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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt telling her about recent happenings in Washington. Roosevelt recently had dinner with Frederic T. Greenhalge, the governor-elect of Massachusetts. Roosevelt also discusses a trip to the zoo with the children. He relates a story about their brother Elliott.
1893-12-24
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary tells August C. Hartwig to contact Raymond Lee Ditmars of the Bronx Zoological Park regarding a snake he wishes to purchase.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-26
In the preface to her book Behind the Scenes with Wild Animals, Ellen Velvin “makes no pretension” that its contents are “wonderful or unknown”; they are merely her personal experiences. She thanks those who helped her in the book’s preparation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08
Governor Roosevelt writes to Governor Thomas of Colorado on behalf of the New York Zoological Society, which wishes to ship a number of animals from Colorado to New York. The animals will be put in the society’s zoological park. Roosevelt hopes that this will be permitted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1899-09-23
William T. Hornaday will show Theodore Roosevelt some of the finest animals in captivity when he visits New York. As part of the wildlife protection advocacy efforts, Hornaday will send a copy of “Our Vanishing Wild Life” to every senator, assemblyman, member of Congress and governor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1913-01-06
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-03-31
Bostock, Frank Charles, 1866-1912
George Otto Trevelyan thanks President Roosevelt for the books, particularly American Hunter and its discussion of Yellowstone Park, bears and bison. Trevelyan describes his and his wife’s experiences in and appreciation for Rome. He also mentions Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s wedding, being ill with typhoid, and other books he has recently read.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-08
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
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
A view of the zoological gardens in Rio de Janeiro’s Republic Square. A number of swans swim in the pond of water, while other birds stand along the shoreline. Paths lined with lights run along the water’s bank. Charles C. Myers says that this is one of “several beautiful parks of the city.”
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A corner in the zoological gardens. This is an interesting place to visit as her you see a collection of animals and birds like you see no place else in the whole world.”
List of animals donated to the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. by Presidents of the United States. Twelve presidents from Grover Cleveland to Richard Nixon are on the list. Between January 1902 and November 1909, Theodore Roosevelt made twenty-seven donations of thirty-eight individual animals and birds, including thirteen opossums, to the zoo.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
The Cracker Jack Bears attend the Lincoln Zoo. One sits in a tree and holds a box of Cracker Jacks. The other climbs a ladder into an airship. Number one in a series of sixteen cards that were sent for free to anyone who mailed in ten sides from Cracker Jack boxes or ten cents in “silver or stamps.”
1907
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Captain Brocklehurst, who will be visiting Chicago, Illinois, and is interested in John T. McCutcheon’s zoo plans. Roosevelt enjoyed meeting Mr. Kellogg.
1934-06-07
Two women and a child, along with other spectators, stand in front of a cage, offering a peanut to an unseen chimpanzee or ape named “Jocko.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-02-22