Cromer, Evelyn Baring, Earl of, 1841-1917

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Cromer, Evelyn Baring, Earl of, 1841-1917

President Roosevelt introduces Henry Fairfield Osborn to Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer. He explains that Osborn wishes to study mammalian paleontology in the Fayum Desert, and asks that Baring “give him what aid can legitimately be given.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-24

Letter noted as rewritten. President Roosevelt is sorry to hear that there is only a small chance of Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer, being able to travel to the United States. General Leonard Wood will find it hard to travel to Egypt as Roosevelt intends to employ him in Mindanao to take charge of the “Moro problem.” Wood’s route to the Philippines might be able to go through Egypt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-15

President Roosevelt introduces Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer, to W. Cameron Forbes, a grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson who is currently vice-governor of the Philippines. Roosevelt will be in England in May 1910 to deliver the Romanes Lecture at the University of Oxford, and hopes he will be able to see Baring then.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-23

President Roosevelt asks Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer, if it is possible for him to come visit at the White House sometime during the year. Roosevelt believes many people would like to see Baring, and Roosevelt would like to host him while he is still President.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-18

President Roosevelt thanks Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer, for his blue book report. Roosevelt believes this work is of real interest, especially to people doing colonial work. He is sorry to hear that Cromer’s health forced him to leave Egypt, and asks if there is any chance Cromer would be able to visit the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-08

President Roosevelt tells Lord Cromer that he looks forward to reading portions of the report, as he thinks Cromer is doing “as interesting a work as any one at this preset time in any part of the earth.” He does not know anything about the Sudan matter, but promises to take it up with Secretary of State Elihu Root. Roosevelt wishes he could see Cromer in the United States while he is still president. A handwritten postscript notifies Cromer that Major General Leonard Wood “handled the Moros in fine shape” in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-21

President Roosevelt would like to discuss various matters with Evelyn Baring, Earl of Cromer, and is sorry to hear that he will most likely be unable to visit the United States. General Wood will be traveling to Mindanao to take charge of the Moro problem and will hopefully travel by way of Egypt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-19