Elands

Edmund Heller greatly appreciated Theodore Roosevelt’s kind wishes for his latest safari in Africa, but Heller is sure that his experience will not be as good as the time he spent with Roosevelt during Roosevelt’s safari. Heller provides some thorough remarks about the physiological differences he has found between the giant eland and the common eland, as well as white rhinoceroses and black rhinoceroses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-27

Creator(s)

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

Edmund Heller thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his patience while he took his time deciding whether or not to go on another hunting trip to Africa. He will be able to complete the giant eland publication that Roosevelt wants on the voyage over to Africa. Heller looks forward to returning because his principal focus is on working on specimens Roosevelt collected in Africa. However, he is optimistic about this upcoming trip because he has more fieldwork knowledge than he did the last time he went.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-11

James L. Clark informs Theodore Roosevelt he shipped a trophy head and hopes it makes it safely and quickly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-11

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-06

Creator(s)

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Alfred E. Pease returns President Roosevelt’s letter to Edward North Buxton. He discusses the locations of different game animals, particularly lions, and is certain of Roosevelt’s prospects for collecting all the specimens he wants. Pease does not personally know the hunter William C. Judd.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt & Kermit Roosevelt with three eland heads in front of a tent.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1919-05-14

Theodore Roosevelt writes George von Lengerke Meyer as he is steaming down the White Nile River towards Khartoum. He thinks Meyer would have really enjoyed the safari. Roosevelt is proud that Kermit has developed so well, and he informs Meyer that they are bringing home the skins of three large eland which will go to a museum. Roosevelt was very impressed with Meyer’s report, but he cannot believe what a “scoundrel” Eugene Hale is.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1910-03-01

Theodore Roosevelt always knew George von Lengerke Meyer would do well as head of the Navy and congratulates him on his speech. Roosevelt describes the luck he has had hunting on African safari and the numbers and types of animals shot, 33 in total for Roosevelt, and 27 for his son Kermit Roosevelt. The elder Roosevelt apologizes for the short pencil-written letter and sends well wishes to Meyer’s wife, Marian Alice Appleton Meyer.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1909-09-10

Handwritten draft of life history descriptions of African game animals. The descriptions were published in Life Histories of African Game Animals.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914

Theodore Roosevelt describes his current camp in the “African wilderness” which has been made less comfortable due to early rains. With the help of several African attendants, he has been hunting eland and oryx. Everyone has been behaving excellently and are “amply supplied with meat.” Roosevelt keeps a photograph of Ethel Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on his table.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1909-09-02

Theodore Roosevelt writes explorer James L. Clark that the elephant tusk gong is satisfactory and he likes Clark’s white rhinoceros head and the eland head he mounted for Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-06-02

Theodore Roosevelt informs explorer James L. Clark he is pleased with the work on the elephant tusks. Roosevelt will help Clark get those groups to Washington for mounting, particularly the giant eland.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-06-06