The National Wildlife Refuge System, 1903-1978
Subject(s): Antiquities Act of 1906 (United States), Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park, California--Muir Woods National Monument, Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park, Florida--Dry Tortugas, Florida--Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana--Breton National Wildlife Refuge, National monuments, National parks and reserves, National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.), North Dakota--Sullys Hill National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma--Platt National Park, Oregon--Crater Lake National Park, Oregon--Klamath Basin, Oregon--Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon--Three Arch Rocks, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Dakota--Wind Cave National Park, Wyoming--Devils Tower National Monument
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Two paragraph excerpt from Paul Russell Cutright’s Theodore Roosevelt: The Naturalist that describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to establish the Pelican Island bird refuge in Florida along with a number of other bird reservations from 1903 to 1909. The Cutright excerpt is followed by two paragraphs that describe Roosevelt’s creation of national parks and monuments and closes with a quotation on conservation from his A Book-Lover’s Holiday in the Open.
A picture of Roosevelt examining a bird egg along with two unidentified men at a federal bird reservation in 1915 accompanies the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1978
Creator(s)
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
1
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:
The National Wildlife Refuge System, 1903-1978. [December 19, 1978]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305884. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988. The National Wildlife Refuge System, 1903-1978. [19 Dec. 1978]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305884.
APA:
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988., [1978, December 19]. The National Wildlife Refuge System, 1903-1978.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305884.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
