Letter from Thomas Robins to Gutzon Borglum
Subject(s): Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933, Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926, Inscriptions, English, Monuments--Design and construction, National monuments--Planning, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Statues, West, Andrew Fleming, 1853-1943
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Thomas Robins was delighted with Gutzon Borglum’s dissatisfaction over Calvin Coolidge’s inscription for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. He suggests that Borglum meet with Andrew Fleming West, who has mastered “monumental English.” Robins also praises Borglum’s statue of John Campbell Greenway, which Robins feels was “worthy of the subject.”
Collection
Creation Date
1930-11-20
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
1
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Image
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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.
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Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Thomas Robins to Gutzon Borglum. [November 20, 1930]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291984. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Robins, Thomas, 1858-1949. Letter from Thomas Robins to Gutzon Borglum. [20 Nov. 1930]. Image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291984.
APA:
Robins, Thomas, 1858-1949., [1930, November 20]. Letter from Thomas Robins to Gutzon Borglum.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291984.
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.
