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The next meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1935. Due to the important nature of the subjects covered, Fred W. Sargent requests that every member make a special effort to attend.
1935-11-25
Representative Greenway has been appointed to the Mount Rushmore National Committee. Fred W. Sargent, the chairman of the committee, outlines the expected meeting date and his optimism about the monument.
1934-05-31
Fred W. Sargent urges Kenneth M. Ellis to take up the criticisms contained in J. S. Cullinan’s letter. Cullinan should be assured of Ellis’s intention to comply with the terms of the contract. To move forward, it is imperative that the pageant have the full approval from Cullinan and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of the Blank Hills.
1934-10-30
The next meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1935. Due to the important nature of the subjects covered, Fred W. Sargent requests that every member make a special effort to attend.
1935-11-25
Fred W. Sargent advises Representative Greenway of an upcoming meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will address a new contract for Gutzon Borglum.
1937-06-28
Fred W. Sargent responds to a letter from William Loeb regarding Major B. B. Ray. Sargent reports what he knows of Ray, but recommends that Loeb consult with E. E. Clark, who can better assess whether Ray could be of value to the administration in the coming campaign of 1904, especially with regards to influencing railway employees. For himself, Sargent believes the railway men will vote solidly for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-10