Letter from Gifford Pinchot to John Campbell Greenway

Subject(s): Forestry consultants, Lumber trade, Minnesota, United States. Forest Service

Chief of the United States Forest Service Gifford Pinchot has considered the matter of President Roosevelt sending a personal representative to Minnesota. Pinchot believes it would be wiser to send someone with a knowledge of timber matters, especially lumber. Pinchot has J. B. White of Kansas City in mind. White is one of the greatest lumbermen in the country and has a wide practical knowledge of lumber.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-21

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Recipient

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Gifford Pinchot to John Campbell Greenway. [November 21, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51855. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to John Campbell Greenway. [21 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51855.

APA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1905, November 21]. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to John Campbell Greenway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51855.

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. March 27, 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.