Letter from Roland Thaxter to Byron S. Hurlbut
Subject(s): Africa, Insects--Type specimens, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scientific expeditions, Travels
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Roland Thaxter, professor of Botany at Harvard University, asks colleague and dean Byron S. Hurlbut if President Roosevelt would be interested in collecting insect specimens in Africa. Thaxter stresses that such collection would be extremely beneficial in expanding the field and supporting his research.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-22
Creator(s)
Recipient
Hurlbut, Byron S. (Byron Satterlee), 1865-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Roland Thaxter to Byron S. Hurlbut. [February 22, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60334. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Thaxter, Roland, 1858-1932. Letter from Roland Thaxter to Byron S. Hurlbut. [22 Feb. 1909]. 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/o60334.
APA:
Thaxter, Roland, 1858-1932.: , [1909, February 22]. Letter from Roland Thaxter to Byron S. Hurlbut. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60334.
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.
