Monticello fundraising collection, 1925-1931.

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Monticello fundraising collection, 1925-1931.

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The collection consists of miscellaneous items from Newark, N.J., pertaining to the home of Thomas Jefferson including a form letter, 1925 June 16, from Charles Lee Reynolds, pastor of Park Presbyterian Church, urging contributions towards the purchase of Monticello. There are also two form letters to be used by candidates for the Patriotic Pilgrimage to France, a fundraising project of the Thomas Jefferson Centennial Elections of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. One of the letters has been filled out by a candidate nominated by the Catholic Young Women's Club of Newark. With these is a handwritten list of subscriptions turned in to the Treasurer, possibly raised by the CYWC candidate above. With these are three clippings including one about the Pilgrimage race.

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Monticello (Va.)

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Catholic Young Women's Club (Newark, N.J.)

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Reynolds, Charles Lee

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Charles L. Reynolds, San Francisco civil and mining engineer, licensed land surveyor, U.S. mineral surveyor for Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and California. From the description of Report on hydraulic fill at Harbor View : San Francisco, Calif. : typescript, 1912, Oct. 14. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 40311163 ...

Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc.

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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation was incorporated in 1923. In this year, the Foundation purchased Monticello and strove to restore and preserve the historic home. Now known as the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the group operates the house, the gardens, the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, a museum shop, the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, and the Monticello Visitors Center. The Foundation is a non-profit organization that emphasizes pre...