Letter from Edmund Heller to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Etiquette, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Natural history museums--Collection management, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
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Edmund Heller thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his kind words. He shares that Charles D. Walcott, the secretary of the Smithsonian, plans to raise funds for illustrating the museum’s African collection. While studying the collection, Heller discovered eleven new forms and a new genus, which he has already named.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-12-09
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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 Edmund Heller to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 9, 1910]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62689. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939. Letter from Edmund Heller to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62689.
APA:
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939.: , [1910, December 9]. Letter from Edmund Heller to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o62689.
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 4, 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.
