Inventory of Design competition artwork from Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, 1921.

Series 10891

Mormon Battalion Monument Commission Design competition artwork

Dates: 1921.

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

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

In 1921 the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission held a nationwide competition to select a design for a monument honoring the Mormon Battalion. This 24 x 30 inch water color painting appears to be the proposed design submitted by Gilbert P. Riswold, the winning artist. Included with the piece of art is a negative from a photo of the painting made in 2003 at a patrons request.

Access Restrictions

This series is designated as Public.

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Related Records

Correspondence from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 1141, provides correspondence of the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission.

Administrative records from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 1155, are documents related to planning and constructing the monument.

Monument blueprints from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 19998, provide further schematic information on the Mormon Battalion Monument.

Daughters of the Mormon Battalion records from the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission, Series 25155, present other 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

Mexican War, 1846-1848--Regimental histories--United States

Mormon Battalion Monument (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Records and correspondence

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11Winning Design Competition Water Color Painting