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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-31
Senators Nelson and Clapp write Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to recommend Jacob F. Jacobson for the position of Superintendent of Cutting and Scaling at the Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-22
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock sends an update on efforts to transfer the Native Americans at Warner’s Ranch, California, to the Pala Indian Reservation. He requests that the matter be left under the authority of the Department of the Interior, even in the face of appeals for military intervention from Charles Fletcher Lummis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-24
Ethan Allen Hitchcock encloses information regarding the appointment and reappointment of “colored men” at the Department of the Interior in 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-31
List of appointees of color within the Department of the Interior during 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-30
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock provides updates on the inspection of Indian Territory by Judge Ryan and Inspector Lucius A. Wright, the charges against Miss Ware and Mr. McKinley, and the Dewey killings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-02
In response to a request from President Roosevelt for Tams Bixby to be called to Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock reports on his communications with Bixby. As a member of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, Bixby was in Washington, D.C., for an extended period of time in February and March to negotiate agreements with the tribes. He was to return to Indian Territory immediately following, but Hitchcock has learned by telegraph that he has not yet returned. Given his long absence and the important work to be done there, Hitchcock has instructed Bixby to remain where he is until further instructions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-15
Senators Burrows and McMillan recommend Thomas J. O’Brien for the vacancy in the Secretary of the Interior’s office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-31
Senators Perkins and Bard forward a letter from the California Miners’ Association, expressing concern that efforts are being made to remove Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Commissioner of the General Land Office Binger Hermann due to decisions made concerning California mining.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-12
The Department of the Interior is considering changes to the personnel of the Oregon forest reserves due to the Forest Superintendent’s policy of disbanding the forest force from November until June. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock cites multiple illegal activities on the part of forest rangers and incompetency on the part of supervisors. The personnel change is opposed by Governor Theodore Thurston Geer who has been encouraging Oregon’s Congressional delegation to join in his appeal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-10
R. S. Person, Auditor for the Interior Department, submits a favorable report concerning the character and performance of George P. Dunham, a deputy auditor.
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1901-12-23
Secretary of the Treasury Gage reports on the record of George P. Dunham, Deputy Auditor for the Interior Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-23
Records indicate that Agent C. P. Mathewson of the Winnebago Agency, Nebraska, is a good agent without any charges on file. Edward Rosewater complained about Mathewson because he would not recommend a change in the agency’s Indian tradership. The traders were investigated and found to be creditable. Rosewater’s complaints are politically motivated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-12
Cornelius Newton Bliss is out of official life and will not formally recommend a candidate for office. However, he recalls Albert D. Elliot’s service in Alaska and has only heard positive reviews of his work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-27
Herbert M. Seymour requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help in obtaining an appointment as a special inspector in the Interior Department. Seymour applied two years ago with the help of Representative Aaron V. S. Cochrane of New York. He was told there were no vacancies then, but now there are two new special inspector positions. Seymour and his family are from Columbia County, New York, and worked to elect Roosevelt twice. Seymour asks Roosevelt to pass his application and a recommendation on to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Seymour encloses several letters of recommendation, which he requests be returned to him with Roosevelt’s response.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-04
Acting Chief Historian of the National Park Service Kahler forwards a letter written by Carl Parcher Russell of Yosemite National Park regarding Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-02-17
Carl Parcher Russell writes to Don Russell regarding a manuscript from Charles Marble, also known as “Buckskin Charley”, who was a wilderness guide for Theodore Roosevelt. Russell mentions an article in The Westerners Brand Book.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1950-02-09
Manuscript extensively documents the history of the North Dakota Badlands up until 1879, including details about the fur trade, Lewis and Clark, conflicts with Indians, the development of the Keogh Trail and Theodore Roosevelt’s arrival.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-07