Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952, Naturalists, Nature stories--Authorship, Shiras, George, 1859-1942, Writing
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Casper Whitney, editor of Outing Magazine, informs President Roosevelt that he ended up not using any of George Shiras’s material in an upcoming article on the “nature fakers” controversy. Casper has previously avoided the topic as it makes him “mad to have to seriously discuss the perfectly idiotic stuff which Long puts forth as natural history.” He feels Roosevelt and John Burroughs have expressed themselves well in this matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-10
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 10, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56693. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929. Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Aug. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56693.
APA:
Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929., [1907, August 10]. Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56693.
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. July 30, 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.
