Attempts at writing Indian sign language
Ten year old Theodore Roosevelt writes Indian sign language symbols in this notebook.
Collection
Creation Date
1869
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Indian sign language
Summary of letter from A. J. Woodcock
Dr. Woodcock encloses a Roman coin for President Roosevelt that had been collected by Woodcock’s father, Albert Woodcock, in Italy. “Strenuous people” enjoyed seeing President Roosevelt communicate with a delegation of Blackfeet Indians in the “old sign language of the mountains and plains.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-07