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Kenneth M. Ellis is pleased with Representative Greenway’s appointment to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. Ellis’s work publicizing the monument has been inspired by Gutzon Borglum’s vision.
1934-05-30
Legislation creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and laying out its powers and responsibilities. The purpose of the commission is to complete the carving of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial consisting of “heroic figures of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.”
1929-02-25
Financial statement for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission from July 1, 1934, to August 1, 1934. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
1934-08-01
List of Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission members, including members of the executive committee and the committee on design and publicity.
1930-1935
Invitation to the ceremonial unveiling of George Washington’s “colossal portrait” at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
1930
Minutes of a meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. A quorum was not present and the meeting was therefore informal. The auditor’s report and the report of the chairman of the executive committee are included. Gutzon Borglum was in attendance and presented his annual report.
1933-11-24
Meeting minutes of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, including disbursements, expenses, Gutzon Borglum’s honorarium, Borglum’s report, the executive committee’s reports, and a detailed budget.
1935-12-19
Financial statement for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission from January 1, 1935, to February 1, 1935. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
1935-02-01
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial inscription contest has not been settled and will be decided by the president’s committee. The contest is primarily for publicity and it is unlikely that the appropriate inscription will be found through the contest.
1935-03-13
The Committee on the Library approves the appropriation of $200,000 of additional funds for the completion of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Any future appropriations have been deemed out of order.
1935-07-10
Edward Bruce has changed his mind and is now in favor of completing Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Bruce’s project to decorate federal buildings was approved and he suspects Representative Greenway played a role in its approval. He would also like to decorate the offices of members of Congress should they desire it, including Greenway’s office. Bruce suggests Greenway’s office could be decorated with pictures or paintings of Greenway’s favorite places in the West.
1935-08-27
Fred W. Sargent advises Representative Greenway of an upcoming meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will address a new contract for Gutzon Borglum.
1937-06-28
Meeting minutes of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, including a record of the members present and the appointment of Louis B. Hanna as a member of the executive committee, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Peter Norbeck. The meeting adjourned on account of no quorum.
1937-07-12
First day cover with four 3-cent, green Mount Rushmore National Memorial stamps along the right side. Postmarked Keystone, South Dakota, on August 11, 1952. On the left side of the envelope is a black and white photograph of Mount Rushmore with an oval inset of Gutzon Borglum, the designer and sculptor. Addressed to John A. Lehocky, 736 Pear Street, Vineland, New Jersey.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1952-08-11