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John R. Van Wormer informs President Roosevelt that Professor Mike Donovan’s assistant and pupils were happy Donovan visited Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. Van Wormer proposes Roosevelt’s son, Theodore, for Junior Membership in the New York Athletic Club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-18
On behalf of the Van der Capellen Tablet Committee, John R. Van Wormer acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s $10 contribution for the fund.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-02
John R. Van Wormer asks President Roosevelt to send his $10 check so that he can report Roosevelt’s subscription to the Van der Capellan Fund at the Annual Meeting of the Holland Society.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-30
John R. Van Wormer, trustee of the Holland Society of New York, is chairing a committee to put up a tablet in honor of the Dutchman Baron Joan Derk Van der Capellen, who was a friend to the United States during the Revolution. He will travel to Zwolle in the Netherlands as chair of the committee and as a representative of the society in New York, and would like to read a letter from President Roosevelt on the occasion. He notes that a letter from George Washington to Van der Capellen is in a museum in Zwolle, and would like Roosevelt’s letter to join it. He asks Roosevelt to write the letter. Van Wormer also wants to meet Roosevelt for lunch and talk with Secretary of State Elihu Root personally about this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-30