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Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow

President Roosevelt is going to tell Curtis Guild and George Lyman that he is going to Harvard and Groton to see his sons. He is glad that William Sturgis Bigelow has contacted Arlo Bates about meeting over breakfast and wonders if they can also invite Samuel McChord Crothers and Le Baron Russell Briggs. In a handwritten postscript he informs Bigelow that Oliver Wendell Holmes will be unable to join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Roger Livingston Scaife to Theodore Roosevelt

Roger Livingston Scaife proposes that President Roosevelt write a book on “the university spirit of today and its effect upon life,” similar to Le Baron Russell Briggs’s Routine and Ideals. Scaife outlines potential parts of the book and the benefits it would have.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-11

Creator(s)

Scaife, Roger Livingston, 1875-1951

Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

William Sturgis Bigelow discusses the accommodations, schedule, and company at his home for President Roosevelt’s upcoming visit. He thinks Justice Holmes would be more comfortable elsewhere, since they would have to share a bathroom, but he has no problem hosting Senator Lodge. Bigelow points out that it is lucky that no one seems to have discovered yet that Roosevelt will be staying with him otherwise Governor Guild would “have the Ancient + Honorable camped on the [Boston] Common in front of the house to fire twenty one guns whenever you put on a clean shirt.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Creator(s)

Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow

President Roosevelt thanks William Sturgis Bigelow for having him as a guest and lists his favorite activities. He asks that Bigelow’s butler return two shirts he left behind.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William R. Castle

President Roosevelt was glad to hear that his son Ted was right about one point. However, he is “blue” about the letter from Dean Le Baron Russell Briggs, although he has faith that Ted will “work through.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt says that he agrees with Endicott Peabody about football. He asks if Peabody could write to Harvard Dean of Men Le Baron Russell Briggs, and see if it is possible to talk sense into their friends at Harvard. Roosevelt agrees with Peabody’s assessment of cheating and dirty play when comparing Harvard and Yale.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Agnes Irwin

President Roosevelt wishes he could accept Dean Agnes Irwin’s offer to speak at Radcliffe College, but he is unable to do so. He similarly had to tell Dean Le Baron Russell Briggs he was unable to undertake another engagement to speak at Harvard College.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Christopher Benson

President Roosevelt thanks Arthur Christopher Benson for his book and recommends a book by Le Baron Russell Briggs, Dean of Harvard on the problems of college education.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt has a high opinion of the head master and doctor. He enjoys and has recently reread the collection of essays by Le Baron Russell Briggs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edgar Huidekoper Wells to Theodore Roosevelt

Edgar Huidekoper Wells questions whether it is wise to send Kermit Roosevelt to college at this point in his education. Wells tells President Roosevelt he will help locate a tutor for his son.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-04

Creator(s)

Wells, Edgar Huidekoper, 1875-1938