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Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt
Subjects: National monuments--Political aspects; National monuments--Planning; Monuments--Designs and plans; Monuments--Themes, motives; South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial; Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809; Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Title:

Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt

Collection:

Arizona Historical Society

Description:

Gutzon Borglum outlines the original philosophy and purpose behind the selection of the figures for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Creation Date:

1936-05-13

Creator:

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941

Recipient:

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Citation (Chicago Style):

Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt. John and Isabella Greenway Papers, 1860-1953. MS 0311 (b34 f431). Arizona Historical Society. http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record?libID=o292026. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
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