Alabama--Birmingham

Creation Date

1911-03-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Letter from Seth Low to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Creation Date

1906-12-24

Creator(s)

Low, Seth, 1850-1916

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to D. Davidson

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that D. Davidson contact Judge Hundley, who is organizing Progressives in Alabama.

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Creation Date

1912-09-17

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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Owen R. Lovejoy

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.

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Creation Date

1911-02-21

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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Grosvenor Dawe

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.

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Creation Date

1911-02-18

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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph A. McCoy

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.

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Creation Date

1911-02-15

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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Creation Date

1911-02-02

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Letter from Frank Harper to R. I. Johnston

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.

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Creation Date

1911-02-02

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to John Milliken Parker

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary details Roosevelt’s travel itinerary for John Milliken Parker.

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Creation Date

1911-01-16

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

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.

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Creation Date

1911-01-12

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Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Owen R. Lovejoy

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.

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Creation Date

1911-01-04

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

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.

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Creation Date

1905-01-12

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph O. Thompson

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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Creation Date

1902-12-02

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. F. Brantley

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.

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Creation Date

1897-09-21

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

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.

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Creation Date

1897-09-20

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

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.

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Creation Date

1897-09-18

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Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Creation Date

1912-05-24

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Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914

Creation Date

1911-03-09

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Letter from Henry W. Crook to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Crook, Henry W. (Henry Wallace), 1843-1914

Creation Date

1911-02-24

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Letter from Joseph O. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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