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Historian Chester L. Brooks is researching the response in North Dakota of Theodore Roosevelt’s attempts to enlist men for the Rough Riders. Brooks requests help locating a letter from Roosevelt to Sylvane M. Ferris regarding enlistment.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-12-02
Ray H. Mattison writes to John C. Eaton regarding references he found to Eaton’s grandfather Howard Eaton, Jonathan Chase and his partner George Fry, who operated two cattle ranches in the Badlands area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-04-18
Ray H. Mattison writes to Allyn F. Hanks regarding a research trip to Helena, Montana, and the development of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Mattison interviewed Wallis Huidekoper, Ella Myers, E. A. Phillips, and Arnold D. Ferris. He also researched at the Montana Historical Library and Montana State College.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-11-02
Chester L. Brooks writes to Howard K. Beale, a fellow historian, regarding Brooks research on Rough Rider recruitment and the Badlands. Brooks also mentions Wallis Huidekoper’s letter about Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider and Roosevelt’s settlement policies in the Badlands.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-12-02