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John Willis sends New Year’s wishes to President Roosevelt and thanks him for instilling an “ambition to be something better.” He suggests that a proper candidate for the Montana United States District Judge needs to be favorable to either of the two big copper companies. Willis had a successful fall season of hunting and wishes Roosevelt could have joined him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-01
E. M. Glasgow wants to forestall efforts by large corporations to see that Roosevelt is defeated in the upcoming presidential election. He discusses recent copper mine closures in Montana by Amalgamated Copper Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Pages three and four of the December 5, 1903, edition of The Pilot with the article “The president’s latest indiscretion” highlighted. The article satirizes the angry reaction to President Roosevelt hosting several Montana labor leaders at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-05
Pages 535 and 536 of the December 3, 1903, edition of Leslie’s Weekly. Several Montana labor leaders will be dining with President Roosevelt at the White House. Roosevelt is returning the hospitality he received during a recent tour of Montana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-03
Charles F. Degelman writes to William Loeb regarding Montana records dating back twenty-seven years that indicate a number of Roosevelts from New York were interested in a Montana mining enterprise. Degelman wants to know if these Roosevelts are related to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-10
Governor of Puerto Rico Hunt would like to be considered for the vacancy on the United States Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. He would also accept District Judge for Montana with the expectation that there would be a vacancy at the United States Circuit Court within a year or two. Hunt suggests that the embarrassments of selecting a new governor of Puerto Rico could be avoided by appointing Judge Henry C. Ide whose fitness and experience would be acknowledged by everyone. Appointing someone from outside Puerto Rico would create some disappointment but no one would be disgruntled. Hunt is interested in the annexation of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and directs President Roosevelt to read Ulysses S. Grant’s arguments in favor of annexation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-24
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports that Joseph M. Dixon has gone to Montana. Wilson has written to Dixon to learn for whom he wanted a placement and what kind of position would be suitable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-09
T. G. Atteberry conveys two stories relative to President Roosevelt’s argument in his “With the Cougar Hounds” article that wolves do not attack humans out of hunger. One is the story of a woman who dropped her child for wolves to eat so she could escape when traveling in Montana. Atteberry has also been followed by mountain lions while hunting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-19
Thomas G. Atteberry conveys two stories relative to President Roosevelt’s argument in his article, “With the Cougar Hounds,” that wolves do not attack humans out of hunger. One is the story of a woman who dropped her child for wolves to eat so she could escape when traveling in Montana. Atteberry has also been followed by mountain lions while hunting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-19
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson agrees to follow President Roosevelt’s decision regarding the transfer of an appointment from the North Dakota delegation to the Montana delegation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-06
Francis B. Loomis has just returned from a trip out West and has new on the political situation in that part of the country. Loomis would like to offer his Venezuelan expertise to President Roosevelt should the opportunity arise due to the difficulties between Venezuela, Germany, and Great Britain. Loomis is also looking for a new, more active diplomatic post. He wants something more active than Portugal since he still feels relatively young.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-04
Postmaster General Payne attests to the reliability of Montana businessman E. L. Bonner, who has an appointment to see President Roosevelt. Payne assures Roosevelt that Bonner will provide accurate information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-27
John Willis invites Alexander Lambert and “little Ted Roosevelt” to come out to Montana in the fall to hunt. He invited President Roosevelt before he knew of President McKinley’s death, but Roosevelt wrote he could not come. Willis also invites Lambert’s wife and friends. The only cost would be the $20 license.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-11
John Willis has been scouting a large bear that he thought President Roosevelt might be able to hunt. Upon returning to town, he heard of the news of Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency. Willis is sad that the presidency came to Roosevelt under such difficult circumstances. He understands that Roosevelt can no longer make a trip west. Willis is doing well in Montana and has a ranch with a “good start of cattle.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
George Bird Grinnell writes that Theodore Roosevelt should laugh at the absurd news published about him. A. G. Wallihan will not be publishing his book of photographs with the Boone and Crockett Club at this time. A New York publisher will distribute it on a subscription basis. If they fail to get enough subscriptions to justify publishing it, then Wallihan will come back to the Boone and Crockett Club. Grinnell also asks for Roosevelt’s opinion on the idea that wild animals are dangerous if people live or pass through their areas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-01
A hand-drawn map depicting the location of Pierre Wibaux’s ranch and shipping routes throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949
Lucinda B. Scott writes to Ray H. Mattison in reference to range cattle industry research materials found in the library of the Historical Society of Montana.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-16
Interview with Pierre Wibaux regarding his cattle ranch and prospects for sheep ranching in the area taken from the Montana Homeseeker, No. 3, Vol. 1, Sept. 1906. This copy was sent to Ray H. Mattison by Lucinda Scott of the Historical Society of Montana library.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1906
Chester L. Brooks is interested in the diary of William R. Simmers’s father for a Theodore Roosevelt research project. This document was attached to a memorandum from regional historian Olaf T. Hagen.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-02-12
Olaf T. Hagen writes to Lawrence C. Merriam regarding the research plan and historical preparation necessary for Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-06-23