Papers, 1923-1932.

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Papers, 1923-1932.

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The Donald McKay Memorial Committee Papers consist mainly of letters received by the secretary, Charles Knowles Bolton, 1923-1932. These letters document efforts to raise funds for construction of a monument to "America's greatest shipbuilder." Letters to Bolton include those from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Guy Lowell, and Allan Forbes. Besides correspondence, the collection includes financial records (1925-1931), membership lists, circulars, & newspaper clippings from Boston papers reporting on Committee activities. In 1933, a cenotaph commemorating McKay (designed by Wm. T. Aldrich) was erected on castle Island in South Boston.

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Boston Athenaeum

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Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955

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Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950

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Antiquarian and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum (1898-1933). From the description of Reminiscences, 1934 / Charles Knowles Bolton. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 19824874 Charles K. Bolton (1867-1950) was an author of novels and non-fiction works, mainly regarding American history and libraries. He was instrumental in forming the Brookline Historical Society and served as Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1898 to 1933. From the descrip...

Lowell, Guy, 1870-1927

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Donald McKay Memorial Committee.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

McKay, Donald, 1810-1880

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Donald McKay was a naval architect and shipbuilder of Boston, famed as a designer and builder of clipper ships. When wooden ships were threatened with obsolescence after 1857, McKay travelled in Europe, where he studied British and French naval matters thoroughly. McKay became a leading advocate of steam-screw ironclads for the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, but his designs were eventually rejected, primarily because their grand scale exceeded the ability of manufacturers to execute them. ...