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Seth Low agrees to President Roosevelt’s arrangements to go over the plan with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus and John Mitchell. He was also impressed by a man he met named Thomas G. Bush from Alabama, and recommends him to be a trustee of Roosevelt’s fund.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-24
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that D. Davidson contact Judge Hundley, who is organizing Progressives in Alabama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Owen R. Lovejoy that Roosevelt will be giving his speech in Birmingham extemporaneously and a printed copy is not available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-21
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Grosvenor Dawe to secure hotel reservations for himself and Roosevelt in Atlanta, Georgia. He asks for a complete itinerary of the Atlanta stop and reminds Dawe that Roosevelt will be speaking to an audience of African Americans as well as the Chamber of Commerce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that Joseph A. McCoy join Roosevelt on the train at Washington, D.C., in order to have enough time to talk with Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-15
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks the recipient for the letter. Roosevelt will be glad to see him when he is in Birmingham in March.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-02
Frank Harper explains to Mrs. Johnston that Theodore Roosevelt made prior arrangements for his visit to Birmingham, Alabama. Harper suggests Mrs. Johnston contact the Child Labor people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-02
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary details Roosevelt’s travel itinerary for John Milliken Parker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-16
Theodore Roosevelt is “fighting tooth and nail” against accepting engagements. However, he is speaking at the Child Labor Conference. If Charles J. Bonaparte comes to New York City, Roosevelt would like to see him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary will refer invitations from Birmingham to Mr. Lovejoy. He would like to see the program when it is ready to make sure everything is in order.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-04
President Roosevelt corrects Judge Jones; Miss Cunningham is not currently the postmistress of Brewton, Alabama, but is merely a candidate for the position. He has asked John Singleton Mosby to investigate Alabama affairs, directing him to contact Jones for information. Roosevelt asks Jones’s opinion of the recommendation for Birmingham postmaster.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-12
Joseph O. Thompson has nominated Addison Wimbs as his deputy revenue collector, but President Roosevelt has been informed that Wimbs is a “man of bad character.” Roosevelt asks Thompson to run his office “on the highest plane of efficiency and good conduct.”
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1902-12-02
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt enjoyed hearing from W. F. Brantley. He thinks he should submit a statement about Blythe Island, Georgia. The Amor Board has received hundreds of statements but cannot visit all the places requested. Roosevelt cannot speak authoritatively, but he thinks the board intends to visit Birmingham, Alabama, to look at a representative southern iron town.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-21
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Secretary of the Navy Long on his recent meeting with the Armor Board. President William McKinley and Judge William R. Day report that news from Spain is not satisfactory and while Roosevelt does not anticipate trouble, the Navy should be ready to act immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-20
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that Secretary of the Navy Long favors the Armor Board going south. He tried to explain the situation to the constituents of certain congressmen and outlines a plan to prevent rumors about the Board discriminating against the South. Roosevelt discusses his decisions regarding the USS Newport. In a postscript, Roosevelt expresses the difficulty between not wanting to bother Long with matters he can attend to while not making it appear that he is arrogating power to decide questions he should not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-18
Booker T. Washington encloses a report by A. F. Owens on the standing and work of the Tuskegee Institute’s graduates and former students in the Birmingham, Alabama, area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-24
Judge Jones had been looking forward to traveling to Birmingham, Alabama, to see Theodore Roosevelt during his trip, but is now unable to do so because of the illness of his son. He expresses his admiration for Roosevelt, and his good wishes for the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-09
Henry W. Crook, President of the Bessemer Board of Trade, writes to Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of the city to invite him to stop there briefly during his train journey from Birmingham, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-24
Joseph O. Thompson will not attend the public functions honoring Theodore Roosevelt’s stay in Birmingham, Alabama, because Governor Emmet O’Neal will take a prominent part. Due to a recent disagreement, the two are not on friendly terms. Thompson, therefore, requests a personal meeting with Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-21
Louis Edelman asks Frank Harper to let him know when Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in Birmingham, Alabama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-20