Theodore Roosevelt Disposes of His Boyhood Bird Specimens
Subject(s): American Museum of Natural History, Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887, Batty, J. H. (Joseph H.), 1847-1906, Birds--Collection and preservation, Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899, Fox, William H. (William Henry), 1857-1921, Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878, Minot, H. D. (Henry Davis), 1859-1890, New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, Osborn, Frederick Sturges, 1859-1875, Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Savannah sparrow, Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909, Smithsonian Institution, Snowy owl, Starlings, Taxidermy, Werboff, Michael A., 1896-1996
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Paul Russell Cutright examines the donation of Theodore Roosevelt’s bird collection to the Smithsonian Institution and the American Museum of Natural History. Cutright focuses on the donation to the Smithsonian since it was very large, 622 bird skins, and he details how the collection was cataloged, where and to whom individual specimens were dispersed, and he highlights some of the more notable specimens like the Snowy owl.
Pictures of Theodore Roosevelt and his father and a copy of two pages of the accession records of the Smithsonian accompany the article. The cover of this issue features a picture of the Snowy owl shot, prepared, and donated to the American Museum of Natural History by Roosevelt.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on the second page of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1983
Creator(s)
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
8
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:
Theodore Roosevelt Disposes of His Boyhood Bird Specimens. [December 19, 1983]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307470. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988. Theodore Roosevelt Disposes of His Boyhood Bird Specimens. [19 Dec. 1983]. 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/o307470.
APA:
Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988., [1983, December 19]. Theodore Roosevelt Disposes of His Boyhood Bird Specimens.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307470.
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.
