University of Chicago. Vice President for Public Affairs. Carl von Linné Monument. Records 1969-1976

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University of Chicago. Vice President for Public Affairs. Carl von Linné Monument. Records 1969-1976

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A monument to the Swedish biologist Carl von Linné stood in Lincoln Park for most of the twentieth century, but was relocated to the University of Chicago's Midway Plaisance in 1976. The relocation, negotiated between the university, the City of Chicago, and the Central Swedish Committee of the Chicago Area, coincided with the visit of Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden, to Chicago. The Vice-President for Public Affairs, D.J.R. Bruckner, took the lead in organizing an event to honor the King's visit with a luncheon and rededication of the monument. This collection contains a large set of photographs documenting the relocation in detail, as well as correspondence, organizational material, publications, and other material relating to the monument and the visit of the King of Sweden.

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