Letter from Roy N. Bunn to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American bison, American bison populations, Bison, Missouri River, North Dakota--Devils Lake, South Dakota--Brookings County, United States--Big Sioux River
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Roy Bunn thanks President Roosevelt for the letter regarding extermination of bison. He proposes the theory that large herds of bison may have been overcome by cold and starvation, not hunted by Indians as they would not have left remaining skeletons.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-19
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Roy N. Bunn to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52821. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bunn, Roy N.. Letter from Roy N. Bunn to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Mar. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52821.
APA:
Bunn, Roy N.., [1906, March 19]. Letter from Roy N. Bunn to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52821.
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. January 22, 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.
