Natural history museums--Collection management

Theodore Roosevelt was very interested to hear what Edmund Heller had to say of the square nosed rhinoceroses, and agrees that sometimes pamphlets should be published before larger works come out. He grants Heller permission to use information from his works about the habits of rhinos, and makes suggestions about where the rhino skins from his safari should be sent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

President Roosevelt tells his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, that he thinks that Henry Cabot Lodge did very well at the Republican National Convention, and that he is pleased with the result. Roosevelt is already looking forward to his safari in Africa, and says that he does not want it to just be a vacation, but hopes to be able to contribute scientific specimens to museums.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Edmund Heller thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his kind words. He shares that Charles D. Walcott, the secretary of the Smithsonian, plans to raise funds for illustrating the museum’s African collection. While studying the collection, Heller discovered eleven new forms and a new genus, which he has already named.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-09

Creator(s)

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

St. George Littledale tells Ambassador Sternburg about a recent hunting trip in Newfoundland in which he killed a “very fine stag” and came across a specimen to send to the Natural History Museum of London (referred to as the “British Museum”).

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-16

Creator(s)

Littledale, St. George, 1851-1931