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Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established by an Act of Congress in 1947 to memorialize Roosevelt’s western legacy and his conservation ethic. The national park encompasses roughly 70,000 acres of rugged badlands in western North Dakota, the place about which Roosevelt declared, “It was here that the romance of my life began.”
The Theodore Roosevelt National Park collection includes federal documents, historical studies, photographs, and a variety of three-dimensional items related to the development of the park. Historical studies such as Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch, written by National Park Service historians, offer insight into Theodore Roosevelt’s time as a rancher in the Badlands. Other materials tell the story of how two Civilian Conservation Corps camps and the National Park Service developed the early infrastructure and framework of the park. Historical photographs depict the park’s development and illuminate the history of other nearby points of interest, including the town of Medora, the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site, and former ranches now within the park boundary.
This collection has been digitized and cataloged on site at Theodore Roosevelt National Park by digital library staff. See below to view items from this collection in the digital library.
Digitization of items at the National Park sites was possible thanks to National Park Service Centennial Challenge Funding in partnership with Dickinson State University.
Wilbur Doudna writes to Theodore Elhard regarding the re-recording of the Elkhorn brand in the name of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, includes payment.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1965-08-20
Doudna, Wilbur, 1902-1986
Brand Certificate acknowledging the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park’s payment.
2011-11-10
English
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Application for re-recording of a livestock brand on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1965-08-06
Lancaster, John O. (John Olin), 1935-
William M. Herr writes to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to re-record the Elkhorn brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1975-08-13
Herr, William M. (William Martin), 1937-
Brand Certificate acknowledging the payment for re-recording a livestock brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1975-10-10
North Dakota. Department of Agriculture
Myron Just writes to all registered livestock brand owners regarding re-recording brand procedures.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1975-08-13
Just, Myron
Purchase order for registration of Elkhorn brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1985-09-13
Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association
Application for re-recording a livestock brand on behalf of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1975-10-10
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Notice from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture regarding re-registering livestock brands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1985
North Dakota. Department of Agriculture
Brand certificate acknowledging the re-recording of a livestock brand on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1986-10-07
North Dakota. Department of Agriculture
Chester L. Brooks writes to William C. Schnepple regarding informational booklets on Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, and Brooks inquires about Schnepple’s Rough Rider experience.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1951-09-29
Brooks, Chester L.
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Chester L. Brooks requests information about Rough Rider veterans and their addresses.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-07-08
Brooks, Chester L.
Chester L. Brooks thanks William C. Schnepple for the negative of Theodore Roosevelt upon his return from Cuba. Brooks mentions that Ethel Roosevelt Derby and family visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park during the summer.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-11-30
Brooks, Chester L.
Eugene W. Waterbury writes to Chester L. Brooks regarding an enclosed newspaper article and mentions Jesse Langdon.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-06-01
Waterbury, Eugene W. (Eugene Wells), 1873-1954
Chester L. Brooks writes to Eugene W. Waterbury regarding a previous letter and Brooks’ research of the Rough Riders. Brooks thanks Waterbury for sending an article and asks questions about his time in the Rough Riders.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-06-08
Brooks, Chester L.
Chester L. Brooks writes to Wallis Huidekoper regarding Brooks’ research on the Rough Riders, specifically Theodore Roosevelt’s potential inspiration for them and recruitment in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-11-20
Brooks, Chester L.
Chester L. Brooks writes to Wallis Huidekoper regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Rider recruitment, and also mentions Roosevelt land settlement policies in relation to his conservation policies.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-12-02
Brooks, Chester L.
Chester L. Brooks writes to Howard K. Beale, a fellow historian, regarding Brooks research on Rough Rider recruitment and the Badlands. Brooks also mentions Wallis Huidekoper’s letter about Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider and Roosevelt’s settlement policies in the Badlands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-12-02
Brooks, Chester L.
List of attendants of the Rough Rider Reunion in Las Vegas, New Mexico, perhaps copied out of the Las Vegas Daily Optic.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-08-24
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