Report of Gutzon Bortglum to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
Subject(s): Artists' contracts, Depressions, Monuments--Design and construction, National monuments--Law and legislation, National monuments--Planning, Norbeck, Peter, 1870-1936, Robinson, Doane, 1856-1946, Sculptors, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Tucker, Jesse, United States--Black Hills
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Gutzon Borglum summarizes the events and legislation that led to the creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. He describes the current state of the monument and the circumstances presently preventing timely completion. Borglum puts forth a timeline, with estimated costs, for completion by 1936.
Collection
Creation Date
1935
Creator(s)
Recipient
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
10
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:
Report of Gutzon Bortglum to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. [December 11, 2025]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291978. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Report of Gutzon Bortglum to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. [11 Dec. 2025]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291978.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [2025, December 11]. Report of Gutzon Bortglum to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291978.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
