Letter from W. G. Steel to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Associations, institutions, etc.--Membership, Mazamas (Portland, Or.), Membership requirements, Mountaineering--Societies, etc., Oregon--Crater Lake National Park, Oregon--Mount Hood
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Corresponding Secretary W. G. Steel extends to President Theodore Roosevelt an offer of honorary membership in the Mazamas, a mountain climbing club. The induction would recognize Roosevelt’s lifelong interest in natural conservation and his role in creating Crater Lake National Park. Steel describes the club’s history and the parameters of honorary membership and requests permission to submit Roosevelt’s name for election at the next annual meeting.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-08-17
Creator(s)
Steel, W. G. (William Gladstone)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
CRLA Box 7, LF1, Unnumbered
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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 W. G. Steel to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 17, 1905]. Crater Lake National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293790. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Steel, W. G. (William Gladstone). Letter from W. G. Steel to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293790.
APA:
Steel, W. G. (William Gladstone)., [1905, August 17]. Letter from W. G. Steel to Theodore Roosevelt.
Crater Lake National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293790.
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 15, 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.
