Barbour, Thomas, 1884-1946

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1911-10-26

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt invites Thomas Barbour and his wife, Rosamund Pierce Barbour, to join him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for lunch. Roosevelt will also invite John C. Phillips, John T. Nichols, and their wives to the lunch. Roosevelt briefly mentions Mrs. Roosevelt’s recent fall.

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Creation Date

1911-10-06

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt expresses concern that Thomas Barbour’s wife, Rosamond Pierce Barbour, is ill. Roosevelt wishes her a speedy recovery and hopes to see them both soon.

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1912-12-09

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt is delighted that Thomas Barbour will respond to Francis H. Allen’s article about “concealed coloration” in The Auk that attacked Roosevelt. Roosevelt is upset by Allen’s omission and misrepresentation of facts, including on the topics of “counter-shading” and natural selection. Roosevelt wishes Barbour could come to Oyster Bay for experiments regarding colors for concealment at night.

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Creation Date

1912-12-03

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt sends Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, a copy of a letter he sent to The Auk.

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Creation Date

1912-11-27

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to compliment his article and say he will remember that quotation from the Chilean government. He says it is exasperating to have to answer “a poor creature” like Allen who does not know anything about any subject. Roosevelt may be referring to Barbour’s colleague Glover M. Allen.

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Creation Date

1913-01-15

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, asking him to come visit at Oyster Bay to talk over “all those matters.”

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Creation Date

1916-03-31

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to congratulate him on going to Cuba. Roosevelt feels Barbour is right regarding the theory in question if it is within reasonable limits. He wants Barbour to stop over for a night when he returns.

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Creation Date

1918-01-03

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to criticize Abbott Handerson Thayer’s article in The Auk. Roosevelt was amused at Thayer’s allusion to Barbour and John C. Phillips and does not understand how naturalists can take him seriously. He calls him “fundamentally dishonest” regarding theories about bird coloration.

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Creation Date

1911-10-26

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to relay Kermit Roosevelt’s address in Brazil. Roosevelt is pleased with Barbour’s collecting trip in East Cuba. He asks Barbour to write John C. Phillips and have him observe “the desert or Isabella chat, and the black and white chat,” as Roosevelt believes the species behavior is due to their coloration. He invites Barbour and his wife to lunch.

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Creation Date

1912-01-04

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour

Theodore Roosevelt writes Thomas Barbour, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, to complain about Allen’s attack on Roosevelt’s article about animal coloration. He may be referring to Barbour’s colleague Glover M. Allen. He defends his article and also cites Abbott Handerson Thayer’s work. Roosevelt feels The Auk should be ashamed of publishing Allen’s piece and tells Barbour to show this letter to any ornithologists he wishes. He wants Barbour to come to Oyster Bay so they can do experiments with black and white cloths.

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Creation Date

1912-12-03

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