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Victory Memorial Driveway Committee Collection M/A 2000.75.01
| Creator: | Victory Memorial Driveway Committee. (Minneapolis, Minn.) |
| Title: | Victory Memorial Driveway Committee Collection |
| Dates: | 1921 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 boxes |
| Repository: | James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library |
History
In 1918 the Board of Park Commissioners decided to redesign Glenwood-Camden Parkway to permit the planting of memorial trees memorializing lives lost in World War I from Hennepin County. The sale of bonds in 1920 provided the necessary financing for construction and paving, which was completed in 1921. A trust fund was presented to the Board by the Hon. C.M. Loring to cover the costs of caring for the trees. Hundreds of new elm trees were planted along Glewood-Camden Parkway from Lowry Ave. North to Crystal Lake Road, north to 45th and Xerxes and east to Camden Park.
The Victory Memorial Drive Committee, chaired by David L. Sutherland, organized a grand dedication ceremony for the new roadway. On June 11, 1921, more than 30,000 people, including many distinguished military personnel, attended Victory Memorial Drive Dedication ceremony in the city of Minneapolis.
Description of the Collection
One box. Collection consists of correspondence to and from the chair of the Victory Memorial Driveway Committee regarding the June 11, 1921 Victory Memorial Drive Dedication ceremony. The collection also includes minutes of committee meetings and documents relating to the Loring Tree Trust.
Related Material
See also the Hennepin War Records Committee Collection M/A 2005.10.01-.03.
Subject Headings
Corporate Bodies
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Subjects
Parkways -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
War memorials--Minnesota--Hennepin County.
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--Minnesota--Hennepin County.
Places
Glenwood-Camden Parkway (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Victory Memorial Driveway (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Victory Memorial Parkway (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Table of Contents
| Minutes of committee meetings; Schedule and map; correspondence 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 1 |
| Correspondence B 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 2 |
| Correspondence C 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 3 |
| Correspondence D 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 4 |
| Correspondence E-F 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 5 |
| Correspondence G 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 6 |
| Correspondence H-J 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 7 |
| Correspondence K-L 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 8 |
| Correspondence M 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 9 |
| Correspondence N-O 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 10 |
| Correspondence P-Q 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 11 |
| Correspondence R 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 12 |
| Correspondence S 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 13 |
| Correspondence T-V 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 14 |
| Correspondence W, Loring Tree Trust documents 1921 -- Box 1, Folder 15 |
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