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Standard of honors for the Camp Fire Club of American which lists big game animals from Africa divided into Honor and High Honor classifications. To be considered for an honor, applicants must submit proof and a committee will consider will take into consideration the difficulties overcome, any risk involved, the rarity of the species, and the location the animal was killed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt received the “beautiful copy” of The Birds of the Cambridge Region and prizes it. He reminds William Brewster to inform him when he comes next, and he will arrange for Brewster, William T. Hornaday, Charles Sheldon, and perhaps others to visit Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-02
Theodore Roosevelt does not know how he can help H. W. Martin, especially since he knows William T. Hornaday. Martin is welcome to visit his office, but again, Roosevelt is certain he cannot assist.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-01
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Raymond L. Ditmars for the fang and says he will give it to Archie at once. He thinks that Bushmaster must have been a big snake and that was good of him to think of Archie. He enjoyed Ditmars visit the other day and asks that he give warm regards to Mr. Hornaday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-30
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary acknowledges receipt of O. B. Phillips’s letter, and recommends that Phillips read William T. Hornaday’s book. He recommends writing to Hornaday, and provides an address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt will be away the following week, so he chooses June 16 for his meeting with Henry Fairfield Osborn. Roosevelt is sending a corrected copy of his manuscript and wishes Osborn to return the other one. If Osborn is interested in the manuscript, then Roosevelt will illustrate it by drawing specimens from the American Museum of Natural History. Roosevelt asks if Osborn has gotten the white rhinoceros skin and praises William T. Hornaday’s mounted rhinoceros head.
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1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt is happy with the elephant tusk gong and compliments James L. Clark on a white rhinoceros head that he had mounted.
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1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt has not hunted in the Rocky Mountains for many years and suggests George H. Warner write William T. Hornaday for advice.
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1911-01-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank M. Chapman about the criticism he has received on a recent article, although Chapman did like the article. Roosevelt also discusses future writing projects with Scribner and an article proposal for Nelson.
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1915-02-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Dr. Browne for the letter, stating, however, that he cannot personally participate in the matter, advising the recipient to contact Dr. Hornaday.
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1915-01-21
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frederic Collin Walcott for sending a copy of the book that he and William T. Hornaday wrote together (probably The American Natural History, which was published that year).
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1914-12-18
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Lawrence F. Abbott of The Outlook regarding a trip home to New York over the holidays and discussing business matters in regards to writing articles prior to March 1, 1915 on books about wild life and conservation. Roosevelt references the possibility of writing about William Hornaday’s Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice in lieu of articles written of “a militant anti-administration type.”
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1914-12-04
President Roosevelt is pleased about Robert Bridges’ decision. He felt like he should present the issue to Bridges, as William T. Hornaday felt strongly about it, but Roosevelt did not wish to bring an additional person along on his safari, and believes that Kermit Roosevelt and J. Alden Loring will be able to produce satisfactory photographs. Roosevelt encourages Bridges to consider avoiding the inclusion of photographs in the book, and instead having some pictures based on photographs.
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1908-12-17
President Roosevelt is beginning to think that Kermit Roosevelt will be able to take photographs of high enough quality for Robert Bridges. If Bridges is open to it, Roosevelt would rather have Kermit do the photography and not take another person along on his safari, but he thought he would present the matter to Bridges.
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1908-12-05
President Roosevelt invites Henry Fairfield Osborn to a dinner which will be attended by Harry Johnston, William T. Hornaday, Edgar Alexander Mearns, and several African hunters. He also asks whether Osborn’s wife would prefer to come to the Supreme Court dinner, a diplomatic reception, or an army and navy reception, followed by dinner.
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1908-11-06
President Roosevelt sends Senator Dixon a letter between Gifford Pinchot and William T. Hornaday about the establishment of a bison range, saying that it explains itself. Roosevelt wonders if they will be able to get Dixon’s measure passed.
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1908-02-02
President Roosevelt writes to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus that William T. Hornaday can be followed, and asks him to look into it. He notes that this request is referring to a letter from Hornaday.
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1907-12-31
President Roosevelt addresses the entire editorial board of The Outlook, as he is unsure which particular editor “had his mind all turned askew” by the writings of William J. Long. Roosevelt appreciates The Outlook’s coverage of topics such as the Brownsville Incident, race relations in San Francisco, and railroad rate legislation, but he takes strong exception to The Outlook describing his distaste for Long’s writing a “controversy.” Roosevelt condems Long’s writings and describes him as a “cheap imposter” who does not observe nature but fabricates nature stories that could not possibly happen. Roosevelt takes issue with The Oulook’s assertions about his comments on Long’s writing, and discusses in detail the “mechanical”—not “mathematical”—impossibility of a wolf killing a caribou with a single bite as Long describes. Roosevelt suggests several naturalists in New York the editors can consult in matters of “nature fakers,” and offers to go page by page through one of Long’s books with The Outlook special nature editor.
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1907-07-03
In the preface to her book Behind the Scenes with Wild Animals, Ellen Velvin “makes no pretension” that its contents are “wonderful or unknown”; they are merely her personal experiences. She thanks those who helped her in the book’s preparation.
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1906-08
Governor Roosevelt writes to Governor Thomas of Colorado on behalf of the New York Zoological Society, which wishes to ship a number of animals from Colorado to New York. The animals will be put in the society’s zoological park. Roosevelt hopes that this will be permitted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-09-23