Series 19998

Mormon Battalion Monument Commission Monument blueprints, 1922.

0.05 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

The Mormon Battalion Monument Commission was established in 1915 with the expressed purpose of organizing an effort to memorialize the 500 members of Utah's Mormon Battalion through the construction of a monument on Utah's capital hill. This series contains nine original blueprints which show various elevations for the construction of the monument.

Scope and Content

The Mormon Battalion Monument Commission was established in 1915 with the expressed purpose of organizing an effort to memorialize the 500 members of Utah's Mormon Battalion through the construction of a monument on Utah's capital hill. This series contains nine original blueprints which show various elevations for the construction of the monument. The blueprints were created by the architects, Riswold, Morison, and Walker of Chicago with Gilbert P. Riswold serving as sculptor. Construction of the monument began with a cornerstone laying ceremony in 1925 and ended with the monuments official dedication two years later in 1927.

Arrangement

Numerical by sheet number.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

Transferred to the State Archives by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, April 1998.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by James Kichas, July 2003.

Related Material

Correspondence from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 1141, provides correspondence belonging to the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission.
Administrative records from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 1155, provide information on the administration of the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission as well as a collection of various photographs related to the project.
Design competition artwork from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 10891, offers an early vision of the monument as presented in the award winning water color painting submitted in the 1921 design selection competition.
Daughters of the Mormon Battalion records from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 25155, present documents related to the planning and constructing of the monument.
Scrapbook and Newspaper Clippings from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 25156, document press reaction to both the Mormon Battalion and the monument created in their honor.

Indexing Terms

Container List

LocationDescription
Blueprints of the Mormon Battalion Monument, 1922