author
Mary Montgomery Borglum
1874–1955
Born in the Ottoman Empire to American missionary parents, this multilingual writer moved between cultures with unusual ease and later helped tell the story of Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Her work blends travel, biography, and a life shaped by wide learning and international experience.
1 Audiobook
Give the man room : The story of Gutzon Borglum
by Robert J. (Robert Joseph) Casey, Mary Montgomery Borglum
About the author
Mary Montgomery Borglum was an American author born on November 21, 1874, in Marash, in the Ottoman Empire (now Kahramanmaraş, Turkey), to American missionary parents. Reliable sources found during this search describe her as highly educated and note that she studied at Wellesley College; PBS also says she later taught at the Girls School in Adana, Turkey.
She is best remembered in book history for writing about the sculptor Gutzon Borglum, whom she married in 1909. Library and booksources from this search connect her with Give the Man Room: The Story of Gutzon Borglum, and the Online Books Page also lists Gutzon Borglum; a brief sketch of his life and work under her name.
The Library of Congress notes that her papers include correspondence, diaries, and writings, including an autobiography that covered both her own life and Gutzon Borglum's career. Some sources found during this search also credit her with wide language skills and advanced study in Berlin, but because those details were not confirmed by a strong primary source here, they are best treated cautiously.