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Chester L. Brooks tells William R. Simmers he found mention of his father, Ellsworth Simmers, serving as a teacher in the early days of Medora, North Dakota. Brooks also inquires about microfilming his father’s diaries.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-04-15
Chester L. Brooks writes to H. K. Wilson regarding the missing diaries of Ellsworth Simmers and attempting to obtain them for valuable research related to the Badlands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-10-05
Chester L. Brooks writes to Russell Reid regarding the diaries of Ellsworth Simmers. Brooks wants Reid to microfilm portions of the diaries and believes Hermann Hagedorn may have some of the missing diaries.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-02-12
Chester L. Brooks writes to Howard K. Beale regarding the missing diaries of Ellsworth Simmers and their historical value. Brooks also mentions the missing diaries may possibly be kept by Hermann Hagedorn.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-03-02
Chester L. Brooks writes to Hermann Hagedorn regarding microfilming the Bad Lands Cowboy and inquires after a letter between Theodore Roosevelt and the Marquis de Morès.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-03-26
Typed copy of text from the Billings County Republican, which describes Theodore Roosevelt’s special request for his horse Muley.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-10
Typed excerpt of an article about the Marquis de Morès and his wife on a bear hunt taken from the Bismarck Daily Tribune, April 15, 1886.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949
Allyn F. Hanks writes to Carleton Putnam regarding Putnam’s plans to visit Medora, North Dakota, for research. Hanks suggests Putnam also visit the State Historical Society in Bismarck as well. Putnam is writing a biography of Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-08-08
Ray H. Mattison thanks Nora E. Cordingley for a copy of a diary and inquires about a map related to his Theodore Roosevelt research.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-02
Howard W. Baker writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding a book manuscript by Zdena Trinka, its accuracy, and the possibility of Ray H. Mattison writing a foreword for it.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-05
Ray H. Mattison writes to Zdena Trinka regarding her book The Theodore Roosevelt Saga of the Roosevelt National Memorial Park and his review of it for historical accuracy.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-04-27
Ray H. Mattison writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding the historical accuracy of Zdena Trinka’s book The Theodore Roosevelt Saga of the Roosevelt National Memorial Park and its endorsement.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-04-25
E. A. Phillips writes to Ray H. Mattison regarding Mattison’s article, “Roosevelt and the Stockgrowers Association.” Phillips is awaiting articles from Dr. Fletcher.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-12-13
Ray H. Mattison writes to Katherine Coleman, inquiring about her relation to John Goodall and any memories of Theodore Roosevelt and early Medora, North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-11-12
Ray H. Mattison writes to E. A. Phillips regarding the availability of two articles, Robert S. Fletcher’s, “The Hard Winter in Montana, 1886-1887” and “The End of the Open Range in Eastern Montana.”
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-11-11
E. A. Phillips refers Ray H. Mattison to Katherine Coleman, mentioning her connection to John Goodall, who was a foreman for the Marquis de Morès.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-11-04
Ray H. Mattison writes to Merrill C. Burlingame about articles Mattison found regarding railroad land grants and the Northern Pacific Railroad. Mattison also thanks Burlingame for going over materials pertaining to the open range cattle industry.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-11-04
Clare Smith writes to Ray H. Mattison regarding the availability of the Stockgrowers Journal at the Carnegie Public Library in Miles City, Montana.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-22
Ray H. Mattison writes to Hermann Hagedorn regarding a revision of Hagedorn’s book Roosevelt in the Badlands. Mattison offers help with the revision and provides a list of “old timers” with whom Hagedorn could talk.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-19
Ray H. Mattison writes to Russell Reid regarding a copy of the article “Roosevelt’s Ranches in North Dakota” and Mattison’s interviews with several men. Mattison gained a lot of information regarding Elkhorn Ranch and the Maltese Cross Cabin.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-12