Africa

R. T. Gunther sends Theodore Roosevelt a pamphlet on the small game of Central Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-06-07

Harry I. Hadsell asks Theodore Roosevelt what camera Roosevelt found best in Africa. Hadsell is focused on animal and bird photography and shares what kind of equipment he currently uses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-15

Arthur T. Morse wrote Theodore Roosevelt during his presidency and has decided to write again regarding William H. Taft. Morse feels the Republican Party accepted Taft’s platform at the last Republican National Convention, but as soon as Taft was inaugurated, he changed course. The nomination of 1912 is between Taft and Robert M. La Follette, and unless there is a deadlock and the party turns to him, Roosevelt needs to stay out of the game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

D. Edwin Hawley shares his thoughts with Theodore Roosevelt regarding Roosevelt’s ability to be nominated for President at the Republican National Convention. Hawley has met Roosevelt before, has read everything Roosevelt has written, and has followed Roosevelt’s career from the beginning, so he feels confident in his assessment of Roosevelt’s ability to win the nomination if he remains calm and non-committal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Frederick Courteny Selous apologizes to Theodore Roosevelt for not responding to his last letter, but Selous wanted to read Roosevelt’s pamphlet on coloration first, and has been very busy. He is taking the pamphlet with him to Africa to read on the ship. Selous will first stop in Paris, France to receive a medal from the French Academy of Sports in recognition of his big game hunting, and then travel with friends to Kenya. Selous would like to go back to Bahr el ghazal and study the Kob and the ways it changes color each year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-12

John W. Osborn enjoyed seeing Theodore Roosevelt last March, but is disappointed that Roosevelt will not join him for a bear hunt in November. Osborn hopes Kermit Roosevelt might come and that Roosevelt will also come. Osborn and his wife have had another little girl making four girls and two boys in his family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-01

Standard of honors for the Camp Fire Club of American which lists big game animals from Africa divided into Honor and High Honor classifications. To be considered for an honor, applicants must submit the required proof, and a committee will take into consideration the difficulties overcome, any risk involved, the rarity of the species, and the location the animal was killed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-16

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-11-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Foran, W. Robert (William Robert), 1882-

Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran he has received the cables. Roosevelt provides a statement in support of Robert E. Peary’s expedition success to be published if the reports of his success in the North Pole is true. Roosevelt is confused by the cable about Frederick Albert Cook because he is unaware of who the man is or what he has accomplished. He informs Foran he and Kermit Roosevelt have had success hunting elephants and rhinoceros together, but they will soon separate to travel and hunt separately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-09-12

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-10-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Foran, W. Robert (William Robert), 1882-

Theodore Roosevelt informs W. Robert Foran he has received the cables. Roosevelt provides a statement in support of Robert E. Peary’s expedition success to be published if the reports of his success in the North Pole is true. Roosevelt is confused by the cable about Frederick Albert Cook because he is unaware of who the man is or what he has accomplished. He informs Foran he and Kermit Roosevelt have had success hunting elephants and rhinoceros together, but they will soon separate to travel and hunt separately.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-09-12

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt invites Luigi Pezze to The Outlook office to speak with Theodore Roosevelt, but warns Pezze that if he intends to invite Roosevelt to any engagement, it will be a waste of time to come. Roosevelt has turned down nearly 5,000 invitations since his return from Africa and refuses to take on anything more.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Albert S. Perkins regarding the importance of the study of Greek. Roosevelt learned Latin and is envious of how much his son, Kermit Roosevelt, has enjoyed Greek. Roosevelt is not against Latin but believes students should be given a choice between the two languages.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-24

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Robert Underwood Johnson acknowledges receipt of Theodore Roosevelt’s note and is not sure why he did not do it sooner. The book by Warrington Dawson has been given to the book department. Johnson is glad Roosevelt and has enjoyed spending time with his son, Owen Johnson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-04

Theodore Roosevelt’s handwritten draft of the lion chapter from his book Life Histories of African Big Game.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914

A handwritten table of contents for Theodore Roosevelt’s book, Life Histories of African Big Game. A typed copy is also included.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

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.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-10-09