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Chester L. Brooks offers historical background information on the town of Medora and the surrounding area in this study for the Department of the Interior. It also provides information on points of interest that should be included in a historical sign program and suggestions for the construction of said signs.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1957-06
Information and analysis on the potential development of the Elkhorn Ranch site within Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-11
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Henry J. Walz for the photographs and reports that the Badlands are especially beautiful this year.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-06-22
Historian Chester L. Brooks inquires about the availability of the papers of Webster C. Langdon, a former professor of Veterinary Science at North Dakota Agricultural College. Langdon was a Territorial Stock Inspector in the 1880s and visited Theodore Roosevelt at the Elkhorn Ranch in 1886.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-05-26
Historian Chester L. Brooks solicits Jesse D. Langdon for the papers of his father, Webster C. Langdon. Brooks believes that Langdon’s time as a Territorial Stock Inspector could shed light on Theodore Roosevelt’s ranching experience.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-05-22
Historian Chester L. Brooks writes that he would like to record an interview with Henry J. Walz regarding his experiences with the Elkhorn Ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-05-06
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Henry J. Walz for his helpful letter. He requests further information on the condition of the Elkhorn Ranch cabin around 1899 and if E. S. Foley ever published his book.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-04-20
Historian Chester L. Brooks forwards the Laird and Mattison booklets that Earl E. Smith requested. The research into Verendrye National Monument has not been completed, but Brooks provides a brief summary on the history of the monument.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1951-11-20
Historian Chester L. Brooks is researching the Peaceful Valley Ranch and requests information regarding the ranch, particularly the disposition of the buildings, from J. H. Reid, who resided in the area as a youth.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-08-30
Superintendent Brooks is unaware of any new information on the Elkhorn Ranch, but is pleased to know of Historian Ray H. Mattison’s study of the ranch, and the upcoming archeological investigation.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1958-12-17
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks G. Hubert Smith for the newspaper article on Theodore Roosevelt. His only objection is to the reference of the badlands as the Little Missouri wasteland.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1951-04-16
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks G. Hubert Smith for his research on the Verendrye expeditions. He is hesitant to discuss the expeditions in the handbook because most of the information is incomplete and controversial.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1951-03-13
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Archivist W. Kaye Lamb for helping to “trace the meanderings of John Baptiste Le Page.”
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-05-14
Historian Chester L. Brooks is searching for information on Jean Baptiste LePage, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-04-26
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Barbara Kell for her assistance and asks when Before Lewis and Clark will be published.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-04-26
Historian Chester L. Brooks requests a two-week extension for use of the Larocque Journal.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-28
Historian Chester L. Brooks requests a two-week extension for use of Masson’s Les bourgeois de la compagnie du Nord-ouest.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-28
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Yvonne Van der Boom for sending two copies of Masson’s Les bourgeois de la compagnie du Nord-ouest.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-15
Historian Chester L. Brooks extends his thanks for the loan of the Larocque journal and requests to borrow it again.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-12
Historian Chester L. Brooks requests any materials that may assist in his research of Jean Baptiste LePage, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-12