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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-04-15

Creator(s)

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 15, 1918]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o141038. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Apr. 1918]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o141038.

APA:

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938., [1918, April 15]. Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o141038.

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 16, 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.