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Letter from Robert Hoagland to Mr. E. E. Leonard 17 Jun 1905. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3G73D39
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Letter from Robert Hoagland to Mr. E. E. Leonard 17 Jun 1905. 1905. New Brunswick Free Public Library. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3G73D39

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TitleLetter from Robert Hoagland to Mr. E. E. Leonard 17 Jun 1905
NameHoagland, Robert (Correspondent), Leonard, E. E. (Recipient), New Brunswick Free Public Library
Date Created1905
SubjectMonuments, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, New Brunswick (N.J.)
DescriptionLetter which includes the explanation of how the design of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, located at the intersection of Livingston Avenue and George Street, was chosen. Mr. Hoagland asked the Mr. E. E. Leonard, Chairman of the Buildings Department, to preserve the water color painting submitted by the designer at the library for historical purposes.
Note17 Jun 1905
NoteGift to Library from E.E. Leonard, Chairman of Buildings in New Brunswick, New Jersey
NoteMy Dear Sir,

It is my desire that you place in the Public Library a water color that is in my possession. When it came time to select a suitable monument to be placed in Monument Square at George and Schureman Streets and Livingston Avenue, the several granite companies were requested to furnish designs. I think there were eight designs. These were tacked to the wall in a bar room in the Gas Company’s office on Washington Street and were numbered. Then the Trustees of the Monument Association filed in and without discussion, argument or any word whatever looked at the different designs and returned to the meeting room where each Trustee voted the number of design he liked the best. Upon counting the votes it was found that all had agreed upon the design of the Smith Granite Co. This to me was remarkable. All the designs were returned to their owners save that of the one chosen. This was presented to Col. John W. Newell who had a frame made and glass to cover and it was placed in his office and adorned the walls for years. Upon the Colonel’s death it was given me by Mr. Samuel C. Gowen who for years was intimately associated with Col. Newell. This water color may not be a great work of art but the memories that cluster about it make it most valuable and I desire that it be permanently placed on the walls of the Library. The Soldier’s Monument was the first successful effort to beautify our city and anything that will cause to be remembered the long years of this effort should be preserved.

Yours truly,
Robert Hoagland
NoteWritten on letter head from The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Genrecorrespondence, letters
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3G73D39
CollectionMiscellaneous Collections
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
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