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Gifford Pinchot has heard that Senator Alfred B. Kittredge will no longer oppose the transfer, likely referring to the transfer of forest reserves in the Black Hills to the Department of Agriculture.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-22
Statement by Alphonse Gree, notary certifying transfer of land for Quentin Roosevelt gravesite. Included with Lopp report of August 11. 1920. In French
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1920-08-07
Legislative affairs of North Dakota’s Thirty-First Legislative Assembly for February 3, 1949; including an amendment to House Bill No. 139 which would allow the transfer of state lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park for federal lands outside the park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-02-03
Regional Director Merriam requests information on the bill authorizing the exchange of state lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park for federal lands outside the park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-28
Regional Director Merriam outlines the next steps in the land exchange negotiations with the State of North Dakota and the Bureau of Land Management. Original and copy.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-07-14
The land appraisers from the Bureau of Land Management have completed their work at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and are working on their report. A representative from the bureau can be made available to participate in negotiations if lands under the bureau’s management are involved in the land exchange program.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-07-06
The Bureau of Reclamation will not be able to appraise the land involved in the land exchange program at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The Bureau of Land Management or a private third party may be able to appraise the land, but at the park’s expense.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-03-31
H. A. Mackoff is not interested in exchanging the Elkhorn Ranch site for public lands outside of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Superintendent Hanks should investigate other means of acquiring the land, possibly through a third party such as the North Dakota State Historical Society. Both original letter and copy are included.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-02-18
National Park Service Regional Director Merriam presents a tentative proposal for the land exchange program that will eliminate private and state land within Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-02-18
National Park Service Director Drury spoke with H. A. Mackoff, owner of the Elkhorn Ranch site, regarding the potential for government acquisition of the property. He made it clear that funds were not available for purchase and that any land exchange would be based on the market value of the land, not the historic value.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-02-08
Due to the difficulty of differentiating between public domain lands and the former lands of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area which remain outside of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Regional Director Merriam recommends moving forward with the land exchange program under the Taylor Grazing Act.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-12-22
Associate Director Demaray agrees with the procedure submitted by the Bureau of Land Management regarding land exchanges at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-01-24
Acting Regional Director Baker offers several options for revising the boundary of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-01-05
Acting Director Tolson has been consulting with an attorney from the Bureau of Land Management to determine the eligibility of public lands in the exchange program at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. He authorizes the program to continue under the Taylor Grazing Act and requests further information on the boundaries of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-12-10
Superintendent Allyn F. Hanks is working on a program of land exchanges at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and will need to have appraisals made of the lands by an outside source. Regional Director Merriam requests $500 to cover appraisal costs.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-12-02
The Bureau of Land Management is interested in the land exchange program at Theodore Roosevelt National Park and would like to be consulted regarding final negotiations.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-11-12
National Park Service Regional Director Merriam believes that the prices demanded by H. A. Mackoff and Theodore C. Kellogg for their land within Theodore Roosevelt National Park, including the Elkhorn Ranch site, is excessive. He hopes to “exhaust all reasonable possibilities for exchange” and welcomes Director Drury’s comments or suggestions.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-10-29
Acting Director of the National Park Service Demaray requests input from Bureau of Land Management Director Clawson into the land exchange process at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-15
Report on lands within Theodore Roosevelt National Park held by the State of North Dakota and the State Board of University and School Lands that will be transferred for federal lands outside the park’s boundaries.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Superintendent Hanks supports turning the residual lands from the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area over to the Soil Conservation Service. Administrating these lands would create a variety of issues for the National Park Service, such as issuing land permits.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-02-04