Stone Mountain collection > Stone Mountain confederate monumental association records > Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association clippings and press releases

Scope and Content Note

The clippings found in this subseries bulk in the period, 1923-1928. They relate to Borglum's dismissal (February 1925), the hiring of Lukeman (April 1925), Lukeman's models and progress (summer 1925), the SMCMA's petitions to the Georgia General Assembly (1927), the unveiling of Lukeman's head of General Lee (April 1928), and the efforts in the late 1920's to regain Borglum's services. The volume of clippings indicates that the Stone Mountain project was the subject of much public interest and that it was extensively publicized - literally on a world-wide scale. A scrapbook of clippings from various Florida newspapers in regard to the Florida coin campaign illustrates the intensity of publicity in many areas.

The press releases include statements concerning Borglum's Indianapolis speech that stirred rumors of KKK involvement in the SMCMA (May 1924), Borglum's dismissal (February 1925), Lukeman's hiring and models (April-August 1925), the coin campaign (1924-1927), a visit to Stone Mountain by evangelist William A. (Billy) Sunday (February 1927), and the Association's petitions to the Georgia General Assembly.

Press releases and clippings are arranged in separate chronological sequences. The Florida Coin Campaign Scrapbook (OBV 2) is housed separately. Most of the clippings in this subseries were collected at the SMCMA office and moved as a unit to Special Collections. Some later clippings came from an unknown source.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of material.