Mrs. Roosevelt at home
Invitation to a garden party given by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1903-1908
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Harvard College Library
Harvard University’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection, housed in its Widener and Houghton libraries, is a major resource for study of the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt. The collection originated as a comprehensive library opened in New York City by the Roosevelt Memorial (later Theodore Roosevelt) Association in 1923, and donated in 1943 to Roosevelt’s alma mater. The collection, since enlarged, includes manuscripts (Theodore Roosevelt’s papers other than those designated by him for the Library of Congress and papers of other Roosevelt family members), ancillary archival resources, printed works, photographs and cartoons, and ephemera relating to Roosevelt’s personal and professional life.
Portions of the collection, already cataloged, were digitized at Harvard and then received by digital library staff. Our digital library currently holds some 3,000 items from the Harvard collection, consisting of its total holdings of Theodore Roosevelt’s diaries, outgoing correspondence, and compositions, as well as eleven personal clipping scrapbooks, 1881-1899. See below to view items from this collection in the digital library.
Reproduction or publication of these materials requires the permission of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grace Stackpole Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes that he is happy with the birth of his grandchild and is glad Grace Stackpole Roosevelt and the baby are doing well. Roosevelt hopes to be out of the hospital soon and to see them in March.
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Creation Date
1918-02-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grace Stackpole Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt comments on his son Archie’s promotion and tells Grace Stackpole Roosevelt to send the doctor bill to him.
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Creation Date
1918-01-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to discuss appointing Bishop and Colonel George W. Goethals as consultants to Congress regarding the Panama Canal project.
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Creation Date
1907-11-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to introduce John Campbell Greenway, who was a member of the Rough Riders. Roosevelt requests that Greenway be given access to all areas of the Panama Canal project as an expert.
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Creation Date
1907-11-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grace Stackpole Roosevelt
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Grace Stackpole Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear of Archie Roosevelt’s promotion, which he believes should have happened sooner. He asks Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt to let him know if she needs money or anything else.
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Creation Date
1917-12-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say he is pleased that Colonel George W. Goethals and Bishop get along well. Roosevelt discusses Goethals’ power and strategy as a part of the Isthmian Canal Commission. He also mentions that he had telegrams between Goethals and himself published in recognition of the work being done in Panama.
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Creation Date
1907-09-06
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding the Panama canal project and discusses Colonel George W. Goethals replacement of John Frank Stevens as chief engineer on the canal project. Roosevelt also mentions his reaction to Herbert Parsons regarding the Republican Club and asks Bishop to inform him of what he would like Roosevelt to say about the canal in his annual message.
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Creation Date
1907-09-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop asking him to tell Colonel Goethals to proceed with the selection of Senator Joseph C. S. Blackburn for Governor in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Creation Date
1907-09-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say he will include the information Bishop sent him regarding the Panama Canal in his message after making a few changes.
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Creation Date
1907-10-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Jackson Turner
Governor Roosevelt writes Professor Frederick Jackson Turner to say he will read the pamphlet with great interest.
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Creation Date
1898-10-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Hines Page
Police Commissioner Roosevelt thanks Walter Hines Page for his letter. He agrees with Hines about “the lack of educated men in proper National feeling.”
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Creation Date
1896-01-10
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt informs Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he met with Edward H. Van Ingen and agrees with their plan of action via letter. Roosevelt has already written to District Attorney Henry L. Burnett about the letter and plans to meet with Burnett, Van Ingen, and William Williams together. He also comments on the trust legislation and the actions of Congressmen George Frisbie Hoar and Charles E. Littlefield. Roosevelt encloses a letter to New York Police Commissioner F. V. Greene and discusses the information he provided Greene.
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Creation Date
1903-02-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. V. Greene
President Roosevelt writes to New York City Police Commissioner Greene regarding the promotion of Officer Maximilian F. Schmittberger. Roosevelt describes his own experiences with Schmittberger when he was Police Commissioner, but writes that he does not know of his current situation.
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Creation Date
1903-01-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt expresses his happiness that Joseph Bucklin Bishop was appointed Executive Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. He suggests that Bishop find a mutual acquaintance that could encourage Senator Thomas Collier Platt to be more amiable towards Bishop and his new position.
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Creation Date
1905-08-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Burnett
President Roosevelt informs District Attorney Burnett that Edward H. Van Ingen and William Williams visited him regarding Edward F. McSweeney. They presented him with evidence that McSweeney is lying, and he does not see clemency as an option.
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Creation Date
1903-02-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for making contact with a Senator. He also writes that he enjoyed the newspaper clipping Bishop sent him.
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
Publication Date
2012-01-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say the only way he would regret Bishop accepting his new position would be if it changed the nature of their relationship.
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Creation Date
1905-09-14
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for his letter and comments on a line about Wall Street financiers that particularly amused him.
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Creation Date
1907-06-15