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Francis B. Loomis shares with Theodore Roosevelt his experience at the Elmendorf Lecture the previous evening. When Dwight L. Elmendorf mentioned Roosevelt’s name, the whole crowd burst into applause.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
Robert Underwood Johnson acknowledges receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s note and is not sure why he dd not do it sooner. The book by Warrington Dawson has been given to the book department. Johnson is glad Roosevelt and has enjoyed his son, Owen Johnson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-13
Richard L. Johnson sends Theodore Roosevelt his poem Behold the Man, which he wrote in response to the questions newspapers asked while Roosevelt was in Africa: where is the man? Johnson also sends his interpretation of the Lincoln Statue Roosevelt dedicated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-04
Johnson, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), -1918
Theodore Roosevelt’s handwritten draft of the lion chapter from his book Life Histories of African Big Game.
1914
A handwritten table of contents for Theodore Roosevelt’s book, Life Histories of African Big Game. A typed copy is also included.
1914
Frank Harper informs Doctor Curtis that Theodore Roosevelt appreciated his letter, but that Roosevelt is unable to make commitments to attend dinners. Harper also writes that Roosevelt will not be bringing back pickled or dried meats from Africa.
1909-03-30
President Roosevelt thanks Doctor Crago for sending him a book and asks him to give the author an enclosed letter. Roosevelt writes that his trip to Africa will be “merely that of an elderly retired official.”
1908-10-09
President Roosevelt thanks the President of The Outlook, Lawrence F. Abbott, for the proof he sent and discusses several articles of his that will be published after he leaves the Presidency. In anticipation of his trip to Africa, Roosevelt asks Abbott to open and classify the mail he receives at The Outlook office. Roosevelt also criticizes Joseph Pulitzer and various colleges for accepting support from him.
1908-12-08
Leon S. Thompson has read Theodore Roosevelt’s account of his trip to Africa and would like to meet because he and 3 others are planning a similar trip and would appreciate discussing certain points concerning travel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-05
At the suggestion of Father Thomas J. Lynch, Warren W. Foster is sending Theodore Roosevelt and article he published in Pearson’s Magazine. Foster welcome’s Roosevelt’s feedback on his ideas of the “science of penology” and his efforts to bring it to the public’s attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-04
Marie Sassone, on behalf of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Cuyler Presbyterian Church, asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be able to come to their meeting on Monday evening and speak about some kind of topic related to Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09
Martin L. Harvey, reverend of the A.M.E Zion Church, invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit his church and give a speech on the topic of “African life.” The visit will be supported by the Lincoln Patriotic League.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
On behalf of Dr. Paul B. Barringer, John S. A. Johnson reminds Theodore Roosevelt of his prior commitment to speaking about domesticating wild African animals. They do not mind if Roosevelt changes the speech topic, but hope he is still able to visit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-21
Octavia K. Young asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at a missionary convention in Indianapolis, and offers to cover travel expenses and provide an honorarium. Young also invites Mrs. Roosevelt and hopes he will mention mission work in Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
Thomas T. Wright expresses to Oscar W. Underwood that the U.S. needs more American ships in foreign trade and urges Congress to pass a ship subsidy bill to support the merchant marine and boost the southern economy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Frederick Courteney Selous asks if President Roosevelt would consider writing a short introduction for the book he has written about African animals. Selous plans to dedicate the book to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-19
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson is thrilled to hear that Archibald B. Roosevelt is recovering from his illness. She has been traveling on a steam ship and felt anxious when she could not receive news of his condition. Yet she has found time for relaxation in the captain’s suite. She has enjoyed traveling with her friends and seeing the picturesque coast of Africa and the Rock of Gibraltar.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-18
President Roosevelt wears a “world’s champion peacemakers medal” as he looks over the globe and asks, “Any more peace needed down there, neighbors?” He holds olive branches and a dove in one hand and a “long distance peace telescope” in the other. “France” and John Bull hung each other on one side while “Spain” says, “He let me in on the peace ground floor.” A man in Africa holds a paper that reads, “all quiet across the Congo,” and says, “I’ll wire this to Teddy!” Meanwhile, Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji bow toward one another. German Emperor William II puts his finger to his hand and says, “Well, I’ve got to keep quiet or Roosevelt will be after me.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-31
Film includes scenes of African peoples and of Theodore Roosevelt’s safari party, all probably filmed in British East Africa (Kenya) in 1909. It appears to be a fragment of the production, Roosevelt in Africa, which was released on April 18, 1910. Photographer – Cherry Kearton.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1909
President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit about his last speech as President in Kentucky at a Lincoln celebration. Uncle Douglas Robinson is thinking of buying the horse Roswell. The plans for the Africa hunting trip are nearly complete.
1909-02-13