Letter from Charles Sheldon to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alaska, Alaska--Admiralty Island, Alaska--Montague Island, Alaska--Mount McKinley, Animals--Color, Bear hunting, Books and reading, British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, British Columbia--Queen Charlotte Islands, Caribou hunting, Charles Scribner's Sons, Elk hunting, Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942, Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Sheldon, Louisa Gulliver, 1879-1959, Travel writing
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Charles Sheldon thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter. Sheldon describes his second book Scribner will publish next spring including several hunting experiences on Pacific Coast Islands and Alaska. Sheldon shares his opinions on Roosevelt’s Concealing Coloration pamphlet and what other’s have written to him about it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-03
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
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 Charles Sheldon to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 3, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70968. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928. Letter from Charles Sheldon to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70968.
APA:
Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928., [1911, October 3]. Letter from Charles Sheldon to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o70968.
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. January 23, 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.
