Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-24

Creator(s)

Lynch, Martin P.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-24

Creator(s)

McCormick, Medill, 1877-1925

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

On behalf of her husband, John F. Stevens, Harriet T. O’Brien Stevens asks Theodore Roosevelt if John Stevens might change his appointment to meet with Roosevelt as he has been detained in Chicago. Harriet Stevens hopes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is well once again and wishes them all the best in the new year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-21

Creator(s)

Stevens, Harriet T. O'Brien, 1854-1917

Olive Child Mitchel Johnstone thanks Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for their kind letter of sympathy. Johnstone relates that her husband, John Purroy Mitchel, is doing well and she is encouraged by his condition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12

Creator(s)

Johnstone, Olive, 1887 or 1888-1942

John E. Higgins reminds Theodore Roosevelt that the current political situation is the result of Roosevelt’s mistake of recommending William H. Taft to lead the Republican Party. Now Roosevelt is the only man who can fix his mistake by becoming president once again. Higgins believes Roosevelt has taught duty and patriotism and hopes Roosevelt will not fail in this important moment to live up to those ideals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Higgins, John E., 1857-1926

John W. Hein thanks Theodore Roosevelt for attacking corruption and crime several years ago and in a recent article in the Outlook titled Murder is Murder. Hein believes all good and honest citizens will agree with Roosevelt and are always glad to hear Roosevelt speak about.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Hein, John W.

Thomas T. Chaloner asks Theodore Roosevelt why rich corporations do not give the public a square deal and gives the example of his attempts to sell his train stop device to railroad companies. Chaloner knows his device could save lives, yet the railroad companies do not want to pay to install the device and therefore turn Chaloner away. Chaloner believes railroad companies are selling all the stock and bonds to foreign nobles, catering to them rather than making railroads safer for Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Chaloner, Thomas T.

Bertha Gray Zalinski apologizes for confusing Theodore Roosevelt, she sent Roosevelt two letters, but it appears he only read the second and therefore did not get all the details. Zalinski is trying to get her brother’s pension because she depended on him for support and helped him with his work. There are precedents, but Zalinski feels that because she is a woman, she is not being given the same treatment as those in similar situations but male. She hopes that because Roosevelt knew her brother, he might use his influence to help her.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-17

Creator(s)

Zalinski, Bertha Gray, 1850-1936

S. L. Chantz encourages Theodore Roosevelt to accept the nomination for president. Chantz will support Roosevelt’s election because Roosevelt is the man who can handle any difficulty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-17

Creator(s)

Chantz, S. L.

Lillian Eleanor Whitney Larned asks Theodore Roosevelt to address the women of The Twentieth Century Club of Detroit about the topic of world peace. The educational club has 500 members and has been in existence 17 years.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Larned, Lillian Eleanor Whitney, 1863-1934

Richard P. Keif repeats his earlier request of Theodore Roosevelt to recommend an honest lawyer to help him, having not received a response to his previous letter. Keif placed his stock in the care of a broker who stole the stock and sold it before declaring bankruptcy. Keif does not believe America has honest laws that are followed and has been unable to file charges against the man who robbed him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Keif, Richard P., -1943

George Gilmour sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of an address on The Press and Social Progress given by Harry C. Withers in which the unused possibilities of the newspaper are discussed. Gilmour hopes the address might make it into The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Gilmour, George

Henry Cunningham sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a the song he wrote in an effort to combat the growing problem of sailors being insulted by hotel keepers while in uniform. Cunningham believes the resulting resentment and indignation felt by sailors is leading to more and more desertions. Any suggestions Roosevelt has regarding the song will be much appreciated by Cunningham.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Cunningham, Henry

Ernst Benninghoven asks Theodore Roosevelt to read the enclosed article and then tell the public why Roosevelt has so much to say against James B. McNamara and Joseph J. McNamara yet nothing to say against Harrison Gray Otis who has humiliated labor organizations for the last twenty years. Benninghoven says that even Francis J. Heney agrees Otis should be in jail.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Creator(s)

Benninghoven, Ernst

John F. Stevens asks Theodore Roosevelt if he might call upon Roosevelt next week, after he returns from a trip to the West.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943

On behalf of the alumnae association, William H. Peterson invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the annual banquet of the Evening Law School of the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association. The Evening Law School is part of the Evening Institute and has been operating for twelve years, offering students a four year Bachelor of Laws degree with 98% of the graduates having been admitted to the bar. Peterson will be in New York and would like to talk further with Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Peterson, William H.

Albert M. Graves reminds Theodore Roosevelt they have shaken hands at the White House before, and Graves has sent Roosevelt several long letters and articles in the past. Graves believes he knows Roosevelt very well and wonders how Roosevelt said and did so many important things with no mistakes, except telling American’s to vote for William H. Taft. Graves includes a song about the Pope singing Noah’s Ark while waiting for Roosevelt to visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Creator(s)

Graves, Albert M. (Albert Monroe)

Henry L. Stimson tells Theodore Roosevelt he will be arriving in New York earlier than expected and will stop by The Outlook office to see Roosevelt Friday afternoon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

Irving H. Trowbridge offers Theodore Roosevelt his opinion on current political conditions. Despite supporting Roosevelt’s refusal to enter the race, Trowbridge is not sure Taft or La Follette will be able to win the presidency. Based on his considerable experience, Trowbridge believes only one man can lead the Republican’s to victory.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Trowbridge, Irving H. (Irving Hinton, 1849-1914)

Charles E. Kremer sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his book, Capt. Mike Monaghan and hopes Roosevelt will enjoy its wit and wisdom. The two of them have only met once, at the ceremony for laying the cornerstone of the University of Chicago Law School, where Kremer was faculty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Kremer, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1850-1940