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Memorandum encloses three separate documents pertaining to the Maltese Cross Ranch and the Elkhorn Ranch, including a memo from the acting regional historian which recommends not acquiring the Maltese Cross Ranch and two autobiographical excerpts (copies) from Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1940-03-13
Project Manager Hoyt has located only one feature within Roosevelt Regional Park named after a living person. Sperati Point is named after Dr. Carlo Alberto Sperati, professor of music at Luther College. This is the locally accepted name of the feature and has been since before the establishment of the park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1938-02-11
Alfred P. Kelley, Chairman of the Recreational Resources Committee of Portland, Oregon, writes to National Park Service Director Cammerer with a request for more information on the proposed Olympic National Park. Their committee wishes to know whether the park is envisioned as a wilderness area, or if it will have roads to accommodate tourists.
1936-11-17
Representative Raker sends Assistant Director of the National Park Service Cammerer a letter to forward to Director of the National Park Service Stephen Tyng Mather. Raker hopes that Mather will be able to meet with Arthur L. Conard when he is visits California later in the year.
1919-09-18
Gutzon Borglum outlines the parameters of his original contract, his struggles to amend the contract with the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission, and what he feels he should be paid in light of the multiple difficulties that have slowed progress on the monument. In spite of the current situation, Borglum vows that he will continue working on the monument until completion, whether or not he is paid what he believes he is owed.
1937-05-07
Superintendent Freeland encloses a report regarding his visit to Verendrye National Monument.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1935-10-31