipt Stubs 1890 September-1891 January 8 4 Receipt Book 1885 July-1891 November 8 5 Cancelled Checks 1892 March 30-1893 July 8 8 6 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1885-1886 8 7 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1885-1889 8 8 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1885-1892 8 9 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1887-1889 8 10 Vouchers and Bills from Mutual District Messenger 1885-1893, undated Company 8 11 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, 1885 - 1890 Part 1 of 2: A-M 9 1 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, 1885 - 1890 Part 2 of 2: N-Z 9 2 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1885 July-1892 April

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Box Folder Title Dates 9 3 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1893 July 13-1895 June 4 9 4 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1892 May-1895 April 9 5 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1892 May-1895 April 9 6 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 4 1892 February 20-1893 July 13 9 7 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 4 1892 February 20-1893 July 13 9 8 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 4 1892 February 20-1893 July 13 9 9 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 4 of 4 1892 February 20-1893 July 13

Subseries G: Fundraising, 1885-1894

Arrangement: This subseries is arranged into six sub-subseries: 1: Correspondence; 2: Events, Campaigns and Fundraisers; 3: Subscription Books; 4: Indexes of Contributors; 5: Contribution Boxes; and 6: Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).

In the 1980s, several volumes were removed by National Park Service personnel from their respective sequences in Sub-subseries 1 and 3 for unknown purposes, probably exhibition or loan. For registrarial control, these volumes were given individual catalog numbers, which are listed under “Related Materials” in the appropriate sub-subseries description.

Sub-subseries 1: Correspondence, 1885-1893

Extent: 3.95 linear feet

Arrangement: There are two arrangement schemes within this sub-subseries. The first half is arranged largely by chronology. There is some date overlap among folders in order to preserve presumed original order in which closely associate items were housed together. The items in Box 11 Folder 4 through Box 12 Folder 4 each cover a range of overlapping dates spanning July through December 1885. The contents of these folders were found folded tightly together in a series of six envelopes and one loose bundle. These items were humidified and flattened so that they could be used by researchers.

The second half of the sub-subseries maintains an organization in which correspondence was filed by the GMA in a numbered letter file system according to type of company making a contribution. Missing are letter files 1-26, 35, 50, 95, 177. Some folders in this section are empty (and marked as such) to reflect that a letter file was prepared by the GMA but upon initial archival processing was found to be empty. Preservation photocopies of the index sheets that were glued to the fronts of the original letter files are in Box 16, Folder 7.

Scope and Content: Sub-subseries includes a range of communications pertaining to the pledge of a donation to the GMA and/or to the completed submission of a donation. This includes letters, pledge sheets and lists, some of which are marked with a number in blue pencil although the use and meaning

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of this notation is not known. There are also drafts and final versions of GMA’s print solicitation for donations, including appeals to Americans overseas, as well as occasional drafts of public addresses appealing for contributions. There are copies of letters from the GMA to subscribers requesting remittance of a pledge. There are requests from subscribers to the GMA for souvenir certificates acknowledging a donation. There are some hand-written notes and memoranda by unidentified creator(s). Many documents are pasted to transmission sheets, some of which are signed (sometime by hand, sometimes by rubber stamp) by former President Chester A. Arthur as Chairman of the GMA. Among the correspondence are letters from individuals proposing a variety of fund-raising schemes, such as the sale of books of reminiscences by Civil War soldiers, oratory contests, and the marketing of products bearing the Grant name.

Related Materials:  NPS Catalog GEGR 528-Transcript of Treasurer’s Cash Book o GMA ledger listing names and addressed of contributors covering 1892 May-1894 February  NPS Catalog GEGR 529-Transcript of Treasurer’s Cash Book o GMA ledger listing names and addressed of contributors covering 1892 March-June  NPS Catalog GEGR 531-Cornerstone Day-Record of Total Subscriptions as Announced o GMA ledger which corresponds to letter files 27-147 detailing total amounts subscribed per group

Box Folder Title Dates 10 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885-1886 77 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 75 1 Continental Insurance Company Subscription Scroll undated 10 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 July 1-July 26 10 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 July 28-July 30 10 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 July 30-August 2 10 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 3-5 10 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 5-6 10 7 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 7-12 10 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 12 10 9 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 12-18 10 10 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 18-24 10 11 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 August 17-31 10 12 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 September 1-7 10 13 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 September 8-15

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Box Folder Title Dates 10 14 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 September 15-30 10 15 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 October 1-10 10 16 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 October 8-14 10 17 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 October 14-31 11 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 November 3-21 11 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 November 21-December 2 11 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1885 December 2-31 11 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 July 31 - August 21 11 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 July 30 - September 3 11 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 August 10 -25, undated 78 18 Subscription Scrolls 1885, undated 12 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 August 3 -22, undated 12 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 July 25 - October 14, undated 12 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 July 25 - August 15, undated 12 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 1 of 2 1885 August 10 -15, undated 12 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 2 of 2 circa 1885 77 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising, Part 2 of 2 circa 1885 (loose copybook pages) 12 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 January 2-7, undated 12 7 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 January 7- February 19 12 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 February 19-May 17 12 9 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 May 19-July 29 12 10 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 August 12-December 14 12 11 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1886 December 15-1887 March 29 12 12 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1887 April 1-1888 February 27 13 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1888 March 1-June 15 13 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1888 June 20-1889 December 18 13 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1890 January 30-October 10 13 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1890 October 14-December 19

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Box Folder Title Dates 13 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1890 December 19-1891 May 6 13 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1891 May 19-December 31 13 7 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 January 27-March 19 13 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 March 11-28 13 9 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 28-31 13 10 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 March 30-April 4 76 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 4 13 11 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 5-6 13 12 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 6-9 13 13 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 9-11 13 14 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 9-12, undated 14 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 12-25 14 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 14-20 14 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 14-23 14 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 26-30, undated 14 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 2-9 14 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 9-12, undated 78 1 United States Post Office Subscription Sheets 1892 May 9, undated 14 7 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 12-18 78 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 16 76 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 7 14 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 19-21 14 9 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 23-24 14 10 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 24-25 14 11 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 25-28 14 12 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 28-31 14 13 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 June 1-2 14 14 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 June 3-8

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Box Folder Title Dates 15 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 June 9-23 15 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 June 24-July 30 15 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 August 10-October 26 15 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 November 5-1897 March 3, undated 15 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 April 14 - 25, undated 15 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 15 7 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 15 8 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 15 9 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 3, undated, circa 1892 15 10 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 15 11 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 16 1 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising 1892 May 6-23, undated, circa 1892 16 2 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 16 3 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 16 4 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 76 16 United States Army Subscription Form undated, circa 1892 16 5 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 16 6 Correspondence Regarding Fund Raising undated, circa 1892 16 7 Preservation photocopies of the original indexes to undated, circa 1892 Letter Files 27-185 16 8 (Letter File 27) Dry Goods (Corsets); Dry Goods 1892-1893 (Spool, Cotton) 16 9 (Letter File 28) Dry Goods; Fur Dealers, Furriers 1892 16 10 (Letter File 29) Hotels, Glue 1982 16 11 (Letter File 30) Soap, Wholesale Groceries 1892-1893 16 12 (Letter File 31) Wholesale Drug Trade, Pharmacists 1982 16 13 (Letter File 32) Varnishes, Twine Mfs. 1892 16 14 (Letter File 33) Fish & Oyster, Butchers 1892 16 15 (Letter File 34) Carriage, etc; Streetcar Manufactures 1892 16 16 (Letter File 36) Harness & Saddlery, ; Decorators 1892-1893

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Box Folder Title Dates 16 17 (Letter File 37) Window Shades, etc; Real Estate 1890-1982 16 18 (Letter File 38) Diamonds, Watch Cases 1892-1893 16 19 (Letter File 39) Jewelry Boxes, etc; & Silversmiths 1892-1893 16 20 (Letter File 40) Manufactures Jewelers & Gold Pens 1892 16 21 (Letter File 41) Opticians; Clocks 1892 16 22 (Letter File 42/43) Jewelry Jobbers; Retail Jewelers; 1892-1893 Jewelry Supplies, etc; Telegraph Inserts 17 1 (Letter File 44) Fire Alarms and Police Telegraph; 1892-1893 Electrical Supplies 17 2 (Letter File 45) Electrical Light Companies; Telegraph 1892 Interests 17 3 (Letter File 46) Electrical Press, Burglar Alarms 1892 17 4 (Letter File 47/48) Electricians; Architects; Paper 1892-1893 Manufacturers & Dealers; Blank Book Manufacturers, Part 1 of 2 17 5 (Letter File 47/48) Electricians; Architects; Paper 1892-1893 Manufacturers & Dealers; Blank Book Manufacturers, Part 2 of 2 17 6 (Letter File 49) Printers; Printer Materials, etc. 1892-1893 17 7 (Letter File 51/52) Printing Presses; Book Binders; 1892-1893 Book Binding Materials; Engravers 17 8 (Letter File 53) Stationers; Lithographers 1892-1893 17 9 (Letter File 54) Office Sundries, Typewriters 1892-1893 17 10 (Letter File 55) Type Founders, Electrotype 1892 17 11 (Letter File 56) Metal Workers Tools, Printers Ink 1892 17 12 (Letter File 57) Paper Box Makers; Inks 1892-1893 17 13 (Letter File 58) Lawyers, Men's Furnishings, 1892 Wholesale, Part 1 of 2 17 14 (Letter File 58) Lawyers, Men's Furnishings, 1892 Wholesale, Part 2 of 2 17 15 (Letter File 59) Straw Goods, Hats, etc.; Underwear, 1892-1893 etc. 17 16 (Letter File 60/61) Jobbers of Millinery Goods, 1892-1893 Umbrellas, etc., Hats and Caps, Wholesale, Notions and Fancy Goods 17 17 (Letter File 62) Retail Men's Furnishing Goods; Retail 1892-1893 Hats and Caps 17 18 (Letter File 63) Wholesale and Retail Toys; Artificial 1892 Flower

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Box Folder Title Dates 17 19 (Letter File 64) Bicycles, etc. (Sporting Goods); Baby 1892-1893 Carriage Dealers 17 20 (Letter File 65) Publishers of Books, Religious Papers 1892-1893 17 21 (Letter File 66) Educational Papers, Sporting Papers 1893 17 22 (Letter File 67/68) Trade Papers, News Companies, 1892 Weekly Papers; Paintings Engravings, etc. 17 23 (Letter File 69) Trucks, Etc.; Rubber Goods 1892-1893 17 24 (Letter File 70) Boots and Shoes; Wholesale and 1892-1893 Retail Hardware and Cutlery 17 25 (Letter File 71) Metals and Iron; Wire Cloth and Wire 1892 Workers 17 26 (Letter File 72/73) Brass and Copper Goods; Plumber 1892-1893 Supplies; Agricultural Implements; Street Railways 17 27 (Letter File 74) Leaf Tobacco, Cigar Manufacturers 1892 17 28 (Letter File 75/76) Manufacturers Tobacco; Cigarette 1892-1983 Manufacturers; Wholesale and Retail, Tobacconists, Pipes and Smokers Article 17 29 (Letter File 77) Cigar Manufacturers Supplies; China 1892 and Glassware 17 30 (Letter File 78) Leather and Hides; Clothing, Retail 1892 17 31 (Letter File 79) Clothing, Wholesale; Safes 1892-1893 17 32 (Letter File 80) Powder and High explosives; Piano 1892-1893 Manufacturers 17 33 (Letter File 81) Organ Builders; Arms and 1892 Ammunition 17 34 (Letter File 82) Scales 1892-1893 17 35 (Letter File 83) Silk Industries (Dry Goods); Silk 1892-1893 Manufacturers (Dry Goods) 17 36 (Letter File 84) Silk Twists and Braids; Silk Dyers, etc., 1892 [empty] 17 37 (Letter File 85/86) Importers Silk Fabrics; Raw Silk 1892 Importers; Dyeing Establishments; Building Industries 17 38 (Letter File 87) Masons and Builders; Carpenters and 1892 Builders 17 39 (Letter File 88) Manufacturers and Cabinet Work; 1892-1893 Architectural Iron Manufacturers 17 40 (Letter File 89) Slate and Metal Roofers; Master 1892-1893 Painters 17 41 (Letter File 90) Employing Plasters; Plaster and 1892 Cement Manufacturers

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Box Folder Title Dates 76 4 (Letter File 90) Employing Plasters; Plaster and 1892 Cement Manufacturers 17 42 (Letter File 91) Master Plumbers; Fire Proofing and 1892 Fire Brick 18 1 (Letter File 92/93) Contractors; House Shorers; 1892-1893 Asphalt and Patent Basement; Hod Elevators 18 2 (Letter File 94) Second Hand Building Materials; Gas 1892-1893 Fixtures and Lamps 18 3 (Letter File 96) Blue Stone Dealers; Freestone 1892-1893 Cutters 18 4 (Letter File 97) Window Glass; Marble Industry 1892-1893 18 5 (Letter File 97/98) Grate Cutters; Foundation, Stone, 1892-1893 Tiles, Grates and Mantels; Manufacturers Terra Cotta 18 6 (Letter File 99) Retail Cole Yards, Wholesale Coal 1892-1893 Trade 18 7 (Letter File 100/101) Matches; Packing Boxes; Ice 1892-1893 Dealers; Hay Dealers 18 8 (Letter File 102) Wood Dealers; Tea 1892-1893 18 9 (Letter File 103) Cold Storage; Fruit 1892-1893 18 10 (Letter File 104) Woodenware; Chemical 1892 Manufacturers 18 11 (Letter File 105) Perfumers; Retail Druggists 1892-1893 18 12 (Letter File 106) Coal and Oils; Paint and Oils 1892-1893 18 13 (Letter File 107) Miscellaneous Oils; Surgical and 1893 Dental Instruments 18 14 (Letter File 108) Livery; Boarding and Sales; Stables, 1892 District 1 18 15 (Letter File 109) Livery Stables, District 2 & 3 [empty] 1892 18 16 (Letter File 110/111) Livery Stables 4 &5; Sales, 1892 Stables, Feed, [empty] 18 17 (Letter File 112) Billiard Tables; Artists; Sculptors 1892 18 18 (Letter File 113) Confectioners; Accident Insurance 1892-1893 18 19 (Letter File 114) Physicians; Fire Underwriters 1892-1893 18 20 (Letter File 115) Awning and Sail Makers; Ship 1893 Chandlers 18 21 (Letter File 116) Uptown Residents Districts 1 & 2 1892 18 22 (Letter File 117/118) Uptown Residents Districts 3,4 1892-1893 & 5; Clergymen

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Box Folder Title Dates 18 23 (Letter File 119) Passenger and Freight Elevators; 1892-1893 Machinery and Pumps 18 24 (Letter File 120) Mineral Water, etc.; Building 1892 Materials 18 25 (Letter File 121) Federal Officials; Photographers 1892 18 26 (Letter File 122/123) Amateur Photographers; 1892-1893 Florists; Merchant Taylors; Dentists 18 27 (Letter File 124) Hollow Glass Manufacturers 1892 [empty] 18 28 (Letter File 125/126) Bakers; Auctioneers; Household 1892 Coopers & Cooper Stock; Pawn Brokers 18 29 (Letter File 127) Restaurants; Pumps & Machinery 1892 18 30 (Letter File 128) Milk Dealers; Engineers; Civil, 1892-1893 Mechanical & Mining 18 31 (Letter File 129) Musical Instruments; Merchant 1892 Marine, Port of New York 18 32 (Letter File 130) Antiques & Bric-A-Brac; Grocers, 1892 Retail 18 33 (Letter File 131) Stock Exchange; Carpets & Oil Cloth 1892 (Dry Goods) 18 34 (Letter File 132) Consolidated Stock & Petroleum 1892-1893 Exchange; Union League Club 18 35 (Letter File 133) Columbia Yacht Club; Lotus Club 1892 18 36 (Letter File 134) Seventh Regiment Club; Union Club 1892-1893 18 37 (Letter File 135/136) Mercantile Exchange; Cotton 1892-1893 Exchange; Produce Exchange 18 38 (Letter File 137) Dry Goods [empty] 1892 18 39 (Letter File 138) Retail Dry Goods; Lumber 1892 Association No. 1 W. Side 18 40 (Letter File 139) Brooklyn Committee 1892 19 1 (Letter File 140) Life Insurance 1892-1893 19 2 (Letter File 141) Banks & Clearing Houses 1892-1893 19 3 (Letter File 142 /143) Grocers, Fancy; Savings Banks 1892-1893 19 4 (Letter File 144) Sundries [empty] 1892 19 5 (Letter File 145) Miscellaneous [Part 1 of 4] 1892-1893 19 6 (Letter File 145) Miscellaneous [Part 2 of 4] 1892-1893 19 7 (Letter File 145) Miscellaneous [Part 3 of 4] 1892-1893 19 8 (Letter File 145) Miscellaneous [Part 4 of 4] 1892-1893

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Box Folder Title Dates 19 9 (Letter File 146) Bank Clerks 1892 19 10 (Letter File 147/148) Federal Officials 1892 19 11 (Letter File 149) Empire Club; Undertakers 1892 19 12 (Letter File 150/151) Cordage; Wholesale Wines & 1892-1893 Liquors; Japanese & Chinese Goods; Dealers in Tailors Trimmings; Dry Goods 19 13 (Letter File 152) Lumber Association No. 2; Yellow 1892 Pine Trade Produce Exchange (Sub-Comm. Prov'ns [sic]) 19 14 (Letter File 153) Produce Exchange Grain Brokers; 1892 Lumber Association (Su-Comm [sic]), Wh. White Pine [empty] 19 15 (Letter File 154) Produce Exchange, (Sub) Food 1892 Products; Produce Exchange; Produce Exchange, (Sub) Butter & Cheese, [empty] 19 16 (Letter File 155) Lumber Association; North Carolina 1892 Pine Produce Exchange (Sub), Stevedores [empty] 19 17 (Letter File 156) Lumber Association (East Side below 1892 59th St); Lumber Association (Eastern Div. Brooklyn) [empty] 19 18 (Letter File 157) Lumber Association; Gowanys Canal 1892 Brooklyn; Lighterage Produce Exchange (Sub)[empty] 19 19 (Letter File 158) Oils, Grease & Tallow Produce 1892 Exchange (Sub); Bags & Bagging Produce Exchange (Sub) [empty] 19 20 (Letter File 159) Petroleum Produce Exchange (Sub); 1892 Lard Produce Exchange (Sub) [empty] 19 21 (Letter File 160) Brokers, Freight Produce Exchange; 1892 Feed Produce Exchange (Sub)[empty] 19 22 (Letter File 161) Grain Receivers & Shippers Produce 1892 Exchange; Cotton Goods Converters Dry Goods 19 23 (Letter File 162) Flour & Miller Produce Exchange 1892 (Sub); Storage Produce Exchange (Sub) 19 24 (Letter File 163)Lumber Association Wh. Hardwood; 1892 Lumber Association (Above Harlem)[empty] 19 25 (Letter File 164) Lumber Association (East Side above 1892 59th St.); Lumber Association (Spruce Commission Deals) [empty] 19 26 (Letter File 165) Lumber Association South Brooklyn; 1892 Lumber Association Newton Creek District [empty] 19 27 (166) Importers & Jobbers of Dry Goods; Hops & 1892 Malts Produce Exchange

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Box Folder Title Dates 19 28 (Letter File 167/168) Beans & Dried Fruit Produce 1892 Exchange; Shipping Produce Exchange; Lumber Association Jersey City; Salt Fish, etc. Produce Exchange [empty] 19 29 (Letter File 168) Elevators Grain Produce Exchange; 1892 Retail Liquor Dealers 19 30 (Letter File 170) Coffee Exchange; Brotherhood 1892-1893 Locomotive Engineers 19 31 (Letter File 171) Brewers; Lager Beer; Dry Goods 1892-1893 Generally 19 32 (Letter File 172/173) Lumber Association Generally; 1892 United Service Club; Tobacco; Churches 19 33 (Letter File 174) Gold Leaf Manufacturers; Upton 1892 Resident 19 34 (Letter File 175/176) Livery Stables; National Guards; 1892-1893 Dry Goods Generally; Clubs 19 35 (Letter File 178) Capitalists & Trustees 1892 19 36 (Letter File 179) Capitalists & Trustees/Grand Army 1892 of the Republic 76 5 Grand Army of the Republic order of parade for 1892 April 23 Laying of Cornerstone Ceremony 19 37 (Letter File 180) Ladies 1892 19 38 (Letter File 181) Churches 1892 19 39 (Letter File 182) Academics & Schools; Sewing 1892 Machines 76 6 (Letter File 182) Academics & Schools; Sewing 1892 Machines

Sub-subseries 2: Events, Campaigns and Fund Raisers, 1885-1893

Extent: 10 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological

Scope and Content: The materials in this sub-subseries pertain to GMA activities which involved specific fund raising events and special campaigns. The events include oratory and theatrical presentations, an essay contest and an art auction. Special fund raising campaigns include those of the Star newspaper and The Gallatin National Bank. The materials include correspondence, ephemera (auction book, ticket stubs), subscription ledgers and lists, certificates, receipts, and trade cards and fliers, often elaborately illustrated.

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Box Folder Title Dates 20 1 Oration: George A. Sheridan 1885 January 12- 1886 September 16 20 2 Oration: George A. Sheridan 1886 January 13-February 15 20 3 Oration: George A. Sheridan 1886 February 15-April 14 20 4 Madison Square Garden Fairs 1885, undated 20 5 Madison Square Garden Fairs 1885-1891, undated 20 6 Benefit: Hermit of Cashel 1886, undated 20 7 Financial Statement of the New York Star Fund for 1887 the Grant Monument Association 20 8 Receipts, Grant Star Fund 1887 August-October 20 9 Receipts, Grant Star Fund 1887 August, undated 21 1 The Star's Grant Monument Fund Record of 1887 Subscriptions Due 21 2 The Star's Grant Monument Fund Subscribers Paid 1887 Record 21 3 Fund Raising: Star Campaign 1887 May 4-June 8 21 4 Fund Raising: Star Campaign 1887 June 8-September 19 21 5 Fund Raising: Star Campaign 1887 June 8-1888 January, undated 21 6 Benefit: Allegory of War in Song 1890-1891 21 7 Fund Raiser: Edward F. Cragin 1892 February-May 21 8 Fund Raising: Essay Contest 1892 April 28-1894 December 6 21 9 Benefit: Art Auction 1892, undated 21 10 Gallatin National Bank, Souvenir Certificate Book 1892-1893 21 11 Souvenir Certificates Issued, Numbers 1-23 1892 21 12 Souvenir Certificates Issued, Numbers 1-87 1892 21 13 Souvenir Certificates Issued, Numbers 88-192 1892-1893

Sub-subseries 3: Subscription Books, 1885-1892

Extent: 13.66 linear feet

Arrangement: Chronological and numerical.

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Scope and Content: Sub-subseries consists of material that was used in two fundraising drives and which document the GMA’s efforts to formally distribute and collect fund raising materials designed for this purpose. The 1885-1887 materials consist primarily of official GMA pledge sheets. There are logs containing distribution receipts and remittance requests.

The bulk of the sub-subseries consists of materials from the 1892 subscription drive in which the GMA provided 6 ½ x 4 ¼ inch booklets to individuals who recorded donations solicited from friends, neighbors, family members, co-workers and colleagues. The record suggests that the GMA distributed approximately 5000 such books (numbered 1-1500 and 5000-8500). Of these, the collection contains 949 completed subscription books. The disposition of the missing subscription books is unknown; presumably they were not returned to the GMA. Also of note is a log marked Estimates of Subscriptions which corresponds in part with the numbered letter files of correspondence from Sub-subseries 1: Correspondence.

Related Materials:  NPS Catalog GEGR 525-Register 8 Subscription Books o 1892 GMA ledger listing distribution of Subscription Books Nos. 5000-8490  NPS Catalog GEGR 533-Subscription Rolls o 1892 GMA ledger listing distribution of Subscription Rolls and Subscription Books  NPS Catalog GEGR 526-Souvenir Cash Book o 1892 GMA ledger listing those contributors who received a Souvenir Certificate  NPS Catalog GEGR 527-Unpaid Subscriptions o 1892 GMA ledger listing unpaid subscribers

Box Folder Title Dates 22 1 Log of Small Subscriptions 1885 22 2 Subscription Lists 1885 August 3- September 23 22 3 Subscription Lists 1885 September 24- November 9 22 4 Subscription Lists 1885 November 10-1886 February 9 22 5 Subscription Lists 1886 February 10-1887 May 6 22 6 Log Book marked Location of Subscription Lists and General 1886 ? Memoranda 22 7 Index of Subscriptions Reported 1886 ? 22 8 Index to Committees 1886 ? 22 9 Log of Fund Raising Committee Members 1892 22 10 Log of Fund Raising Committee Chairmen 1892 22 11 Index to Committee Chairmen 1892 22 12 Art Work for a Donor's Certificate of Contribution 1885 ?

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Box Folder Title Dates 23 1 Direct Subscriptions Referred Back to Proper Committees 1892 23 2 Final Accounting of Subscription Books 1892 23 3 Keys to Subscription Books 1892 23 4 Keys to Subscription Records 1892 23 5 Log Book of Subscription Books Returned 1892 23 6 Subscription Lists 1892 24 1 Individual Subscription Book Receipts, No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 1892 24 2 Individual Subscription Book Receipts, No. 4, No. 5 & No. 6 1892 24 3 Individual Subscription Book Receipts, No. 7 & No. 8 1892 24 4 Log marked Estimates of Subscriptions 1892 24 5 Log marked Installment Subscriptions 1892 24 6 Log marked Reports of Subscriptions 1892 25 1 Letters Requesting Remittance 1892 June 6-August 15 70 1 Letters Requesting Remittance 1892 June 6-August 15 25 2 Letters Requesting Remittance 1892 August 15-1893 March 8 70 2 Letters Requesting Remittance 1892 August 15-1893 March 8 25 3 Record of Books Issued 1892 25 4 Index to Subscription Books undated 25 5 Letters Requesting Remittance 1893 February 4-18 71 2 Letters Requesting Remittance 1893 February 4-18 25 6 Addendum List to Subscription Book No. 5085 1892 25 7 Letter accompanying Subscription Book No. 5927 1892 May 28 25 8 Donation Ledger Accompanying Subscription Book No. 6006 1892 25 9 Letter Accompanying Subscription Book No. 6042 1892 25 10 Letter Regarding Subscription Book No. 7025 1892 August 2 25 11 Letters Accompanying Subscription Book No. 7811 1892 August 9-19 25 12 Letters Accompanying Subscription Book No. 7813 1892 October 18 25 13 Letters Accompanying Subscription Book No. 7814 1892 October 18

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Box Folder Title Dates 25 14 Note Accompanying Subscription Book No. 7845 1892 25 15 Union League Club and 61st Street Methodist Church 1892 Subscription Scrolls 75 2 Union League Club and 61sst Street Methodist Church 1892, undated Subscription Scrolls 25 16 Union League Club, Subscription Book 1892 25 17 Subscription Notebook, origin unknown 1892 25 18 Subscription Notebook, origin unknown 1892 25 19 Subscription Notebook, origin unknown 1892 25 20 Notes and reports by W. L. Force 1892 26 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 1892 26 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 12, 17, 54, 70, 107 1892 26 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 108, 114, 187, 240, 246 1892 26 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 247, 346, 365, 392, 401 1892 26 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 537, 597, 866, 892, 966 1892 26 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 1002-1004, 1340, 1493 1892 26 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 1504, 5000, 5002, 5006-5007 1892 26 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 5009, 5011, 5030-5031, 5033 1892 26 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 5034, 5036, 5037, 5039-5040 1892 26 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 5055-5059 1892 26 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 5060-5062, 5064-5065 1892 26 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 5066, 5080-5083 1892 26 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 5084-5085, 5087-5088, 5117 1892 26 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 5120, 5122, 5124, 5129-5130 1892 26 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 5132, 5136-5139 1892 26 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 5140-5144 1892 27 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 5145-5149 1892 27 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 5150-5154 1892 27 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 5155-5156, 5158, 5160-5161 1892 27 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 5163, 5168-5170, 5181 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 27 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 5182, 5187, 5252-5254 1892 27 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 5255, 5257-5258, 5260, 5261 1892 27 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 5262-5266 1892 27 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 5267-5268, 5270-5272 1892 27 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 5273, 5275, 5280, 5283-5284 1892 27 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 5286-5290 1892 27 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 5292, 5294-5295, 5300-5301 1892 27 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 5302-5303, 5306, 5308-5309 1892 27 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 5310-5311, 5313-5315 1892 27 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 5316, 5319, 5321-5323 1892 27 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 5324-5326, 5328, 5350 1892 27 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 5351-5355 1892 28 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 5359, 5362-5363, 5365, 5369 1892 28 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 5371, 5375, 5377-5378, 5380 1892 28 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 5381-5385 1892 28 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 5386-5387, 5390-5391, 5397 1892 28 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 5398-P5399, 5403, 5416, 5438 1892 28 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 5505, 5542-5543, 5545-5546 1892 28 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 5548-5549, 5552, 5562, 5566 1892 28 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 5569, 5571-5574 1892 28 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 5575-5577, 5580, 5583 1892 28 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 5585, 5592-5593, 5596-5597 1892 28 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 5598, 5601, 5603, 5620, 5701 1892 28 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 5702-5705, 5708 1892 28 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 5709-5710, 5712-5714 1892 28 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 5715-5719 1892 28 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 5735, 5737, 5770-5772 1892 28 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 5785-5787, 5790-5791 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 29 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 5792, 5795-5796, 5799, 5850 1892 29 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 5851-5855 1892 29 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 5856, 5858, 5859-5860, 5862 1892 29 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 5863-5864, 5866, 5868, 5880 1892 29 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 5881-5885 1892 29 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 5887-5889, 5891-5892 1892 29 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 5893-5895, 5897-5898 1892 29 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 5900-5901, 5905, 5910, 5913 1892 29 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 5915-5916, 5921, 5927-5928 1892 29 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 5929, 5937-5938, 5940, 5946 1892 29 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 5960, 5962-5963, 5966, 5969 1892 29 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 5971, 5980-5982, 5984 1892 29 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 5994-5995, 5997-5998, 6000 1892 29 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 6001-6005 1892 29 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 6006, 6010, 6012, 6020, 6022 1892 29 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 6023, 6031, 6035-6037 1892 30 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 6040-6042, 6045, 6048 1892 30 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 6054, 6068, 6073-6075 1892 30 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 6090-6091, 6094, 6150, 6162 1892 30 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 6163, 6165-6166, 6168-6169 1892 30 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 6170, 6172-6173, 6175, 6177 1892 30 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 6179-6181, 6183, 6184 1892 30 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 6187, 6189, 6192-6193, 6195 1892 30 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 6197, 6198, 6352-6354 1892 30 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 6365, 6367-6370 1892 30 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 6371, 6372, 6374, 6375, 6378 1892 30 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 6380-6381, 6383, 6385, 6402 1892 30 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 6407, 6409-6410, 6417, 6420 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 30 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 6422, 6425, 6427, 6430, 6432 1892 30 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 6433-6437 1892 30 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 6438, 6442, 6446, 6460-6461 1892 30 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 6466, 6469, 6470, 6471, 6476 1892 31 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 6477, 6479, 6492-6493, 6499 1892 31 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 6500, 6506-6508 1892 31 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 6509-6510, 6512, 6523, 6530 1892 31 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 6538-6539, 6550, 6552, 6554 1892 31 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 6557, 6561, 6563,-6565 1892 31 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 6566, 6568, 6570-6571, 6575 1892 31 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 6576, 6578-6579, 6581, 6612 1892 31 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 6614-6615, 6619-6620, 6630 1892 31 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 6631-6635 1892 31 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 6636-6637, 6643, 6659, 6661 1892 31 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 6665-6666, 6671-6673 1892 31 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 6674, 6677-6679, 6681 1892 31 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 6682-6683, 6686-6688 1892 31 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 6689, 6699-6701, 6703 1892 31 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 6706, 5709, 6716-6718 1892 31 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 6719-6720, 6721-6724 1892 32 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 6735, 6738, 6742, 6744-6745 1892 32 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 6746-6749, 6770 1892 32 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 6771-6772, 6775-6777 1892 32 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 6780-6781, 6787, 6800-6801 1892 32 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 6810, 6818, 6833-6835 1892 32 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 6836-6840 1892 32 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 6841-6843, 6846, 6848 1892 32 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 6851, 6854-6857 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 32 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 6858, 6920-6921, 6925, 6931 1892 32 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 6933-6934, 6937-6938, 6950 1892 32 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 6951-6955 1892 32 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 6956-6960 1892 32 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 6961-6962, 6970-6972 1892 32 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 6974-6977, 6979 1892 32 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 6983, 6985, 6986-6988 1892 32 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 6989, 7025, 7035, 7038, 7067 1892 33 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 7069-7073 1892 33 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 7075-7076, 7097, 7099, 7113 1892 33 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 7115, 7120, 7141-7143 1892 33 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 7145-7146, 7149, 1758, 7160 1892 33 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 7161, 7168, 7172, 7176-7177 1892 33 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 7179-7180, 7183-7185 1892 33 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 7186, 7190-1791, 7193-7194 1892 33 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 7220, 7229, 7231-7232, 7236 1892 33 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 7238, 7260-7261, 7265, 7268 1892 33 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 7270, 7272-7275 1892 33 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 7276-7277, 7279, 7281-7282 1892 33 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 7283, 7288, 7290-7291, 7307 1892 33 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 7311-7314, 7316 1892 33 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 7318-7320, 7330, 7346 1892 33 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 7351-7355 1892 33 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 7358, 7369, 7375, 7380-7381 1892 34 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 7386, 7392-7393, 7395-7396 1892 34 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 7397-7399, 7401, 7408 1892 34 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 7410-7414 1892 34 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 7415-7419 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 34 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 7422, 7428-7431 1892 34 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 7432-7435, 7438 1892 34 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 7440, 7446-7449 1892 34 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 7459, 7461-7462, 7465-7466 1892 34 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 7467, 7470-7473 1892 34 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 7474-7478 1892 34 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 7479-7483 1892 34 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 7495, 7499, 7515, 7517-7518 1892 34 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 7520, 7522-7523, 7526-7527 1892 34 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 7528-7529, 7534, 7536, 7543 1892 34 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 7544-7545, 7548-7549, 7551 1892 34 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 7552-7556 1892

35 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 7757-7561 1892

35 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 7562, 7565-7566, 7570-7571 1892

35 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 7573-7575, 7577, 7579 1892 35 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 7597, 7605, 7620, 7626, 7268 1892 35 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 7630-7632, 7676, 7688 1892 35 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 7691, 7694-7696, 7698 1892 35 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 7699-7700, 7704, 7715, 7720 1892 35 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 7721, 7724-7726, 7728 1892 35 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 7734, 7736, 7738, 7751, 7753 1892 35 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 7754-7758 1892 35 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 7759, 7771, 7773-7775 1892 35 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 7776, 7778-7779, 7784, 7786 1892 35 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 7787, 7790-7792, 7800 1892 35 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 7805-7807, 7809-7810 1892 35 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 7811, 7813-7814, 7816, 7818 1892 35 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 7821-7825 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 36 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 7826-7827, 7829, 7843-7844 1892 36 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 7845-7847, 7854-7855 1892 36 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 7857, 7895-7896, 7898, 7900 1892 36 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 7903-7904, 7906-7908 1892 36 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 7909, 7914-7916, 7920 1892 36 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 7921-7925 1892 36 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 7926-7930 1892 36 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 7931, 7940-7943 1892 36 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 7945, 7950, 7953-7955 1892 36 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 7956-7959, 7975 1892 36 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 7976-7977, 7980, 7988, 8005 1892 36 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 8037, 8039, 8043-8044, 8054 1892 36 13 Subscription Books, Nos. 8061, 8065, 8067, 8071-8072 1892 36 14 Subscription Books, Nos. 8074, 8078, 8086-8088 1892 36 15 Subscription Books, Nos. 8090-8091, 9093-8094, 8145 1892 36 16 Subscription Books, Nos. 8148, 8152, 8155-1857 1892 37 1 Subscription Books, Nos. 8161, 8164, 8174-8176 1892 37 2 Subscription Books, Nos. 8177-8179, 8183-8184 1892 37 3 Subscription Books, Nos. 8201-8205 1892 37 4 Subscription Books, Nos. 8210, 8212, 8214-8215, 8217 1892 37 5 Subscription Books, Nos. 8221-8222, 8233, 8240, 8242 1892 37 6 Subscription Books, Nos. 8249, 8323-8326 1892 37 7 Subscription Books, Nos. 8328, 8332-8335 1892 37 8 Subscription Books, Nos. 8336, 8355, 8360, 8362, 8365 1892 37 9 Subscription Books, Nos. 8381-8383, 8387-8388 1892 37 10 Subscription Books, Nos. 8389, 8399, 8458, 8460, 8462 1892 37 11 Subscription Books, Nos. 8467, 8476, 8485-8487 1892 37 12 Subscription Books, Nos. 8488-8489 1892

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Sub-subseries 4: Indexes of Contributors, undated

Extent: 6.25 linear inches

Arrangement: By type and content.

Scope and Content: Sub-subseries consists of seven ledgers which contain indexing of contributors both nationally and locally. They are undated but likely are related to materials from 1885 through 1910. The ledgers specific to New York City indicate contributions from some of the wealthiest and most prominent families of New York City society.

Box Folder Title Dates 38 1 Contributions Classified undated 38 2 Index to Contributors undated 38 3 Index to Contributors, A-I undated 38 4 Index to Contributors, J-R undated 38 5 Index to Contributors, S-Z undated 38 6 Index to New York City Contributors, A-F undated 38 7 Index to New York City Contributors, G-L undated 39 1 Index to New York City Contributors, M-R undated 39 2 Index to New York City Contributors, S-Z undated

Sub-subseries 5: Contribution Boxes, 1892

Extent: 1.25 linear inches

Arrangement: Primarily chronological. There is some overlap in date from folder to folder, preserving the order in which the materials were found.

Scope and Content: The documents in this sub-subseries record the GMA’s efforts at fund raising through the placement of contribution boxes in businesses, banks, offices and other public spaces. The materials consist of lists, receipts for boxes and correspondence.

Box Folder Title Dates 39 3 Contribution Boxes, Part 1 of 3 undated, 1892 May 17-19 39 4 Contribution Boxes, Part 2 of 3 1892 May 19-26 39 5 Contribution Boxes, Part 3 of 3 1892 May 19-June 6

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Sub-subseries 6: Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), 1888-1894

Extent: 5 linear inches

Arrangement: Folders are topical or alphabetical by state; items are chronological within folders.

Scope and Content: Sub-subseries documents a collaborative fundraising effort initiated by the GAR in which veterans of the Union Army who donated a dollar to the Grant Monument Fund then had their names inscribed on an official honor roll to be placed in the Tomb. The materials consist of descriptions of the project, creation of the instructions and the materials for the roll, a state-by-state letter file with correspondence, GAR rosters and official printed proceedings of GAR encampments.

Box Folder Title Dates 40 1 Grand Army Gazette, Vol. XV, No. 4 1888 March 76 7 Grand Army Gazette, Vol. XV, No. 4 1888 March 40 2 Grand Army of the Republic Honor Roll 1891, undated 76 8 Proofs of Instructions for Post Commanders undated 40 3 Grand Army of the Republic Honor Roll 1892 March 22-May 10, undated 76 9 Proof for official resolution regarding GAR Honor Roll 1892 April 15 40 4 Grand Army of the Republic Honor Roll 1892 May 14-1893 May 8 40 5 Instructions to Post Commanders 1892 77 7 Instructions to Post Commanders 1892 40 6 Grand Army of the Republic Letter Book 1891 June 30-1893 January 23 71 3 Grand Army of the Republic Letter Book 1891 June 30-1893 January 23 40 7 Preservation Photocopy of Original Index of Grand Army undated of the Republic State Rosters Letter File 40 8 Grand Army of the Republic: Alabama & Arizona 1892-1983 40 9 Grand Army of the Republic: Arkansas & California 1892 40 10 Grand Army of the Republic: Colorado & Connecticut 1892 40 11 Grand Army of the Republic: North Dakota & South 1892 Dakota 40 12 Grand Army of the Republic: Delaware & Florida 1892 40 13 Grand Army of the Republic: Georgia & Idaho 1892 40 14 Grand Army of the Republic: Illinois & Indiana 1892 40 15 Grand Army of the Republic: Oklahoma & Iowa [empty] 1892

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Box Folder Title Dates 40 16 Grand Army of the Republic: Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 1891-1893 Maine & Michigan 40 17 Grand Army of the Republic: Massachusetts & Maryland 1892 40 18 Grand Army of the Republic: Michigan & Minnesota 1892 40 19 Grand Army of the Republic: Missouri & Montana 1892 40 20 Grand Army of the Republic: Nebraska & New Hampshire 1892-1894 40 21 Grand Army of the Republic: New Jersey & New Mexico 1893 40 22 Grand Army of the Republic: New York, Ohio, Oregon & 1892 Pennsylvania 40 23 Grand Army of the Republic: Potomac & Rhode Island 1892 40 24 Grand Army of the Republic: Tennessee & Texas 1892 40 25 Grand Army of the Republic: Utah & Vermont 1892 40 26 Grand Army of the Republic: Virginia, Washington, Alaska, 1892 West Virginia & Wisconsin

Subseries H: Newspaper Clippings, 1889-1939

Extent: 8 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: Subseries consists primarily of newspaper clippings provided to the GMA by Henry Romeike’s Press Cuttings during the year 1892 – a year in which there was a tremendous fund-raising drive. Utilizing a letterhead that expanded upon a line from Robert Burns’ poem “To a Louse”: “O wad some power the giftie gi’s us / To see oursel’s as ithers see us – This Power Now Exists”, Romeike’s Press Cuttings was a prominent information resource of its day. A consumer employed Romeike’s to cull from a range of sources the press coverage related to its enterprise and to provide the consumer with the original clippings. One of the most central functions of the GMA at this time was to maintain a high public profile in order to entice financial, social and political support. Thus tracking the press coverage of its activities may have been an important way in which the GMA endeavored not only to document its activities but also to maintain a sense of its public interface.

Box Folder Title Dates 41 1 Romeike Correspondence 1889, undated 41 2 Romeike Clippings undated 41 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 March 26-31 41 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 1-7

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Box Folder Title Dates 41 5 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 8-12 41 6 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 13-16 41 7 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 17-20 41 8 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 21-23 41 9 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 24 79 1 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 24 41 10 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 25 41 11 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26 79 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26-28 41 12 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 27 79 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26-28 79 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26-28 41 13 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 28 79 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26-28 79 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 26-28 41 14 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 29-30 79 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 29-May 11 41 15 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 1-4 79 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 29-May 11 41 16 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 5-7 79 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 29-May 11 41 17 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 8-11 79 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 April 29-May 11 41 18 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 12-14 41 19 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-18 79 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-31 41 20 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 19-22 79 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-31

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Box Folder Title Dates 42 1 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 23-25 79 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-31 42 2 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 26-29 79 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-31 42 3 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 30-31 79 4 Romeike Clippings 1892 May 15-31 42 4 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 1891 May 79 5 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 1891-1939 42 5 Tribune Inaugural Special 1897 April 28 42 6 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 1913-1939 79 5 Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings 1891-1939

Subseries I: Annotated Envelopes, Wrapping and Office Notes, 1885-1892

Extent: 2 linear inches

Arrangement: Type of material

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of envelopes with notations and descriptions but devoid of the actual contents. It is unclear if the contents are elsewhere in the collection or missing entirely. The subseries also contains an addressed and stamped mailing tube and scraps of office papers with notes the creators of which are not identified.

Box Folder Title Dates 42 7 Annotated, Empty Envelopes 1885-1892, undated 42 8 Wrappings and Office Notes undated

Series II: Construction and Maintenance, 1885-1980

Subseries A: General Correspondence, 1885-1896

Extent: 1 linear foot

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains correspondence created from 1885-1897. Some materials have a somewhat indirect relationship to construction and maintenance such as 1885 copyright certificates

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from Library of Congress for deposit of photographs of the “Tomb of Gen’l Grant,” the offer from a citizen to use a military march he composed in commemoration of General Grant for a Tomb-related event, a note from a self-described ten-year-old girl asking that her enclosed lock of hair be brought to the casket of Gen. Grant and a folder of correspondence with V. Haurie-Emes regarding use of his lithographic images of renderings of the completed Tomb as GMA letterhead and for fundraising purposes.

Other parts of this subseries directly reflect construction and maintenance issues. Of note is correspondence regarding the sculptures designed by J. Massey Rhind, including many letters written by architect John H. Duncan. The materials include business and calling cards, letters, bound letter books and telegrams.

Box Folder Title Dates 43 1 General Correspondence 1885 July-October, undated 43 2 General Correspondence 1885 November-1892 May 43 3 General Correspondence 1892 June-1896 October 43 4 Correspondence in Bound Letter Books 1890 September-1897 April 72 1 Letter Book - General Correspondence 1890 September-1892 February 72 2 Letter Book - General Correspondence 1892 March-April 73 1 Letter Book - General Correspondence 1892 March-1895 June 73 2 Letter Book - General Correspondence 1892 April-1894 January 74 1 Letter Book - General Correspondence 1896 November-1897 April 43 5 Correspondence with V. Haurie-Emes regarding 1891-1982 Lithography 43 6 Personal Correspondence of GMA President General 1892-1896 Horace Porter 43 7 Correspondence regarding J. Massey Rhind's 1896 Sculptures

Subseries B: Pre-Construction Records, 1885-1893

Extent: 1.42 linear feet

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: From the time of its inception, the GMA received descriptions, drawings, models and other plans offering suggestions for the structure that the Grant Monument might take. The correspondence in this subseries contains many such unsolicited offerings. Some are from professional architects and engineers while others are contributions by interested citizens with no known design expertise.

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This subseries holds draft and annotated versions of the GMA’s 1888 official announcement of the initial monument design competition, correspondence and reports related to the process of the competitions. Documentation regarding the architectural community’s objection to the criteria of the competition set forth by the GMA is also included. The subseries contains an annotated listing of 65 design submissions as well as the submissions which remained in the care of the GMA following completion of the competition. These include the submissions of the five top rated designs including those of Paul Schulze, J. Philip Rinn, August Hartel & Skjold Neckelman and Julius A. Schweinfurth. Also included are the reports from the expert panel of judges , whose members were Napoleon LeBrun, George B. Post, James E. Ware, James Renwick, Jr., William Robert Ware and Solomon Woolf.

The subseries contains documentation related to the second competition including the revised criteria, correspondence with the invited architects and four of five of the descriptive submissions, including the description of the design by architect John H. Duncan, the successful submission chosen by the GMA in 1890.

There are also materials related to the 1891 groundbreaking and 1892 cornerstone ceremonies including correspondence from President Benjamin Harrison regarding his participation in the latter. There is an annotated list of items which comprise the contents of a copper box placed in the Tomb’s cornerstone. The materials in this subseries include letters, proposals, print items, drawings, renderings, telegrams, business and calling cards.

Box Folder Title Dates 43 8 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1885 July-September 78 21 Designs for the Tomb: Broadside, Brooklyn Magazine 1885 September 5 43 9 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1885 September-1886 November 43 10 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 January 13-April 16 43 11 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 April 22-June 12 43 12 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 June 13-21 43 13 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 June 21-July 29 44 1 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 August 1-September 28 44 2 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 September 10-November 3 44 3 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1887 November 21-December 28 44 4 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence and Business 1888 January 7-14, undated Cards 44 5 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 January 19-30 44 6 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 February 1-7 44 7 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 February 7-15

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Box Folder Title Dates 44 8 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 February 15-29 44 9 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 March 1-16 44 10 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 March 16-22 44 11 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 March 22-29 44 12 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 April 1-June 11 44 13 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 June 15-October 15 44 14 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1888 October 16-December 28 45 1 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1889 January 2-February 20 45 2 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1889 February 20-September 26 45 3 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1889 October 2-1890 January 20 45 4 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1890 January 21-April 14 45 5 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1890 April 17-August 19 45 6 Designs for the Tomb: Correspondence 1890 August 26-December 1, undated 45 7 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 1-4 45 8 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 5, 8-10 76 10 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, undated No. 8 45 9 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 12-15, 17, 19 45 10 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 20-23, 25-27 45 11 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 28-31, 33, 35-37 45 12 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 38-39, 42, 44-45, 48-52 45 13 Designs for the Tomb: Competitors' Submissions, 1889 Nos. 53-54, 61 46 1 Designs for the Tomb: Project Descriptions, Part 1 of 5 1889 46 2 Designs for the Tomb: Project Descriptions, Part 2 of 5 1889 46 3 Designs for the Tomb: Project Descriptions, Part 3 of 5 1889 46 4 Designs for the Tomb: Project Descriptions, Part 4 of 5 1889 46 5 Designs for the Tomb: Project Descriptions, Part 5 of 5 1889

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Box Folder Title Dates 46 6 Designs for the Tomb: Description of Competitive 1890 Design for The Grant Monument by John H. Duncan, Architect 46 7 Designs for the Tomb: Regarding the Return of Design 1889-1890 Submissions 46 8 Designs for the Tomb: Regarding the Return of Design 1890-1893 Submissions 46 9 Groundbreaking Ceremony 1891 76 11 Text of Ode Written for Groundbreaking Ceremony 1891 46 10 Cornerstone Ceremonies 1892 March 5-April 17, undated 46 11 Cornerstone Ceremonies 1892 April 20-July 12, undated

Subseries C: Construction Records, 1885-1897

Extent: 10 linear inches

Arrangement: Topical; chronological within topic. There is some overlap in dates from folder to folder, preserving the order in which the material was found.

Scope and Content: This subseries comprises those documents related to the construction of Grant’s Tomb. Most of the materials are in the form of correspondence, but there are also some reports, contracts and financial materials such as a cost comparison between various marble vendors. Much of the correspondence is from architect John H. Duncan and there is fair amount directed to Cornelius O’Reilly and Richard T. Greener. Of note may be correspondence regarding the transfer of Gen. Grant’s casket from the temporary tomb to permanent placement in the Grant Monument.

Box Folder Title Dates 47 1 Casket and Sarcophagi 1892 June-1897 April 47 2 Granite 1885-1892 47 3 Granite 1890 February-1893 March 15 47 4 Granite 1893 March 15-1894 November 21 47 5 Granite 1895 January 15-October 5 47 6 Granite 1895 November 29-1896 February 28 47 7 Granite 1896 March 12-23 78 13 Blueprint: Union Pacific Railway Station 1896 March 15 Grounds 47 8 Granite 1986 April 7-1897 March 11 47 9 Marble 1894 May 8-1897 January 11

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Box Folder Title Dates 47 10 Ground Treatment 1885 April 18-1897 February 2 48 1 Construction 1890 September 10-1891 April 29 48 2 Construction 1891 May 4- June 27 48 3 Construction 1891 July 4-December 18 48 4 Construction 1891 June 5-1892 July 29 48 5 Construction 1892 August 1-October 5 48 6 Construction 1892 October 5-1893 April 29 48 7 Construction 1893 May 1-December 21 48 8 Construction 1894 January 11-November 20 48 9 Construction 1894 November 27-1895 December 31 48 10 Construction 1896 January 9-April 17 48 11 Construction 1896 April 18-September 28 48 12 Construction 1896 September 23-1897 April 13, undated

Subseries D: Tomb Opening and Operational Records, 1885-1979

Extent: 3.95 feet

Arrangement: Topical and chronological. One item was removed from its sequence in this subseries by National Park Service personnel in 1988 and given a separate catalog number; it is listed under “Related Materials.”

Scope and Content: The materials in this subseries include a broad range of formats and content covering nearly 100 years. While much of the material is correspondence (letters and post cards), there are also copies of minutes, reports and policies related to the management and operations of Grant’s Tomb. There is a significant gap between the years 1897-1911, possibly due to the loss of GMA records in the Equitable Life Insurance Building fire of 1912.

The General Correspondence of this series spans nearly 60 years and consists largely of letters between GMA employees and officers regarding GMA meetings, scheduling, attendance and minutes, maintenance issues, insurance issues (including policies), employee management, salary issues and daily operations of the Tomb. There are also annual reports and meeting minutes which can include financial information. Materials related to the 1897 Opening Ceremonies of the Tomb include correspondence addressed to Mayor William L. Strong regarding appointments to the Dedication Ceremony planning committee.

Some noteworthy items include: a 1925 letter from Horace Hotchkiss to Col. Thomas Denny in which Hotchkiss mentions early influences of Tammany Hall upon GMA functioning and his personal

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preference for the 1890 monument submission by Carrere and Hastings; a 1941 monogram printed with dye that had been used by General Grant; the text of a 1943 International News Service radio address in which Major Paul C. Raborg highlights the enduring patriotic symbolism of Grant’s Tomb; and a 1944 letter from Herbert Satterlee to Mr. Burnside regarding a 1892 letter in his possession from Mrs. Grant to the GMA discussing the design of her eventual resting place in the tomb (there is a copy of the original and a typed transcript of the text). A prominent correspondent through the 1940s and 1950s was Mary B. Greener. It appears likely that she was employed by the secretary of the GMA (rather than the GMA directly) as she managed much of the day-to-day administrative needs of the GMA. It is unknown if she was related to Richard T. Greener.

Patron correspondence is a group of letters from visitors to and those with an informational interest in Grant’s Tomb. This includes several inquiries from Albert Mitchell whose WOR radio program, “The Answer Man,” responded to questions of public interest sent in by listeners. There are requests for printed materials and tours. There are letters which reflect upon the experience of visiting Grant’s Tomb, express a connection to the Grant family, or offer memorabilia. Among the noteworthy items of correspondence are a letter which inquires about covert Masonic symbolism in Duncan’s architecture, one which is postmarked 1947 but is dated and written as if from 1876 and asks General Grant for a loan of $5, and one in which the writer realizes she has been misinformed that Napoleon and Josephine are buried in Grant’s Tomb but does wonders what its actual purpose might be.

This subseries contains folders with materials specific to correspondent, project and function including the fundraising campaign of 1929. There is a folder of correspondence dealing with security concerns at the tomb during World War II which includes a discourse which led to the removal of panels embroidered by the artist K. Shiwomasu that had been given as a tribute to General Grant by the Japanese government. There is a folder of material pertaining to the transfer of the care of the tomb from the Grant Monument Association to the National Park Service in 1959.

Related Materials:  NPS Catalog GEGR 530-Grant Monument Municipal Committee o 1897 index of Grant Monument Inaugural Committee members and their service on one of eleven sub-committees planning the Dedication events

Box Folder Title Dates 49 1 Cottage at Tomb Site 1885 August 26-1892 April 4 49 2 Correspondence to Mayor William L. Strong 1897 February 11-13 regarding appointments to Dedication Ceremonies planning committee 49 3 Correspondence regarding Dedication Ceremonies 1897 February-April, undated 76 17 Grant Monument Municipal Inaugural Committee undated, circa 1897 49 4 General Correspondence 1911-1912, undated 49 5 General Correspondence 1913 49 6 General Correspondence 1914

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Box Folder Title Dates 49 7 General Correspondence 1915 January-May 49 8 General Correspondence 1915 June-December 49 9 General Correspondence 1916 January-April 49 10 General Correspondence 1916 May-December 49 11 General Correspondence 1917 78 5 Department Estimate 1917 50 1 General Correspondence 1918 78 4 Departmental Estimate 1918 50 2 General Correspondence 1919-1920 50 3 General Correspondence 1922 January-February 50 4 General Correspondence 1922 March 76 12 Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Committee 1922 50 5 General Correspondence 1922 April-December 78 6 Budget Estimates 1921 & 1923 50 6 General Correspondence 1923 78 7 Departmental Budget Estimates undated 50 7 General Correspondence 1924 50 8 General Correspondence 1925 78 8 General Correspondence 1923-1925 50 9 General Correspondence 1926 50 10 General Correspondence 1927 51 1 General Correspondence 1928 March-1931 51 2 General Correspondence 1932 51 3 General Correspondence 1935-1937 51 4 General Correspondence 1938 51 5 General Correspondence 1939 51 6 General Correspondence 1940 51 7 General Correspondence 1941

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Box Folder Title Dates 51 8 General Correspondence 1942 51 9 General Correspondence 1943 52 1 General Correspondence 1944 52 2 General Correspondence 1945 January-February 14 52 3 General Correspondence 1945 February 15-December 52 4 General Correspondence 1946 January-February 52 5 General Correspondence 1946 March-December 52 6 General Correspondence 1947 52 7 General Correspondence 1948 January-September 52 8 General Correspondence 1948 October-December 52 9 General Correspondence 1949 January-May 52 10 General Correspondence 1949 June-September 53 1 General Correspondence 1949 October-December 53 2 General Correspondence 1950 January-September 53 3 General Correspondence 1950 October-December 53 4 General Correspondence 1951 January-March 53 5 General Correspondence 1951 April-August 53 6 General Correspondence 1951 September-October 53 7 General Correspondence 1951 November -December 53 8 General Correspondence 1952 January-February 53 9 General Correspondence 1952 March-June 54 1 General Correspondence 1952 July-September 54 2 General Correspondence 1952 October-December 54 3 General Correspondence 1953 54 4 General Correspondence 1954-1958, undated 54 5 General Correspondence 1959, 1964-1965 54 6 Grant Monument Association Annual Reports 1953-1964 54 7 Patron Correspondence 1938-1945

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Box Folder Title Dates 54 8 Patron Correspondence 1946-1949 54 9 Patron Correspondence 1950-1951 54 10 Patron Correspondence 1952-1954 54 11 Patron Correspondence 1955-1957 54 12 Patron Correspondence 1958-1959 55 1 Correspondence regarding the Museum Collection 1901-1939 55 2 Correspondence regarding the Museum Collection 1940-1963, undated 55 3 Correspondence of George D. Burnside 1898-1919 55 4 Correspondence of George D. Burnside 1920-1921 55 5 Correspondence of George D. Burnside 1922-1930 55 6 Correspondence of George D. Burnside 1932-1937, undated 55 7 Files of George D. Burnside, Part 1 of 3 undated 55 8 Files of George D. Burnside, Part 2 of 3 undated 55 9 Files of George D. Burnside, Part 3 of 3 undated 55 10 Correspondence of Col. William Denny 1925-1926 May 55 11 Correspondence of Col. William Denny 1926 June-December 55 12 Correspondence of Col. William Denny 1927-1929 78 9 Estimate of Budget 1927 56 1 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1907-1913 56 2 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1914-1915 78 15 Plans for Proposed Shelter 1915 56 3 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1916-1920 56 4 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1921-1923 78 14 Elevation of Front Porch Cornice 1921 56 5 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1924-1927 56 6 Correspondence of John H. Duncan 1928-1931 56 7 Correspondence of Dean Fausett 1937-1939 56 8 Files of Charles Harris 1949 February-1950 March

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Box Folder Title Dates 76 13 1949-1950 Departmental Estimate No. 7, President, 1949 Borough of Brooklyn 56 9 Files of Charles Harris 1950 April-October 56 10 Correspondence of Henry W. Hayden 1912-1918 56 11 Correspondence related to Paul Manship 1929, 1932, 1961 and 1979 56 12 Correspondence related to John Russell Pope 1929-1933 57 1 Souvenir Requests 1885 August-1885 October 57 2 Requests for Permission to Photograph 1885 August-1892 March 57 3 Correspondence related to Employment and 1885-1893 Employees 57 4 Agreements with the City of New York 1908-1951 57 5 Budget Sheets and Related Correspondence 1911-1946 78 10 Departmental Estimate 1922 57 6 Correspondence with New York City Police 1913-1954 Department 57 7 Fund Raising Campaign 1925-1929 February 57 8 Fund Raising Campaign 1929 March-December 57 9 Fund Raising Campaign 1930-1937, undated 57 10 Postcard Appeals for Donations / $400,000 More Circa 1929 Needed 57 11 Postcard Appeals for Donations / $300,000 More Circa 1929 Needed 57 12 News Clipping pertaining to the Fund Raising 1929 Campaign 58 1 Correspondence related to Flag Poles 1938-1940 78 16 Blueprint of Flag Pole 1936 April 12 58 2 Correspondence related to War-time Security 1942-1945 58 3 Calling Cards of Distinguished Visitors undated 58 4 Transfer of Tomb to National Parks Service 1955-1965

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Subseries E: Financial Records, 1911-1965

Extent: 3.54 linear feet

Arrangement: The term “Parts” is used to indicate groups of closely related materials which were likely originally filed together as a unit but sub-divided into multiple folders during processing in order to provide the materials with archival housing.

This subseries contains material entitled “Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts” which includes an array of documents. The contents of folders cover overlapping dates and are not arranged chronologically. Some folders contain materials grouped by company. It may be that the original order of these materials was lost and this arrangement reflects the state in which the 2002 processing encountered them. This arrangement has been left in place in order not to further disrupt any remnants of the original order of the material.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains documents pertaining to the financial aspects of operating Grant’s Tomb. There are city, state and federal tax records, vouchers, bills, invoices, receipts, and yearly financial statements for the State of New York. There is related correspondence, some duplicate attendance records and budget sheets. There is also material regarding a case in which an employee claimed a workplace injury in 1935 and there was a subsequent legal dispute regarding compensation to cover his medical and rehabilitative expenses.

Box Folder Title Dates 58 5 Tax Records: Correspondence regarding New York City 1945-1959 Taxes and Form 12 SUX 58 6 Tax Records: New York State Forms 106 and IT-2101 1941-1961 58 7 Tax Records: United States Treasury Department Form 1937-1964 990 and Related Correspondence 58 8 Tax Records: Social Security Employer's Identification 1940-1960 Number, United States Treasury Form W-3 and 941 58 9 Tax Records: Correspondence regarding Unemployment 1941-1956 Insurance and Social Security 58 10 Correspondence and Lists related to Operational 1920-1921 Expenditures 58 11 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1926-1928 58 12 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1929-1933 59 1 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1933-1935 59 2 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1936-1937 59 3 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1936-1937 59 4 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1936-1937 59 5 I. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1937-1939 59 6 I. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1937-1939

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Box Folder Title Dates 59 7 I. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1937-1939 59 8 II. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1937-1939 76 14 City Record and Spreadsheet 1937, undated 59 9 II. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1937-1939 60 1 II. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1937-1939 76 15 Spread Sheets 1938 60 2 III. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1937-1939 60 3 III. Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1937-1939 60 4 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1939-1940 78 11 Budgets 1939-1942 60 5 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1940-1959 60 6 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1940-1959 60 7 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1940-1959 60 8 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1941-1942 60 9 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1941-1942 60 10 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1941-1942 61 1 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1942-1943 61 2 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1942-1943 78 12 Budget 1942-1943 61 3 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1944-1945 61 4 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1944-1945 61 5 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 3 1946-1948 61 6 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 3 1946-1948 61 7 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 3 1946-1948 61 8 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1948-1951 61 9 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1948-1951 62 1 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 2 1951-1953 62 2 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 2 1951-1953 62 3 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts 1953-1959

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Box Folder Title Dates 77 1 Departmental Estimates and Form E 1957-1959 77 2 Departmental Estimates, Forms C and E 1952-1957 77 3 Departmental Estimates, Forms C and E 1944-1956 62 4 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 1 of 5 1953-1965 62 5 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 2 of 5 1953-1965 62 6 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 3 of 5 1953-1965 62 7 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 4 of 5 1953-1965 62 8 Vouchers, Invoices, Bills and Receipts, Part 5 of 5 1953-1965 62 9 Financial Statements 1911 62 10 Financial Statements 1912 62 11 Financial Statements 1913 62 12 Financial Statements 1914 63 1 Financial Statements 1915 63 2 Financial Statements 1916 63 3 Financial Statements 1917 63 4 Financial Statements 1918 63 5 Financial Statements 1919 63 6 Financial Statements 1920 64 1 Financial Statements 1921 64 2 Financial Statements 1923 64 3 Financial Statements 1924 64 4 Financial Statements 1925 64 5 Financial Statements 1926 64 6 Financial Statements 1927 64 7 Financial Statements 1928 64 8 Financial Statements 1929 64 9 Financial Statements 1930 64 10 Financial Statements 1931 64 11 Financial Statements 1932

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Box Folder Title Dates 64 12 Financial Statements 1933 64 13 Financial Statements 1934 64 14 Financial Statements 1935 64 15 Financial Statements 1936 64 16 Financial Statements 1937 64 17 Financial Statements 1938 64 18 Financial Statements 1939 65 1 Financial Statements 1940 65 2 Financial Statements 1941 65 3 Financial Statements 1942 65 4 Financial Statements 1943 65 5 Financial Statements 1944 65 6 Financial Statements 1945 65 7 Financial Statements 1946 65 8 Financial Statements 1947 65 9 Financial Statements 1947-1948 65 10 Financial Statements 1948-1949 65 11 Financial Statements 1949-1950 65 12 Financial Statements 1950-1951 66 1 Financial Statements 1951-1952 66 2 Financial Statements 1952-1953 66 3 Financial Statements 1953-1954 66 4 Financial Statements 1954-1955 66 5 Financial Statements 1955-1956 66 6 Financial Statements 1956-1957 66 7 Financial Statements 1957-1958 66 8 Financial Statements 1958-1959

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Subseries F: Attendance Records, 1898-1966

Extent: 9 linear inches

Arrangement: By type and chronology.

Scope and Content: Subseries consists primarily of two sets of bound ledgers. The first set is the Official Record of daily visits to the Tomb. There is also a set of loose monthly sheets covering the years 1911- 1917 and 1919 identical to those in the bound ledger except that they contain annotation in the top left corner which provides attendance data for the same month in prior years.

The second set of ledgers is the Desk Register, a log used to record daily attendance and weather covering the years 1909-1966. Throughout there is annotation by the curators, primarily George D. Burnside, which make notation of milestones and important events pertaining to the Grant Monument.

Box Folder Title Dates 66 9 Official Register 1898-1944 74 2 Official Register 1898-1931 71 1 Official Register 1932-1944 66 10 Official Register 1945-1965 67 1 Annotated Monthly Registers 1911-1915 67 2 Annotated Monthly Registers 1916-1917, 1919 67 3 Desk Register 1909-1966 69 1 Desk Register 1909-1933 69 2 Desk Register 1934-1952 69 3 Desk Register 1953-1966

Subseries G: Repairs, 1931-1958

Extent: 2 linear inches

Arrangement: Chronological.

Scope and Content: Subseries contains correspondence, cost comparisons, negotiations, contracts and invoices related to repairs to the interior and exterior architectural and structural features of Grant’s Tomb. Included is correspondence concerning the GMA’s collaborative efforts with the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Department of Parks.

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Box Folder Title Dates 67 4 Repairs 1931-1936 67 5 Repairs 1937-1938 78 17 Blueprints of F. S. End View of Reflector 1937 February 17 67 6 Repairs 1957-1958 67 7 Windows 1936-1939 67 8 Construction, Works Progress Administration, 1936-1939, undated New York City Department of Parks 80 4 Field Survey Report 1938 December 28 67 9 Sculpture, Works Progress Administration 1938-1949

Subseries H: Programs and Publications, 1913-1980

Extent: 6 linear inches

Arrangement: By type and chronology

Scope and Content: This series contains programs and ephemera related to Grant commemorative events as well as publications related to the ongoing operation of the GMA and Grant’s Tomb. This includes the program for the dedication ceremony entitled “Sketch of the Life of General U.S. GRANT with The Programme of the Ceremonies of the Dedication of the Grant Monument, April 27, 1897” as well as ephemera from the centenary celebration. Included are iterations of the GMA By-Laws, the 1929 GMA Handbook and annual reports covering almost twenty years. Printed biographical material related to Grant and the GMA can be found here as well.

Related Material:  NPS Catalog 580/Acc. 94-The Riverside Souvenir, A Memorial Volume/Illustrating the Nation’s Tribute to General U.S. Grant/New York: J. C. Derby. 1886.

Box Folder Title Dates 67 10 Programs 1913-1959 67 11 Programs, Ephemera and Speeches related to Dedication 1897, 1922 and Centenary 67 12 Programs and Invitations for Commemoration Services for 1934-1980 Gen. Grant's Birthday 67 13 Announcement for “The Ulysses S. Grant Sesqui-Centennial 1972 and Mt. McGregor Centennial"

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Box Folder Title Dates 68 1 "Grant Monument Association / Charter, By Laws, Officers, 1921 April 1 Trustees, Etc." 68 2 "Grant Monument Association / Charter, By Laws, Officers, 1924 March 15 Trustees, Etc." 68 3 "Grant Monument Association / Charter, By Laws, Officers, 1934 Trustees, Etc." 68 4 Grant Monument Association Handbook 1929 68 5 Grant Monument Association Annual Reports 1937-1953, 1956-1957 68 6 Booklets with biographical sketches of Gen. Grant and 1927, undated description of Tomb 68 7 "General Ulysses S. Grant: A Close-Up" 1953 68 8 "Civil War: Fact and Fiction" by Ulysses S. Grant, III 1956 68 9 Clippings, Articles, Pamphlets 1877-1974

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RELATED MATERIALS NOTE

“Chester A. Arthur Statue Committee Records, 1887-1888.” Catalog Number GEGR 624. National Park Service, Manhattan Sites.

“Grant Family Papers from the Grant Monument Association Records, 1881-1947. Catalog Number GEGR 625. National Park Service, Manhattan Sites.

Grace, William R. (1832-1904). Subject Files, 1885-1886. New York City Mayors’ Papers. New York City Department of Records, Municipal Archives.

Strong, William L. (1827-1900). Subject Files, 1895-1897. New York City Mayors’ Papers. New York City Department of Records, Municipal Archives.

SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY

Burnside, George D. Life of Gen. U. S. Grant: Description of Tomb. Enterprise Press, Inc., 1928. Grant Monument Association Records, GEGR 622/ National Park Service/ Manhattan Sites/ Box 57/Folder 10.

Clouser, Jeff. "Restoring Grant's Tomb." Civil War Times Illustrated 36:2 (May 1997), pages 8-9.

Cromley, Elizabeth. "Riverside Park and Issues of Historic Preservation." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 43:3 (October 1984), pages 238-249.

Forbes, Robert Pierce. The Missouri Compromise and its Aftermath. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2007.

Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. Originally published: New York: Charles Webster and Company, 1885. Modern Library Paperback Edition: Random House, Inc, 1999.

Kahn, David M. "The Grant Monument." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 41:3 (October 1982), pages 212-231.

Nasaw, David. "Gilded Age Gospels." Fraser, Steve and Gary Gerstle. Ruling America: A History of Wealth and Power in Democracy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005, pages 123-148.

National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. General Grant National Memorial. 2011. .

New York Architecture. 2011. .

Northeast Museum Services Center / Preparation by Mary P. Perreault, Melissa Underhill and Elizabeth Banks. "Finding Aid for Grant Monument Association Records, 1885-1966 (For Portion in General Grant National Memorial Museum Collection)." Catalog Number 622. National Parks Service / US Department of the Interior, June 2002.

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Perret, Geoffrey. Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President. New York: Random House, 1997.

The Website of The Grant Monument Association. 2011 .

The White House. About the White House: Presidents. April 2011 .

ADDED ENTRIES/ACCESS POINTS

Personal Names: Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 Burnside, George D. Duncan, John H. (John Hemingway), 1855-1929 Grace, William Russell, 1832-1904 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902 Greener, Richard Theodore, 1844-1922 Hotchkiss, Horace L. Porter, Horace, 1837-1921 Reed, James C. Sheridan, George Augustus, 1840-1896

Corporate Names: Grant Monument Association (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects: Fund raising General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.) Mausoleums Monuments Monuments & memorials--United States--1850-1950

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