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Study summarizing the findings of the 1959 archaeological excavation of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Dee Calderwood Taylor of Montana State University offers background information on the ranch, building diagrams, and a complete list of items found during excavation.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959
President Roosevelt introduces Oric Bates to Ambassador Leishman and asks that he help Bates and Richard Norton obtain a firman, or permit, to do archaeological digs in Tripoli, Ottoman Empire. Bates and Norton are working for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-21
Paul L. Beaubien thanks Professor Taylor for his letter and the summary of activities at the Elkhorn Ranch site the previous summer. Beaubien makes many comments on the status of the dig, both about Taylor’s activities, as well as what had been done on the earlier excavation by Beaubien. He makes special comment asking whether the area had been flooded since Theodore Roosevelt lived there, and expresses his hopes for Taylor’s final report.
1959-12-01
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Langdon Warner, a first class archeologist and friend. Warner is seeking permits to explore and excavate near the headwaters of the Yenisei River and in Mongolia. Roosevelt vouches for Warner’s abilities and previous work. He requests that his letter be placed before the proper authorities.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-12