Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Aleš Hrdlička
Subject(s): American Museum of Natural History, Andes Region, Argentina, Extinct animals, Glacial epoch, Horses, Lions, Museo de La Plata, Mylodontidae, Neanderthals, Pleistocene Geologic Epoch, South America--Patagonia, Type specimens (Natural history)
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Theodore Roosevelt is interested in Dr. Aleš Hrdlicka’s recent article on Neanderthals. Roosevelt talks about his visit to the La Plata Museum and public opinion on recent discoveries by the Argentinian anthropologist Florentino Ameghino and the specimens Dr. Moreno had given him. Roosevelt talks about geologic time scales and asks if Hrdlicka knows “the antiquity of human remains” that Moreno discovered; Roosevelt gave the specimens from Moreno to the American Museum of Natural History.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-02-13
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
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 Aleš Hrdlička. [February 13, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211682. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Aleš Hrdlička. [13 Feb. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211682.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, February 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Aleš Hrdlička.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211682.
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 23, 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.
