Lion hunting on the Kapiti Plains
Handwritten draft of chapter three of African Game Trails.
Collection
Creation Date
1909
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Travels
A trek through the thirst
Handwritten draft of chapter seven of African Game Trails.
Collection
Creation Date
1909
To Lake Naivasha
Handwritten draft of chapter eight (published as chapter 9) of African Game Trails.
Collection
Creation Date
1909
To the Uashin Gishu
Handwritten draft of chapter eleven (published as chapter twelve) of African Game Trails.
Collection
Creation Date
1909
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is doing well on board the SS Vandyck, and Margaret Roosevelt has proven to be a successful traveling companion. Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with the “thoroughly good fellows” of the expedition. There are a number of unknowns regarding the expedition, but Roosevelt believes they “shall do something worth doing.” The voyage has been pleasant, and they are just passing the Antilles.
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Creation Date
1913-10-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt is concerned about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s “fright” and would come home if he were not on a scientific expedition pledged to work for the Smithsonian Institution. He has moved up his arrival in Khartoum as early as is feasible. Roosevelt is puzzled by the information he is receiving regarding American political affairs. It seems like he will be in a “scrape” as soon as he lands. He loved Ethel Roosevelt’s last letter and wishes they were together at Sagamore Hill.
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Creation Date
1909-12-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Kermit Roosevelt has been a great comfort on the trip but Theodore Roosevelt wishes Kermit had immediately married Belle Wyatt Willard instead of joining the expedition. He is pleased that Kermit will be married and already loves Belle devotedly. Roosevelt enjoyed having Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt along for so much of the trip. He is not enjoying the continuous speech making and banquets. However, they have entered the natural history and exploration part of the expedition and Roosevelt is feeling more comfortable and rested.
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Creation Date
1913-12-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Theodore Roosevelt’s trip has reminded him of Rudyard Kipling’s works, especially with all of the young Englishmen aboard the ship. Kermit Roosevelt is a great traveling companion and has made many friends. They are both getting along with the naturalists and Roosevelt believes that they will make the trip a scientific success. Everyone has been kind, and Roosevelt is enjoying the “brief aftermath of Presidential glory.”
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Creation Date
1909-04-14
Letter from John E. Wilkie to William Loeb
John E. Wilkie will have four men accompany the Presidential party during trip to Syracuse, New York, as requested. Roosevelt was first President to have Secret Service protection.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-27
Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot sends his first impressions of the Philippines and information about his journey across Russia and Manchuria. Governor Taft is in excellent health and everyone speaks highly of him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-27
Letter from Herman Henry Kohlsaat to Theodore Roosevelt
Herman Henry Kohlsaat requests a general letter of introduction for Thomas Barbour Lathrop, who is traveling to the South Seas. Kohlsaat provides the details of Lathrop’s trip and reviews the benefits that Lathrop’s travels had on American agriculture.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-23
Letter from Chester L. Brooks to the Smithsonian Institution
Chester L. Brooks writes to the Smithsonian Institution, inquiring about photographs taken during the Stanley Expedition of 1873. Brooks is working on a report about the Badlands to 1873 and would like a list of photographs and reports pertaining to the survey taken during the expedition.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1953-02-20