"Friends of Reform: The Correspondence of J. Horace McFarland and Mira " by Molly Elspas and Anna Strange
 

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2020

Abstract

The City Beautiful movement in Harrisburg benefited from the part- nership of two key reformers, J. Horace McFarland and Mira Lloyd Dock. A close reading of their correspondence offers insight into the nature of their relationship, their personal views, and reflections on the long-term effects of City Beautiful.

Comments

This edited collection was developed and published in tandem with the IIPT-Commonwealth Monument Project (2018-2020), with support and funding from Messiah University's Center for Public Humanities and the Council of Independent College's Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Program.

Originally published as:
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies , Vol. 87, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: HARRISBURG, DIGITAL PUBLIC HISTORY, AND THE “CITY BEAUTIFUL” (Winter 2020), pp. 122-128.

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