Roosevelt and Emmons
Subject(s): Alaska, Alaska--Lynn Canal, Alaska--Skagway, Alaska--Tongass National Forest, Aleuts--Population, American Museum of Natural History, Athapascan Indians, Boone and Crockett Club, Emmons, George Thornton, Eskimos, Field Museum of Natural History, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Indians of North America--Alcohol use, Indians of North America--Crimes against, Indians of North America--Fishing, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, North America--Yukon River Valley, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Salmon--Conservation, Smithsonian Institution
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David Eugene Conrad examines the relationship between President Theodore Roosevelt and retired naval officer George T. Emmons. Roosevelt made Emmons “his principal adviser on Alaska,” and tasked him with helping to resolve a boundary dispute with Canada and with examining the condition of Native American tribes who were suffering at the hands of white settlers and miners. Conrad notes how Roosevelt used Emmons to go around the federal government bureaucracy, especially in the Department of the Interior. He stresses Emmons’s concern for the plight of the native tribes of Alaska, and he notes that some of his recommendations to Roosevelt were made into law by acts of Congress.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1977
Creator(s)
Conrad, David E. (David Eugene), 1928-2019
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Roosevelt and Emmons. [December 1, 1977]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305833. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Conrad, David E. (David Eugene), 1928-2019. Roosevelt and Emmons. [1 Dec. 1977]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305833.
APA:
Conrad, David E. (David Eugene), 1928-2019.: , [1977, December 1]. Roosevelt and Emmons. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305833.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
