Birds

William Sturgis Bigelow tells President Roosevelt about the visit he had from the Lodge family, who have now departed. Anna Cabot Mills Lodge enjoyed the peace and quiet, but spent some time visiting George A. James, Henry Cabot Lodge’s recently widowed brother-in-law. Senator Lodge appeared invigorated by his success at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, and greatly enjoyed seeing all the newspaper reports praising him. Bigelow wishes that Lodge could continue to be somewhat more relaxed while he is in Europe, but thinks that Lodge is too much like Roosevelt in needing, and loving, to work. Bigelow describes some of the features of the island he is at, particularly the birds and june-bugs. He has heard that Roosevelt is enjoying Irish literature currently, and offers to send him a related encyclopedia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-12

Oscar Neumann tells Edward North Buxton that he will prepare a list of birds and provide other “hints” to make President Roosevelt’s hunting trip in Africa a scientific success. He discusses the birds in German East Africa and British East Africa, and says he will try to send a book on the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-21

John Lewis Childs has found several yellow throated warbler nests on Long Island. He is interested in what President Roosevelt has said about seeing a spotted sandpiper and reports on his glimpse of an albino English sparrow.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-23

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Unknown; Jones, Ada

Recipient

Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

William Beebe discusses that a previously undescribed coloration of Yucatan jays is attributed to age, not sex.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-05

Joseph Bucklin Bishop thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his article on bird coloration and praises his writing. He recalls the coloration and songs of the birds and hawks of his childhood in detail. He also has a collection of photographs. He mentions that he does not know how President William H. Taft could possibly be re-elected.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-20

Advertisement for the services of Alice Roseley, who offers presentations on birds to schools, churches, and other groups. Roseley impersonates the songs of many songbirds, and offers colored slides illustrating their characteristics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-23

Charles D. Walcott updates Theodore Roosevelt on the progress of the specimens being preserved by James L. Clark from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition. A number of white rhinoceroses and different types of antelopes are in the process of being quoted by the taxidermist. Walcott thinks the Smithsonian will be able to publish Roosevelt’s article soon as well. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-16

T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary of the National Audubon Society, urges readers of his pamphlet to work against a bill currently in the New York Legislature which would allow for the sale of plumage of many birds that have historically been protected. Pearson urges letters to be written protesting the bill in order to drive opposition in the New York Assembly. He additionally offers his opinion on several other pieces of legislature relating to birds and conservation of wildlife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-10

Ruthven Deane’s bookplate featuring a bird perched on a post against a mountain landscape. “From the Books of” appears across the top and “Ruthven Deane” near the bottom left. A possible family crest occupies the bottom right.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-11

Illustration of a male and female specimen of the Icterus fuertesi bird species.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-01

This film captures a 1915 visit by Theodore Roosevelt to Breton Island, a place he designated as a federal bird reserve in order to combat the rampant killing of birds for their plumage. (The film incorrectly identifies the location as Pelican Island.)

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1915

The author writes to John P. Babcock, chief deputy of the California Fish and Game Commission, enclosing a letter from Schuyler Colfax Hain regarding Pinnacles National Monument. He argues that while it is not worth maintaining the region in question for the sake of its timber, it should be preserved as a breeding ground for animals and birds.

Collection

Pinnacles National Park

Creation Date

1911-01-07

The Theodore Roosevelt quote on this postcard reads: “The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1910

Theodore Roosevelt was lucky to see the white-crowned sparrow. John Burroughs suggests that Roosevelt look through Charles A. Babcock’s “Bird Day” book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-20

Theodore Roosevelt believes the bird described in a newspaper article is not a new discovery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-04-08

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Herbert Keightley Job for the book and states that he has already read it. He hopes Job can meet him the following week at Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-01