Letter from George A. Strauss to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Books and reading, Fossils--Collection and preservation, North Dakota, Street addresses
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George A. Strauss has been reading President Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and noticed a section describing soil near Roosevelt’s ranch as being covered with “fossil plants, shells, fishes, etc.” Strauss collects fossils and requests contact information for someone living near the ranch who could collect some specimens for Strauss’s collection which was recently destroyed by fire.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-21
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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:
Letter from George A. Strauss to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 21, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37069. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Strauss, George A., 1856-1944. Letter from George A. Strauss to Theodore Roosevelt. [21 Feb. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37069.
APA:
Strauss, George A., 1856-1944., [1902, February 21]. Letter from George A. Strauss to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37069.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
