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Mr. Mackoff and Mr. Kellogg are not willing to donate the Elkhorn Ranch site but are prepared to make an attractive offer. The property could be acquired by others and donated to the government.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-14
Extract from a letter written by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that contains a sketch of the Elkhorn Ranch cabin.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Floor plan of the Elkhorn Ranch house.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Diary kept by Theodore Roosevelt while at Elkhorn Ranch in North Dakota from January 1 to July 3, 1886. Pages for April 23 to June 17 are torn out. There were no entries from July 4 to December 31. April 1 tells of Roosevelt’s capture of boat-thieves, as described in Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hermann Hagedorn.
Also included are six typed transcript pages of diary text.
Allyn F. Hanks replies to Carleton Putnam’s letter requesting information on travel arrangements for his impending trip to the Badlands for research for his Roosevelt biography. Hanks recommends lodging and writes of other arrangements he has made.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-07-25
Olaf T. Hagen writes to Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks regarding research plans for Elkhorn Ranch site and Maltese Cross cabin. Hagen suggests Ray H. Mattison travel to Bismarck, North Dakota, for further research.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-04
Ray H. Mattison writes to Russell Reid regarding a copy of the article “Roosevelt’s Ranches in North Dakota” and Mattison’s interviews with several men. Mattison gained a lot of information regarding Elkhorn Ranch and the Maltese Cross Cabin.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-12
William J. Briggle writes to Howard W. Baker regarding Elkhorn Ranch research and photographs of John H. Reid. Briggle asks that six copies of the photographs be made.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-09-26