Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Henry Tierney
Subject(s): Blackbirds, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Ornithology, Publications, Skylark, Thrushes
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Theodore Roosevelt knows that the blackbird was really a black thrush. He wishes it could be naturalized here. Roosevelt is glad that Richard Henry Tierney remembers his article on English birds. In the ninth chapter of his autobiography, Roosevelt speaks of the birds around Sagamore Hill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Tierney, Richard Henry, 1870-1928
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Richard Henry Tierney. [November 17, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210688. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Henry Tierney. [17 Nov. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210688.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Henry Tierney.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210688.
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. March 6, 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.
