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Volney O. Johnson sends Theodore Roosevelt a photograph of deer he took while “being concealed in a brush pile.” Additionally, he encloses a clipping about the park where the deer live.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-14
President Roosevelt finds the letters sent by William T. Hornaday to be interesting and has never seen anything like it, but doubts their veracity due to the connection with W. J. Long.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-12
President Roosevelt will send the deer articles to Caspar Whitney but wants to make it clear that they were written before he became president. He encloses a short foreword dated from the Vice President’s Room, June 1901.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-03
When Henry Fairfield Osborn is available, President Roosevelt will arrange for him to meet with Secretary of War Elihu Root regarding the deer. He believes that First Lady Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt can be convinced to allow Osborn to have the cougar skin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-14
Description of entangled horns, “impossible to remove one from the other,” found by Dawson W. Black outside of Meeker, Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
A favorable review for The Deer Family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-17
A favorable review of The Deer Family. This is the first non-political book published by a President during his term in office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-17
A favorable review of The Deer Family written by President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes from his trip with Mother to Medora, North Dakota. He draws pictures to go with the text and says someone will read the letter to Ted. He writes about riding and roping horses as well as seeing deer and chickens.
1890-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about happenings at the ranch and the recent trip to Yellowstone Park. Roosevelt has been doing some hunting but not getting much game. He expects to leave for home in about a week.
1890-10-04
Photograph of a deer drinking from a water collection dish tank in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Theodore Roosevelt provides A. T. Richardson with information about the seasonal changes of the antlers of moose, deer, and wapiti.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-17
Theodore Roosevelt appreciated W. P. Pycraft’s letter and is embarrassed he did not acknowledge receipt of Pycraft’s book. Since returning from a trip to London, Roosevelt has read Pycraft’s book multiple times and was very impressed. Roosevelt questions why, in his previous letter, Pycraft was concerned Roosevelt would have objections to his book. Roosevelt is frustrated by “pretentious shame,” because he believes that anyone, not just trained scientists, can make important discoveries if they are curious and observant. And there are many scientists who would benefit from listening to these discoveries, including Alfred Russel Wallace. Roosevelt considers Wallace a great scientist, but found the argument of his most recent book completely ridiculous. Roosevelt explains the flaws in Wallace’s arguments about antelopes and rabbits. Roosevelt wants to impress upon all naturalists that observation is more valuable than collection. Roosevelt considers Pycraft’s book to be an excellent example of the importance of observation. Roosevelt invites Pycraft to visit his home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-29
Theodore Roosevelt informs John B. Burnham that he heartily agrees with the aims of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association. He wishes New York was as successful as Maine, and laments the loss of the American wild pigeon. He believes arms manufacturers that do not support conservationism are working against their own future business.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-19
Theodore Roosevelt thanks H. Hesketh-Prichard for the interesting letters and photograph. Roosevelt is interested in Prichard’s statement that the “tame barrenground Norwegian deer interbred freely with the woodland wild deer of Newfoundland at St. Anthony.” Roosevelt writes this bears out his belief that “caribou is a genus which is in process of differentiation inter-species.” Roosevelt is interested in the number of deer in Quebec versus Labrador and the new sub-series of West Coast eland, a pygmy form, found off the West Coast of Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-29
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear about the increase of moose and deer in the preserve. Roosevelt asks Johnson not to send the enlarged photograph.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-25
President Roosevelt tells S. B. M. Young, superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, that he does not think that any more cougars should be killed in the park, as game is abundant and it is a mistake to kill off all predators.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-22
President Roosevelt was pleased to hear from John H. Parker, and was glad to give him the opportunity to organize a machine gun company. He wishes he could accept a pair of Cuban deer, but as he has no place to keep them suggests offering them to the National Zoological Gardens instead.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-21
President Roosevelt thanks Robert Lee Bullard and his friends for the deer. He invites Bullard to visit him so he can thank him in person.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-12
President Roosevelt takes great pleasure in the book that John Burroughs wrote about him. Roosevelt is having an interesting hunt, but does not think he will get any bear. Roosevelt discusses some of the sights he has encountered on his trip, including various wildlife and flora.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-13