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Raymond Lee Ditmars reproduced his pictures by Matthew B. Brady into slides and offers to present them to Theodore Roosevelt at his home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-09
Raymond Lee Ditmars informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has written to Dr. John B. Sewell explaining that he would be glad to have the alligator.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-09
Raymond Lee Ditmars recalls that one of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons was interested in a fang tie pin he wore recently, and promised to send him a mounted snake fang when he could. He recently was able to acquire a fang, and sends it to Roosevelt, along with facts about its provenance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-27
Raymond Lee Ditmars thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the “very helpful letter.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-27
Raymond L. Ditmars asks Theodore Roosevelt’s help in accessing negatives of Matthew B. Brady’s photographs to reproduce for use in Ditmars’ Civil War lecture.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-20
Raymond Lee Ditmars responds to President Roosevelt’s criticisms of his book. Ditmars intended to catalog reptiles for the purpose of identification and chose to explain the habits of a few important species. The book needed to be condensed, so he is writing another book that discusses the habits more. He responds to Roosevelt’s questions on the sea turtle, crocodile, and king snake.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-10
Raymond Lee Ditmars describes the different varieties of poisonous snakes in the United States, writing about how to identify them, how their poison works, and how to treat snake bites.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28