North Dakota--Medora

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Kate Roberts Pelissier

Ray H. Mattison thanks Kate Roberts Pelissier for her letter offering to help with any questions he might have about the history of the Medora area. Mattison notes that he plans to interview area residents who were personally acquainted with Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the North Dakota badlands. Pelissier is the daughter of one of those people, Margaret Barr Roberts.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1948-12-16

Letter from George Alexander Grant to Allyn F. Hanks

George Alexander Grant, National Park Service photographer, writes to Allyn F. Hanks, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, regarding photographs Grant took of long-time Medora residents. Grant apologizes for the delay in getting the photographs processed and informs Hanks that he has mailed some prints but not all of them. Grant also notes that prints should be sent to Russell Reid, historian for the state of North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1948-11-26

The whitetail deer; and the blacktail of the Columbia

Handwritten draft of chapter three of The Wilderness Hunter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1893

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Purchase

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Bill Purchase for his letter and the “result” at the Pend Oreille County Convention. He comments on the “fourteen Purchases” and asks that Purchase give Roosevelt’s regards to Purchase’s father, mother, seven brothers, and seven sister-in-laws, stating that whenever women have had votes in elections, those votes have gone to Roosevelt. He ends by reminiscing about his days spent with cow-punchers in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-10

CCC Questionnaire of Norman V. McLeod

Norman V. McLeod recalls in detail the positive experiences he had during the six months he spent in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Because he was not needed at the camp in Medora, North Dakota, McLeod spent two weeks there and was then transferred to northern Minnesota. McLeod reflects on the impacts the CCC had on him, the training he received, and the people with whom he worked. McLeod also includes a short note with more information on the two weeks he spent in Medora, and returns the letter sent to him with the questionnaire with a short note on it as well.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984

CCC constructing the de Mores Monument

Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps constructing the Marquis de Mores memorial, as the statue is being prepared to be hoisted by rope in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1930-1939

Photograph of Rough Riders Hotel prior to renovations

Photograph of the Rough Riders Hotel prior to renovations with people and charter bus in the foreground, taken in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1941

Program in park to recognize CCC for contributions

Article announces a reunion to be held in Medora in August of Civilian Conservation Corps alumni who were stationed in the North Dakota Badlands and a corresponding recognition program held by Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The article lists the principal Civilian Conservation Corps camp numbers located in the Badlands and some of the projects undertaken by the men. Also included is the name and address of the reunion organizer.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984-05-26

Letter from Harvey D. Wickware to Civilian Conservation Corps alumnus

Harvey D. Wickware, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, writes a form letter that was sent to alumni of the Civilian Conservation Corps companies stationed near Medora and Watford City, North Dakota. Wickware invites them to a recognition program to be held at the park and provides details about the upcoming reunion being planned by some Corps alumni.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984-06-22

CCC statue of the Marquis de Morès

Photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed statue of the Marquis de Morès in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-1941

Chateau de Morès

Photograph of the Chateau de Morès in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-1941

CCC enrollees at the Chateau de Morès

Photograph of four unknown Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees standing in front of a completed shelter at the Chateau de Morès in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-1941

Chimney of the former Medora meat packing plant

Photograph of the chimney and other remnants of the meat packing plant operated by the Marquis de Morès in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-1941

H. R. 731

House of Representatives bill to establish Theodore Roosevelt National Park and erect a monument in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1947-01-09

H. R. 4435

Act to establish Theodore Roosevelt National Park and erect a monument in memory of Theodore Roosevelt in Medora, North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1946-06-18

Letter from Harvey D. Wickware to Vance Frazee

Harvey D. Wickware, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, writes to Vance Frazee to inform him that three photographs loaned to the park by Frazee are being returned to him. Frazee, a Civilian Conservation Corps alumnus, loaned the photographs to the park for a study done on the Corps’ work in the park. Wickware notes that copies of the photographs were made for the park’s photograph collection. Wickware also requests that Frazee sign a copy of this letter and return it to the park, acknowledging his receipt of the photographs.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984-08-15

Letter from Harvey D. Wickware to E. M. Feiring

Harvey D. Wickware, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, writes to E. M. Feiring to inform him that eleven photographs loaned to the park by Feiring are being returned to him. Feiring, a Civilian Conservation Corps alumnus, loaned the photographs to the park for a study being conducted on the Corps’ work in the park. Wickware requests that Feiring sign and return a copy of this letter acknowledging his receipt of the photographs.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984-08-15

Partial list of CCC camp 2767 personnel and map of camp area

List of primary Army and National Park Service personnel for Civilian Conservation Corps Camp 2767, stationed in Medora, North Dakota. Also included is a fairly detailed sketch of the camp area, scale is 1 inch to 96 feet.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

Unknown

Civilian Conservation Corps discharge papers of Ervin R. Buechler

Ervin R. Buechler’s certificate of honorable discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Includes Buechler’s hometown, physical description, reason for discharge, record of service, and company number.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1941-08-18

Letter from Harvey D. Wickware to Milo N. Stafford

Harvey D. Wickware, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, writes to Milo N. Stafford regarding the fiftieth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ work in the park. Wickware requests that Stafford fill out the enclosed questionnaire about his experiences in the CCC and informs him that a reunion of CCC alumni is being planned for August.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1984-01-05