Memorandum on Mount Rushmore inscription contest
Subject(s): Arts publicity, Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, Inscriptions, King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953, Memorials--Competitions, Monuments--Design and construction, National monuments--Planning, Presidents, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial inscription contest has not been settled and will be decided by the president’s committee. The contest is primarily for publicity and it is unlikely that the appropriate inscription will be found through the contest.
Collection
Creation Date
1935-03-13
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
Memorandum on Mount Rushmore inscription contest. [March 13, 1935]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291996. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Memorandum on Mount Rushmore inscription contest. [13 Mar. 1935]. Image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291996.
APA:
Unknown., [1935, March 13]. Memorandum on Mount Rushmore inscription contest.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291996.
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 15, 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.
