Letter from Ernest Thompson Seton to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service--Legal status, laws, etc., Mammal surveys, Mammals--Classification, Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942, Seton-Thompson, Grace Gallatin, United States. Bureau of Biological Survey, Wilson, James, 1835-1920
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Ernest Thompson Seton relays details on his recent meeting with C. Hart Merriam discussing Merriam’s “magnum opus” on North American mammals. Merriam, being a civil servant, cannot take more than six months’ leave to work on his research. If Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson were to request a list of mammals in North America beneficial to agriculture and commerce, this would cut Merriam’s work by at least one-third.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-20
Creator(s)
Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946
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 Ernest Thompson Seton to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 20, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60075. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Letter from Ernest Thompson Seton to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60075.
APA:
Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946., [1909, January 20]. Letter from Ernest Thompson Seton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60075.
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. April 6, 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.
