Stone, Witmer, 1866-1939

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-03-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Stone, Witmer, 1866-1939

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Stone, Witmer, 1866-1939

Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to reading Witmer Stone’s article and wishes to see him in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-23

Theodore Roosevelt responds to Witmer Stone’s previous letter discussing a controversy surrounding an article Roosevelt had written about mammal and bird coloration. Roosevelt reiterates his willingness to discuss zoological topics, but not with individuals like J.A. Allen who are intent on misquoting him for the sake of political gain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-07

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Witmer Stone, editor of The Auk, regarding a recent article that inaccurately criticized Roosevelt’s prior work on “concealing coloration” and “counter-shading” in response to Abbot Handerson Thayer, including in African Game Trails. Roosevelt also defends photographs he had taken of birds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-22