Telegram from Mary Smythe Squires to Patty Selmes

Subject(s): Conservation of natural resources, Conservation projects (Natural resources), Minnesota--Cass Lake (Lake)

Mary Smythe Squires reminds Patty Selmes to help the Cass Lake National Park scheme. In a handwritten note, Selmes follows through on this request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Creator(s)

Squires, Mary Smythe

Recipient

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Telegram from Mary Smythe Squires to Patty Selmes. [January 17, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36735. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Squires, Mary Smythe. Telegram from Mary Smythe Squires to Patty Selmes. [17 Jan. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36735.

APA:

Squires, Mary Smythe., [1902, January 17]. Telegram from Mary Smythe Squires to Patty Selmes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36735.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.