Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Morrow
Theodore Roosevelt writes to William Morrow expressing his pleasure that the elephant head is to stay where it is.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-13
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Mammals--Type specimens
Letter from C. Hart Merriam to Theodore Roosevelt
C. Hart Merriam encloses a leaflet that contains three additions to the “big game.” They have collected eight skins and skulls of the Mexican bighorn. Merriam requests that Roosevelt send the cougar skulls “uncleaned.” Roosevelt’s series of samples will help make determinations about the amount of individual variation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-04-06