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Theodore Roosevelt informs John B. Sewell that he has received his letter and forwarded it to Raymond L. Ditmars at the New York Zoological Park. He notes they have many alligators and are not sure if they can accept Sewell’s offer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary tells August C. Hartwig to contact Raymond Lee Ditmars of the Bronx Zoological Park regarding a snake he wishes to purchase.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
Theodore Roosevelt wishes to introduce Raymond Lee Ditmars to Secretary of War Dickinson. Roosevelt describes Ditmars as a naturalist, historian, and an “esteemed citizen of New York City” who is now engaged in a study of the Civil War. Ditmars would like to obtain slides from Mathew Brady’s negatives, and Roosevelt would be glad if Dickinson would permit him to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-25
President Roosevelt would like Raymond Lee Ditmars’s book about reptiles and Lewis Henry Morgan’s The American Beaver and His Works, to be charged to his account.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-26
Ezra H. Fitch thanks William Loeb for sending the outline of President Roosevelt’s shoe, and emphasizes that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is anxious that Roosevelt be completely satisfied with the type of shoe that they make for him. Fitch asks several follow-up questions regarding the design of the shoe and Roosevelt’s preferences for its size and construction. Additionally, he mentions recent experiments by Professor Raymond Lee Ditmars regarding snake-proof leggings, and offers to send a pair for Roosevelt to inspect if he wishes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-28
Harris Dickson sadly writes to President Roosevelt to report that the snake that Leo Shields caught, claiming it had a stinger, does not have a sting. Raymond Lee Ditmars classified the specimen as a farancia abacura (commonly known as a mud snake), and Dickson directs Roosevelt what page of a book to find a picture of it on. He says he is afraid their friend Shields “is a nature fakir, although he means well.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-26