Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam
Subject(s): Animals--Color, Charles Scribner's Sons, Donkeys, Gnus, Hartebeests, Horses, Hunting, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Oryx, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Skunks, Stigand, C. H. (Chauncy Hugh), 1877-1919, Uganda kob, Waterbuck, Zebras
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Theodore Roosevelt shares his observations on animal coloration with C. Hart Merriam and asks where he can get some of Merriam’s lectures on protective coloration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1913-04-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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. [April 9, 1913]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o209056. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam. [9 Apr. 1913]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o209056.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1913, April 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o209056.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
