Boarding schools

Letter from Leonard Wood to Theodore Roosevelt

General Wood needs to take a leave of absence to take his son home to the United States to put him into school at Groton Academy, and details his plans for travel during his absence. Wood encloses a response from Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth authorizing Wood’s return home. Wood is glad to continue on duty in the Philippines and considers it the best command in the service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Heathcote Hall

1901-1902 pamphlet for Heathcote Hall, a boarding school for young boys.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Ayrault, Arthur De Lancey, -1925

Annual announcement of the Columbia School for Boys

Information for the sixth year of the Columbia School for Boys.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-29

Creator(s)

Smith, Montgomery; Merriman, Edward B.

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to announce Ethel Roosevelt’s engagement to Richard Derby and to inform him of the death of Christine. He also updates him on Mother and Archie Roosevelt and about an editorial he wrote on the Bulgarians. He criticizes President William Howard Taft’s handling of affairs in Mexico.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-02-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to report on his activities with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and other family members. He also mentions that Quentin wants to go to the Fay School, a boarding school, in the fall, which upsets Edith.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his father concerning school life in Germany. He also reports a run down of all the money in his account and reports on his health.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1873-07-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

Theodore Roosevelt requests that Endicott Peabody contact Arthur Menken’s parents about enrolling Menken in the Groton School for Boys; Menken is the grandson of Arthur von Briesen and the son of “the right type” of parents.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

Theodore Roosevelt expresses to Endicott Peabody his regret that Archie Roosevelt won’t return to Groton, but is glad he had three good years there. He shares that Archie’s health has improved and plans to visit Groton in the fall to speak to the boys.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke

Theodore Roosevelt recommends Henry David Evans of the Evans School in Mesa, Arizona, which he believes is “first rate,” to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Codman Sturgis

Theodore Roosevelt informs William Codman Sturgis that Archie Roosevelt now attends the Evans School in Arizona.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

In response to Endicott Peabody’s letter, President Roosevelt asks him to put his son Quentin Roosevelt down for attendance at Groton in 1908.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on the family’s recent activities. In particular, Quentin Roosevelt is eager to attend Fay School, much to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s sorrow at seeing him leave home.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt informs Endicott Peabody that he does not believe his son Archie Roosevelt could pass the examinations to attend Groton this year, and asks if he could defer for a year. Archie is small, not good at his studies, and would be six months younger at age of entrance than his brothers Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt will do his “level best” in the matter Groton School Rector Endicott Peabody wrote about. He will get Secretary of War William H. Taft, a Yale man, involved, and asks if Peabody happens to know of any distinguished men from Princeton. He discusses the Roosevelt family’s schedule at Oyster Bay in the coming weeks and asks when Peabody can visit. He also asks if the Groton rules will allow his son Kermit to eat lunch in his canoe with his mother Edith when she visits him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt writes to inform Endicott Peabody that Ted Roosevelt will not be returning to Groton School. He will be attending Harvard next fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch that he has been offered a position as a physician at the Indian Boarding School in Oneida, Wisconsin, effective immediately. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Richard Welling to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Welling asks Theodore Roosevelt to include a quote from William R. George in an article Roosevelt is writing about George Junior Republic. George compares his Junior Republic to self-government in schools and is glad to connect with the School Citizens Committee. Welling further explains that both organizations help students develop character and build social consciousness.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-27

Creator(s)

Welling, Richard, 1858-1946

Letter from Leopold Blackman to Theodore Roosevelt

Leopold G. Blackman, principal of the Honolulu School for Boys, discusses the institution’s founding. The school’s object is to develop character through self-help and industry. While some funds needed to maintain the school have been raised, the school’s further development requires additional money. Blackman asks Theodore Roosevelt to contribute to the cause.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-15

Creator(s)

Blackman, Leopold G. (Leopold Gilbert), -1951

Letter from Frederic T. Bowers to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic T. Bowers is pleased with Archie Roosevelt’s academic success. He suggests that Theodore Roosevelt send Archie to the Blake School next year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-14

Creator(s)

Bowers, Frederic T. (Frederic Thomas), 1889-1950

Letter from Launcelot M. Blackford to Theodore Roosevelt

Launcelot Blackford, principal of the Episcopal High School of Virginia, approves of President Roosevelt’s request for his son Quentin Roosevelt spend Sunday and Wednesday nights at home in Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-16

Creator(s)

Blackford, Launcelot M. (Launcelot Minor), 1837-1914