Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Arno B. Cammerer
Subject(s): Artists' contracts, Monuments--Design and construction, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, National monuments--Planning, National monuments--Political aspects, Norbeck, Peter, 1870-1936, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Tucker, Jesse, United States. Congress, United States. National Park Service
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Gutzon Borglum outlines the parameters of his original contract, his struggles to amend the contract with the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, and what he feels he should be paid in light of the multiple difficulties that have slowed progress on the monument. In spite of the current situation, Borglum vows that he will continue working on the monument until completion, whether or not he is paid what he believes he is owed.
Collection
Creation Date
1937-05-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Cammerer, Arno B. (Arno Berthold), 1883-1941
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
5
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 Arno B. Cammerer. [May 7, 1937]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292016. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Arno B. Cammerer. [7 May. 1937]. 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/o292016.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1937, May 7]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Arno B. Cammerer.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292016.
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.
