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Superintendent Luce confirms that William C. Williams and Frank Neely were members of the 7th Cavalry’s 1876 expedition. Under the command of General Terry, they would have been near Medora, North Dakota, on May 29-30, 1876. The name Dudley was not found on the muster rolls but he could have been a teamster or part of a different unit.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-12-24
Historian Ray H. Mattison summarizes research he has done at the State Historical Society of North Dakota, regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s cattle ranches, in order to collect materials to be used at Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-21
Ray H. Mattison writes Allyn F. Hanks detailing his research progress regarding Theodore Roosevelt and early ranching in North and South Dakota. Mattison mentions his sources, the Bad Lands Cow Boy, Black Hills Weekly Journal, and the Bismarck Tribune.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-01-25
Ray H. Mattison provides a daily account of his research travels from the East Coast to the Badlands to Allyn F. Hanks.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-04-19
Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks writes to Regional Director Baker regarding correspondence with Carleton Putnam. Putnam is writing a biography of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-07-26
Chester L. Brooks is interested in the diary of William R. Simmers’s father for a Theodore Roosevelt research project. This document was attached to a memorandum from regional historian Olaf T. Hagen.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-02-12
Olaf T. Hagen writes to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks regarding research plans for Elkhorn Ranch site and Maltese Cross cabin. Hagen suggests Ray H. Mattison travel to Bismarck, North Dakota, for further research.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-04
Howard W. Baker writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding a book manuscript by Zdena Trinka, its accuracy, and the possibility of Ray H. Mattison writing a foreword for it.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-05
Allyn F. Hanks informs Howard W. Baker of Olaf T. Hagen’s request for a copy of Little Missouri Stockgrowers Association meeting minutes.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-06-24
Howard W. Baker writes to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks regarding a brochure and pageant in connection with the park. Baker says they appreciate Ray H. Mattison’s comments.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-07-18
Ray H. Mattison writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding a manuscript believed to be a diary kept by Mrs. William Reid.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-04-27
Olaf T. Hagen writes to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks regarding historian Ray H. Mattison’s research notes.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-01-06
William J. Briggle writes to Howard W. Baker regarding Elkhorn Ranch research and photographs of John H. Reid. Briggle asks that six copies of the photographs be made.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-09-26
Allyn F. Hanks writes to Howard W. Baker regarding a typewritten copy of Theodore Roosevelt’s diary from 1886 and a letter from Nora Cordingley of the Harvard Library. Cordingley’s letter explains the omitted portion of the diary.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-05-01
Ray H. Mattison writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding Olaf T. Hagen’s unfinished manuscript, Pyramid Park 1879-1883, Where Theodore Roosevelt Came to Hunt Buffalo. Mattison wishes to find some of Hagen’s sources from the Bismark Daily Tribune and the Bismark Weekly Tribune at the Minnesota State Historical Society to fact check the manuscript.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-02-27
Herbert E. Kahler writes to Howard W. Baker regarding plans to microfilm three War Department records for Chester L. Brooks.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-03-09
John W. Jay, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, writes to Howard W. Baker, the Regional Director over the park, about a possible visit of the Roosevelt family.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-06-12
R. H. Lewis writes to Howard W. Baker, the Regional Director of the National Parks Service, regarding the use of a triangle shape as Theodore Roosevelt’s brand for an upcoming exhibition.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959-04-07
Newell Fodge Joyner writes to Warren D. Hotchkiss regarding Theodore Roosevelt objects at a Library of Congress exhibit. Joyner mentions a copy of Roosevelt’s The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, New York, and provides information about cattle brands used by Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1960-02-26
Notice from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture regarding re-registering livestock brands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1985