Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Big game animals, Bighorn sheep, Mammals--Type specimens, Pamphlets, Puma
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C. Hart Merriam encloses a leaflet that contains three additions to the “big game.” They have collected eight skins and skulls of the Mexican bighorn. Merriam requests that Roosevelt send the cougar skulls “uncleaned.” Roosevelt’s series of samples will help make determinations about the amount of individual variation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-04-06
Creator(s)
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 6, 1901]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o31253. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942. Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Apr. 1901]. Multi-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/o31253.
APA:
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942.: , [1901, April 6]. Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o31253.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
