Armed Forces, American | - Theodore Roosevelt Center

U.S. forces in United Kingdom and overseas

A report by the British Ministry of Information regarding United States Military and Air Forces in the United Kingdom.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1941-1944

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Jay Schieffelin

Theodore Roosevelt reviews President Wilson’s announcement of refusal to use volunteer forces in France. Roosevelt releases William Jay Schieffelin and his men from all obligations to serve in his division.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-05-25

To the men who have volunteered for immediate service on the firing line…

Theodore Roosevelt discusses why President Wilson declines to permit volunteer divisions to be organized for overseas service. Roosevelt lists various men who volunteered to raise units. He explains why he disagrees with the president’s decision.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-05-21

Letter from William Barnes to Thomas Collier Platt

William Barnes asks Senator Platt to endorse the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Hobbs to the rank of Brigadier General.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to tell him Ted Roosevelt’s wife Eleanor has arrived and told him Kermit’s battery was attached to Ted’s regiment. Roosevelt reviews all the action Kermit has seen in the war and tell him how proud he is of him. He adds that Archie Roosevelt has written a small book about his experiences in the first year of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-12-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about the honor of him serving in General John J. Pershing’s army and the state of peace negotiations. He gives updates on Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Archie Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-11-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

In this shorter version of a duplicate letter he sent to Paris, Theodore Roosevelt congratulates his son Kermit on being awarded the British war cross and says he is glad Kermit is now in the American army. He adds that Ted is in the thick of the fighting.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-06-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to congratulate him on being awarded the British war cross and say how glad he is Kermit is now in the American army. He talks of his speech trip out west and how he will send a duplicate of this letter to Madrid to ensure Kermit receives it. Roosevelt also encloses a news article written by him.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-06-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit that his transfer from the British army to the American army is all set. Kermit will be sent to Madrid, Spain, to receive his orders and he can spend some time with his wife Belle and their children. Roosevelt encloses a newspaper article about himself.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-04-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding transferring Kermit from the British army to the American army. He has been sending cables to the British Minister of War Lord Derby and General Peyton March. Roosevelt says how proud he is of all his sons and how he cannot wait for them to return. Tommy Hitchcock is still a German prisoner of war and slightly wounded and there have been many complimentary letters about Archie Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-04-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit he wrote a letter to the War Department requesting a place for Kermit with the army in France. He does not know how it will be received, given President Woodrow Wilson’s feelings toward Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood. He received a letter from Archie Roosevelt in the hospital, and also letters from Ted Roosevelt and Colonel Rondon.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-04-14

Note from Theodore Roosevelt to the men of the American Army and Navy

Theodore Roosevelt wishes a merry Christmas to all the men of the American army and navy at home and abroad.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-11-29

Form letter

Form letter to be sent to applicants of the volunteer service who were not selected for positions. The letter outlines the selection process.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-08-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews

“When it comes to the review of the regiments, I want it understood that I can accept no hospitality from the regiments, as I am so pressed for time that I will simply be able to do the review, meet the officers and leave. What time do I go and how long will it take in each case?”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-11-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews

Governor Roosevelt writes to Avery De Lano Andrews that certain staff members would like to join Roosevelt on the march to camp.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-05-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Avery De Lano Andrews

Governor Roosevelt writes to Avery De Lano Andrews inquiring if the widow of Captain Quigley can be retained, and questions the removal of a man from Andrews’s office.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-05-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Stuart Blackton

Theodore Roosevelt writes to James Stuart Blackton that his silent war film The Battle Cry of Peace has been well-received by enlisted men. Roosevelt believes that Leonard Wood sent suggestions for edits and congratulates Blackton on his good work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft if anything has been done about Colonel Charles J. Crane of Puerto Rico and if Parker could be put in command of a battalion in Puerto Rico.