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Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park James B. Thompson acknowledges a letter from Clifton R. Merritt regarding the wilderness proposal and assures him it will be delivered for inclusion in the public hearing record.
Denver Public Library
1971-01-12
Acting Director Giles sends copies of the master plan brief, a public notice, and a brochure explaining the wilderness proposal for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The master plan proposal will be presented to the park on December 8, in Watford City, and on December 9, in Medora, North Dakota. Since the Wilderness Act of 1964 requires the Secretary of the Interior to review areas to determine whether they are suitable for inclusion in wilderness areas, there will be public hearings on the proposed wilderness areas on these days as well.
Denver Public Library
1970-10-12
Public hearings will be held on December 8 and 9 for the purpose of receiving comments and suggestions as to the appropriateness of a proposal to establish a wilderness area comprised of 15,550 acres within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The notice describes how to obtain maps and descriptions of the preliminary boundaries and proposed wilderness area. It also details the procedure for being allowed to give public testimony on the proposals at the hearings.
Denver Public Library
1970-09-28
Acting Director Giles of the Department of the Interior sends copies of the master plan brief, a public notice, and a brochure explaining the wilderness proposal for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The master plan proposal will be presented to the park on December 8, in Watford City, North Dakota, and on December 9, in Medora, North Dakota. Since the Wilderness Act of 1964 requires the Secretary of the Interior to review areas to determine whether they are suitable for inclusion in wilderness areas, there will be public hearings on the proposed wilderness areas on these days as well.
Denver Public Library
1970-10-12
Francis J. Wolcott of the Sierra Club makes recommendations regarding several possible wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. He notes that the North Dakota Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan suggests that adequate facilities now exist in the area of the Park, and that the Park should not be devoted to activities such as boating, water skiing, or hunting, because they are not the reason the Park has been designated.
Denver Public Library
1970-12-08
Theodore Roosevelt is shown with water and tree-covered mountains in background.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1913
Handwritten draft of chapter one of The Wilderness Hunter.
1893
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead reports that locals are irate over a Department of Interior proposal to designate additional areas of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness. Interested parties in the community worry that enlargement of the wilderness area, particularly in the North Unit, will discourage the development of tourist attractions.The proposed change would raise the number of wilderness acres to well over 75% of the territory in the North Unit.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1972-11-01
Theodore Roosevelt praises C. Grant La Farge on the story he wrote. Roosevelt says his story was a success, despite the difficult theme and he particularly liked the description of “that great northern wilderness.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Frederick Courteney Selous enjoyed his hunting trip, but is melancholy to realize that the United States has lost so much of its hunting grounds. Roosevelt recalls a few of his own hunting experiences: “I was just in time to see the last of the real wilderness life and real wilderness hunting.” Roosevelt also recommends several books to Selous and provides information about his experience ranching in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-11-30
On behalf of the Western North Carolina Fair Association, George S. Powell invites Theodore Roosevelt to their event in Ashville, citing that he would be a strong representative for issues related to conservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Jacob A. Riis sends President Roosevelt an article from The Outlook, and describes the surroundings on Cape Breton Island, which he is visiting and has done a little hunting on.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-21
Albert J. Beveridge quotes a letter from John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Indianapolis Star, who recently purchased the Dayton Journal. Shaffer plans to unequivocally endorse President Roosevelt and his policies. Beveridge has been traveling in the depths of the Maine woods, which he feels has restored him and urges Roosevelt to rest over the summer. After he opens the Maine campaign, Beveridge plans to go on another long trip with Gifford Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-08
Orville Hitchcock Platt informs President Roosevelt that he is “still in the wilderness” and that he plans to see Roosevelt when he returns. Platt does not believe there is any reason to worry about Connecticut.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-10