AGENCY: Mormon Battalion Monument Commission

SERIES: 19998
TITLE: Monument blueprints
DATES: 1922.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by sheet number.

DESCRIPTION: 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.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Architectural drawings: Retain in Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the significance of this sculpture to Utah history.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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