Corral posts set #1
Corral posts at the Elkhorn Ranch site discovered during preliminary excavation. The knife in the photograph points approximately north.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Your TR Source
Beaubien, Paul L., 1903-1962
Corral posts set #15
Corral posts at the Elkhorn Ranch site discovered during preliminary excavation. The knife in the photograph points approximately north. A handwritten note calls attention to a portion of a gate lock to the right of the posts.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Corral posts (?)
Possible corral posts at the Elkhorn Ranch site discovered during preliminary excavation.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Men working at cow shed site
Several men working at the site of a cow shed at the Elkhorn Ranch site.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Cow shed site
Excavated site of a cow shed at the Elkhorn Ranch site.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Cow shed site
A view of the excavated site of a cow shed at the Elkhorn Ranch site, as seen from the west.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Excavated wall of cow shed
Excavated wall of cow shed at Elkhorn Ranch site.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
View centered on Elkhorn Ranch house site
View centered on the area where the house stood at the Elkhorn Ranch site.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to Dee Calderwood Taylor
Paul L. Beaubien thanks Professor Taylor for his letter and the summary of activities at the Elkhorn Ranch site the previous summer. Beaubien makes many comments on the status of the dig, both about Taylor’s activities, as well as what had been done on the earlier excavation by Beaubien. He makes special comment asking whether the area had been flooded since Theodore Roosevelt lived there, and expresses his hopes for Taylor’s final report.
Collection
Creation Date
1959-12-01
Memorandum from Paul L. Beaubien to John W. Jay
Paul L. Beaubien writes to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Jay regarding the findings of Dee Calderwood Taylor at the Elkhorn Ranch site. Beaubien has inquired regarding the status of Taylor’s report, and will forward any information he receives. Several books were loaned to Taylor to assist with his report, and Beaubien asks if Jay would consider donating a copy of Bill Sewall’s Story of T.R. to the park, as they do not have an official copy.
Collection
Creation Date
1959-11-12
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to John W. Jay
Paul L. Beaubien, regional archaeologist, writes to Superintendent Jay of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, forwarding his personal research file containing photographs and notes related to his work at the Elkhorn Ranch site in 1957. Beaubien notifies Jay of an upcoming visit by Herbert E. Kahler and Merrill J. Mathes. Beaubien also plans to prepare a memorandum suggesting further excavations at the Maltese Cross Cabin site.
Collection
Creation Date
1959-08-14
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to Dee Calderwood Taylor
Regional Archaeologist Beaubien writes to Professor Taylor of Montana State University regarding the ongoing investigation of the Elkhorn Ranch site. Superintendent John W. Jay of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park has visited the site and is pleased with the progress. Jay also offered some suggestions for a future project to be led by Taylor. Beaubien describes some of his previous actions regarding the site, as well as his plans to take photographs of the site from the air.
Collection
Creation Date
1959
Memorandum from Paul L. Beaubien to Conrad Louis Wirth
Regional Archaeologist Beaubien writes to National Park Service Director Wirth regarding the construction of a diorama of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Beaubien encloses a number of photographs and has forwarded letters, maps, and sketches that should be helpful in the construction of the diorama. While he has done some test excavations at the Elkhorn Ranch site, he has not had time to work on a report detailing his findings there.
Collection
Creation Date
1958-07-07
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to Russell Reid
Regional Archeologist Beaubien writes to Russell Reid, Superintendent of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, to tell him of the discoveries that his archaeological dig made at the Elkhorn Ranch site, including evidence of several of the buildings. Beaubien is working on a preliminary report of his findings, and would like to include a picture of a painting of the Elkhorn Ranch. He wonders if Reid would be able to get him prints of this photograph, and if he knows the history of the painting.
Collection
Creation Date
1958-06-19
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to Dee Calderwood Taylor
Regional Archeologist Beaubien wishes he could talk to Professor Taylor about several ideas he has regarding the proposed archaeological investigation of the Elkhorn Ranch site, including details about funding and the site location. He asks if Taylor wants to spend June with his Yellowstone group and then move to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park to begin the excavation. Beaubien will call soon to see what Taylor thinks.
Collection
Creation Date
1959-02-25
Elkhorn Ranch cartridge list
A list of various types and quantities of cartridges found at the Elkhorn Ranch site during the 1957 archaeological excavation.
Collection
Creation Date
1957
Letter from Paul L. Beaubien to Dee Calderwood Taylor
Paul L. Beaubien asks Dee Calderwood Taylor how the work is coming on his report on the excavation at the Elkhorn Ranch the previous summer. He also inquires about the recreational potential of Pictograph and Ghost Caves near Billings, Montana. Beaubien encloses materials regarding the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, and asks if Taylor knows of any archaeological sites that merit preservation.
Collection
Creation Date
1960-03-30