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Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Chief Archivist Herman R. Friis for sending the microfilmed reports of Whistler and Stanley’s surveys.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-04-15
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks Chief Archivist Herman R. Friis and his staff for their help with his research at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. When he receives the Whistler and Stanley microfilm he will be able to complete his research on The Badlands to 1879.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-04-08
The National Archives does not loan out older records, but will try to make arrangements with the National Park Service to have microfilm available of the “records relating to Yellowstone Expeditions of 1871, 1872, and 1873.”
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-02-19
Chester L. Brooks writes to William R. Simmers regarding the possibility of microfilming his father’s diaries. Brooks has been doing what he can to help locate the missing diaries, including mentioning them to Ethel Roosevelt Derby during a recent visit she made to Medora.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-09-06
Chester L. Brooks tells William R. Simmers he found mention of his father, Ellsworth Simmers, serving as a teacher in the early days of Medora, North Dakota. Brooks also inquires about microfilming his father’s diaries.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-04-15
Chester L. Brooks writes to Russell Reid regarding the diaries of Ellsworth Simmers. Brooks wants Reid to microfilm portions of the diaries and believes Hermann Hagedorn may have some of the missing diaries.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-02-12
Herbert E. Kahler writes to Howard W. Baker regarding plans to microfilm three War Department records for Chester L. Brooks.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-03-09