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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 is interested in Dr. Aleš Hrdlicka’s recent article on Neanderthals. Roosevelt talks about his visit to the La Plata Museum and public opinion on recent discoveries by the Argentinian anthropologist Florentino Ameghino and the specimens Dr. Moreno had given him. Roosevelt talks about geologic time scales and asks if Hrdlicka knows “the antiquity of human remains” that Moreno discovered; Roosevelt gave the specimens from Moreno to the American Museum of Natural History.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-13
Theodore Roosevelt has received the remains of the Mylodon (an extinct species of ground sloth) and considers them the “most valuable things” in his home. He is especially interested in the skin and hair fragment. Roosevelt fondly recalls spending time with Francisco P. Moreno in Argentina. He hopes Moreno has received his book on the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-04
Handwritten draft of chapter eight from A Book-Lover’s Holidays in the Open.
1916
The Republican elephant stands among the bones and ghosts of dinosaurs. One is offering a membership card that states “Ancient Order of Extinct Animals – Membership Ticket.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-11-27