Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway
Subject(s): Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Monuments--Design and construction, National monuments--Political aspects, Presidents--Disability, Presidents--Monuments, Presidents--Travel, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Speeches, addresses, etc., Washington, George, 1732-1799
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President Roosevelt has confidentially told Gutzon Borglum that he will be visiting Mount Rushmore. Borglum plans to officially unveil the “great heads” of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln during the visit. He suggests that Representative Greenway could deliver a speech.
Collection
Creation Date
1936-07-13
Creator(s)
Recipient
King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953
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 Isabella Greenway. [July 13, 1936]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292025. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway. [13 Jul. 1936]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292025.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1936, July 13]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292025.
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.