Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska
Subject(s): Alaska, Alaska--Fairbanks, American Bison Society, Big game hunting, Big game hunting--Economic aspects, Bills, Legislative, Boone and Crockett Club, Caribou hunting, Davison, Charles Stewart, Game laws, Game-laws--U.S. states, Grant, Madison, 1865-1937, Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, Houston, William Cannon, 1852-1931, Market hunting (Game hunting), Moose hunting, Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934, New York (State), New York Zoological Society, Sheep, Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928, Sulzer, William, 1863-1941, United States. Bureau of Biological Survey, United States. Congress, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Wildlife as food--Law and legislation, Wildlife conservation
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A statement authored by William T. Hornaday criticizes the Sulzer bill which would allow for the sale of moose, caribou, and white mountain sheep meat in Northern Alaska. Hornaday reports that he and several prominent game conservation associations were shocked to discover that the legal sale of big game in Alaska had been occurring for some time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-03-04
Creator(s)
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska. [March 4, 1918]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o136264. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937. Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska. [4 Mar. 1918]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o136264.
APA:
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937., [1918, March 4]. Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o136264.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
