Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam
Subject(s): Bean, Tarleton H. (Tarleton Hoffman), 1846-1916, California, Cheney, Albert Loren, Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945, Elk, Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Roosevelt elk
Click on image to zoom in
Theodore Roosevelt tells C. Hart Merriam to have Tarleton Hoffman Bean communicate with him. Roosevelt is also glad to help Charles W. Dabney, but is not sure if he knows a regent on the California coast. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt asks whether “roosevelti” is merely a synonym for “occidentalis,” meaning his namesake Roosevelt elk is the same as the Olympic Wapiti.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1899-02-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Language
English
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam. [February 22, 1899]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o163869. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam. [22 Feb. 1899]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o163869.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1899, February 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o163869.
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 30, 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.