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James E. West thanks Samuel Gompers for his courteous letter and appreciates the full report of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor regarding an investigation into the Boy Scouts of America. As the chosen committee investigates, the Boy Scouts of America are prepared to respond to any request the committee may make of them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-18
Samuel Gompers informs James E. West of the receipt of his letter and provides the full report of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor regarding an investigation into the Boy Scouts of America. A committee was formed to thoroughly investigate the Boy Scout Movement and report on it’s influence. Gompers will share more after the next Executive Council meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-15
Josephine M. Stricker informs Charles H. Booth that Theodore Roosevelt will meet “Boy Scouts Sagamore Hill” at 5:45pm on Saturday afternoon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-07-18
On behalf of the Boy Scouts of Milford, Randall B. Greene thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the signed portrait Roosevelt sent and will make sure it is hung in their room.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-03
James Milton Vance invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the encampment of the Texas Boy Scouts at the International Fair in November.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-25
Edwin A. McAlpin asks Theodore Roosevelt to serve as an Honorary Vice President of the American Boy Scout movement and to provide financial support, outlining the organization’s goals of moral, physical, and mental training for American youth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-14
Charles E. Cragg invites Theodore Roosevelt to a ceremony at St. John’s Church in Huntington for the new parish house, noting Bishop Frederick Burgess and local clergy will attend. He hopes Roosevelt can come due to his support of the Boy Scouts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
The Association Boy Scouts Argentinos requests meeting to present Theodore Roosevelt with a gold medal, as a “fraternal message” to scouts in America.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-11-06
Photograph of a group of Boy Scouts in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1962
Theodore Roosevelt praises the Boy Scouts of America in developing citizenship and leadership among boys. Roosevelt emphasizes such teachings incorporate the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule to instill honor, respect, courage, and fair dealing. Roosevelt relates how scouts from two troops in Manila assisted firefighters in a devastating fire in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-20
Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that the Boy Scouts did not have the opportunity to participate in the welcome at Portland, Oregon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-06
Theodore Roosevelt denies having given such a quote. As stated repeatedly, he thoroughly supports the militia and military. The Boy Scouts is not merely a military movement. Although it helps with such skills, the organization primarily develops qualities useful in times of peace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-23
Theodore Roosevelt references a recent letter from General Leonard Wood in a letter responding to Arthur A. Carey. The General had complained to him about some of the Boy Scout professional pacifistic activities and asked Roosevelt to take action. Roosevelt declares his intention to confer with the General and take action through Carey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-29
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that Robert D. Towne write to the Director of the Boy Scout movement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-11-07
Theodore Roosevelt cannot accept General King’s invitation to attend a Boy Scout rally on December 28. Roosevelt will be giving a speech for the American Historical Association then.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-02
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Major Menzel, commander of the Boys Militia of Berlin, Germany, for his letter. Roosevelt believes in the boy scout organizations and is honored that the Berlin boy scouts admire him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-26
President Roosevelt thanks Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell for the personally inscribed copy of Scouting for Boys. One of the books Baden-Powell recommends reading, The Young Marooners, was written by a first cousin of Roosevelt’s mother. Roosevelt sympathizes with the purpose of Baden-Powell’s book, as the future will be “indeed gloomy” if the next generation of boys grows up to be “too wishy-washy.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-01
James H. McGillivray, organizer of the Michigan Forest Scouts, lets Gifford Pinchot know that the clause that Pinchot is requiring to grant approval of the Forest Scouts is “the best kind of a post-Christmas gift.” McGillivray says that there must be an effective body of fire fighters in Michigan, and praises the work his scouts have done in fire prevention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-30
James E. West writes Samuel Gompers regarding the news that the American Federation of Labor plans to review the Boy Scouts of America to determine the influence and affect on labor the Boy Scout movement is having. West offers to provide someone from the organization to answer questions as well as printed or written material and looks forward to the suggestions of the Federation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-01
James E. West hopes Theodore Roosevelt has had time to review the new Handbook for Boys containing his letter and asks for his opinion of it. He comments on the importance of getting the new manual out to the many Boy Scouts, especially those using the old text or the English Handbook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-24