Letter from Gerard Hudson Gurney to Margaret Jane Gurney
Subject(s): Big game hunting, Kenya--Nairobi, Loder, Edmund Giles, 1849-1920, Safaris
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Gerard Hudson Gurney writes to his mother over a period of about two weeks with updates on his safari hunting endeavors. Gurney discusses the animals he has seen and those he has shot, some of which he is collecting as specimens for studies in natural history. Gurney is traveling with Sir Edmund Giles Loder and he enjoys being away from civilization and seeing animals in their natural environment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-26
Creator(s)
Gurney, Gerard Hudson, 1880-1934
Recipient
Gurney, Margaret Jane, 1852-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
9
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 Gerard Hudson Gurney to Margaret Jane Gurney. [January 26, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55406. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gurney, Gerard Hudson, 1880-1934. Letter from Gerard Hudson Gurney to Margaret Jane Gurney. [26 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55406.
APA:
Gurney, Gerard Hudson, 1880-1934.: , [1907, January 26]. Letter from Gerard Hudson Gurney to Margaret Jane Gurney. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55406.
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. November 25, 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.
