George B. Cortelyou notifies Representative Tongue that President Roosevelt has approved H. R. 4393, which establishes a national park at Crater Lake, Oregon. Cortelyou also sends the pen used to sign the bill.

Collection

Crater Lake National Park

Creation Date

1902-05-24

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Recipient

Tongue, Thomas H., 1844-1903

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Crater Lake 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 George B. Cortelyou to Thomas H. Tongue. [May 24, 1902]. Crater Lake National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293784. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Thomas H. Tongue. [24 May. 1902]. Image.
Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293784.

APA:

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940., [1902, May 24]. Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Thomas H. Tongue.
Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293784.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Crater Lake National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park.

APA:

Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/crater-lake-national-park.