Letter from Wilfred Hudson Osgood to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Animals--Color, Evolution, Fishes--Color, Mammals--Evolution, Natural selection, Naturalists, Protective coloration (Biology), Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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Wilfred Hudson Osgood congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on Roosevelt’s interesting paper, “Revealing and Concealing Coloration,” and Osgood appreciates it’s wider implications into natural selection and evolution. Osgood agrees with Roosevelt that protective coloration does not explain why colors and characteristics might exist on specific animals.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-12
Creator(s)
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson, 1875-1947
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Wilfred Hudson Osgood to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 12, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73495. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson, 1875-1947. Letter from Wilfred Hudson Osgood to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Dec. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73495.
APA:
Osgood, Wilfred Hudson, 1875-1947., [1911, December 12]. Letter from Wilfred Hudson Osgood to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o73495.
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. March 13, 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.
