Letter from Kate Roberts Pelissier to Ray H. Mattison
Subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, Local history, North Dakota--Bismarck, North Dakota--Medora, North Dakota--Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Pelissier, Louis Albert, 1897-1970, Resourcefulness, Roberts, Margaret Barr, 1853?-1938, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States--Black Hills, United States--Dakota Territory
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Kate Roberts Pelissier writes to Ray H. Mattison, historian at Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, to inquire if she can be of any help regarding questions about the history of the Medora area. Pelissier, whose mother was Margaret Roberts, a good friend of Theodore Roosevelt, gives a brief history of her family’s time in the North Dakota Badlands.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1948-12-14
Creator(s)
Pelissier, Kate Roberts, 1875-
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Kate Roberts Pelissier to Ray H. Mattison. [December 14, 1948]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287152. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pelissier, Kate Roberts, 1875-. Letter from Kate Roberts Pelissier to Ray H. Mattison. [14 Dec. 1948]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287152.
APA:
Pelissier, Kate Roberts, 1875-., [1948, December 14]. Letter from Kate Roberts Pelissier to Ray H. Mattison.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287152.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
