Contract between Mount Harney Memorial Association and Gutzon Borglum
Contract of Gutzon Borglum for his work at Mount Rushmore.
Collection
Creation Date
1929-06-06
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
Letter from Kenneth M. Ellis to Isabella Greenway
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.
Collection
Creation Date
1934-05-30
Creator(s)
An act creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its purposes and powers
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.”
Collection
Creation Date
1929-02-25
Creator(s)
Financial statement of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
Financial statement for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission from July 1, 1934, to August 1, 1934. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
Collection
Creation Date
1934-08-01
Creator(s)
Members of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
List of Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission members, including members of the executive committee and the committee on design and publicity.
Collection
Creation Date
1930-1935
Creator(s)
Invitation to the unveiling of George Washington portrait at Mount Rushmore
Invitation to the ceremonial unveiling of George Washington’s “colossal portrait” at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Collection
Creation Date
1930
Creator(s)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission meeting of the commissioners
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.
Collection
Creation Date
1933-11-24
Creator(s)
Minutes of the meeting of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
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.
Collection
Creation Date
1935-12-19
Creator(s)
Letter from John Lesinski to Isabella Greenway
Representative Lesinski encloses an entry for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial inscription contest from one of his constituents.
Collection
Creation Date
1935-01-30
Creator(s)
Financial statement of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission
Financial statement for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission from January 1, 1935, to February 1, 1935. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
Collection
Creation Date
1935-02-01