Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
Subject(s): Alaska--Eagle, Caribou hunting, Hunting--Management, Subsistence hunting, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture
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President Roosevelt has enclosed a letter for Acting Secretary of War Oliver from the Department of Agriculture that explains itself. Roosevelt asks Shaw to wire “the Commander of Military Post at Eagle” and notify him to only have the troops shoot caribou for subsistence and that to prevent the slaughter of caribou. Commercial hunting is prohibited.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Robert Shaw Oliver. [October 4, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290821. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver. [4 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290821.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, October 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290821.
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. February 5, 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.
