California--Los Angeles

Lucretia Rudolph Garfield writes to Theodore Roosevelt and apologizes for forgetting to deliver an enclosed item earlier, but is glad to have the opportunity to express her happiness at being able to see Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and Ethel Roosevelt during their recent western trip. She enjoyed hearing Roosevelt speak in Los Angeles at the “Civic League.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-25

Frederick J. H. Merrill writes to Theodore Roosevelt, and notes he is a candidate for the position of State Mineralogist of California. Merrill maintains he would be grateful for any help Theodore Roosevelt might be able to provide in this.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-25

On behalf of the Civic League of Sacramento, California, Albert Bonnheim tells Theodore Roosevelt that the people of his city are very desirous of meeting Theodore Roosevelt, and asks him if it would be possible for him to set a time at which he will address the population on the following Wednesday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-25

Motohiko Miyasaki is a Japanese student studying at the University of Southern California College of Law, and expresses his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt. He shares a paper he wrote regarding the Japanese residents of Los Angeles, and hopes that it will help inform Roosevelt about the Japanese population there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-21

Creator(s)

Miyasaki, Motohiko

Bradner F. Bean welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to Los Angeles. Bean tells Roosevelt of his worries regarding the Mexican Revolution, and is of the opinion that peace is the most important thing at this time as he does not want the Panama Canal Exposition ruined by conflict. Money should be be invested in irrigation projects rather than in the military.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-20

Joseph L. Murphey, a former resident of New York, welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to California, and provides him with some details about the political situation in the state. Murphy greatly approves of Governor Hiram Johnson as a progressive, and believes the state legislature as a whole is good. Similarly, Los Angeles has “one of the best city governments perhaps in the world,” although he looks negatively on San Francisco’s municipal government. President William H. Taft only has middling support in the state, as most Republicans are Progressive.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-20

Dell M. Potter and T. M. White of the Trans-Continental Good Roads Association of Arizona have invited delegates from multiple states to meet and organize the National Trans-Continental Good Roads Association. This association would build a transcontinental road through the delegates’ states. They hope Roosevelt will be the president as they believe he is the only man who can ensure success in their endeavor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Meyer Lissner asks Theodore Roosevelt if he wishes to make any changes to his hotel arrangements given Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s wish to return to Los Angeles on the night of the twenty first rather than remain in Pasadena for the night.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11

Lynn Helm is sorry that Theodore Roosevelt will not be able to address the College Men’s Association of Southern California because of scheduling conflicts. He hopes that members of the association will be able to hear Roosevelt speak at either of the other places he is scheduled to speak in Los Angeles, California, and that he may be able to personally meet Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-06

James A. B. Scherer and Meyer Lissner send Theodore Roosevelt their suggested itinerary for his upcoming visit to Los Angeles and Pasadena, California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-01

Meyer Lissner confirms to Frank Harper that the arrangements have been made for hotel accommodations for Theodore Roosevelt’s party while he is staying in Pasadena and Los Angeles, California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-26

Edwin T. Earl informs Theodore Roosevelt that he has arranged for him to attend a luncheon on the day he arrives in Los Angeles next month.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-22

Senator Flint encourages Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation to attend the fourth annual banquet of the Chamber of Mines and Oil in Los Angeles in early March.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-22

E. F. Scattergood appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s work in assuring Los Angeles has an ample and reliable water supply. He sends a report with information on the aqueduct’s power feature for Roosevelt to read before visiting the city. Scattergood discusses the proposed amendments to the city’s charter concerning public utilities and agrees with Roosevelt that private ownership under effective public control is more desirable than universal municipal ownership.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

James A. B. Scherer is grateful there are no changes to Theodore Roosevelt’s arrangements for his visit to Pasadena and Los Angeles and lists the proposed itinerary. However, he regrets Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt cannot attend Helen Newell Garfield’s invitation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-21

After hearing that Theodore Roosevelt is planning to speak at Occidental College during his upcoming trip to California, Finis E. Yoakum invites him to address the people at his “Pisgah Home” about progressive Christianity. Yoakum informs Roosevelt that he is an older brother of B. F. Yoakum, whom Roosevelt knows well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-13

John Eastwood has been a longtime supporter of Theodore Roosevelt ever since he began championing the “square deal.” He hopes that Roosevelt’s recent support of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge does not mean he has abandoned the cause. Eastwood now lives in Los Angeles, and would like to meet Roosevelt when he visits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-11

Governor Johnson agrees with the outlined program but is only interested in the two speeches to be delivered by Theodore Roosevelt. The meeting in Los Angeles will be under the direction of the City Club and the San Francisco meeting under a nonpartisan committee of citizens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

President Scherer of Throop Polytechnic Institute tells Frank Harper that he cooperated with Meyer Lissner at every stage in attempting to schedule Theodore Roosevelt’s visit. He provides brief details of possible locations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-09

James A. B. Scherer says that the wishes of Theodore Roosevelt and California Governor Hiram Johnson are the top priority on Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to California. However, he notes some difficulties in changing the schedule in regards to a lecture at Pasadena when arrangements have already been made.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-06