Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller
Subject(s): Africa--German East Africa, Africa--German East Africa (Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania), Big game hunting, British Museum, Cunninghame, R. J. (Richard John), 1871-1925, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Museums--Collection management, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Rainey, Paul James, 1877-1923, Scientific expeditions, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Sudan--Baḥr al-Abyaḍ (Province), Tarlton, Leslie J. (Leslie Jefferis), 1877-1951, Travels, Washington (D.C.), Wildlife conservation, Zoological specimens
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Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Edmund Heller the need to quickly document big game specimens from Africa and urges him to return to Washington to finish his reports, sharing news from Frederick Selous and sending regards to friends.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Edmund Heller. [September 11, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219677. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller. [11 Sep. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219677.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, September 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund Heller.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219677.
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.
