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H. B. Varner, secretary of the Davidson County Agricultural Association, invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak on any topic he chooses at the Davidson County Fair in Lexington, North Carolina. Varner believes there will be around forty to fifty thousant people in attendance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
The brochure for Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin at the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park was published by the Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association in cooperation with the National Park Service sometime after 1959. It features photographs of the cabin and the items that were left in the there that belonged to Roosevelt. William Barnhart describes the history of Roosevelt’s cabin and how it came to part of the of the National Park Service.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Father Curran has sent R. H. Thomas’s kind invitation on to Theodore Roosevelt. However, Roosevelt’s secretary informs Thomas that Roosevelt will not be able to accept the Great Grangers’ Interstate Picnic Exhibition invitation because he has already started his campaign trip west.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt received the various telegrams regarding the presidency of the National Apple Show. He wishes he could help, especially as the Spokane Chamber of Commerce aided in distributing the National Country Life Commission’s report. While he believes in agricultural future of the Northwest, he cannot accept any requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-14
Theodore Roosevelt received various telegrams regarding the presidency of the National Apple Show. He wishes he could help, especially as the Spokane Chamber of Commerce aided in distributing the National Country Life Commission’s report. While he believes in the agricultural future of the Northwest, he cannot accept any requests.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Henry J. Rice of the Seventh Annual Fair and Races to thank him for his invitation, but he regrets that he is unable to accept the offer to speak at his event. Roosevelt appreciates the consideration and notes that he is physically unable to accept even a small percentage of the many invitations he receives without neglecting his other work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-11
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks the Board of Control of the Dry Farming Congress for their invitation, but regretfully, he cannot attend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
Theodore Roosevelt thanks L. H. Bailey for the invitation to the National Corn Exposition. However, he cannot accept, for which he apologizes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-05
President Roosevelt thanks Richard Robert Wright for the invitation to Georgia State’s African American agricultural fair, but regrets that he will be unable to attend. Roosevelt sends his best wishes for success.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-24
President Roosevelt directs Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to speak with Representative Glass about the St. Louis Exposition. Roosevelt wants the Treasury Department and the Government Board to work together to avoid scandal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-29
President Roosevelt cannot attend the Ohio State Fair and would consider it a great favor if Secretary of the Treasury Shaw could represent the administration at the fair. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Joseph H. Brigham will discuss the details with Shaw.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-18
L. H. Bailey informs Theodore Roosevelt that Henry T. Thompson will deliver an invitation to Roosevelt inviting him to attend the upcoming National Corn Exposition. Bailey discusses the educational nature of the exposition and hopes Roosevelt can attend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-29
Glen Fleming, secretary of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Fair Association, invites Theodore Roosevelt to the open the event given his interest in agricultural industries.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-02
Charles A. Reese lists three reasons why Theodore Roosevelt should attend the Watsonville Apple Annual. First, to see his granddaughter Grace Green Roosevelt in San Francisco. Second, to study industrial conditions in a fruit region. Third, to visit S. H. Bryan and his wife, who have 137 descendants in total.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-27
Edwin Coman discusses the National Apple Show in Spokane, Washington, which has driven the development of the country’s apple industry and “back to the farm” movement. On behalf of the parties involved, Coman asks Theodore Roosevelt to be the president of the 1911 show.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-12
Senator Poindexter encloses a telegram inviting Theodore Roosevelt to the National Apple Show.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-14
Israel Friedlander invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit Waco, Texas, again in November when the Cotton Palace is open and stay for a longer period than his previous visits.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-03
J. K. Dickirson reminds Theodore Roosevelt of his promise to visit the Illinois State Fair in 1911. He invites him to attend and asks what his requirements are.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-18
Charles E. Funk invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the fourth annual Meade County agricultural fair. Funk gives some details about the sorts of agricultural advancements the area is attempting to make regarding irrigation and types of crops being grown, as well as speaking about his own personal history.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-07
James L. Beaman requests Theodore Roosevelt assist him in getting William Howard Taft to attend the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado while Taft is visiting nearby Salt Lake City.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01