Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

Letter from Robbins Gilman to Theodore Roosevelt

Robbins Gilman is glad Theodore Roosevelt intends to visit the University Settlement Society before writing an editorial on its twenty-fifth anniversary. There will be two celebration events in December, of which Jane Addams will speak at one. Gilman proposes Roosevelt correlate the article’s release with the events. He suggests times that Roosevelt should visit and invites him to dinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-03

Creator(s)

Gilman, Robbins, 1878-1955

Letter from Grace Belden Wilbur Trout to Theodore Roosevelt

Grace Belden Wilbur Trout, president of the Chicago Political Equality League, thanks Theodore Roosevelt for taking a public stand in support of equal suffrage in one of his recent speeches. Trout recalls having met Roosevelt previously, and has held him up as a model for her sons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25

Creator(s)

Trout, Grace Belden Wilbur , 1864-1955

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about his upcoming trip to Louisiana. He says he will write a book with chapters on his travels to the Andes, Patagonia, Brazil, and Arizona. Roosevelt says his latest book Through the Brazilian Wilderness is getting recognition but he is unhappy that Scribner’s changed the title. He is sending Kermit South of Panama by Edward Alsworth Ross and looks forward to hearing Kermit’s thoughts on it. Roosevelt also gives his opinions on the War in Europe and President Wilson.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-05-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to M. Coyle

M. Coyle’s letter was sent to the campaign managers but it proved impossible to get Jane Addams to Baltimore, Maryland, on November 4.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-06

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Kellor

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains the recent confusion regarding Roosevelt’s position on women’s suffrage. Roosevelt and the Progressive Party support women’s suffrage “without qualification or equivocation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-22

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar K. Davis

Theodore Roosevelt passes on to Oscar K. Davis the suggestion that Jane Addams’ quote from the National Progressive Convention should be distributed through the country in a leaflet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift

Theodore Roosevelt commends Lucius B. Swift’s excellent letter to President William H. Taft. One thing he most wants to avoid is mixing in purely state affairs where he can do no good. He has been supporting the reciprocity movement. While he sympathizes with the farmers, it is not enough to oppose the movement. Roosevelt agrees with Swift about the political situation in Indiana. However, New York is slightly worse. He discusses machine politics, especially as played out in the most recent election. In theory, the people of New York want Roosevelt to be involved in state politics, but in practice, it makes him suspicious. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander A. McCormick

Theodore Roosevelt thanks A. A. McCormick for his letter and asks that McCormick arrange for Roosevelt to visit Jane Addams at Hull House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Bernard E. Sunny

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Bernard E. Sunny that Roosevelt will deliver a five minute talk in Chicago, and then would like to rest before dinner. He stresses that Sunny should do everything he can to get Roosevelt in and out of the hall as quickly as possible, because he will be very busy in Chicago.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-04

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Deerin Call

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Arthur Deerin Call of the American Peace Society, decrying the activities of the American Peace Society as doing “the utmost mischief” to the nation. He directs Call to an upcoming article in Metropolitan Magazine, in which he advocates for military preparedness. He declines an opportunity for a public discussion, believing that their points of view are so different that nothing could be gained by such an event.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cornelia Bryce Pinchot

The public is not in sympathy with the political views of Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt has no problem with Pinchot temporarily staying away from politics. He was also disgusted by reports of tourists visiting the war’s front lines and describes their conduct as the “highest note of levity, vulgarity, and callousness.” Roosevelt has been disappointed in American pacifists, such as Jane Addams. They denounce war in terms that equate Belgian resistance with German oppression. He thinks the pacifists have lost sight of “real morality” and that their views are based primarily on “unworthy timidity.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Paul Underwood Kellogg

Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Paul Underwood Kellogg and asks that he read an article by the Englishman Jacks in the Yale Review, which comments on an article Roosevelt had sent Kellogg. Roosevelt finds Jacks’ article immoral and refers to Kellogg’s mention of the U.S. Constitution binding the states in unity. Roosevelt chastises Kellogg for not recognizing that “two million men” fought for that unity during the Civil War and that the U.S. is committed to going to war to protect that unity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Viscount Bryce for his friendly response. Roosevelt encloses two articles he has written since the sinking of the Lusitania and congratulates Bryce on his work regarding German attacks. Roosevelt expresses his dismay toward the American “Pontius-Pilate-like attitude of neutrality.” He concludes that he does not have the patience to discuss pacifists such as Jane Addams.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Flavel Sweeten Luther

Theodore Roosevelt used one of Flavel Sweeten Luther’s letters in his book on World War I. Like Luther, Roosevelt has never been able to make an impression on pacifists. Roosevelt believes that Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan subordinate public consideration to personal advantage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Ford

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Henry Ford for an invitation to visit his company in Detroit. Roosevelt also compliments Ford on his business success. Before accepting his invitation to visit, Roosevelt wants to make sure Ford understands that the two of them hold vastly different views on pacifism; Roosevelt mentions here that he also opposes the views of “my friend, Miss Addams.” Roosevelt urges Ford to use his influence to support righteousness, through which peace will come, rather than peace that will not bring righteousness.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hodges Choate

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Joseph Choate that Germany should pay for its action about Louvain. This will be impossible under the neutrality of the Wilson administration. Roosevelt mentions that Jane Addams and her committee would like to forbid the export of arms to those involved in World War I, but Roosevelt believes those fighting Germany should have access to weapons.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

Theodore Roosevelt understands that Viscount Bryce meant well but believes that Bryce’s letter has damaged the cause of the allies by further muddling American public opinion on the war. Pacifists like Bryce cannot be depended upon in an emergency. Roosevelt’s efforts on behalf of the allies will be greatly hampered by Bryce’s statements. People who argue against military readiness or clamor for peace are strengthening the side that supports German brutality.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt thinks the poem was great and agrees with its sentiment. He wishes Jane Addams’s admirers might send it to her, otherwise the poem will just have to be for the enjoyment of Archibald B. Roosevelt’s “warlike” family. Roosevelt encourages Archie to read the next issue of the Metropolitan where he will see something about his pacifistic and German-American father.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. McGovern

Theodore Roosevelt asks Francis E. McGovern to come to a Lincoln’s Birthday dinner, which is being held on February 12th in New York. Roosevelt feels McGovern truly represents the Progressive Party and would like him in attendance. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis J. Heney

Theodore Roosevelt relitigates the circumstances surrounding the language and inclusion of the trust plank in the Progressive Party platform. Roosevelt states that he is planning to propose Francis J. Heney as Meyer Lissner’s proxy on the executive committee of the Progressive Party and expresses frustration about the tension between the moderate and radical wings of the party leading to dysfunction.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919