| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio |
| Title: | Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs |
| Dates: | 1907-1910 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Schiller-Goethe Monument Association was a society formed in 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio, to establish a monument in honor of Goethe and Schiller in Wade Park. The collection consists of views of the raising and dedication of the monument in Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Included are views of the parade of German societies to the dedication in 1907 and speakers at the dedication ceremony, including Charles W. Lapp, Cleveland's vice-mayor. Also included are later views of the monument. |
| PG Number | PG 236 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The original Schiller-Goethe Monument is located in Weimar, Germany. The bronze monument depicts German authors Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and was designed by Ernst Rietschel in 1857. There are four exact copies of the monument in the United States, including the monument dedicated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1907. The Schiller-Goethe Monument Association coordinated the fundraising and details for the Cleveland monument, and 65,000 people attended the dedication of the monument in Wade Park. While the original monument was cast in Munich, the Cleveland monument was cast in Lauchammer, Germany. The monument was moved to the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park and rededicated in 1929.
The Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs, ca. 1907-1910, consist of views of the raising and dedication of the monument in Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Included are views of the parade of German societies to the dedication in 1907 and speakers at the dedication ceremony, including Charles W. Lapp, Cleveland's vice-mayor. Also included are later views of the monument. The collection includes 39 black and white photographs that measure 14 x 10 inches and smaller.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the German immigrant community in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 2257 Schiller-Goeth Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio, Records; and PG 183 Cleveland Cultural Gardens Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Mr. J. Gerlich in 1937.
Series I: Monument Raising January 30, 1907 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Monument raising January 30, 1907 | |||||||||
Series II: Parade of German Societies June 9, 1907 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Waiting the arrival of the parade June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Part of the parade June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Order of the Knights of the Golden Eagle June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Carriage division June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Carriage division at Wade Park entrance June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
Series III: Monument Dedication June 9, 1907 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Before opening of ceremony June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | After unveiling June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Group of girls who unveiled statue June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Vice-mayor Charles W. Lapp accepts monument June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Secretary J. H. Gerlich reads cablegrams June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Miss Johanna Murawvsky recites Festival Poem June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13-15 | Festival chorus June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Professor Dr. Ernst Voss delivers main German oration June 9, 1907 | |||||||||
Series IV: Monument Views 1907-ca. 1910 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | First anniversary of monument dedication 1908 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Monument 1907-ca. 1910 | |||||||||