Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915

President Roosevelt explains to Henry Beach Needham, in confidence, that while he has refused to expressly endorse the last Congress, he believes that election of a Democratic Congress would severely hinder William H. Taft’s future work. He has heard that Needham will write an attack on conditions at the Panama Canal, and insists they discuss it beforehand.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-11

President Roosevelt will read the article written by Mr. Brandeis, as recommended by Henry Beach Needham.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-11

Theodore Roosevelt provides direction for how Henry Beach Needham can answer Mr. Ommen. He offers evidence from a New York State Court and the United States Supreme Court that a woman’s right to work cannot be restricted, just like a man’s. Employers can choose to work their female employees haggard for 12-16 hours per day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-12

Henry Beach Needham’s letter has been received with the enclosure from R. M. Allen. The matter will be taken up with Theodore Roosevelt. It will be difficult to find the resolution to which Needham refers because of the volume of work Roosevelt has, unless Needham is able to assist.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-31

Frank Harper sends Henry Beach Needham the itinerary for Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to the Midwest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08

Frank Harper writes to ensure that Henry Beach Needham received a telegram about Theodore Roosevelt’s schedule during his Vermont trip. Harper also requests that Needham conduct an interview for the Saturday Evening Post. Harper includes some literature about the Progressive Party including a couple of letters from Gordon Russell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-29

Theodore Roosevelt could not respond personally to Henry Beach Needham’s letter due to the volume of his correspondence. A meeting with Roosevelt or Senator Dixon can be arranged for Needham and his friend.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-04

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Henry Beach Needham for his letter about William D. Haywood, which he is forwarding to George W. Perkins. He asks Needham to tell Haywood that the Progressive Party is permanent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-27

An unknown writer asks Henry Beach Needham to join Theodore Roosevelt’s party at Parkersburg, West Virginia, on Thursday night or at Martinsburg, Virginia, on Friday morning.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-03

Frank Harper writes that everything is okay and that Henry Beach Needham’s plan meets Theodore Roosevelt’s desires.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Henry Beach Needham of how happy Roosevelt was to receive Albert E. Winship’s letter and the article from Everybody’s Magazine. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Needham whenever he visits New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-05

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Henry Beach Needham for his letter. Roosevelt would very much like to see Needham whenever he visits New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-24

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Henry Beach Needham that Roosevelt cannot discuss the matter Needham requests or write the desired article. However, Roosevelt would happy to talk with Needham on the train from Grand Rapids to New York on February 12.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

Theodore Roosevelt explains to reporter Henry Beach Needham that he cannot write private letters to potentates abroad, but he encloses another document that might be of use to him. Roosevelt is disturbed by what Needham and Gifford Pinchot have told him about Albert J. Beveridge

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-29

Theodore Roosevelt informs Henry Beach Needham that he cannot send the information Needham requests via telegraph as it is not secure.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-05

Theodore Roosevelt will send the pamphlets to Henry Needham when they are printed. Roosevelt explains what happened in the last election as the people began getting tired of reformers, including himself. Roosevelt also appreciates Needham’s characterization of the British, French, and Belgians “as not being scoring machines but as being impossible to score against.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-16

Theodore Roosevelt tells Henry Beach Needham that it is impossible for him to comment on every issue that arises, although he is in agreement with Benjamin F. Harris. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-24