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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs

President Roosevelt informs John Burroughs that Yellowstone Park bears have been getting their paws stuck in tin cans from garbage heaps, and that Buffalo Jones has been trying to capture the bears to “cure” them. He says the White House is lovely, and red-headed woodpeckers are their most decorative birds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-12

Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from S. B. M. Young to Theodore Roosevelt

S. B. M. Young hopes to present his soon-to-be wife to President Roosevelt sometime in 1908 and thinks the appointment at West Point would be a perfect trip for a bride. Though he would welcome the appointment, if there is another who Roosevelt would honor this year, he can wait until 1909. He is currently busy handling coyotes, and he enjoys the climate as well as the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-30

Letter from Chester L. Brooks to Don Rickey

Letter from Chester L. Brooks to Don Rickey

Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks historian Don Rickey for his report. Brooks has been offered the Superintendency of Booker T. Washington National Monument and asks if Rickey would be interested in the historian position at Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1957-06-27