Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, New Jersey--Newark, Sculpture--Appreciation, Statues
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Gutzon Borglum will be casting a statue of Abraham Lincoln for the city of Newark soon, and has been asked by a representative of the town if someone could speak about it. Borglum asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to give some brief comments about the statue and Borglum’s interpretation of Lincoln. He will send Roosevelt some photographs of the statue.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-11-12
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 12, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62509. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Nov. 1910]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62509.
APA:
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941., [1910, November 12]. Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62509.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.