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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth

President Roosevelt tells William Austin Wadsworth that he believes the Boone and Crockett Club is the right kind of organization to undertake the planning of an international hunting exhibition proposed by Austrian Ambassador Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár in two enclosed letters. Roosevelt believes the United States should be represented by the type of men who belong to the club, and that undertaking such a project would be a good opportunity to justify its existence. Roosevelt suggests a few men to appoint to a committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-06

Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska

Butchery and sale of big game in Northern Alaska

A statement authored by William T. Hornaday criticizes the Sulzer bill which would allow for the sale of moose, caribou, and white mountain sheep meat in Northern Alaska. Hornaday reports that he and several prominent game conservation associations were shocked to discover that the legal sale of big game in Alaska had been occurring for some time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-03-04

Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Sumner Bird reminds Theodore Roosevelt that earlier, he said that he would be happy to write a few words for his book about Charles “Buffalo” Jones if the book itself was written by E. Marshall Scull. Bird encloses a copy of a letter he wrote to Ernest Thompson Seton and says that he is fond of Jones, and resented what Madison Grant told him, although some other men share Grant’s opinion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-06

Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton

Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton

Charles Sumner Bird follows up with Ernest Thompson Seton on his idea to write a book about Charles “Buffalo” Jones’s African expedition. He would like to write a preface about his “northern” trip, and notes that Madison Grant believes that this trip is a lie. Bird acknowledges that Jones is very enthusiastic, but says that he believes he is truthful. He notes that Seton and Theodore Roosevelt also believe Jones’s stories.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-06

Letter from John F. Lacey to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John F. Lacey to Theodore Roosevelt

Political affairs are very unpleasant in Iowa, but they all “stand pat” on President Roosevelt. Congressman Lacey has just returned from a hurried trip to the Roswell New Mexican Irrigation Field and the Wichita Game Refuge. The one problem with introducing a buffalo herd in the Wichita Game Refuge is the danger of Texas ticks. Lacey believes that Madison Grant and William T. Hornaday should consult with President Roosevelt before the animals are sent in.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-26

Letter from E. E. Carter to Stephen Tyng Mather

Letter from E. E. Carter to Stephen Tyng Mather

Acting Forester E. E. Carter thanks National Park Service director Mather for both his letter, as well as the enclosed letter to Madison Grant. The Forest Service “purposes to give every consideration to a proper development of the recreational resource” in administering the Olympic National Forest, but does not plan to build highways into the higher section of the area.

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1928-10-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Beebe

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Beebe

Theodore Roosevelt submitted two articles to Charles Scribner’s Sons and is awaiting the photographs from William Beebe. He enjoyed Beebe’s Kaburi Trail stories. Roosevelt met with William Hornaday but was unable to see Madison Grant or Henry Fairfield Osborn. He re-encloses a note from Mr. Fuller and is unsure which book Fuller is referring to.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-03