Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Africa, Books and reading, Hunting, South America, Travel

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-05-18

Creator(s)

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

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 18, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o103357. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937. Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 May. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o103357.

APA:

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937., [1914, May 18]. Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o103357.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.