Frederick Douglass Monument ledger

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2024-015

Staff Only

Abstract

This collection contains of one ledger book kept by Leon DuBois containing a list of contributions towards erecting a statue in honor of Frederick Douglass.

Dates

Creation: 1895

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical / Historical

Leon DuBois was born in February 1865 in Oswego County N.Y. Leon worked as a Clerk for the Central Trust Company as a stock clerk for 46 years and was also an life member of the Eureka Lodge. He achieved the rank of grand officer within the Eureka Lodge. Leon would pass away at the Strong Memorial Hospital in December 1948.

The Frederick Douglass Monument was unveiled in Highland Park in Rochester NY on June 9, 1899. The bronze model for the monument was sculpted by Sidney Edwards and the pedestal is made of Granite from the Smith Granite Company in Rhode Island. The Eureka Lodge in Rochester N.Y. was instrumental in their role establishing the Monument of Douglass in Rochester and raising funds for its creation.

Extent

1 Volumes (1 envelope) : 1 bound volume

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Bibliography

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125262406/leon_j-dubois: accessed June 26, 2024), memorial page for Leon J. DuBois (Feb 1865–Dec 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125262406, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by ancestryaddict92 (contributor 47960401).

"Obituary for Leon J. DuBois (Aged 83)" Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle, December 18, 1948. https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-obituary-for-leon/64714874/.

Eureka Lodge #36. “History of Eureka Lodge #36.” Eureka Lodge #36. Accessed June 26, 2024. https://eurekalodge36.org/eureka-information.

Edwards, Stanley W., “Frederick Douglass (Rochester, NY),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed June 26, 2024, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1195.

Thompson, John W. An authentic history of the douglass monument: Biographical facts and incidents in the life of Frederick Douglass ... Rochester, New York: Rochester Herald Press, 1903.