Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway
Subject(s): Artists' contracts, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, National monuments--Law and legislation, National monuments--Management, National monuments--Political aspects, Pittman, Key, 1872-1940, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Sculptors, South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial, United States. National Park Service
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Gutzon Borglum complains of the difficulties besetting the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission which have been complicated by the involvement of the National Park Service. Borglum will attend a meeting, organized by Senator Pittman, with President Roosevelt the following week with the goal of resolving the matter.
Collection
Creation Date
1939-06-01
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. [June 1, 1939]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292033. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway. [1 Jun. 1939]. 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/o292033.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1939, June 1]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Isabella Greenway.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292033.
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.
