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William A. Green sends Theodore Roosevelt an appeal for Hope Farm, a charity benefitting neglected children in New York City. He hopes Roosevelt will contribute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-25
A. F. Borgendahl asks Theodore Roosevelt to visit the aged residents of the Swedish home in Brooklyn, New York, and requests a donation towards the building of a second residential home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-29
Cleveland H. Dodge agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article for The Outlook about the Salvation Army in England. Dodge laments the break that has occurred between William Booth, the Salvation Army’s founder, and his son, Ballington Booth, as well as the implications that has impacted the organization both in England and the United States. Dodge feels that the Salvation Army cannot fulfill its potential in the United States so long as it is in conflict with Ballington Booth’s Volunteers of America, and consequently, he refuses to support either group. He urges Roosevelt to help the two Booths reconcile before the elder man dies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-06
Charles Blumenthal invites Theodore Roosevelt as a guest of honor at a German play benefitting destitute families of prisoners.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-27
Frederick E. Willits lays out the facts regarding the present almshouse situation in Nassau County in an effort to drive voter engagement with the issue. Some men involved with real estate development wish to demolish Jones Institute, which has been taking care of the county’s indigent poor, but Willits maintains that the institution should in fact be renovated and further buildings should be constructed in order to adequately address the need. The issue will be on the ballot at an upcoming election, and Willits asks the members of the Nassau Citizens Committee to Promote the Humane Care of Nassau County’s Poor in a County Institution to share the facts with their neighbors and friends and encourage them to vote on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-22
A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks President Roosevelt for his contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if he is able.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-27
A. M. Lothrop, president of the “Neighborhood House,” thanks William Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Dorr Loeb, for their contribution to the home in the past year and asks for further contributions in the future if the Loebs are able.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-27
Charles Frederick Weller asks President Roosevelt for a donation to the Associated Charities.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-02
On behalf of the Associated Charities, of which Supreme Court Justice Brewer is president, and the Citizen’s Relief Association, of which General Sternberg is president, Brewer and Sternberg request donations to support their work in “befriending, relieving and upbuilding the friendless, undeveloped, sick, widowed and despairing poor people of the community.” They reach out to the Roosevelts because they had been subscribers in the past.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-20
Brewer, David J. (David Josiah), 1837-1910; Sternberg, George Miller, 1838-1915
John Joy Edson and John F. Wilkins write to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt requesting her renewed subscription and support of the Associated Charities and the Citizens’ Relief Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-10
Florence Sheffield Boardman received William Loeb’s reply and wishes President Roosevelt would agree to be named as a Red Cross member, as it requires no work or other obligation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-02
John Joy Edson thanks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for her previous donation to the Summer Outings Committee, and asks if she would renew her subscription for the present year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-01
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
Extract from a speech wherein Bishop David H. Greer calls for donations to fund the addition to St. Ann’s Church for Deaf Mutes, which will serve as a parish house and as a memorial to Edward Miner Gallaudet, who started the work on behalf of “these silent children of God.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-11
Information about the Fathers and Mothers Club of Boston, including a list of officers and the club’s objectives, among which is the maintenance of a farm to provide outings for ill children. A handwritten note indicates the farm was purchased last May and has hosted groups of ill children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
A handwritten note recording two donations President Roosevelt made to Neighborhood House, including a portion of the Vanderbilt Fund Roosevelt controlled.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
A postcard subscription form offers the opportunity of becoming a monthly donor to the “Neighborhood House,” a settlement house in Washington, D.C. The envelope contains the return address of Treasurer John P. Herrmann.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
This newsletter lists the events held during the 1907-1908 season by the Neighborhood House, a settlement house in southwest Washington, D.C. The newsletter also includes photographs of past events and lists of trustees, volunteers, and donors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
Sara Delano Roosevelt solicits assistance from Isabella Greenway for the Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She describes the needs of the children and how much monetary support is needed for each child.
1934-12-25
Sally Flandrau Cutcheon now has to wear eyeglasses. She requests that Charles Macomb Flandrau purchase something for her and discusses her plans to travel to Chicago, Illinois. Cutcheon also requests that Flandrau tear up her letters.
1891-10-18