Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt asks Charles D. Walcott if he can have lunch on November 21.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-10
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Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt invites Charles D. Walcott and Mr. Miller come to see him for lunch whenever they come visit New York City.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt asks Charles D. Walcott if he knows when Edmund Heller is set to publish a certain study based on what the group discovered on a recent trip, as Roosevelt is anxious to make a permanent record of their travels. Roosevelt also asks when Walcott will send a pair of rhinoceros to the American Museum of Natural History where they will be displayed.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt believes there is no “finer and more touching letter” than Charles D. Walcott’s concerning the tragic death of his wife, Helena Burrows Walcott. He is impressed with the Walcott’s recent discussions about what should happen if either one died. Roosevelt is proud of the Walcott children’s “joy of living” and eagerness to “take the best advantage of the opportunity life affords.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Doolittle Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Dr. Charles D. Walcott about Congress’ refusal to appropriate the necessary monies for mounting of the larger animals and birds. He mentions that Mrs. Kennedy has written to him “in anything but an enthusiastic frame of mind” and will be sure to put anyone with an interest in natural or botanical works in touch with Walcott.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt tells Charles D. Walcott that he is glad James L. Clark will be working on the taxidermy of some of the groups of specimens he brought back from his African Safari. He asks for clarification about the funding from Congress for the work of mounting the specimens, and about whether Edmund Heller has sent the pamphlets dealing with the giant eland and white rhino yet.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt asks Dr. Walcott if he is correct in telling friends that Walcott cannot express any dissatisfaction with the level of appropriations from Congress. Walcott does need an adequately large appropriation to complete the mounting of the specimens quickly.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-02
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt writes Charles D. Walcott that Andrew Carnegie does not want any further information from Roosevelt on the subject of art. Roosevelt is excited that Walcott will mount the giant eland and white rhino at the Smithsonian. Roosevelt would like to lunch with Walcott before his trip to the Rockies.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-12
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary invites Dr. Walcott to come for lunch tomorrow at one o’clock at The Outlook office. Roosevelt has many things he wishes to discuss with Walcott.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt sends to Charles D. Walcott a hippo foot ink stand as a reminder of his trip to Africa with Walcott as his “chief.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt says that Edmund Heller has his blessing to go to Africa. He tells Charles D. Wolcott that he would prefer for Heller’s pamphlet on the giant eland to be published before he leaves.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
After speaking with Edmund Heller further, Theodore Roosevelt has concluded that it is not wise for Heller to travel to Africa at the current time. He notes that there is a history of collectors collecting many specimens for museums and then not studying them further. He thinks it will be more valuable for Heller to remain in the United States and finish writing a full report on the specimens collected during Roosevelt’s African expedition.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt wishes Charles D. Walcott and “that fine native American citizen” a happy New Year.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
Theodore Roosevelt is interested in what Charles D. Walcott has to say and wishes him good luck.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt asks Charles D. Wolcott to inform J. Alden Loring and Edmund Heller that they are not supposed to write anything for publication regarding Roosevelt’s African safari until after Roosevelt’s book and articles are published, and that this includes making sure that any of their letters home to their families are not published.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-03
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt informs Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, of a recent change made to the procedures for the purchasing of office supplies. The executive departments are adapting their procedures for purchasing office supplies to conform with the modified regulations, and Roosevelt directs the Smithsonian Institution to act likewise.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt sends Charles D. Walcott an enclosed letter from Frank M. Chapman. Roosevelt thinks it may be good if he is able to get a taxidermist who has been to Africa before, and wonders if it would be possible to get the man whom Chapman mentions. It would be nice to get a taxidermist who knows something about medicine as well, but Roosevelt is not sure of the chance of that.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt is greatly pleased by Charles D. Walcott’s letter, and is glad to be going on safari on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution. They will arrange details when they meet, but Roosevelt says that the only thing he wants understood is that no one else will write anything until after his articles have been published.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-02
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt writes to Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to explain his plans for his African safari. Roosevelt plans to depart around April 1, which he says will put him in Mombasa by May 1. He plans to spend about ten months in Africa, and hopes to collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution, not only of big game animals, but also of birds and smaller game. Roosevelt will make arrangements to publish a book chronicling his travels which should pay for his travels, but he would also like to bring along field taxidermists and naturalists to assist with the collection of animals, and he does not have the means to pay the way for their accompaniment. Roosevelt wonders if the Smithsonian would be able to hire the services of a field taxidermist. If it will not, Roosevelt says, he may be able to try to get a congressional appropriation, or see if the Carnegie Institute would be able to help.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles D. Walcott
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Charles D. Walcott of a portion of a bill which empowers him to request that Walcott and Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson allow space in the National Museum and Agriculture buildings for the International Tuberculosis Congress for meetings and exhibits. In accordance with the bill, Roosevelt directs Walcott to prepare for these, and authorizes him to spend funds in order to do so.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-03