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Charles M. Taintor asks President Roosevelt’s permission to name three glaciers in Yellowstone National Park after Roosevelt. Taintor believes he and his party were the first to visit these glaciers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-01
Matthew Hale thanks President Roosevelt for his letter, since Hale was in Wyoming all summer and rather isolated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-28
General James Sullivan Clarkson, surveyor of the Port of New York, reports to William Loeb on the progress of the Republican political campaign in the Western states. In his meetings with prominent figures in Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa, and Indiana, he found Republicans to be very enthusiastic about President Roosevelt and the efforts of Republican Chairman George B. Cortelyou. He has heard many reports of Democratic voters who will vote for the Republican national ticket and he believes that through the influence of a few prominent Republicans the success of the campaign will be ensured. Clarkson ranks Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance among the finest political writings of all time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Theodore Roosevelt’s letter to I. K. Russell completely refutes the “ludicrous” charge that Roosevelt bargained with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that the organization would receive certain considerations in exchange for delivering votes. Roosevelt advises the “Mormon[s]” that any attempt to reintroduce polygamy would mean the Church’s destruction, advice that aligns with Church leaders’ views.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
President Roosevelt rides a “Wyoming” horse and wrangles a number of oxen representing different states. “Alabama” says, “I don’t see how I can get out of this.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-17
President Roosevelt returns home to Washington, D.C., to shake Uncle Sam’s hand. Roosevelt brings a horse that carries many items, including “indorsement of Ohio,” presents, a silver plate, and a miner’s pan.
This humorous political cartoon celebrated President Theodore Roosevelt’s return from an extensive “swing” through the northern plains states, the Pacific Northwest, California, the Midwest — as well as stops at Cheyenne’s Pioneers days and at Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon. It portrays a welcoming Uncle Sam, representing a grateful nation; and offers a multitude of the president’s accomplishments, visits, and controversies accumulated during his trip.
The cartoonist was Tom May of the Detroit Journal, no relation to Ole May of Pittsburgh and Cleveland, with whom he is sometimes confused. Their styles were not similar, and neither their politics; Tom May leaned Republican, Ole May toward the Democrats.
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock about the Department of the Interior’s handling of illegal fences in Wyoming, and wants to names of the officials who “failed in their duty.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-09
By the authority of the Antiquities Act, President Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming to be a national monument.
Devils Tower National Monument
1906-09-24
Kermit Roosevelt is concerned about John Wallace Riddle’s pneumonia and hopes he is feeling better. Kermit and President Roosevelt are busy making plans for their African safari. He describes their planned itinerary. Kermit has been able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson many times this summer. He will be joining Ferguson for a September hunting trip in Wyoming.
1908-1909
Theodore Roosevelt, astride a horse with “Wyoming” on its bridle, leads a number of lassoed cattle behind him, each with the name of a state on it. One cow, with Alabama written on it, rises up and says, “I don’t see how I can get out of this.” A teddy bear holding a bag walks alongside Roosevelt. This cartoon is likely a reference to Theodore Roosevelt’s massive success in the 1904 presidential election, which saw him capture the electoral votes of the Northern and Western states, leading to his second term as president.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904