Memorandum from Don Rickey to John W. Jay and Chester L. Brooks
Subject(s): Cowboys--Social life and customs, Frontier and pioneer life--Museums, Museums--Collection management, North Dakota--Medora, North Dakota--Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Historian Don Rickey reviews his visits to several museums while researching cowboy dress and equipment for the project at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The museums are unwilling to loan their “cowboy relics” and Rickey believes that the best method to build a collection is through a campaign in the Medora area.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1957-05-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Jay, John W., 1904-1973; Brooks, Chester L.
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from Don Rickey to John W. Jay and Chester L. Brooks. [May 17, 1957]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50109. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rickey, Don. Memorandum from Don Rickey to John W. Jay and Chester L. Brooks. [17 May. 1957]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50109.
APA:
Rickey, Don.: , [1957, May 17]. Memorandum from Don Rickey to John W. Jay and Chester L. Brooks. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50109.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
