An act creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its purposes and powers
Subject(s): Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Monuments--Design and construction, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, National monuments--Law and legislation, National monuments--Planning, Presidents--Monuments, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Legislation creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and laying out its powers and responsibilities. The purpose of the commission is to complete the carving of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial consisting of “heroic figures of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.”
Collection
Creation Date
1929-02-25
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
2
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:
An act creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its purposes and powers. [February 25, 1929]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291980. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
United States. Congress. An act creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its purposes and powers. [25 Feb. 1929]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291980.
APA:
United States. Congress., [1929, February 25]. An act creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its purposes and powers.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291980.
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. March 26, 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.
