Letter from Roland Thaxter to Byron S. Hurlbut
Roland Thaxter, professor of Botany at Harvard University, asks colleague and dean Byron S. Hurlbut if President Roosevelt would be interested in collecting insect specimens in Africa. Thaxter stresses that such collection would be extremely beneficial in expanding the field and supporting his research.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-22