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William Edgar Borah elaborates to Jonathan Bourne on his legal situation. He expects that he has been indicted for keeping the books of the Barber Lumber Company, for which he worked as a lawyer, from the federal government in a case relating to their violation of laws regulating the sale of public lands.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-13
President Roosevelt chops a large log labeled “the strenuous life” while a raccoon looks on, “He’s always gettin’ a hump on.”
Cartoonist Charles M. Payne, later famous over a long career for comic strips like S’Matter, Pop?, responded to headlines with this political cartoon — using familiar image of a strenuous President Roosevelt, and the context of a happy (“Roosevelt-mad”) Egypt.
President Roosevelt tells Senator La Follette that he agrees with his suggestion regarding the Menominee Indians. Roosevelt has issued orders that they be allowed to cut down dead and dying trees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-22
George Cherrie is enjoying the book Theodore Roosevelt sent. Cherrie has thrown himself into the “political scramble” for the Progressive Party in Vermont. Cherrie believes in the necessity of “honest men and women working for clean politics and civic righteousness.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-11-28
The Emergency Conservation Committee highlights the importance of the Olympic Peninsula as a habitat for wildlife species and forests, including Roosevelt Elk and Douglas fir trees. It urges the expansion of the Olympic Peninsula National Monument to encompass all the terrain originally reserved for it, prior to President Woodrow Wilson reducing its size, and hopes that this expansion may serve as a prelude to further protections and the establishment of a national park.
1934-06
Left hand photograph showing President Roosevelt seated on the railing, facing front at Sagamore Hill. Right hand photograph showing President Roosevelt swinging an ax to cut a felled tree.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of preserving forests, while at the same discussing the role timber plays in industries like mining. Members of the Society of American Foresters must work harmoniously together.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-26
President Taft uses an axe with the handle labeled “Tax Reform” and the head labeled “Argument” to drive a wedge labeled “Reciprocity” into a log labeled “Party Solidarity.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-07-19
A report on the Calaveras and Stanislaus big tree groves of California, prepared by the Division of Forestry with the intent of aiding preservation.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1900
The Commissioner of the General Land Office reviews the hiring practices at the Oregon forest reserves.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-28
Commissioner Jones writes to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to recommend William O’Neil as chief scaler for logging operations in Minnesota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-20
Ethan Allen Hitchcock responds to Knute Nelson’s previous note regarding the endorsement of J. F. Jacobson for the position of Superintendent of Logging, Cutting, and Scaling for the project on the Chippewa Reservation under the Morris Bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-25
Senators Nelson and Clapp write Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to recommend Jacob F. Jacobson for the position of Superintendent of Cutting and Scaling at the Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-22