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A copy of the act to establish the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission with photos and caption of important figures in American history, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Mount Rushmore National Monument
1930-06
Financial statement of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission for January 1935. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
1935-02-01
Meeting minutes of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, including the appointment of Louis B. Hanna and the renegotiation of Gutzon Borglum’s contract.
1937-07-12
Contract between Gutzon Borglum and the Mount Rushmore National Commission outlining services to be rendered by Borglum and the payments to be made to him. The contract also outlines the scope of the work and the responsibilities to be undertaken by the commission.
1937
An act amending the act that created the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission. The amendment made the commission’s quorum six members and states that no commissioner is to be compensated but expenses can be paid.
1938-06-15
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.
1939-06-01
The next meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1935. Due to the important nature of the subjects covered, Fred W. Sargent requests that every member make a special effort to attend.
1935-11-25
J. S. Cullinan feels that his recommendations made at the last Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission meeting were largely ignored. He also believes that the fifth clause of the contract for the Pageant of the Americas, outlining the purposes of the creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, has also been ignored.
1934-10-24
Kenneth M. Ellis tells J. S. Cullinan’s secretary that he had problems contacting Cullinan and has moved forward by setting up his field staff in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has kept Fred W. Sargent and John A. Boland apprised of his activities. Ellis has no intention of requesting anything from Cullinan.
1934-10-20
Responding to Kenneth M. Ellis’s suggestion for the creation of a national committee for the Pageant of the Americas, J. S. Cullinan provides detailed feedback with suggestions on potential members, stationery, headquarters, and pageant literature.
1934-08-26
Kenneth M. Ellis reviews plans for a “strong national committee” for the Pageant of the Americas. He requests J. S. Cullinan’s suggestions in response.
1934-08-23
Text of S. 3204, a bill providing additional funds for the completion of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
1935-07-10
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
Text of H. R. 8755, a bill providing additional funds for the completion of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
1935-07-05
Representative Greenway regrets that she cannot attend the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission meeting due to previous, unchangeable plans.
1935-12-07
Russell Pope hopes Representative Greenway will accept a collection of verse, sent under separate cover, which includes a piece on Mount Rushmore. The piece had been selected from over 200,000 submissions in the New York area for consideration by the committee overseeing selection of an inscription for Mount Rushmore. However, the committee was not allowed to see it and Pope would like to rectify this injustice.
1935
A problem has emerged with the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission as explained in the enclosed letter to President Roosevelt. Gutzon Borglum realizes it may be impossible for Representative Greenway to attend the commission meeting but he would like her to be there.
1935-11-07
The head of Thomas Jefferson “in all its essentials” has been completed at Mount Rushmore. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission has been inadequate for several years and, since there is a vacancy, Gutzon Borglum would like the new committee member to represent the Roosevelt administration. He suggests Herman Oliphant or Edward Bruce as potential candidates.
1935-11-07
The next meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 19, 1935. Due to the important nature of the subjects covered, Fred W. Sargent requests that every member make a special effort to attend.
1935-11-25
Representative Millard requests information on how the committee selected the winner in the Mount Rushmore inscription competition.
1936-03-11