Letter from Carl Ethan Akeley to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, East, Akeley, Delia J. (Delia Julia), 1875?-1970, Books and reading, Elephant hunting, Field Museum of Natural History, Leather bindings (Bookbinding), Taxidermy
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Carl Ethan Akeley, Taxidermist-in-Chief of the Field Museum, sends President Roosevelt a manuscript about an elephant hunt in which he and his wife, Delia J. Akeley, participated. The manuscript is bound in the leather of one of the elephants Mrs. Akeley killed, and Akeley hopes it encourages Roosevelt to take a hunting trip to British East Africa.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-04
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 Carl Ethan Akeley to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 4, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57374. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926. Letter from Carl Ethan Akeley to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Nov. 1907]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57374.
APA:
Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926.: , [1907, November 4]. Letter from Carl Ethan Akeley to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57374.
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. December 2, 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.
