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Ezra Meeker sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his booklet The Lost Trail and offers to send another copy of his book The Ox Team while seeking Roosevelt’s support for funding to place granite markers along the Oregon Trail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Photograph of A. Douglas Ferris (Joseph A. Ferris’s grandson) and his wife, Helen E. Ferris, in front of the Maltese Cross cabin prior to restoration in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1958-09-11
Dana Wright camped near the Diamond C Ranch to study the Sully battlefield near Killdeer Mountain. The owner agreed to donate an acre for the placement of a marker. Wright is currently in the hospital with a jaw problem.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-09-16
This program describes the events during a week of celebration in Marietta, Ohio, and Parkersburg, West Virginia. Events include the dedication of two buildings at Marietta College, excursions to Blennerhassett Island, reunions of the Union Veteran Association of Washington County, the conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the dedication of a bronze tablet commemorating the first settlement in the Northwest Territory. The tablet was unveiled by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and dedicated by Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10
Program for the unveiling of a bronze tablet on the campus of Marietta College commemorating the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. Includes several illustrations, the inscription on the tablet, and a description of the ceremony, which included the unveiling by Alice Roosevelt Longworth and a speech by Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-18
Louisa Lee Schuyler has settled in Redlands, California, with her sister for the winter and describes the land around the house. She has enjoyed following President Roosevelt’s career and is proud of him. In a postscript, Schuyler reminds Roosevelt of her suggestion to install “tablets” in the White House to commemorate historical events. Original and typewritten copy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-20