Robert Barnwell Roosevelt and the Early Conservation Movement
Subject(s): American Fish Culturists' Association, Blackford, Eugene G. (Eugene Gilbert), 1839-1904, Conservation of natural resources, Fish culture, Fish populations--Management, Green, Seth, 1817-1888, Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858, Reiger, John F., Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906, Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886, Shad, Trout
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Richard P. Harmond examines the conservation efforts of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s uncle. Harmond discusses the influence of Henry William Herbert on Robert B. Roosevelt, and he looks at the productive relationship he had with Seth Green on the New York Fisheries Commission. Harmond dwells on Roosevelt’s work to establish the artificial hatching of fish to supplement declining natural populations, and he notes the tension between those who advocated propagating fish like trout for sportsmen and those who wanted to increase supplies of fish such as shad that could feed lots of people inexpensively.
A drawing of Robert B. Roosevelt and a photograph of the members of the New York Fisheries Commission appear in the article. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association as well as the members of its executive committee accompanies the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1988
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
10
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:
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt and the Early Conservation Movement. [January 8, 1988]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307765. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harmond, Richard P.. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt and the Early Conservation Movement. [8 Jan. 1988]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307765.
APA:
Harmond, Richard P.., [1988, January 8]. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt and the Early Conservation Movement.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307765.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
