Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday writes to Theodore Roosevelt to advise that Iowa state game warden Elmer Calvin Hinshaw is fighting against bills to give Iowa prairie chickens and quail five year close seasons. It has been reported in the press that Roosevelt is supporting Hinshaw on account of Roosevelt being a member of the Advisory Board of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1917-03-16

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday is frustrated with the “overwise” enlistment methods employed by the United States Army, which has seen his friend denied for having flat arches. Hornaday agrees with Theodore Roosevelt that the United States has been “slow on the draw” and cites New York’s military census as another example of failure.

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1917-06-15

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of “The Statement of the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund.” Hornaday is anxious that wildlife and forest conservation will be forgotten during the war and would like to take care of all three. He is happy to see American troops in France.

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1917-06-29

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the congratulatory note about Hornaday’s honorary degree from Yale University. The riots in East Saint Louis, Illinois, and personal observations of lawlessness in New York City lead Hornaday to suggest that the American people place too much value on “personal sovereignty.”

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1917-07-07

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday is distressed and disgusted at the abundance of litter and vandalism encountered at parks, zoos, and other public places. At the New York Zoological Park, they have removed 100 park benches because of littering, and Hornaday places the blame on neighborhood women and “low class Jews.” Hornaday believes that American society has become too focused on personal liberty and has grown tolerant of the “disorderly element.” In a handwritten postscript, Hornaday describes the “worst case” of park vandalism encountered at the National Zoological Park, and the disappointing response from Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

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1917-08-17

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Excerpts from a letter compiled by William T. Hornaday

William T. Hornaday has compiled a few paragraphs from a letter written by a New York City schoolteacher, with the hope readers would be encouraged to act. John L. Tildsley is leading the fight to dismiss socialist teachers. The author warns that the socialists will assume the offensive and Tildsley will need to call upon patriotic societies for support.

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1917-11-22

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for writing to Aldo Leopold.

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1916-01-30

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to James E. West

William T. Hornaday agrees with James E. West’s newspaper comments about former Chief Scout Ernest Thompson Seton. Hornaday believes that someone who holds such negative opinions of the United States should not lead an organization of American children, and he regrets that Seton is reviving the Woodcraft League of America.

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1915-12-08

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday asks if Theodore Roosevelt will write a few lines of support for Hornaday’s game preservation plan which he will shortly take to Congress. Hornaday also hopes that Roosevelt will help him secure the support of Governor Johnson of California.

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1915-10-29

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter and for securing the support of The Outlook for Hornaday’s game preservation efforts. After a successful speaking tour in the West, Hornaday is confident that legislation can be passed in the next session of Congress.

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1915-10-20

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for endorsing his latest book and commends Roosevelt for his own writing about wildlife conservation. Hornaday was extremely disappointed that the book about Alaskan birds published by the Audubon Society did not give adequate coverage to conservation issues.

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1915-02-01

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

If Theodore Roosevelt wishes to donate funds to a public cause, William T. Hornaday recommends the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund.

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1915-01-21

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his endorsement of preserving game in the National Reserved Forests.

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1915-01-15

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday will visit Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay. Hornaday relays some remarks made in the Senate last Saturday regarding his work as a hunter-naturalist. Hornaday gives a thousand thanks for Roosevelt’s generous reference to his work in Life Histories.

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1914-05-29

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday acknowledges Theodore Roosevelt’s return from South America, a place he regards as most unsatisfactory. Hornaday compliments Roosevelt on his monumental work, Life Histories of African Game Animals, which present the fullest knowledge available on these animals.

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Creation Date

1914-05-18

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday clarifies the circumstances regarding the divorce of Curator of Birds William Beebe. Rather than a marriage of cruelty as reported, it appears that his wife fell in love with another man.

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1913-09-04

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday reports that Congress will be called upon to appropriate money for the McLean Law. Hornaday also requests that Theodore Roosevelt support a tax on cartridges.

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1913-04-24

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday will show Theodore Roosevelt some of the finest animals in captivity when he visits New York. As part of the wildlife protection advocacy efforts, Hornaday will send a copy of “Our Vanishing Wild Life” to every senator, assemblyman, member of Congress and governor.

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Creation Date

1913-01-06

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday informs Theodore Roosevelt of the new order called Backwoodsmen, created to promote the protection of wildlife in rural areas.

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1912-12-31

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his review of “Our Vanishing Wild Life” in The Outlook. The New York Zoological Society lobbied for the suppression of traffic of wild birds’ plumage. Hornaday is also optimistic that the Federal Migratory Bird Bill will pass.

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Creation Date

1913-02-03

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Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937