United States. Forest Service

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John K. Barton

President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Barton, Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important to the Navy, and appoints Barton to serve on the board as representative of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Kendrick Hatt

President Roosevelt informs William Kendrick Hatt that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important, and appoints Hatt to serve on the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas L. Lewis

President Roosevelt informs Thomas L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important, and appoints Lewis to serve on the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Newton E. Mason

President Roosevelt informs Rear Admiral Mason, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, that he is creating an advisory board related to the properties and best uses of structural materials and fuels in the United States. Roosevelt believes that this topic is very important to the Navy, and appoints Mason to serve on the board as representative of the Bureau of Ordnance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fred G. Plummer

President Roosevelt appoints Fred G. Plummer as the representative of the Forest Service on the United States Geographic Board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. B. M. Young

President Roosevelt has received the handbook from Yellowstone Park Superintendent S. B. M. Young. He would like Yellowstone to have civilian guards under the Forest Service, but he was unable to accomplish that this year. If the opportunity presents itself to support some U.S. representatives, he will try to get it done or perhaps through Senator Thomas Henry Carter. Either way, Roosevelt would like Young to stay at Yellowstone.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Stevens

President Roosevelt tells chief engineer of the Panama Canal project John F. Stevens that the government is researching building materials and fuels. Roosevelt informs Stevens that he is appointing him a member of the newly-formed Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials as a representative of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Stevens will be required to locate a proxy in Washington D.C. to attend meetings as his representative, and he will be tasked with making occasional reports to the board

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Crozier

President Roosevelt informs Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance Crozier that he has appointed him as a member of the Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials as the representative of the Army’s Ordinance Department. Roosevelt lays out the position’s duties and encloses a list of other people he has invited to become members of the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. V. D’Invelliers

President Roosevelt informs E. V.  D’Invelliers that he has appointed him as a member of the Advisory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials, based in part on his membership with the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Roosevelt lays out the position’s duties and encloses a list of other people he has invited to become members of the board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Overton W. Price

President Roosevelt appoints Overton W. Price to the United States Geographic Board as a representative of the Forest Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt remarks on the successful work undertaken since the passing of the Reclamation Act in 1902, but cautions of “dangers and difficulties” still ahead. Roosevelt heralds the success of the Forest Service, whose policy has been shaped by the will of the people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Report upon the organization of the Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep, Comptroller of Currency Murray, and Chief Forester Pinchot provide President Roosevelt with a detailed report of the organization and operations of the Department of the Interior. The report highlights “grave defects” in the structure of the Department such as redundant job functions, an “abuse of letter writing” that impedes public business, and rampant inefficiency. The report recommends the dissolution of several divisions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-22

Creator(s)

Keep, Charles Hallam, 1861-1941; Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926; Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Barber White

President Roosevelt instructs John Barber White to go to Cass Lake, where he will be joined by Eugene S. Bruce of the forest service. The men are to investigate the Minnesota Reserve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Barber White

President Roosevelt provides John Barber White with additional instructions outlining what he should investigate on the Minnesota National Forest Reserve. Eugene S. Bruce of the Forest Service will assist White.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elisha Ely Garrison

President Roosevelt tells Elisha Ely Garrison he will take the matter up with Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot, as he thinks it would be a great line of work for Garrison. Roosevelt is grateful for everything Garrison did during the campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William A. Richards

President Roosevelt is frustrated with the bureaucracy that has been slowing down the distribution of funds to the Sierra Forest Reserve for supplies. He insists that Commissioner Richards make sure the money arrives “by the middle of May, not by the middle of November, when all chance of using it will have gone.” He also asks Richards to “stir up Newhall on the cattle question,” and make the cattle owners conform to regulations whether they like them or not. Finally, Roosevelt explains that he will not appoint “any supervisors who are not A1 men,” and asks if local rangers can be given more power to make decisions without having to always ask officials for permission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Draft of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt amends a letter in which he remarks on the successful work undertaken since the passing of the Reclamation Act in 1902, but cautions of “dangers and difficulties” still ahead. Roosevelt heralds the success of the Forest Service, whose policy has been shaped by the will of the people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt

George Bird Grinnell responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s questions about the Yellowstone Park elk by sending part of an issue of Forest and Stream. In the March issue, Hough recommended the abolition of the Biological Survey and change in the personnel of the Forest Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-04-15

Creator(s)

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938

Letter from Charles H. Herty to Gifford Pinchot

Charles H. Herty would appreciate Gifford Pinchot’s help in getting Theodore Roosevelt to address the American Chemical Society. Herty knows Pinchot from his work with the Forest Service on turpentine. The press has referenced the important role chemists have played in Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-07-13

Creator(s)

Herty, Charles H. (Charles Holmes), 1867-1938

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot asks Theodore Roosevelt to consider the invitation to speak at the American Chemical Society. Roosevelt could emphasize the importance of chemistry to the preparedness movement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-08-16

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946