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Theodore Roosevelt tells Marshall D. Loveless that he would love to take him and Ambrose I. Means to Africa to do some roping. However, Roosevelt regretfully is unable to advise Loveless on who intends to go to Africa or on which scientific institution would take specimens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-11
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Photographs of taxidermic mounts of four types of takins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-31
President Roosevelt asks Representative Parker to notify his father-in-law, W. W. Gordon, that Roosevelt would like the information from Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, Earl of Warwick, about the location of good hunting grounds. He additionally asks Gordon to inform Greville that he is not a game butcher. Roosevelt intends to shoot each of the big game animals as specimens for the National Museum of Natural History.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-25
Theodore Roosevelt is having a “splendid time” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and will stay until Saturday. He is enjoying the books and specimens at the academy.
1872-09-18
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his mother’s long letter and looks forward to seeing the “curiosities and living things” she has collected for him. He describes his four mice to his sister, Corinne Roosevelt. Roosevelt asks his father to write and take Martha Bulloch Roosevelt to a battlefield so she can collect some “trophies” for him.
1868-04-28
Catalog of specimens of vertebrates, shells, and insects in Roosevelt’s collection, or that he hoped to add to his collection. Blank pages not digitized.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1872-1879
Edgar Alexander Mearns writes to Theodore Roosevelt to request his help in obtaining a permit for the collection of moose, caribou, and beaver for the U.S. National Museum. Kermit Roosevelt will obtain the specimens while he is in New Brunswick.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-1919
Theodore Roosevelt sends C. Hart Merriam the skin and skeleton of a wolf killed about fifty miles north of Quebec on the Tourelli Club grounds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-01-15
Theodore Roosevelt sends Frederick Courteney Selous an article he wrote for The Outlook and directs him to the footnote about Alfred Russel Wallace’s statement about antelope horns. He finds Wallace and naturalists like him absurd in their writings about protective coloration and similar notions. They develop theories without having practical knowledge. Kermit Roosevelt’s hunts were successful.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-24
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could see the group of hartebeests before they leave James L. Clark’s shop but will have to wait and see them at the National Museum of Natural History. He is glad Clark is working on the white rhinoceros.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Mrs. A. S. Buckman that all of the specimens Roosevelt obtained during his safari have been sent to the Smithsonian Institution and, therefore, he cannot comply with her request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-02
Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Edmund Heller the need to quickly document big game specimens from Africa and urges him to return to Washington to finish his reports, sharing news from Frederick Selous and sending regards to friends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Theodore Roosevelt informs John B. Sewell that he has received his letter and forwarded it to Raymond L. Ditmars at the New York Zoological Park. He notes they have many alligators and are not sure if they can accept Sewell’s offer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt offers the Raymond Lee Ditmars the opportunity to receive another alligator, though he is unsure if one is desired. He advises Ditmars to contact Dr. Sewell if interested and notes he will inform Sewell of the referral.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt explains to Le Baron Russell Briggs, the dean of Harvard College, that his son Kermit Roosevelt has been asked by the Smithsonian to gather certain specimen of moose, caribou and beaver in New Brunswick for the National Museum. In order to fulfill this request, Kermit will need to be a few days late in reporting at Harvard, so Theodore Roosevelt asks Briggs if he can excuse his son’s absence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-01
Theodore Roosevelt sends C. H. Stigand a pamphlet he wrote on protective coloration in animals. He hopes Stigand enjoyed his trip with Frederick Courteney Selous and that the latter got good specimens of the giant eland. He discusses the differences between the ordinary eland and the giant eland and contemplates the coloration of Mrs. Gray’s waterbuck. Roosevelt makes “a special plea” to Stigand, asking him to write another book that includes his personal experiences, such as the time a lion mauled him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-15
Theodore Roosevelt attempts to answer Henry V. D. Spicer’s questions about his safari, saying that he was in Africa for eleven months, but could only give the precise number of days by carefully going through his diary. His book, African Game Trails, gives a rough statement of all the specimens collected, but he recommends Spicer contact the Smithsonian Institute to find out if an exact catalog has been published yet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-13
Theodore Roosevelt valued the editorial from Horace G. Knowles, and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was pleased with the tiger skin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-19