Natural history on insects

Subject(s): Insects, Zoology

Young Theodore Roosevelt filled this notebook with his observations on various species of ants, spiders, ladybugs, butterflies, fireflies, beetles, dragonflies, hawks, minnows and crayfish.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1869

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

44

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Notebook

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Natural history on insects. [January 15, 1869]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280234. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Natural history on insects. [15 Jan. 1869]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280234.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1869, January 15]. Natural history on insects.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280234.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.