Books and reading

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-09

Creator(s)

Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt commends Charles Larned Robinson’s pamphlet “Don’t take a chance.” Roosevelt writes that soldiers should lead clean lives out of respect for themselves, the army, and the virtuous women in their lives.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-01-03

Police Commissioner Roosevelt thanks Julian Ralph for his book. Roosevelt compliments Ralph’s work as “typically American.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-11-23

President Roosevelt reports on the family animals and how he has been acting as “vice-mother” while Edith is gone for nine days. He has been reading a lot to Archie and Quentin. Roosevelt expresses his disappointment at Seth Low’s recent defeat. William Loeb inquires as to whether Kermit is receiving the Saturday Commercial Advertiser.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-11-15

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Frédéric Mistral for sending him and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a copy of his book and a medal. Roosevelt goes on to wish Mistral success and praises him for the lessons found in his writings. Roosevelt writes of the limitations of material happiness and the need to also take into account the “nation’s soul.” This item is included as a different draft of the original December 15, 1904, letter, because of the quote it contains at the bottom of the page.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-12-15

President Roosevelt is pleased that Kermit Roosevelt has been made captain of the third string football team. Roosevelt relates a story of horseback riding with Edith and Ethel and a pillow fight with Archie and Quentin. He also read the boys Uncle Remus.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-10-19

President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit that he is glad Kermit is playing football, but does not want him or Ted to devote more time to sports than studies. Roosevelt is glad to be President but overwhelmed with work, and takes comfort in reading about Abraham Lincoln. Roosevelt also relates news on family pets.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-10-02

President Roosevelt discusses literature and a visit from his friends from North Dakota, the Sewall family and Mrs. Dow and her son. He lists all the attractions they saw in Washington, D.C., and who they met. Roosevelt relates that he has a cold but is very busy, and met the new French ambassador.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-02-08

Theodore Roosevelt’s handwritten draft of the lion chapter from his book Life Histories of African Big Game.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914

A handwritten table of contents for Theodore Roosevelt’s book, Life Histories of African Big Game. A typed copy is also included.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914

President Roosevelt thanks Kuno Meyer for his book and writes that he has had one of his own books sent to Meyer, as requested.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Vice President Roosevelt informs Annie Nathan Meyer that he will read her book Poor Priest, but will most likely not tell her what he thinks of it. Roosevelt explains that he has criticized the work of friends in the past, which only led to hurt feelings.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1901-03-29

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt wishes he could have seen Frederick W. Kruse while he was in Washington, D.C. His best memories of being in Albany include his time with Kruse, Jonas Sayre Van Duzer, Isaac L. Hunt, and Walter Howe. Roosevelt provides a list of his published books for Kruse and advises which are the best.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1891-04-06

Robert Bridges writes to President Roosevelt regarding English and German reviews of Roosevelt’s book. Bridges also mentions a forthcoming German translation of The Rough Riders.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-30

Patrons in a library are seated, each listening to a book through a phonograph. At the bottom right a patron is listening to The Strenuous Life by Theodore Roosevelt. Brander Matthews enclosed this cartoon in a letter to President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

Unknown

An article providing excerpts from Angus Hamilton’s new book, Corea.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02

Theodore Roosevelt’s foreword to History of the Republican Party, in which he discusses a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after his re-election to the presidency in 1864. Roosevelt exhorts readers to study the past in order to be able to offer better service in the present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-01

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ernest Ingersoll for the recommendation of William Brooks Cabot’s book In Northern Labrador and says he will be sure to obtain the book.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-03-15

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna about his and Edith’s continued honeymoon. They have been spending time in Paris visiting with friends and he is sore from riding lessons. He asks if Anna read the Rejected Addresses and goes on in detail about it.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1887-02-20

Theodore Roosevelt thanks James Huneker for sending him a copy of his book, New Cosmopolis. Roosevelt writes that the looks forward to reading it, but that his son, Kermit Roosevelt, may enjoy it even more, as he especially likes New York City.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-04-02