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William G. Sheldon Interview, February 26, 1979
No full textWilliam Sheldon describes growing up in Washington and Canada and learning about hunting and conservation from his father. He talks about joining the Boone and Crockett Club in 1935. He discusses writing The Wilderness: Home of the Giant Panda and mentions the effect that World War Two had on the Club. Sheldon recalls the Mount McKinley National Park resolution and the Club’s decision not to submit the resolution that would support wolf population control within the park. He describes his father’s relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. Sheldon talks about the Club’s conservation committee and the Alaska land controversy concerning the establishment of national monuments. He also mentions the controversy surrounding trophy hunting as a conservation measure.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/1009/thumbnail.jp
Letter from Mark Sheldon to William C. Gorgas, 1920-05-04
No full textThis is an item from the William Crawford Gorgas papers. This collection includes material created by and written about Gorgas, as well as material created by other Gorgas family members. His diaries and journals illuminate his life and work for the U.S. Army as a surgeon and span the years he worked in Cuba and Panama. The collection includes official reports and other documents Gorgas wrote and collected, as well as articles and other publications written about Gorgas and his work in sanitation and disease prevention, particularly yellow fever. Correspondence, articles, and other items document the numerous awards and tributes Gorgas received during his life and memorials after his death in 1920. In addition to William Crawford Gorgas material, the collection includes other material belonging to Gorgas family members including Marie Gorgas and their daughter, Aileen Gorgas Wrightson. In 1924, his widow Marie Gorgas published William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work. This collection includes manuscripts, galley proofs, and published versions of her work
Letter from R. M., Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, December 11, 1877
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Rebecca Meigs, Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, April 22, 1877
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Becca Meigs, Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, March 1, circa 1878
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Lila E. Baker, Monticello, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, September 8, 1878
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Rebecca Meigs, Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, May 21, 1877
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Becca Meigs, Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, January 13, 1874
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Becca Meigs, Arena, Wisconsin, to Jennie Bowden, Brodhead, Wisconsin, September 16, 1873
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
Letter from Ray Bowden, Whitewater, Wisconsin, to Mother, Brodhead, Wisconsin, May 13, 1913
No full textThis item is from the Jennie Sheldon Bowden letters. The collection contains letters written to and from Jennie Sheldon Bowden, who lived in Wisconsin. The letters discuss daily life, family, camp meetings, and teaching
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