Low, Seth, 1850-1916

President Roosevelt will be staying with his aunt, Elizabeth Norris Emlen Roosevelt, the Monday before the election and asks Seth Low to call on him. Governor Odell is keen to assist with the campaign and Roosevelt thinks it would be a good idea for Low to meet with him. Senator Platt is doing all he can and has kept away from Low as it seemed the wisest course of action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Platt and the “Republican machine” are doing everything they can to see that Seth Low is elected. Roosevelt will need to talk to Low about the Brooklyn, New York, post office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letters to President Roosevelt are opened by his secretary. However, if “not to be opened,” is written on the envelope along with a signature, letters will not be opened.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Seth Low for the letter and Roosevelt would like to see him prior to the election if possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Seth Low for the letter. He does not intend to give interviews or make a speech in the near future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to Seth Low to inform him that, after consulting with Secretaries Hay and Root, he has decided not to attend the dinner. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt will not be going to the opera. They will take the train back to Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-05-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Publication Date

2025-03-27

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-01-18

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt/Sec,

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Publication Date

2025-04-03

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Seth Low. He wrote Millard Bloomer and thinks Low’s letter to Joseph Hodges Choate is better than his.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt cannot accept the dinner invitation. He requests that Seth Low not ask him to write about the “Saturday discussions,” as he must already resist so many requests for his advice on a variety of subjects.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Publication Date

2025-09-25

Theodore Roosevelt did not receive the tickets that Seth Low sent until today. He does not understand the delay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Seth Low in the use of the National Civic Federation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Publication Date

2025-09-25

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Seth Low for his letter and knows that Low did everything possible to pass the bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Seth Low for his writing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Seth Low for his letters and hard work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thinks it is preferable to have the disposition of the funds made by himself. He originally suggested a committee, when he thought the fund would be supplemented by other amounts. With such a small sum, however, better work will be done by one person. (This is likely in reference to Roosevelt’s Nobel Prize award, which he initially donated to Congress to establish a permanent Industrial Peace Committee. Congress never organized the committee and so, during World War I, Roosevelt petitioned Congress to return the funds to him so that he could distribute the money to war relief efforts and various charities.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt agrees the funds held by the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace are too small to be administered by a board of trustees. He would like the money returned and will only use it for philanthropic purposes. Roosevelt hopes Congress will act upon Seth Low’s suggestion as he hopes to distribute some of the funds this winter.

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Publication Date

2015-01-28