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George Bird Grinnell thanks Theodore Roosevelt for sending the letter that Roosevelt just received from Earl Grey. Grinnell is gratified to know that the Governor General of Canada is interested in protecting buffalo. Grinnell closes by sending his well wishes to Archie Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-15
George Bird Grinnell is sorry that he did not receive William Loeb’s telegram sooner. He would have liked to have lunch with President Roosevelt and discuss Blackfoot matters with Francis E. Leupp and Nellie Blanchan De Graff Doubleday. Grinnell hopes to leave for Yellowstone Park and the Tongue River Indian Reservation this week.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-06
George Bird Grinnell is trying to straighten out the Boone and Crockett membership records. He inquires about the military ranks of Ted and Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-10-29
George Bird Grinnell sends his sympathies on the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-07-18
George Bird Grinnell responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s questions about the Yellowstone Park elk by sending part of an issue of Forest and Stream. In the March issue, Hough recommended the abolition of the Biological Survey and change in the personnel of the Forest Service.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-04-15
George Bird Grinnell tells Theodore Roosevelt that he has worn himself “out in doing the best thing that anyone can do-working for the good of your fellowmen.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-03-07
George Bird Grinnell lets Theodore Roosevelt know that the American Game Protective Association is all right. Everyone is doing what they can to forward “the cause of game protection and good sportsmanship.” Grinnell does not feel that Roosevelt should have any “uneasiness” about the endorsement he is giving the American Game Protective Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-08-27
George Bird Grinnell received Charles Sheldon’s letter discussing the amendment to the Sulzer Bill. Grinnell agrees with Sheldon’s reasons for supporting the Bill, “after the war is over there may be reasonable cooperation between residents of Alaska and game conservators elsewhere.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-06-13
George Bird Grinnell is glad that Theodore Roosevelt likes the book. Grinnell wants to hear Roosevelt’s moose story. He would like Roosevelt to come to lunch and meet with some friends and acquaintances, one who is a member of the Progressive Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-24
George Bird Grinnell gives Theodore Roosevelt information about telescopic rifle sights. Grinnell has never used a telescope rifle sight and does not recall any big game hunter of his acquaintance using one.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-09-07
George Bird Grinnell will give Theodore Roosevelt details on the manufacturers of telescopic gun sights when next they meet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-09-03
George Bird Grinnell acknowledges Theodore Roosevelt’s letter supporting Hamilton Fish Jr. as a candidate for the Boone and Crockett Club and will forward Roosevelt’s other letter to Secretary Prentiss N. Gray.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-03
George Bird Grinnell asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at a meeting of game propagators at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-24
George Bird Grinnell will have a copy of the Boone and Crockett Club book sent to Theodore Roosevelt’s Outlook office. From the newspapers, Grinnell understands that Roosevelt’s condition is improving, which he is glad to see.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-07-01
George Bird Grinnell is excited that Theodore Roosevelt will loan his Kit Carson rifle to the Boone and Crockett Club. Grinnell asks Roosevelt to provide ample description of the item’s history so that it can be properly labeled. Grinnell is working on getting Davy Crockett’s rife, which his great-grandson possesses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-22
George Bird Grinnell asks Theodore Roosevelt for a contribution to the Collection of American Hunting Arms that the Boone and Crockett Club is starting. Grinnell specifically asks Roosevelt if he can donate the suit of buckskin clothing that he wore when hunting in the west. Grinnell plans to donate a suit of regulation old time trapper’s clothes, an old Hudson’s Bay flint lock fuke, and an old Hawkin’s rifle among other interesting things.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-18
George Bird Grinnell enjoyed reading President Roosevelt’s book, Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter. He particularly appreciated the closing chapter, “At Home,” and believes “it would be a great thing for the nation if…parents could read that chapter and apply it.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-09
George Bird Grinnell informs Theodore Roosevelt that the Boone and Crockett book will be out in May and that Roosevelt’s article “comes out very well.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-05
George Bird Grinnell tells President Roosevelt that James H. Monteath is “not a fit man” for Indian Agent of the Blackfeet tribe due to his “slackness and inefficiency.” Grinnell references affidavits he sent to Roosevelt last summer that contain complaints from people on the reservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-16
George Bird Grinnell is pleased with President Roosevelt’s article on Yellowstone Park. He will use the photographs Roosevelt provided and be cautious about the remarks regarding the mountain sheep’s range. Grinnell encloses an article with a reference to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-12