Box 5
Contains 227 Results:
Franklin W. Hooper to Bacon, June 25, 1913
Query about advisability of writing to President Taft.
Bacon to Franklin W. Hooper, June 26, 1913
Copy of invitation to see model and then write the President.
Frank E. Elwell to Bacon, June 30, 1913
Suggests he will compete with Daniel Chester French.
Senator Shelby M. Cullom to Bacon, July 22, 1913
Submits suggestions on the specifications for the Memorial. Attached is list of comments.
Bacon to Senator Shelby M. Cullom, July 28, 1913
Copy of letter expressing satisfaction with supervision of construction. Also suggests a trip to Greece to study details.
Bacon to Lincoln Memorial Commission, September 25, 1913
Reviews bids and kinds of marble. Prefers: 1. Colorado-Yule, 2. Amicalola from Georgia, 3. Southern from Georgia. Recommends George A. Fuller Co. for the superstructure, using "Amicalola Marble" and the Underpinning and Foundation Co. for the foundation at 1,491,800 and 245,000 respectively.
Bacon to Senator Shelby M. Cullom, September 27, 1913
Copy of letter, delight that Commission has accepted Colorado-Yule Marble: "will be far ahead of that in any marble building in Washington. In my opinion no othe rmarble will be found that will surpass it in beauty..."
Senator Shelby M. Cullom to Bacon, September 29, 1913
Reports stormy meeting of the Commission over issue of choise of marble. Hopes to get contract settled before opposition gets to Secretary of War or Congress.
Bacon to Senator Shelby M. Cullom, September 30, 1913
Copy of report on progress with Fuller Co. on foundation: "They would do everything possible to make the memorial one that would be worthy of Abraham Lincoln."
Senator Shelby M. Cullom to Bacon, October 1, 1913
Reports on his efforts to get a contract signed for the Colorado-Yule marble, also on the politics involved.