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Francis P. Joyce asks Theodore Roosevelt for support in establishing a Hamilton Fish Memorial Chapel at Fort Russell, Wyoming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
President Roosevelt tells Richard Watson Gilder that he can do whatever he wants about a letter. Roosevelt enjoyed reading what Gilder wrote about St. John’s Chapel, and has signed the petition asking that it not be disturbed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-16
Richard Watson Gilder asks President Roosevelt if William Garrott Brown may make “discreet use of the statements” from a letter Roosevelt sent to Gilder. Brown may later write something for the Century magazine. Gilder appreciated Roosevelt’s kind words about his poem about St. John’s Chapel, and believes that they may have saved the building for the time being. Gilder is speaking in Philadelphia for the New England Society tonight, and will back up Roosevelt’s ideas on tolerance and yellow journalism.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-22
Postcard showing two buildings with a statue next to them. Charles C. Myers identifies one of the buildings as the chapel at the Palace of Versailles, where the French royal family and friends attended church services.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is a closer view showing the statue of Louis 15th. A little to the left, not shown in this picture is the small chapel or church. The interior of the chapel was finished by the finest artists of the day and it is indeed the most beautifully finished place of the kind that it has ever been our pleasure to visit. We will see the interior view later.”
Postcard showing the interior of a neoclassical chapel with columns, archways, and a painted ceiling. Charles C. Myers identifies it as the chapel next to the Palace of Versailles. He comments on the various artistic details.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “We saw an exterior view of the small chapel or cathedral, now here is an interior view of the same place. Notice the beautifully designed floor which looks like costly rugs, but it is only mosaic work, colored stones or tiling so artistically arranged as to represent very finely woven rugs. The paintings overhead are among the leading paintings of one of the leading painters of the 17th century. It is said that there is a lost art in painting as was done in those days as their brilliancy increases with age instead of fading as paintings of modern times. These paintings are over 200 years old and yet they seem as fresh as if they were only finished and hardly dry.”
Postcard showing the interior of the chapel next to the Dôme des Invalides in Paris, France. Charles C. Myers comments many of the flags hanging around the chapel, where Napoleon I once worshipped, were captured by Napoleon I and are in varying states of preservation. Myers notes the outline of the cross in the Dôme des Invalides can be seen through the window at the far end of the room.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the interior of the hall where Napoleon used to worship and the flags shown hanging aresaid [sic] to be ones that Napoleon captured during his career. Some of these flags are still in good preserve while many are falling apart from age and other causes, while the real blood stains can be plainly seen on many of them. In the far end of the hall you see something that cannot be plainly distinguished, but it is a cross through the glass door in the main hall of the church.”
Postcard showing a cross in front of the window between the Dôme des Invalides and the chapel next door. Charles C. Myers notes the crypt that holds the tomb of Napoleon I is visible at the bottom of the photograph.
In Charles C. Myer’s own words, “Here is that same cross and we are now looking at it from within the hall of the church and we are looking directly over Napoleon’s Tomb.”
President Roosevelt greets a crowd at the chapel of the University of Minnesota. He speaks about good and evil, higher education institutions, and physical development.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-04