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- Creator
- Grant Monument Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Call number
- MssCol 2082
- Physical description
- .33 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Municipal Ulysses S. Grant Monument Committee letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
These committee letters concern the formal transfer of Grant's tomb from the federal government to the City of New York (March-May 1897). Contributors include President William McKinley, Vice President Garret Hobart, various justices of the Supreme Court, and members of congress. The Grant Monument Association was formed in 1885 for the creation and maintenance of a tomb for Ulysses S. Grant
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328