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Sheet music for an easy piano edition of “America the Beautiful.” The cover features a large photograph of Mount Rushomore and several scenic photographs.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
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Sheet music for “Underneath Mount Rushmore Moon,” which was written and presented to the Rushmore Breakfast Club in 1959. The song portrays Mount Rushmore as a “Shrine of Democracy.” The cover features a photograph of Mount Rushmore and the back cover credits Gutzon Borglum for creating the monument and provides interesting facts.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1960
Color postcard featuring pre and post construction images of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
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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
Gutzon Borglum will be publishing another Rushmore magazine for 1936. He would like Representative Greenway to contribute 50 to 200 words in the next 30 days. Borglum praises Greenway, stating that she can understand what it means to visualize Mount Rushmore and put it into words.
1936-02-19
President Roosevelt has confidentially told Gutzon Borglum that he will be visiting Mount Rushmore. Borglum plans to officially unveil the “great heads” of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln during the visit. He suggests that Representative Greenway could deliver a speech.
1936-07-13
Gutzon Borglum outlines the original philosophy and purpose behind the selection of the figures for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
1936-05-13
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs has taken action to support S. 4295, which amends the act creating the Mount Rushmore National Monument to include Susan B. Anthony.
1936-08-06
President Roosevelt has confirmed that he will be visiting Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Gutzon Borglum would like Representative Greenway to attend.
1936-08-11
Gutzon Borglum has received no further word from President Roosevelt, but the rumor is that he will not be visiting Mount Rushmore. Borglum advises Representative Greenway not to make the trip.
1936-08-18
Financial statement of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission for January 1935. Statement includes receipts and disbursements.
1935-02-01
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
Gutzon Borglum reviews the historic items to be inscribed on the west wall of Mount Rushmore. He describes the Mount Rushmore National Committee and its composition. Borglum argues that at least three women should be on the committee.
1934-03-15