Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt
Subject(s): Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Monuments--Designs and plans, Monuments--Themes, motives, National monuments--Planning, National monuments--Political aspects, Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Washington, George, 1732-1799, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Gutzon Borglum outlines the original philosophy and purpose behind the selection of the figures for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Collection
Creation Date
1936-05-13
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt. [May 13, 1936]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292026. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt. [13 May. 1936]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292026.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1936, May 13]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Eleanor Roosevelt.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292026.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
