Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl H. Eigenmann
Subject(s): Authors and publishers, Biogeography, Books and reading, Continental drift, Haseman, J. D. (John Diederich), Vertebrates--Geographical distribution, Zoogeography
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Theodore Roosevelt regrets that he will not be able to help Carl H. Eigenmann have his monograph published. He has not even been able to publish the results of his own Smithsonian African expedition. Roosevelt is glad that Eigenmann appreciated his comments on J. D. Haseman’s work, which was strong but required “sharp attention” to its faults. Roosevelt appreciated Haseman’s statement that a genus’s current distribution provides only a remote indication of its place of origin and dispersal. He is not yet ready to accept the “theory of continental connections” to explain the distribution of vertebrate life.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl H. Eigenmann. [December 17, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211054. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl H. Eigenmann. [17 Dec. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211054.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl H. Eigenmann.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211054.
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 13, 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.
