Description:
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1881. Roosevelt lives in New York City with Alice Lee Roosevelt and attends Columbia Law School. Major events for the year are a summer trip through Europe and Roosevelt's election to the New York State Assembly from the 21st district. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt's personal finances.
Resource Type:
Diary
Subject:
Dinners and dining; Entertaining; Vacations; Elections; Finance, Personal; New York (State)--New York; Columbia University. School of Law; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884; Bulloch, Irvine S., 1842-1898
Date:
1881
Description:
Theodore Roosevelt requests the support of the voters of New York's Twenty-first Assembly District.
Resource Type:
Letter
Subject:
Elections; Political campaigns; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Date:
1881-11-01
Description:
Political flyer recommending Theodore Roosevelt's election to the New York State Assembly as representative for the Twenty-first Assembly District.
Resource Type:
Pamphlet
Subject:
Elections; Political campaigns; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Date:
1881-11-01
Description:
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt's time in the New York State Assembly, the Westbrook scandal, and reviews of The Naval War of 1812.
Resource Type:
Scrapbook
Subject:
Books--Reviews; Legislators--Political activity; Political corruption; Governmental investigations; New York (State); New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Westbrook, Theodoric R., -1885
Date:
1881-1883
Description:
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt's time in the New York State Assembly, the Westbrook scandal, and reviews of The Naval War of 1812.
Resource Type:
Scrapbook
Subject:
Books--Reviews; Legislators--Political activity; Political corruption; Governmental investigations; New York (State); New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Westbrook, Theodoric R., -1885
Date:
1882
Description:
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1882. Diary only contains entries through February. Roosevelt spent the majority of time in Albany, New York, as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Resource Type:
Diary
Subject:
Legislative bodies; Legislators--Conduct of life; Legislators--Political activity; Bills, Legislative; Entertaining; New York (State)--Albany; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884
Date:
1882
Description:
New York State Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt expresses how much he misses his wife Alice as he sits in his hotel in Albany. He faces a tough fight in the Assembly and says his chances of winning seem even with William O'Neil and Isaac Hunt acting as his lieutenants, probably referring to his nomination as Speaker of the Assembly. He adds that Alfred Clark Chapin will get the Democratic nomination and probably win the Speakership.
Resource Type:
Letter
Subject:
Elections; Spouses; Love; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; O'Neil, William; Hunt, Isaac; Chapin, Alfred Clark
Date:
1882-12-31
Description:
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt's time in the New York State Assembly, his political campaign, the City Reform Club, and reviews of The Naval War of 1812.
Resource Type:
Scrapbook
Subject:
Books--Reviews; Legislators--Political activity; Elections; Political campaigns; New York (State); New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Date:
1882-1883
Description:
Scrapbook of clippings from various periodicals related to Theodore Roosevelt's time in the New York State Assembly.
Resource Type:
Scrapbook
Subject:
Legislators--Political activity; Legislative bodies--Leadership; Elections; Political campaigns; Political cartoons; New York (State); New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Date:
1882-1884
Description:
New York State Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt tells his wife Alice that all the "small curs" on the floor of the House and in the newspapers are "howling" at him, but no one has dared say anything to his face. He dined with the Howes last evening, presumably referring to his colleague in the Assembly, Walter Howe.
Resource Type:
Letter
Subject:
Press and politics; Dinners and dining; New York (State). Legislature. Assembly; Howe, Walter
Date:
1883-03-06
