Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.)

The New York Times reports that Margaret Sanger spoke to a large crowd at Carnegie Hall in New York the previous evening. Sanger spoke about birth control and the importance of disseminating the information to women, particularly women of the working classes who are prevented from the education that upper class women receive. Sanger criticized former President Roosevelt, stating that he was freely allowed to discuss female reproduction when he encouraged large families. She discussed Roosevelt’s home of Oyster Bay, New York, claiming that sixty-three “poor mothers” from the area had sought her help on matters of birth control.

Collection

The Margaret Sanger Papers Project

Creation Date

1917-01-30

Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-12

Theodore Roosevelt is speaking to the Circle for Negro War Relief in New York to applaud them on their efforts in the war and how it is leading towards progress for victory against Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-11-02

Theodore Roosevelt speaks about the blunders of the Democratic Party in the war against Germany and how he has aligned himself with a Republican Congress that is pro-war. He also mentions how the Republicans are for peace after victory and unconditional surrender whereas the Democrats are not.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918

Jacob H. Schiff believes that the Kishinev petition, written after the recent massacre of Jewish citizens in Russia, was a mistake and that the proposed conference between Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is unjust. There is no “Jewish problem” for the United States and Russia must find a solution from within. Schiff wants the American ambassador to Russia to represent “true American spirit.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-06

Theodore Roosevelt was visited by LeRoy Percy and Dr. Lambert, both of whom had just seen Archibald Roosevelt. They spoke with admiration of Archie and Ted Roosevelt. Each recommended that Archie be sent home to recuperate as he would recover and return to service quicker. Roosevelt hopes that Archie will make no objection if his superiors suggest that he return home. He continues to enjoy the company of Archie’s family, Grace Lockwood Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt. Flora Whitney has obtained permission from her father to marry Quentin Roosevelt in Europe if she can get a passport.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-05-12

Andrew Carnegie, as a Scottish dove with a bagpipe and wearing a kilt, is standing on a cracked platform labeled “Tested at Sandy Hook.” In the background is a dovecote labeled “Carnegie Hall.” Caption: The Skibo dove of peace.

comments and context

Comments and Context

In its early years Puck magazine published occasional full-page caricatures of prominent people, usually as supplements, and usually drawn by founder Joseph Keppler Senior. Mark Twain, Alexander Stephens (the surviving vice president of the Confederacy), and others make a gallery of luminaries of the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends a revised version of Roosevelt’s address to Francis W. Halsey.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-15

C. Grant La Farge’s brother-in-law, Benoni Lockwood, traveled from London on the same ship with Prince Heinrich of Prussia. The prince told Lockwood that he is “anxious to hear some real negro singing” during his visit to the United States. La Farge directs President Roosevelt’s attention to an upcoming program from the Armstrong Association at Carnegie Hall which he believes the prince will enjoy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-28

Jacob A. Riis asks if he and his wife can visit President Roosevelt at the White House. He recently was able to see Ted Roosevelt at Groton School. On November 17, Riis will be giving a speech about Roosevelt in Carnegie Hall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-04