Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson
Subject(s): Autobiographies, Books and reading, Connolly, James B., 1915-1981, Fargo-Moorhead Open Forum, Ferris, Sylvane M., 1858-1933, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Historic buildings--Evaluation, Illinois--Chicago, Iowa, Letters, Maltese Cross Ranch Cabin (N.D.), Massachusetts--Chestnut Hill, Minnesota, National parks and reserves--Information resources, Nebraska, New York (State), North Dakota--Elkhorn Ranch, North Dakota--Medora, North Dakota--Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Powell, Walter D., 1869-1959, Ranches, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Travel, United States--Little Missouri River
Click on image to zoom in
Ray H. Mattison thanks Roy P. Johnson for his hard work gathering and sending him research materials regarding the authenticity of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross cabin. The information Mattison has gathered from interviewing old timers backs the authenticity of the cabin thus far, although he still has more people to interview. Mattison believes Hermann Hagedorn is incorrect in saying that Roosevelt went to Red River country in Nebraska in 1882, because there is Red River in Nebraska. He notes a paragraph in Roosevelt’s 1920 autobiography in which the President talks about his first trip to Fargo, North Dakota in 1883, not 1882.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-07-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson. [July 23, 1949]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275057. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980. Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson. [23 Jul. 1949]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275057.
APA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980., [1949, July 23]. Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275057.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
