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Letter from Louis Starr to Theodore Roosevelt

Louis Starr greatly appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s article, “Race Decadence,” feeling that no social question is as vital and fundamental. He thinks that race decadence is related to women’s entry into the workforce, which prevents them from acting as wives and mothers while also straining men’s employment and, thus, ability to support families. Starr proposes that it be a legislated eligibility requirement that a man be married with four children to hold a federal office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-11

Letter from Samuel H. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Samuel H. Thompson sends Theodore Roosevelt an autographed copy of his book The Highlanders of the South. He greatly admires Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-13

Letter from Chase S. Osborn to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Osborn sends Theodore Roosevelt some newspaper clippings. He greatly admires Roosevelt’s “ability and usefulness.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-07

Letter from Dix W. Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Dix W. Smith sends Theodore Roosevelt photographs from his visit to Reno, Nevada, and thanks him for coming.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-07

Letter from Ossian D. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt

Ossian D. Knox sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping he feels “reflects credit upon” Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Letter from George H. Walker to Theodore Roosevelt

George H. Walker forgot to convey good wishes on behalf of Representative William E. Humphrey to Theodore Roosevelt earlier in the day. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Letter from Dix W. Smith and Patrick L. Flanigan to Theodore Roosevelt

Dix W. Smith and Patrick L. Flanigan detail the itinerary planned for Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Reno, Nevada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-31

Letter from Emil Gribeschock to United States Tariff Board

Emil Gribeschock sends the Tariff Board six different grade samples of wool.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-11

Letter from Lorrilard Spencer to Theodore Roosevelt

Lorillard Spencer, temporary chairman of the New York City Council of the Boy Scouts of America, invites Theodore Roosevelt and any guests to attend a Scout Masters’ Council on April 5, 1911.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-01

Letter from Edwin L. Harpham to Theodore Roosevelt

Edwin L. Harpham informs Theodore Roosevelt that the edition of Roosevelt’s book, African Game Trails, published by McClurg & Co., is of a lesser quality than the subscription edition published by Scribners, as it contains fewer photographs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-29

Letter from Frederick J. H. Merrill to Theoore Roosevelt

Frederick J. H. Merrill is sorry to have missed paying his respects to Theodore Roosevelt in person, but he was held up by fieldwork. Merrill mentions that he sent Roosevelt a telegram recently, and explains that he is a candidate for State Mineralogist of California and would appreciate a good word in this regard. Since leaving Albany, Merrill has been doing consulting geology work in Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-27

Letter from William Kent to Theodore Roosevelt

William Kent regrets that he will not be able to show Theodore Roosevelt the area north of the bay himself while Roosevelt is in California, but he nevertheless invites Roosevelt to visit his house and drive into the woods while he is away. Kent strongly desires Francis J. Heney to be appointed as a United States Senator. He believes the senior senator, Senator George Clement Perkins, will not last long, and that Heney would be an ideal candidate to replace him. Kent suggests that if Roosevelt feels himself able to, that he write to California Governor Hiram Johnson to suggest this to him. The difficulties Heney has experienced following his work in the Oregon Land Fraud trial cause Kent a great deal of regret, and he would like to help him if possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-24

Letter from George W. Nellis to Theodore Roosevelt

George W. Nellis asks if Theodore Roosevelt remembers William Pollock, who served as a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War. While Pollock died in 1899, his family was informed that he was awarded, but never received, a gold medal for bravery, and have asked for assistance in obtaining the medal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-24

Letter from Paul D. Bowler to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul D. Bowler, President of the Layne & Bowler Company of California, sends Theodore Roosevelt a catalog in which they have used a quote from one of Roosevelt’s speeches. Bowler explains the business of the company–manufacturing wells and water pumps–and offers to lead Roosevelt on a tour of a pump near to Los Angeles, California, when Roosevelt is there, as they know Roosevelt’s interest in reclaiming arid lands.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-21

Letter rom Dwight B. Heard to Frank Harper

Dwight B. Heard informs Frank Harper that a letter was accidentally not delivered to Theodore Roosevelt while he was in San Francisco, and that it was mistakenly opened. He seeks to return the letter, and apologizes that it was opened.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-21

Letter from Lawton L. Walton to Theodore Roosevelt

Per L. H. Bailey, Lawton L. Walton of the Sturgis & Walton Company sends Theodore Roosevelt two copies of the Commission on Country Life report.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to Meyer Lissner

Benjamin Ide Wheeler asks Meyer Lissner to ensure that a telegram sent by University of Wisconsin President Charles Richard Van Hise gets handed to Theodore Roosevelt while he is in Los Angeles.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-17

Letter from Thomas A. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas A. Wilson discusses how Jackson, Michigan, will soon vote on whether to drop the “local option” for liquor regulation. Believing Theodore Roosevelt to be more influential, Wilson asks him to write a brief statement supporting the local option.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-17

Letter from Norman Hapgood to Henry Beach Needham

Norman Hapgood dictates a brief reply to Henry Beach Needham’s telegram, which had arrived after he already left the office. The issue was that three of the four people who read the article did not think it was sufficiently interesting.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-14

Letter from Paul V. Collins to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul V. Collins is pleased by the suggestion to meet Theodore Roosevelt on his train, and proposes journeying west so that he might have more time to interview Roosevelt. He asks if it would be possible to arrange for an exclusive interview on the question of reciprocity, as he feels it is a farmers’ question. Too often, however, The Northwestern Agriculturist is beaten to press by newspapers because it takes longer to produce an issue of the magazine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15