Business Card from American Buddhist Church
This business card from the American Buddhist Church was enclosed in a letter from Bishop Kishino to Theodore Roosevelt’s family.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1953
Your TR Source
Buddhism--Prayer-books and devotions--Tibetan
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt about his busy days in Washington. He has not been able to go riding, but has been going on walks and playing tennis. Roosevelt has recently received an interesting Buddha statue from China and is happy that Ethel Roosevelt has a friend visiting.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-27
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Sturgis Bigelow for the visit, and encourages him to write a book on Buddhism. Roosevelt agrees with Frederick Cheever Shattuck that Bigelow is the man to do so.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-05-10
Creator(s)
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice
President Roosevelt shares his thoughts on various topics with Cecil Spring Rice. Roosevelt is planning to swap foreign assignments between John B. Jackson and Richmond Pearson, mentioning that Pearson had trouble with missionaries in Persia. While Jackson has done well as Minister to Greece, Roosevelt does not approve of his strong pro-Russia feelings. Roosevelt thinks the Russian people are good, and feels badly that they oscillate between despotism and anarchy. Roosevelt is interested in what Spring Rice says about the movement of Islam in Persia toward more tolerance, and gives his opinion about progress in Islamic countries in relation to Buddhism and Shinto. The violent incidents in San Francisco towards Japanese immigrants concerns Roosevelt. Roosevelt thinks everyone should be in favor of peace and temperance, but he feels professional advocates of both talk a lot without ever getting anything done. At home, Roosevelt is trying to keep a balance between plutocrats and labor unions. Roosevelt hopes to see Spring Rice and his wife soon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-01