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If Theodore Roosevelt writes anything, George Bird Grinnell may also be able to get Elihu Root to contribute. Roosevelt will send the mountain lion skulls to Hart Merriam for examination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-03-13
C. Hart Merriam thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the skin and skeleton of the dark-colored wolf from north of Quebec. This is the first skin from eastern Canada.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-01-19
Charles D. Walcott signed a letter to Henry Fairfield Osborn notifying him of the transfer of two white rhinoceros skins that Theodore Roosevelt collected. He was sorry to hear of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident and hopes she is recovering, especially as he knows what it is like to have someone close experience a serious accident. Childs Frick and Edmund Heller are in Abyssinia (Ethiopia) to augment the specimens collected while on safari with Roosevelt. Walcott will soon be in New York City and hopes to see Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-03
R. J. Cuninghame thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter and pamphlet on animal coloration. He reports the success of several safaris and gives updates on some of their friends and fellow hunters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
William Beebe is asking for Theodore Roosevelt’s help in obtaining permission from the Government in New York to send a man to the lighthouse and catch a bird specimen for research. Beebe also tells Roosevelt a little bit about his current research.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-05
Consul Mitchell notes that the post at Apia, Samoa, is not included in the bill currently before Congress regarding reorganizing the consular service. Personal reasons aside, he discusses why he believes this decision is unwise. He includes photographs of the takins he has presented to various museums. After turning fifty years old, Mitchell finds it important to exercise, especially in tropical climates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-31
On behalf of the American Museum of Natural History, Henry Fairfield Osborn thanks Theodore Roosevelt for donating a snowy owl, and for his support of the institution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-14
Fred L. Seely confirms good progress is being made with the collection of specimens from Theodore Roosevelt’s African expedition, although Seely says he does not want to disclose anything specific via letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-09
Henry V. D. Spicer asks Theodore Roosevelt about how many days he spent hunting during his trip to Africa, how many specimens he secured, and whether or not a catalogue is available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Fred L. Seely inquires if Charles D. Walcott has explained to Theodore Roosevelt that progress is being made in Congress on funding for the Roosevelt Collection donated to the National Museum of Natural History.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-29
Charles D. Walcott informs Theodore Roosevelt that Edmund Heller’s pamphlets on the white rhino and giant eland will be mailed soon. Walcott tells Roosevelt of his sons’ future endeavors in the West and his wife and daughter’s summer plans in the East. Walcott is glad the political climate feels like “old times.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-16
Fred L. Seely informs Theodore Roosevelt he has begun to stir interest in Roosevelt’s recent donation of specimens to the Smithsonian Institution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-15
W. Dew Miller informs Theodore Roosevelt that he received the letter addressed to Frank M. Chapman along with the cactus wren specimens. Chapman is currently collecting bird specimens in South America and will not return until July.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-27
Peter Mulock owns the mounted specimen of the last four truly wild American buffalo. He asks Theodore Roosevelt’s help selling them. He includes a clipping about them along with a photograph.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
John Lowell sends Theodore Roosevelt four specimens of the bird they discussed during his visit. He describes their appearance, vocalization, and nesting habits.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-16
Edmund Heller discusses Paul James Rainey and his offer to collect specimens in British East Africa for the Smithsonian. Museum officials urge Heller to accompany Painey, but he feels responsible for completing the work on Roosevelt’s collection. He asks Roosevelt’s opinion on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-31
Charles D. Walcott explains that Edmund Heller has the opportunity to collect zoological specimens in British East Africa with Paul James Rainey. However, Heller is hesitant to delay work on Theodore Roosevelt’s collection. Walcott asks Roosevelt to persuade Heller to accompany Rainey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-30
Benjamin Ide Wheeler believes the only other speech Theodore Roosevelt should plan on giving apart from the Charter Day address and lectures at Berkeley is the one at the Commonwealth Club. The elephant has yet to arrive.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-26
C. W. G. Rohrer invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit Hagerstown, Maryland, and address the Men’s Bible Class. He has the privilege of being permitted to study the specimens from Roosevelt’s African expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-20
Michael McMahon informs Theodore Roosevelt he will soon send President William H. Taft his bill on barrack labor for proper and final action. He provides the number of faunal and floral specimens Roosevelt presented to the Smithsonian as published in African Game Trails. McMahon lists mathematical equations as predictors of his success.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-18