Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ernest Ingersoll for the recommendation of William Brooks Cabot’s book In Northern Labrador and says he will be sure to obtain the book.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-03-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would consider the government fortunate to have Ernest Ingersoll in its service, but the new Country Life Commission is only a volunteer group at the moment. Roosevelt has contacted Director of the Census S. N. D. North to see if any positions will open there soon, and will let Ingersoll know when he hears from him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Harper thanks Ernest Ingersoll for the letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-17

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could have done more in the matter of Ernest Ingersoll’s work, which deserved “a much more extended notice than [Roosevelt] was able to give it.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt is sorry to hear that Ernest Ingersoll has been so ill and is glad he is on the mend. He also acknowledges receiving the “Animal Competitors” article. He will try to help the Young Farmers Series and see if he can get a review in The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was happy to see Ernest Ingersoll. He would send Ingersoll the first edition of Mammals, but it was a gift from a friend and has an inscription on the title page, and Roosevelt is not willing to part with it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt invites Ernest Ingersoll to visit with him at the White House or at Oyster Bay. Roosevelt is impressed by his work as a naturalist and writer and gave Archibald B. Roosevelt a copy of Ingersoll’s Life of Animals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919