Poem To the Wild Sheep, Christmas Eve 1902

Subject(s): Bighorn sheep, Hunting, Poetry

Edward Kemeys writes a poem to commemorate a bighorn sheep that he killed and had mounted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-24

Creator(s)

Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907

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

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Other

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:

Poem To the Wild Sheep, Christmas Eve 1902. [December 24, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39924. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907. Poem To the Wild Sheep, Christmas Eve 1902. [24 Dec. 1902]. 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/o39924.

APA:

Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907.: , [1902, December 24]. Poem To the Wild Sheep, Christmas Eve 1902. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39924.

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.