Description of the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Edgar Alexander Mearns

Subject(s): Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916, Natural history, Spanish-American War (1898), United States--Hudson River, Zoological specimens

Edgar Alexander Mearns has known Theodore Roosevelt since 1874. They collected natural history specimens on the Hudson River. Mearns and Roosevelt had a “speaking acquaintance” when Roosevelt was civil service commissioner. This document is a fragment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Recipient

Unknown

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

Other

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:

Description of the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Edgar Alexander Mearns. [May 1, 1913]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187037. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Description of the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Edgar Alexander Mearns. [1 May. 1913]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187037.

APA:

Unknown.: , [1913, May 1]. Description of the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Edgar Alexander Mearns. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187037.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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