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President Roosevelt thanks Byron S. Hurlbut, Dean of Harvard College, for writing and will send his letter to Kermit Roosevelt.
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1908-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Dean of Harvard College Byron S. Hurlbut to introduce him to Aubrey Nellis, the son of independent newspaper owner George W. Nellis.
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1912-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt expresses his appreciation to Byron S. Hurlbut
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1911-09-12
President Roosevelt has sent letters by Dean Hurlbut, F. W. Taussig, and Roland Thaxter to Edgar Alexander Mearns. Roosevelt will endeavor to assist Thaxter but will offer no promise until he hears from Mearns.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-26
President Roosevelt tells Dean Byron S. Hurlbut that his son, Theodore Roosevelt, is very pleased about receiving the honorary scholarship and finishing his courses in three years because Roosevelt had previously had to speak with him about reports he was not doing well. Roosevelt will gladly speak with Ferdinand V. Blair, but does not think he can be of much assistance, as he thinks that the diplomatic service is often a poor career choice. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson appreciated having Roosevelt’s son Kermit visit them recently.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-13
President Roosevelt informs Harvard Dean Byron S. Hurlbut that he intends to take Kermit Roosevelt on Safari with him next year, and asks for advice about how Kermit can best schedule his courses so that he can graduate with his Harvard class upon his return.
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1908-07-21
President Roosevelt was pleased by Byron S. Hurlbut’s letter, and agrees that his son, Theodore Roosevelt, should graduate from Harvard in 1909 for the reasons that Hurlbut gave. Roosevelt was also pleased by what Hurlbut has written about him, and would like him to meet several of the people upon whom Roosevelt has relied during his time as President. He asks if Hurlbut can visit on a Saturday in April for dinner, as he has a personal rule of not inviting people to lunch or dinner on Sunday.
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1908-03-20
President Roosevelt sends Harvard College Dean Hurlbut a letter from Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Roosevelt has inquired into his son Theodore Roosevelt’s eyes and discovered that they were in poor shape. His son did not know that he had been breaking any rules at Harvard.
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1908-03-19
President Roosevelt was unpleasantly surprised by Byron S. Hurlbut’s letter about his son, Theodore Roosevelt, who has apparently been frequently absent from his college classes. Roosevelt is afraid these absences might jeopardize Ted’s plans to graduate in three years. Regarding the second part of Hurlbut’s letter, Roosevelt says that the war on moths is purely a state matter, but he offers to contact Edward Howe Forbush, the state ornithologist of Massachusetts, for advice.
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1908-03-15
President Roosevelt informs Byron S. Hurlbut that his son Ted is sick. Ted will miss a planned trip to New York and may be late arriving back to Harvard.
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1907-04-20
President Roosevelt encloses a letter he has sent to Charles Evans Hughes.
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1906-11-05
President Roosevelt invites Dean of Harvard College Hurlbut “down to Washington” for a visit and would like him to meet Secretary of War William H. Taft and “one or two others.”
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1906-10-16
President Roosevelt tells Dean Hurlbut of Harvard College he thinks the editor of the Independent displayed “grosely improper conduct” concerning his son Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt does nothing concerning the offending editorial, but has turned the author’s brother away from a ministership in Venezuela.
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1906-10-13
President Roosevelt updates Dean of Harvard College Hurlbut on his son Theodore Roosevelt’s well-being after returning home in need of comfort and rest after his arrest. Roosevelt believes that Ted is defending his friend and fellow Harvard student Shaun Kelly by choosing not to press charges against the policemen who wrongfully held and struck Ted. Roosevelt also wants to forgo any further charges because he wants Ted to remain focused on his schoolwork, and wishes him to remain out of future public scrutiny.
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1906-10-07
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1905-07-14
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Hurlbut, Byron S. (Byron Satterlee), 1865-1929
English
Roland Thaxter, professor of Botany at Harvard University, asks colleague and dean Byron S. Hurlbut if President Roosevelt would be interested in collecting insect specimens in Africa. Thaxter stresses that such collection would be extremely beneficial in expanding the field and supporting his research.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-22
President Roosevelt has read Dean Hurlbut’s letter regarding Ted Roosevelt’s unexcused absence from Harvard University to the “harum-scarum individual.” Roosevelt explains that Ted has been recovering from injuries sustained from football and an elevator accident at home, as per his doctors’ advice. Roosevelt instructed Ted to write to Hurlbut, though Ted claims he already sent a letter. If there is anything else Roosevelt can do, Hurlbut should let him know.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-04