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The Denver Public Library Collection consists of digitized copies of a few contemporary letters and articles written by Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary, and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Most of the collection features paperwork and correspondence, some of which is from the Wilderness Society and the Department of the Interior, written about the preservation of wilderness areas in North Dakota and plans for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
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A handwritten note indicates the author’s eagerness to cooperate with the recipient in the designation of wilderness areas within the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
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Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
1972-09-18
Draft of a bill proposing the designation of the lands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park under the Wilderness Act. Handwritten notes designate sections of the bill deemed undesirable or unnecessary.
1972-08-14
A collection of executive orders chronicling the establishment of a variety of bird sanctuaries and nature preserves across the United States.
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President Nixon urges Congress to quickly approve of his endeavor to designate the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Nixon has been accelerating his efforts to preserve more lands as parks and he is not satisfied with the rate in which Congress has acted on these lands. Cooperating in this regard will result in a better-served public.
1972-09-21
The Wilderness Society’s customer copy of their order for aerial photographs of McKenzie County, North Dakota.
1972-09-27
United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
The Department of the Interior has prepared a draft environmental statement on the proposed designation of parts of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness. The department invites written comments on the statement, which should be directed to the Midwest Region or the park’s superintendent.
1972-10-03
This is a section in the Congressional Record-Senate, where Senator Burdick explains why Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park should receive full park designation and be renamed the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Burdick states that the memorial park status has resulted in inadequate recognition unfitting of the memory of Theodore Roosevelt. Burdick also includes a letter from Joseph Satrom, North Dakota travel director, discussing the use of the word “memorial” in the title of the park.
1972-10-09
This bill changes the previous legislation concerning the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park to now refer to the park’s name as the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
1972-10-09
This bill designates certain lands in various national parks and other national lands as wilderness areas. Theodore Roosevelt National park is among those included.
1972-10-04
Grid map of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, showing the areas proposed for designation as wilderness.
1972