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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-12
President Roosevelt informs Mr. Thompson that he does not think that hunting is necessary in Yellowstone Park, because natural predators such as mountain lions take care of overpopulation and do not pose much of a threat otherwise, unlike in Mammoth Hot Springs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-10
President Roosevelt wishes to speak with Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock regarding conditions at Yosemite National Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-02
Waters will not receive consideration because he has been involved with a man named Fullerton in a series of attacks against the management of Yellowstone Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-01
Assistant Secretary of Navy Roosevelt forwards a letter from Arthur Erwin Brown to Secretary of War Alger. Roosevelt vouches for Brown’s credentials as director of the Philadelphia Zoological Park and member of the Boone and Crockett Club, and explains that he is interested in making sure Colonel S. B. M. Young retains his present position as Commandant of Yellowstone National Park.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-07-01
Knowing the Yellowstone stagecoach robberies will be highly publicized, Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park S. B. M. Young wants President Roosevelt to hear the details from him. Young enumerates the events preceding and following the robberies, including the park’s soldiers’ failure to respond. Young cannot remain superintendent where his authority is ignored, and he is powerless to enforce rules. He fears for the park’s welfare if it is continued to be used as a military reservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-07
Blank form for recommending a name for a geographical feature within a park service site.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
Associate Regional Director Rouse encloses a draft policy regarding unnamed features in wilderness areas. The policy is an effort to combat the needless and often meaningless naming of park features.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1985-04-08
Maps of the Medora Division and Watford Division of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge with highlighted sections displaying the withdrawal of land for other projects.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1946-05-01
Color coded tract map of the Medora Division and Watford Division of the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Map of South Roosevelt Regional Park with revised boundary from Public Law 620.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-07-15
List individuals who reside within the south area of Roosevelt Regional Park and their relocation preferences.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
Memorandum regarding all buildings within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area, including information on their condition and location.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1940-09-04
List of buildings and their locations within the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area that are to be destroyed.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unknown
A timeline of major milestones and events at Sullys Hill National Game Preserve from 1867 to 1995.
1995
A report on the major wildlife populations present in Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota. The report also includes information about recreational facilities, wildlife management, and a brief history of the area.
1940-2019
After being named acting superintendent of the newly-created Sullys Hill National Park, Charles L. Davis provides Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock with information about the geographical features and flora and fauna in the park. It is one of very few wooded areas in North Dakota, and Davis believes it should be developed so that it can grow into a popular retreat for the public. Davis estimates it will need a $6000 appropriation for development and upkeep.
1904-09-28
Charles L. Davis updates Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock about the current situation at Sullys Hill National Park. Because Congress did not appropriate any money he requested, Davis explains that no improvements have been made to the park. He believes the improvements would have increased the usage of the park, which was quite low. Davis wants to improve the roads, prepare campgrounds, and allow for a caretaker to live at the site.
1905-11-13
Charles L. Davis gives Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock the requested report on the use and operation of Sullys Hill National Park for 1906. Davis’s duties at the Devils Lake Agency made it impossible for him to closely monitor visitors to the park. He notes the lack of appropriations from Congress, which have made it impossible to improve or develop the park. Davis recommends that if the Department of the Interior does not intend to provide funding for the park, the land be returned to the public domain and sold so that the funds can benefit the Native American tribes who originally occupied the land.
1906-08-06
Charles L. Davis advises Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that he will be leaving North Dakota when his term as superintendent of Fort Totten Indian School terminates shortly. He assumes that the Department of the Interior will instruct his successor, Charles M. Ziebach, to continue management of Sullys Hill National Park.
1906-10-08