Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928

President Roosevelt informs Charles Sheldon he has seen the pamphlet but is glad to look over it again.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs Charles Sheldon of his travel itinerary for his trip to and from Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-06

Theodore Roosevelt is glad Charles Sheldon is coming with him to Boston, Massachusetts. He invited Sheldon, Frank M. Chapman, and William Brewster to breakfast next Saturday. Roosevelt has an anecdote to share about Abbott Handerson Thayer using one of F. R. N. Findley’s photographs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-28

Theodore Roosevelt informs Charles Sheldon that while the Travelers Club does want him to speak, it will have to be at a different meeting. However, Sheldon is welcome to attend the dinner and meeting. Roosevelt wants Sheldon to attend with him. His article on Sheldon’s book will be in the upcoming issue of The Outlook. Abbott Hansen Thayer is coming to visit Roosevelt, who finds it comical that he is worried about ideal environmental conditions for his concealment experiments.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-24

Theodore Roosevelt invites Charles Sheldon to speak alongside him at the Harvard Travelers Club.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-16

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles Sheldon for sending a copy of his book. Roosevelt was very interested to read it. He hopes to be able to see Sheldon soon to discuss some of the material in the book, specifically sheep coloration, a topic Roosevelt himself wrote a pamphlet on. Roosevelt gives his regards to Mrs. Sheldon, and he looks forward to visiting them soon. Frederick Courteney Selous sent his regards to Sheldon and inquired about his writing. Roosevelt offers to send Selous his spare copy of Sheldon’s book, if Sheldon would like.

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary invites Charles Sheldon and his wife to visit Oyster Bay next Thursday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-25

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary confirms arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheldon to visit the Roosevelts at Sagamore Hill for lunch.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-17

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles Sheldon for the pamphlet. Roosevelt hopes that Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon will come out for lunch at Oyster Bay when the weather is better.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928

Theodore Roosevelt returns Frederick Courteney Selous’s letter to Charles Sheldon, and writes that it was very interesting and similar to another letter he received. Selous’s life work has been hunting. Roosevelt suggests that Sheldon utilize Selous in war. While Roosevelt understands that Selous is over the maximum age list for service, he suggests waiving the rule in this case, and hopes that Secretary Horatio Herbert Kitchener will do so, despite Kitchener’s prejudice. Roosevelt enjoyed dining with Sheldon, and would love to see Sheldon’s big game library.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-29

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Charles Sheldon about an Alaska big game hunt that his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, would like to take in the summer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-08

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates what Charles Sheldon has said about his Brazil book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-07

President Roosevelt shall try to look into the actions of the honeybird, which John Burroughs also mentioned to him. Roosevelt wishes he had Charles Sheldon’s age and endurance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-18

President Roosevelt tells Charles Sheldon that Frederick Courteney Selous is visiting for a night or two, and asks him to come to Washington. He will try to get Gifford Pinchot and a few other men to come to dinner to discuss “nothing but forests and big game.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-12

George Bird Grinnell received Charles Sheldon’s letter discussing the amendment to the Sulzer Bill. Grinnell agrees with Sheldon’s reasons for supporting the Bill, “after the war is over there may be reasonable cooperation between residents of Alaska and game conservators elsewhere.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-06-13