Contract between Mount Harney Memorial Association and Gutzon Borglum
Contract of Gutzon Borglum for his work at Mount Rushmore.
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1929-06-06
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Contract of Gutzon Borglum for his work at Mount Rushmore.
1929-06-06
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
Representative Lesinski encloses an entry for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial inscription contest from one of his constituents.
1935-01-30
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