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Theodore Roosevelt wishes his friends understood that he cannot possibly accept all the invitations he receives and wants to avoid making speeches when possible. While he appreciates the invitation from Richard Welling, he cannot attend the Conference of Agricultural Education.
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1911-12-15
Benjamin F. Harris updates Theodore Roosevelt on the progress being made of the Federal Field Demonstration movement, which began during the Roosevelt administration. The movement is spreading to other states through the work of various bankers associations and asks Roosevelt for any suggests on Federal Field Demonstration legislation or agricultural education in the states.
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1911-12-13
President Roosevelt writes to Herbert Myrick to apologize that he cannot be present at the dedication of Myrick’s building, but wants to wish him well and send a few words regarding national cooperation to support technical education, specifically in agriculture. Roosevelt praises Myrick for his work with the Orange Judd agricultural papers and for exemplifying professional cooperation and ethical business practices. Roosevelt details his feelings on the importance of the preservation of natural resources, the updated applications of the Homestead Law, and the possible ways the Nation and the State can empower hard working farmers to make sure the business of agriculture thrives in America.
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1908-09-10
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary respectfully declines Franklin William Hooper’s invitation for Roosevelt to attend “the meeting to organize the Agricultural Educational Association.”
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1912-04-06
President Roosevelt asks Wallace Buttrick to send him some material he could use when he speaks on agricultural education, as Seaman Ashahel Knapp has not sent him anything useful. Knapp is excellent in deed but incompetent at writing or talking about those deeds.
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1907-04-17
President Roosevelt is unsure if he can do anything for Stephen. He greatly appreciates Thomas Lee’s efforts in providing education to African Americans through an industrial agriculture school.
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1905-01-26
President Roosevelt sends greetings to the National Association of Negro Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges and believes every good citizen should sympathize with the organization’s efforts.
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1904-03-31
C.H. Robinson sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his recent report on “agricultural instruction in the high schools of the Untied States,” and cites Roosevelt’s addresses on rural welfare to be a major inspiration for this work.
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1911-08-30
Charles J. Dillon thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the portrait he contributed in response to Dillon’s request. Dillon asks Roosevelt to visit the Kansas State Agricultural College if he visits the region in the future. He notes the merits of the college and how Manhattan, Kansas has other things that will interest Roosevelt.
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1911-06-17
J. T. Kerr inquires if Theodore Roosevelt would be willing to assist the New Bern Collegiate Industrial Institute for the Training of Colored Young Men and Women concerning their work. The Institute’s brick yard has orders for over a million bricks, and if they can find assistance in the form of three thousand dollars, there would be untold benefit to the public.
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1911-05-31
The people of Thetford, Vermont are organizing a pageant dedicated to their 150th anniversary, and it will focus on the town’s agricultural issues and their possible solutions. William Chauncy Langdon requests an audience with Theodore Roosevelt to discuss the upcoming pageant and its importance.
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1911-05-19
George H. Miller is pleased Theodore Roosevelt visited Corey, Alabama, and is interested in the small-scale agricultural improvement project in the area.
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1911-04-15
Frank W. Gunsaulus commends Howard H. Gross’s idea that agricultural schools should systematically educate the farmer.
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1911-04-13
Horace E. Stockbridge has heard about Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in speaking with Professor Perry C. Parks about agricultural topics, and praises the efforts Parks has been making in Georgia. He sends Roosevelt an address in which he alludes to Parks’s work, but laments that because of Parks’s race he has been met with resistance in the state. Stockbridge encourages Roosevelt to speak to the value of industrial training and of the work done by Parks and Booker T. Washington.
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1911-03-01
William D. Hurd, director of Extension Work at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, tells Theodore Roosevelt of the work the college is doing creating conferences to bolster rural communities. He invites Roosevelt to attend the 1911 conference, to be held in August, and give the closing address.
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1911-02-28
J. R. Lawrence asks Theodore Roosevelt to help institute an agriculture course in the local schools.
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1911-01-24
John Appleton Stewart asks William Loeb to tell President Roosevelt that his nomination for President is “absolutely sure” under a certain condition. However, Stewart assures that he will support whoever is nominated. Stewart would also like to call Roosevelt’s attention to the platform issues of agricultural education and immigration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-08
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson’s report covers a wide range of agricultural issues and is particularly focused on agricultural education.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01
From November 25 through November 30, 1901, the Superior Advisory Board held four meetings in Manila, Philippines. The Board discussed and resolved issues related to the establishment of a comprehensive public school system in the Philippines.
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1901-11