Letter from Gutzon Borglum to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, New Jersey--Newark, Sculpture--Appreciation, Statues

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)

Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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.