The collection is comprised primarily of late 19th and early 20th century publications on hunting, natural history, exploration, conservation, endangered species, cultural anthropology, ornithology and sport. The majority of the titles give instruction and techniques for hunting specific types of game in varying weather conditions, terrain and locations around the world. Other genres in the collection include memoir, art and poetry.

Read a blog post by Elizabeth Gettins highlighting a finding aid for the Theodore Roosevelt Hunting Library. (Library of Congress Blog: November 6, 2018)

From 1909 to 1910, President Theodore Roosevelt went on an expedition to Africa. This guide provides access to materials related to “Theodore Roosevelt's Africa Expedition” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers.

The US National Park Services has a userful history and description of Theodore Roosevelt's ranching and conservation efforts in the Dakota Territory beginning in 1883.