United States. Department of the Interior

Letter from Gilbert Christian Greenway to John Campbell Greenway

Gilbert Christian Greenway sends a rifle box to his son, John Campbell Greenway, and wishes him well on his vacation in Michigan. A member of the federal board that oversees the Hot Spring Reservation, the elder Greenway is disgusted with an injunction by Judge Jacob Trieber that alters the board’s powers to regulate access to the springs, particularly as it has given strength to the “low blackguard” that the board was trying to block. Gilbert Greenway feels sure that Congress will “readily right the wrong” if it comes to that. He also reveals that he has resigned the board in protest over its decision to reinstate six “notorious offenders” and notes that board member Dr. C. Travis Drennen changed his vote due to the threat that an old affair and illegitimate child would be exposed. Greenway concludes by telling his son of the family’s struggle to find domestic help and reporting on the health of the immediate family and the dogs.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1904-07-30

Memorandum from Howard W. Baker to Allyn F. Hanks

Howard W. Baker, Associate Regional Director for Region II of the National Park Service, writes to Allyn F. Hanks, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, regarding Hanks’s request for a Department of the Interior Official Directory. Hanks requested the Directory so that invitations could be issued for the park’s dedication ceremony.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-03-31

Memorandum from Allyn F. Hanks to NPS Region II Regional Director

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Hanks writes to Lawrence C. Merriam, the National Park Service Region II Director, to request a directory of the Department of the Interior officials. Hanks needs the directory so that he may extend invitations to the dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-03-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

President Roosevelt denies using his office to influence the nomination of any presidential candidate. He provides a detailed list of the appointments he has made in the last eleven months to show that all of these appointments would have been made even if there were not an upcoming election.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-02-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt found the peaches delicious and enjoyed hosting Admiral Cowles. He recently updated Corinne Roosevelt Robinson on the Roosevelts in his “neck of the woods.” President Taft has taken responsibility for the Controller Bay matter but Roosevelt was troubled that Taft knew nothing about the subject. Problems were insured after James Rudolph Garfield was replaced by Richard Achilles Ballinger as Secretary of the Interior.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-07-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page

President Roosevelt would like to discuss some matters connected with the Department of the Interior and asks when Walter Hines Page is available to see him.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-02-21

Job completion record for job #287

Completion record for job #287 named “Landscaping – Undifferentiated.” The job involved correcting a previously landscaped area around an overlook parking lot within the southern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. The project restored the natural landscape around the parking lot by completing more back-sloping and transplanting sod.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1940

Letter from Regis Henri Post to Theodore Roosevelt

Regis Henri Post assures President Roosevelt that he is content with his present job and does not need to become the Commissioner of Interior. Post does not believe it is wise to make it obligatory to hire native Puerto Ricans as assistant heads of departments. An assistant head is just as important as the department executive, and as of now Post does not know of any native who is capable and honest enough to have this amount of responsibility.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-04

Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt

Eugene F. Ware encloses a letter from Jennie Johnson, thanking him for ensuring that she is receiving her deceased husband’s pension benefits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-30

Letter from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin B. Odell encloses a letter from President of Yellowstone Lake Boat Company E. C. Waters to President Roosevelt, asserting the importance of the letter’s contents.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-28

Letter from Benjamin B. Odell to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Odell has nothing more to add to Roosevelt’s comments concerning E. C. Waters, president of the Yellowstone Lake Boat Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-03

Letter from E. C. Waters to Benjamin B. Odell

E. C. Waters, President of the Yellowstone Lake Boat Company, asks for assistance in blocking another company from receiving a permit from the Department of the Interior to put a steamer on Yellowstone Lake.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-23

Telegram from Charles Fletcher Lummis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Charles Fletcher Lummis wishes to state that a paragraph written about him was false and suggests that Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock await a letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-21

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

This letter regards a sent telegram to the President concerning appointment decisions after a conference with Colonel Bonaparte.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-12

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William Loeb

This letter regards a letter from George Bird Grinnell relating to the suggestion of Frank Mead that the abandoned military reservation of Fort McDowell be turned over to the Mojave Apache Indians.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-14

Letter from Charles Fletcher Lummis to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Charles Fletcher Lummis reports on the Moqui Indian investigation. According to Lummis, his report is less partisan, more judicial, and more truthful than the report by Inspector James E. Jenkins.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-19

Letter from William A. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt

William A. Richards gives a detailed explanation of the reasons the land office is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. He believes that the recent petitions to have the office moved to Bemidji, Minnesota, are motivated by those who are only interested in the success of the town of Bemidji.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-09

Letter from William H. Pope to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

William H. Pope responds to an offer by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock of an appointment to a position in the Department of the Interior. Pope regretfully declines the offer, because he is being considered for a seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-27

Telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to William H. Pope

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock asks William H. Pope to consider an appointment as Special Inspector of the Department of the Interior for an investigation in the Southwest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-25

Letter from Thomas Ryan to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan reports to Secretary Hitchcock on a change proposed by Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware under the Dependent and Disability Pension Act. Ryan believes the impact of the proposed change in policy is so great that Hitchcock will want to discuss it with President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-31