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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02928.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Edward Atkinson to the committee on the Shaw monument reporting on the fees for the monument, and asking the opinion of the committee on the style and number of copies of the monument's final report |
| Date | 4 June 1897 |
| Author | Atkinson, Edward (1827-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Atkinson, treasurer of the Robert Gould Shaw monument committee, informs other members of the committee that he intends to depart for London, England, and St. Petersburg, Russia. States that he hopes to finish matters concerning the monument before his departure. Reports that he paid sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens a total of $22,000 for completion of the monument, and that $550 remains in the committee trust for general expenses. Requests the committee's opinion regarding the style and number of copies of the monument's final report, and whether or not the report should contain a photo of Shaw or the monument. Suggests that at least 1,000 copies of the report should be printed, that some copies should be sent to certain individuals free of charge, that the report should be in pamphlet form and should be printed by Norwood Press. Adds that Harvard Professor William James should choose the style, type, and paper for the report, and that Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson's record of the services of African American troops should be included in the publication. |
| Subjects | Art, Music, Theater, and Film Civil War African American History African American Troops Military History Union Forces Global History and Civics Finance Photography Printing |
| People | Atkinson, Edward (1827-1905) Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911) James, William (1842-1910) Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Arts & Literature; Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Colonel Higginson was a militant abolitionist from Massachusetts. He commanded an African American regiment during the Civil War, and wrote the book "Army Life in a Black Regiment" (published in 1869) based on his experiences. William James was a prominent professor of psychology and philosophy at Harvard University. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 54th Massachusetts Infantry |