Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This handwritten letter, dated Jun 22, 1929 is written from Bernhardt Wall to Stewart McClelland. The letter describes Wall's attempts at procuring his place as the artist for the "Lincoln portrait on the diploma", and discusses what he's doing to prepare for the job. The one page letter is on yellow paper and an illustration of a young boy staring up at a monument of a man with a dog at his feet is included. The illustration is captioned "Eighth Judicial District Shrine Marking Roade Paced by Lincoln." Written below the illustration is "This wasn't used BW".
Transcription
FVW-BW-B1F1-1-transcript
Publication Date
6-22-1929
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Time Period
1920-1929
Subjects
art; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Geographic Location
Lime Rock, (Conn.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 2 leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-BW-B1F1-1
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Bernhardt Wall Correspondence Collection, Box 1, Folder 1 (Mixed Materials)
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Letter, Bernhardt Wall to Stewart McClelland, June 22, 1929, Bernhardt Wall Correspondence Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.