Hale, Matthew, 1882-1925

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-25

Creator(s)

Hale, Matthew, 1882-1925

Recipient

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-24

Creator(s)

Hale, Matthew, 1882-1925

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Matthew Hale asks Theodore Roosevelt to telegraph Governor Robert P. Bass, requesting him to speak at the public meeting of the progressive republicans of Massachusetts. Bass’s support is essential for the meeting’s success. Gifford Pinchot and Samuel McChord Crothers are also speaking at the meeting. Hale assures Roosevelt the movement is not tied to a particular candidate, especially not Senator Robert M. La Follette.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-10

Matthew Hale agrees to Theodore Roosevelt’s suggested date. He, Raymond Hansen Oveson, and Earnest E. Smith will meet Roosevelt at the appointed time. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-13

Matthew Hale shares with Theodore Roosevelt that he and several other younger Republicans in Massachusetts contemplate organizing a progressive movement within the state’s Republican Party. However, before doing so, they want Roosevelt’s advice and request an appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-08

Matthew Hale thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of advice. Hale hopes he will be able to follow the advice while pursuing his own desires.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-09

Matthew Hale asks for President Roosevelt’s advice on an important issue. Hale has been offered a tutoring position that would require him to travel across the United States for one year studying the political and economic conditions of the country. Hale asks if Roosevelt thinks this trip would make Boston lawyers think Hale is too restless to trust or unenthusiastic about the field of law. Hale thinks the trip would be the very best preparation for what he hopes to do in life.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02

Matthew Hale thanks President Roosevelt for his letter, since Hale was in Wyoming all summer and rather isolated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-28

Matthew Hale spent a month working at a lumber camp and is traveling Montana for forestry work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-14