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President Roosevelt will do all he can to help William Dutcher, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies. However, even though Roosevelt is president, it is useless for him to take action about Dutcher’s concerns unless representatives in Congress take the initiative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-08
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes for unwittingly plagiarizing a phrase from Stewart Edward White’s book The Rediscovered Country in his upcoming article in Scribner’s “The Bird Refuges of Louisiana.” He again expresses admiration for the book, which he had reread. Roosevelt says his old 1905 Springfield rifle is no longer functioning and asks for White’s recommendation on a new one, although Roosevelt doubts he will ever hunt again. Roosevelt mentions receiving letters from men involved in the war, including hunter R. J. Cuninghame.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-10-18
Theodore Roosevelt is happy to accept an invitation to visit John Milliken Parker in New Orleans. His sons Archie and Quentin will not be able to come, but Roosevelt will have his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, as a traveling companion. Roosevelt and Parker will spend three or four days visiting bird refuges along the gulf and in the delta before rejoining Mrs. Roosevelt in the city.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-03-31
Theodore Roosevelt sends his book on the World War to John Milliken Parker and notes that he will also send one to Frank Miller. Roosevelt expresses how much he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed visiting with Parker, Cecile Airey Parker, and their children. The visit to the bird refuge was a particular highlight for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-16
President Warren G. Harding designates the Montana National Bison Range, Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, and Elk Refuge as bird refuges, in addition to their previous designations.
1921-12-22
Duane G. Jundt chronicles Theodore Roosevelt’s life-long fascination with birds, extending from his youth to his executive action as president in establishing the nation’s first fifty-one bird preserves. Jundt highlight’s Roosevelt’s penchant for identifying birds by their songs and calls, and he notes Roosevelt’s fondness for the meadowlark and his ability to observe and write eloquently about the birds he encountered. Jundt describes the context that led Roosevelt to establish bird refuges, including the threat to birds posed by the women’s hat industry and his views on presidential power. Jundt concludes his essay with a discussion on Roosevelt’s fondness for birding at his Long Island home, Sagamore Hill.
Two photographs, two Power Point slides created by Jundt, four antique bird conservation card illustrations, and a stereoscope card populate the essay.
This notice describes the ceremonies marking the dedication of a bird sanctuary on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts in honor of Hermann Hagedorn, a historian and long-time Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). The article reprints the inscription on the plaque marking the sanctuary, summarizes the speeches given, and talks about Hagedorn’s work with the TRA and as a writer.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates what Edmund Platt did for the bird reservations. Roosevelt is strongly with Platt on the question of national defense.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-04