McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-11-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Language

English

President Roosevelt apologizes if the letter caused Silas McBee “a moment’s regret.” He thanks McBee for the nice editorial, encloses a letter from Luke Lea, and looks forward to seeing McBee on January 6.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Nicholas Murray Butler approves of a document written by Silas McBee, and suggests adding a chapter urging churches to provide the religious instruction the State and its schools cannot give.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-26

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Columbia University President Butler writes to Silas McBee to commend him for printing Secretary of War Taft’s article. Butler asks if McBee could reprint it in The Educational Review so that teachers across the country could read and reflect upon it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-03

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

While Edmund Billings cannot give Silas McBee a “statesmanlike” statement about his preferring President Roosevelt over the Democratic candidate, he says that Roosevelt is “a man’s man,” and notes that Robert Treat Paine, the past Democratic candidate for Massachusetts  governor, said that he would support Roosevelt. Billings asks for a list of delegates that will attend the general convention next month.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Creator(s)

Billings, Edmund, 1868-1929