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Major General Leonard Wood sends miniature of General Philip H. Sheridan statue, by Gutzon Borglum, on behalf of American officers who have visited Argentina. Letterhead from “War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-06-26
Gorham Co. bronze department will ship General Philip H. Sheridan statue and pedestal in separate boxes. The cast from original sketch, lost wax process. Reflects “labor of love,” “master mind” of Borglum. Letterhead from “The Gorham Co.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-08-04
Lieutenant John G. Hammond asks Theodore Roosevelt to present Gutzon Borglum’s General Philip H. Sheridan miniature statue to “Circulo Militar (Army Club) of the Argentine Republic at Buenos Aires on behalf of American officers and civilians who have visited “Argentina and received courtesies, ” and “an expression of American friendship.” Describes statue, lists names of subscribers, encloses Gorham letter and General Leonard Wood’s letter.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-09-07
General Wood is pleased that Theodore Roosevelt will present Guzon Borglum’s General Sheridan Statue to Circulo Militar of Buenos Aires. Sent care of “Van Dyck” in two boxes. Encloses letter to president of club, Hammond letters, and Gorham letter. Letterhead from “War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt compliments Gutzon Borglum’s Seated Lincoln bronze statue in Newark, New Jersey. He is glad he had the opportunity to participate in the unveiling of the statue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02
Gutzon Borglum invites Theodore Roosevelt to present his sculpture of Abraham Lincoln to Mayor Jacob Haussling of Newark, New Jersey, on May 30.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-12
A photograph of a bust of President Roosevelt by sculptor Gleb W. Derujinsky.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1920-10-27
A large group of men are gathered around a monument to bust Ulysses S. Grant that includes “Grant’s Last Letter.” Some of the men are laying wreaths at the base, labeled “Southern Soldiers, Northern Soldiers, Our Friend, [and] Old Soldiers.” Some of the men are labeled “Capital, Labor, Republican, Democrat, Irish, [and] German.” Standing in the background, separate from the others, are William M. Evarts, Whitelaw Reid, James G. Blaine, John A. Logan, George M. Robeson, and another man. Caption: Another lesson for the “Bloody Shirt” patriots.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-08-05