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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Dr. Hrdlicka for the letter and pamphlets. He has been reading the pamphlets with interest and “reasonable intelligence.” Roosevelt makes several comments regarding anthropology and human migration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-01
Theodore Roosevelt is interested in Dr. Aleš Hrdlicka’s recent article on Neanderthals. Roosevelt talks about his visit to the La Plata Museum and public opinion on recent discoveries by the Argentinian anthropologist Florentino Ameghino and the specimens Dr. Moreno had given him. Roosevelt talks about geologic time scales and asks if Hrdlicka knows “the antiquity of human remains” that Moreno discovered; Roosevelt gave the specimens from Moreno to the American Museum of Natural History.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-13
Theodore Roosevelt approves of Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the National Museum taking measurements and to come over for lunch or dinner if he is ever in New York City.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-13