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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Kimball served on the Committee on Sculpture which was charged with selecting a sculptor to complete a monumental bronze statue of Jefferson for the center of the marble rotunda. As such, Kimball and the committee developed a prospectus for the competition, selected finalists, and in October 1941, awarded Rudolph Evans the commission. Kimball was also concerned with the casting and installation of the central figure which was delayed until 1947 because of a war shortage of metals, and with...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The bulk of this material is routine correspondence between Fiske Kimball and members of the Advisory Board and officers of the NPS. Correspondence also includes attached and related lists of eligible sites, travel vouchers, receipts, and organizational charts of the NPS. State laws and internal reports used to develop NPS policies and procedures are also included. Correspondence specific to buildings and sites, or related directly to Advisory Board meetings, is located in those...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The bulk of this material is routine correspondence between Fiske Kimball and members of the Advisory Board and officers of the NPS. Correspondence also includes attached and related lists of eligible sites, travel vouchers, receipts, and organizational charts of the NPS. State laws and internal reports used to develop NPS policies and procedures are also included. Correspondence specific to buildings and sites, or related directly to Advisory Board meetings, is located in those...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The bulk of this material is routine correspondence between Fiske Kimball and members of the Advisory Board and officers of the NPS. Correspondence also includes attached and related lists of eligible sites, travel vouchers, receipts, and organizational charts of the NPS. State laws and internal reports used to develop NPS policies and procedures are also included. Correspondence specific to buildings and sites, or related directly to Advisory Board meetings, is located in those...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In 1917, George Dow, secretary of the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, informed Kimball of the institute's desire to publish in "a dignified and suitable manner" its collection of architectural drawings by Samuel McIntire. Impressed by Kimball's recently published book on Jefferson's architectural works, Dow invited Kimball to edit the volume and prepare an introduction. Although initially hesitant, Kimball accepted the offer and, as evidenced by the earliest date of material, began...