Box 5
Contains 227 Results:
Bacon to Henry B. Rankin, July 2, 1919
Copy of reply in which he suggests having this address carved on the pedestal of the statue rather than on the wall behind it.
Henry B. Rankin to Bacon and reply, August 9 and 19, 1919
Letter inclsing comparative texts of "farewell address" & circumstances of Rankin's recording it typwritten on 3 pages. Copy of reply in which he states that he and Mr. French agree on Rankin's version.
Daniel C. French to Bacon, August 12, 1919
Agrees upon the Rankin version of the speech and inquires if he should send a check to the Piccirilli Brothers (carvers of the statue. Adds: "I hear you have made a half a million out of the Lincoln Memorial!!"
Bacon to Daniel C. French, August 15, 1919
Daniel C. French to Bacon, August 28, 1919
Reports that "Moore" objected to inscription on the statue and French agrees, though "sorry for Judge Rankin": "There can be no doubt that inscriptions attract undue attention and distract the attention of the beholder from the main subject in the case of statuary."
Bacon to Robert T. Lincoln, October 3, 1919
Copy of letter requesting preferred address for sending another "bronze tripod" to replace lost one.
Robert T. Lincoln to Bacon, October 4, 1919
Replies that it be sent to Hildene, Manchester, Vermont, "Where I have nearly all of my cherished belongings."
Bacon to Robert T. Lincoln, October 6, 1919
Copy of reply, also states "the cutting of the statue is finished... There are 28 blocks, most of them very large and they will be sent to Washington and assembled together." Expects completion of statue before the end of the year.
Robert T. Lincoln to Bacon, October 8, 1919
Thanks for the "tripod", a reminder "of your great work, in my belief the noblest of modern times."
Bacon to Robert T. Lincoln, October 10, 1919
Copy of reply indicating he is sending October number of Scribner's in which there are two articles on the Memorial: one on Guerin's decoration and one on the cuttin gof the Lincoln statue.