Cartoonists

Mark Sullivan informs Theodore Roosevelt that they are currently just across the sound from Huntington, New York and can cross over on their motor at any time Roosevelt desires. Sullivan then thanks Roosevelt for meeting the St. Louis cartoonist, Robert Minor, and ultimately changing his perception on multiple important topics. Sullivan then says that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s suggestion for the place in Albemarle County was very appealing for both himself and his wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09

Theodore Roosevelt responds to a cartoon which Nelson Harding drew of Roosevelt. Roosevelt expresses his and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s enjoyment of the cartoon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-07

President Roosevelt thinks that cartoonist Homer Davenport should not be allowed to get away from them, and wishes that Secretary of War William H. Taft would take the matter up with the committee. Davenport will do better work than any other man, and Taft cannot afford to let “the Hearst crowd” take him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-28

President Roosevelt thanks Homer Davenport for the letter, and promises to try to get Davenport’s cartoons where they will count. He will take up the matter with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-05

Mark Sullivan introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Minor, who he believes to be one of the best newspaper cartoonists in the country. Sullivan believes Minor “has slightly the wrong idea of [Roosevelt],” and wishes for the two men to meet as he believes they agree on many issues.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-24

Mark Sullivan asks William Loeb if he may bring E. W. Kemble in addition to Wallace Irwin and Travis H. Whitney on Thursday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-02

Secretary of War Taft encloses a letter from his brother, Charles Phelps Taft, which he would like to have returned. He sends it because it answers a question President Roosevelt had asked about Homer Davenport.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-04

Advertisement for the book Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad gives a brief overview of the history of the home, talks about the book’s authors, Hermann Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth, and describes in detail the contents of the book. A picture of the book’s cover accompanies the text. An order form is included at the bottom of the page.

 

 

Advertisement for the book Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad gives a brief overview of the history of the home, talks about the authors, Hermann Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth, and describes in detail the contents of the book. 

 

An illustration of Theodore Roosevelt in a rocking chair with the caption “In His Favorite Chair On The Piazza” accompanies the text.

 

Advertisement for the book Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad gives a brief overview of the history of the home, talks about the book’s authors, Hermann Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth, and describes in detail the contents of the book. A picture of the book’s cover accompanies the text.

 

An order form is included at the bottom of the page.

Advertisement for the book Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad gives a brief overview of the history of the home, talks about the book’s authors, Hermann Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth, and describes in detail the contents of the book. A picture of the book’s cover accompanies the text.

 

An order form is included at the bottom of the page.

Advertisement for the book Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide published by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad gives a brief overview of the history of the home, talks about the book’s authors, Hermann Hagedorn and Gary G. Roth, and describes in detail the contents of the book. A picture of the book’s cover accompanies the text.

 

An order form is included at the bottom of the page.

On the left, a woman walks on a street in the “Red Light District.” A policeman stands on the corner watching her. On the right, several men sit in chairs in front of place-markers on the wall that describe each person: “Orator and Politician. Will sell myself to the highest bidder,” “Editorial Writer. Views that I don’t believe in. For sale,” “College Professor. Education directed to please those who have the money,” “Cartoonist for sale to any party (Depending on the price),” “Minister. Sermons to please those who pay the pew rent,” and a “Law[yer].” Caption: Which is the greater evil – the woman of the streets or these mental prostitutes?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1911-12-20

Joseph Bucklin Bishop advises President Roosevelt to accept an original cartoon drawing, for which Roosevelt expressed admiration, from the artist. Bishop calls Charles Green Bush, cartoonist for the New York World, “the most powerful cartoonist in the country.” Bishop also mentions a recent conversation with Nicholas Murray Butler.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-13