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Theodore Roosevelt asks George Bird Grinnell if he has written Caspar Whitney and asks Grinnell what he plans on doing about the musk ox article. He also wishes to hurry the admission of Captain Brownson of the Navy Department into the Boone and Crockett Club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-23
Theodore Roosevelt thinks George Bird Grinnell’s suggestion about Bristow is excellent. Roosevelt wishes he could think of something more, but has made a “couple of typographical corrections.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-14
Theodore Roosevelt believes that he and George Bird Grinnell should try and get the musk ox story from Caspar Whitney.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt tells George Bird Grinnell that the title of General A. W. Greely’s book is Three Years of Arctic Service. Roosevelt agrees with putting the moose head on the cover of the book and if Grinnell gets short of copy, Roosevelt can give him some writing. Another idea if they are short of copy is for Grinnell and Roosevelt to write a composite article on the distribution of “big game animals of temperate North America.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-03
Theodore Roosevelt gives feedback on the article by Pierce that George Bird Grinnell sent him. Roosevelt likes photographing the deer from the canoe, but feels the article crosses over into the “funny” hunting story. Roosevelt thinks the piece should be cut to half its present length.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-02
Theodore Roosevelt is sure that George Bird Grinnell’s judgment is correct. In July, Roosevelt will send Grinnell his two articles, one published in Fortnightly Magazine and the other in Harper’s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes to George Bird Grinnell about the “forestry business.” Taking forests away from the settlers was part of an order issued by President Cleveland when he was at the end of his administration, and he agrees to cut Pierce’s article for Grinnell. Roosevelt also edited Grinnell’s statements about hunting stories. Roosevelt believes that “our scientific people” should care more about hunting. Roosevelt also wants Grinnell to add information about the destruction of the buffalo in Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-24
Theodore Roosevelt has sent George Bird Grinnell’s message to Cornelius Newton Bliss. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt has been able to rule out politics in appointing people to positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-25
Theodore Roosevelt questions the accuracy of the character sketch written by Ernest Thompson Seton. Roosevelt will send his article about his trip on the Little Missouri River to George Bird Grinnell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-05
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs George Bird Grinnell that W. Hallett Phillips will be buried in Savannah, Georgia. There will not be a funeral but possibly a brief service at the church.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-11
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with George Bird Grinnell that the Boone and Crockett dinner should be held in New York. Roosevelt would like Colonel Young to attend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-12-20