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Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad) Harvey
1856–1923
Best known for documenting the long, complicated story behind the Washington Monument, this Washington, D.C., writer turned a national landmark into a vivid historical narrative. His work draws on official records and years of close involvement with the Washington National Monument Society.
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History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society
by Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad) Harvey
About the author
Frederick L. Harvey was an American writer and compiler of historical material whose best-known work is History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society, published in 1902. Library and archive records identify him as Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad) Harvey, born in 1856 and died in 1923.
Harvey wrote from unusual proximity to his subject. Contemporary records for his book describe him as secretary of the Washington National Monument Society, and an earlier Library of Congress record credits him with Monograph of the Washington National Monument, connected with the monument's 1885 dedicatory ceremonies. That background helps explain the detailed, documentary feel of his writing.
His surviving published work is closely tied to Washington, D.C., civic history, especially the planning, funding, and completion of one of the country's most recognizable memorials. For listeners interested in American public memory, monuments, and the making of the capital, Harvey offers a direct window into how that story was told in his own era.