Photo AlbumDelaware Memorial Finding Aid1. Delaware Monument Dedication Program, April 29, 2000. Official Program for the dedication of the State of Delaware Memorial. 2. Delaware Civil War Soldier Biographical File, N. D. Biographical information relating to soldiers on or excluded from the roster of soldiers from Delaware who were present at the Battle of Gettysburg. 3. Trefoil Delaware at Gettysburg, N. D. Short introduction to the dedication of the memorial. 4. Roster of Delaware Soldiers Present at the Battle of Gettysburg, Feb. 3, 1999. Roster of Delaware soldiers who were present at the Battle of Gettysburg, compiled by the Delaware State Archives. 5. First Delaware Vol. Inf. Regt. Alphabetized roster of soldiers present at the Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3, 1863, N. D. Alphabetized roster of Delaware soldiers who were present at the Battle of Gettysburg, compiled by the Delaware State Archives. 6. Excerpt about Burdick Associates, a firm that helps network individuals with preservation specialists, N. D. Informational phamplet about one of the firms consulted on the creation of the Delaware Memorial. 7. Delaware Civil War Society, Inc. Pamphlet, N. D. Pamphlet encouraging support and requesting funding for the Delaware Monument at Gettysburg. 8. Letter from Homsey Architects regarding changes made to the Delaware Monument, August 21, 1998. Letters discussing changes made to the Monument away from original plans. 9. Letter from Denver Service Center National Park Service, September 1, 1999. Letter expressing concern over the lack of a drainage swale behind the retaining wall of the monument and a proposed solution. 10. Homsey Architects Drawing Alternate Placement Site, December 19, 1998. Drawing from Homsey Architects showing an alternate monument site. 11. Note on Replicating Delaware Monument Plans, January 19. 1999. Handwritten note discussing replication of the plans for the Delaware Memorial. 12. Letter from Gettysburg NMP regarding questions and concerns about the Delaware Monument, August 26, 1998. Email discussing further plans for access and sidewalks to be placed near the proposed Delaware State Memorial. 13. Proposed Bas Relief for Delaware Memorial, N. D. Sketch of the proposed art that would be placed on the Delaware State Memorial. 14. Sketches of proposed location and dimensions of Delaware Monument, August 4, 1998. Homsey Architectural Sketches and drawings of the layout of the Delaware Memorial grounds. 15. Email from Homsey Architects to GNMP regarding changes to Delaware Memorial site, August 21, 1998. Email to park maintenance division including revised site plans. 16. Site Plan for Delaware Memorial, July 29, 1998. Site Plan drawing for layout of Delaware State Memorial. 17. Handwritten note regarding finalization of Delaware Memorial, N. D. Notes detailing final items to account for in the planning of the Delaware Memorial. 18. Artist Obituary Email, October 22, 2013. Obituary of Bas Relief artist and sculptor Ron Tunison. 19. Sunday News Journal, Wilmington, DE, "Honoring Delaware at Gettysburg", October 24, 1999. Newspaper article detailing the new Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg. 20. Business Card of Representative Wayne A. Smith, N. D. Wayne A. Smith was a leader in the project to create the Delaware State Memorial. 21. Business Card of Richard Dayton, Homsey Architects, N.D. Richard Dayton was the main architect who worked to design and place the Delaware State Memorial. 22. Delaware Memorial Cost Proposal, October 8, 1997. Proposal by Delaware Civil War Society as to the cost of creating and installing the proposed Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military park. 23. Proposal from Delaware Civil War Society to Gettysburg NMP with comments, February 3, 1999. Proposal by Delaware Civil War Society as to the cost of creating and installing the proposed Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military park with comments from park staff. 24. Wilmington News Journal, Wilmington, DE, "Del. Role in Civil War Remembered", October 1, 1998. Newspaper article detailing role of the Delaware Civil War Society in the creation of a state monument at Gettysburg. 25. Newark Post, Newark, DE, "Delaware to Rise Again at Gettysburg", October 30, 1998. Newspaper article detailing the artists who created the Delaware State Monument at Gettysburg. 26. Hockessin Community News, Hockessin, DE, "Delaware Civil War Society Charges ahead with Gettysburg Memorial Project", November 12, 1998. Newspaper article detailing role of the Delaware Civil War Society in the creation of a state monument at Gettysburg. 27. Delaware Civil War Society Newsletter, Spring 1998. Newsletter and fundraising brochure produced by the Delaware Civil War Society to raise money and awareness of the Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg project. 28. Gettysburg National Military Park Press Release Packet about DE State Memorial, May 15, 2000. Press release discussing the dedication of the Delaware State Monument at Gettysburg. Includes images of dedication speaker Ken Burns and artist Ron Tunison. 29. Historical Society of Delaware Press Release, February 22, 2000. Press release by the Historical Society of Delaware detailing the dedication of the Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg. 30. The Civil War News, "Delaware Celebrates New Monument", June, 2000. Journal article details the experience of artist Ron Tunison in creating the art for the Delaware Memorial at Gettysburg. 31. Email CC for Gettysburg NMP Staff From Kim Burdick in regard to Developing a Delaware Memorial, October 6, 1996. Email from Wayne A. Smith to Kim Burdick listing people who were interested in helping with the Delaware State Memorial Project. 32. Supt. John A. Latschar Corresponds with Rep. Wayne Smith of Delaware about Smith’s suggestion to construct a Delaware State Memorial, September 1995. Letter details the parks stance on changing older monuments and Rep. Smith's original suggestion. 33. Supt. John A. Latschar Corresponds with Rep. Wayne Smith of Delaware about Smith’s Design for a Delaware State Memorial, November 25, 1996. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. discusses restrictions on the placement of new markers and memorials on the Gettysburg Battlefield and the construction of a new museum and visitor center. 34. Letter from Kim Burdick to Dave Dreier of Gettysburg National Military Park, March 10, 1997. Kim Burdick writes to Gettysburg National Military Park Maintenance Division to discuss landscaping of Delaware State Memorial. 35. Letter from Supt. John Latschar to Kim Burdick, March 25, 1997. Letter to follow up a meeting which discussed the placement of the Delaware State Memorial. 36. Letter from Wayne A. Smith to Kim Burdick, September 10, 1997. Letter from Smith to Burdick detailing upcoming meetings about the placement of a State of Delaware Memorial and the creation of the Friends of Delaware Memorial at Gettysburg. 37. Handwritten list of Board members of the Friends of the Delaware Memorial at Gettysburg, N. D. List of board members. 38. Letter from Kim Burdick to John Latschar, December 18, 1997. Note to Supt. John Latschar of Gettysburg National Military Park from Kim Burdick of the Delaware Civil War Society Informing the Superintendent of the creation of the Delaware civil war society. 39. National Park Service Memorandum from Gettysburg National Military Park to Northeast Regional Office, February 18, 1999. Gettysburg National Military Park Supt. John Latschar sends proposed Delaware Monument idea to the Northeast Regional Office of the National Park Service in Philadelphia. 40. Letter from Kim Burdick to John Latschar, February 23, 1998. Letter describes progress of hiring artists and firms to create the Delaware State Monument. 41. Handwritten letter from Burdick to Latschar regarding fundraising brochure, July 20, 1998. Letter discussing fundraising efforts for the Delaware State Monument. 42. Letter from Burdick to Latschar, February 23, 1998. Letter from Kim Burdick of the Delaware Civil War Commission to Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent John Latschar detailing updates on the creation of the Delaware State memorial. 43. Email from Gettysburg NMP Supt. John Latschar to Gettysburg NMP Historian Kathy Harrison and Chief of Maintenance Dave Dreier, January 12, 1998. Email discusses fundraising for the Delaware State Monument. 44. Report: Current Status of the Research for the Delaware Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park, July 1998. Report from Charles Fithian of Delaware State Museums (Dept. of Historical and Cultural Affairs) on the list of names that will be included on the Delaware State Memorial. 45. Letter from John Latschar to Richard Drayton, October 8, 1998. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent to Delaware State Memorial architect, discussing inscription to be placed on the monument. 46. Proposal from Delaware Civil War Society to Gettysburg NMP with handwritten note, February 3, 1999. Proposal by Delaware Civil War Society as to the cost of creating and installing the proposed Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military park with a handwritten note. 47. Email from John Latschar to Dave Dreier, February 18, 1998. Email from Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent to Gettysburg National Military Park Chief of Maintenance concerning this submittal of final plans for the Delaware State Memorial to the Director of the National Park Service. 48. National Park Service Environmental Screening, April 19, 1999. Internal National Park Service document determining the environmental impacts and feasibility of the Delaware State Memorial. 49. National Park Service approval of Delaware State Memorial at Gettysburg, June 7, 1999. Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent John Latschar informs the Delaware Civil War Society that their plan for the Delaware State Monument has been approved by the National Park Service. 50. Letter from John Latschar to R. Thorpe Moeckel, June 30, 1999. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent to Delaware Civil War Society regarding a site plan to show a three-dimensional layout of the proposed Delaware State Memorial. 51. Letter from R. Thorpe Moeckel to John Latschar, August 5, 1999. Letter from the Delaware Civil War Society to Gettysburg National Military Park, including a timetable for the completion of the Delaware State Memorial. 52. Email regarding the planning of the Delaware State Memorial Dedication Ceremony, September 20, 1999. Email from Gettysburg National Military Park leadership discussing the planning of the Delaware State Monument dedication ceremony. 53. Letter from R. Thorpe Moeckel to John Latschar, February 2, 2000. Letter from the Delaware Civil War Society to Gettysburg National Military Park asking that any additional funds leftover from archaeology go to the fund to preserve the Delaware State Memorial. 54. Letter from John Latschar to R. Thorpe Moeckel, February 24, 2000. Letter from Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent to the Delaware Civil War Society about funds for the care of the Delaware State Monument. |
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