Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Monuments--Design and construction, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, National monuments--Planning, National monuments--Political aspects, Oliphant, Herman, 1884-1939, Presidents--Monuments, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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The head of Thomas Jefferson “in all its essentials” has been completed at Mount Rushmore. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission has been inadequate for several years and, since there is a vacancy, Gutzon Borglum would like the new committee member to represent the Roosevelt administration. He suggests Herman Oliphant or Edward Bruce as potential candidates.
Collection
Creation Date
1935-11-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
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:
Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Franklin D. Roosevelt. [November 7, 1935]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292013. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Franklin D. Roosevelt. [7 Nov. 1935]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292013.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1935, November 7]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292013.
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 29, 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.