Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-04-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Language

English

President Roosevelt thanks Commander Sims for the letter, and he was glad to hear news about the Great White Fleet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt advises Admiral Sims not to pay attention to anything printed in The Herald.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt suggests that William Sowden Sims consider adding a Democrat to a commission Roosevelt will soon name, for example, former Navy Secretary Hilary A. Herbert. Roosevelt encloses a copy of the invitations he will send to the appointees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt looked over Admiral Sims’s letter and the “accompanying admirable article.” He agrees it is discouraging to have previously resolved arguments resurrected, especially those concerning the relationship between rapidity of shots and accuracy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is impressed with Commander Sims’s paper regarding military efficiency, and asks whom he should contact in the army regarding the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Captain Sims for his note. Roosevelt finds the notes on the Navy useful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt finds the paper sent to him by William Sowden Sims, captain in the U.S. Navy, to be interesting. Roosevelt feels it is obvious that handling the massive technology and mechanisms and modern fleets means necessary tactical changes, and he hopes experts will begin to develop these ideas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Captain Sims for the birthday wishes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt looks forward to Commander Sims’ recommendations for reorganizing the Department of the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Commander Sims for the letter he sent him, and says that as far as target practice goes, everything seems gratifying.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is very interested in the reports of cruiser target practice that Commander Sims sent him, and is pleased at the performance of the ships.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was eagerly anticipating Commander Sims’s report and is very pleased. Roosevelt inquires about Sims’s thoughts on the effectiveness of the eight-inch guns tested, and says he will make a strong bid for big-gun battleships in his coming address. Roosevelt also asks if there are any additional points he should try to cover in his message.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Admiral Sims to look over some documents so that they can discuss them when Roosevelt returns to Washington.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates Commander Sims and the Navy. He asks if he can send a letter of acknowledgement for what the Charleston has done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is “pleased and proud” of the work of Admiral Sims and his men.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks Admiral Sims, inspector of target practice, how long the battle ranges are on his ships and shares information on the British and Japanese fleets he received from former Civil Lord of the Admiralty of Great Britain Arthur Hamilton Lee. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt found Commander Sims’s article convincing and included the recommendation in his message. He sent a confidential copy of the article to Captain A. T. Mahan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919