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Emma Virginia Mount McCullers sends Theodore Roosevelt photographs of her 20 children. Emma McCullers and her husband have been married for 28 years and are farmers. A friend of Roosevelt’s in Anniston suggested Emma McCullers send a photograph of her 20th child to Roosevelt, so she is sending photographs of all 20 children.
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1911-12-18
Adam J. Sembower tells Theodore Roosevelt that God places responsibility where it belongs and asks Roosevelt to read the attached.
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1911-10-24
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about his and Edith’s recent visit to the Wadsworths. The children are doing well and Roosevelt is still enjoying playing polo as is cousin Emlen Roosevelt. Edith is expecting another child.
1888-07-15
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about her recent trip to Ireland. He says Ireland is a terrible problem for the English. He also updates her about happenings in Oyster Bay, New York. Daughter Alice has returned home from a visit with her late mother’s family. There is some trouble with the servants. The polo club is doing well, as is baby Ted.
1888-06-10
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt with greetings from his daughter Alice. Alice has been doing well and recovered from a brief illness. Roosevelt reports Cecil Spring Rice is pleased with Roosevelt’s invitation.
1887-08-04
This photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, with their children, Grace, Cornelius, and Theodore Roosevelt III was taken ten days after Ted’s return from France. This copy was clipped from a magazine.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918
A black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as a child in a studio shot.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1888-1889
Watercolor portrait of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as a baby.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1888
President Roosevelt writes to Archie Roosevelt that the New York plan is set with Dr. Oscar Carrabine. He tells Archie that winter in Washington, D.C., will be strange with no children around, but that it is good to have Ted Roosevelt there. During tennis a ball hit Roosevelt’s eye, making him stagger, but he continued the game. In a postscript Roosevelt says the dentist will instead come to Groton.
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1908-09-17
Charles S. Clark sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the St. Johns News highlighting an article about a family with thirteen children since he knows Roosevelt prefers large families to avoid “race suicide.”
Race suicide was a 20th century fear that professed preferable races or ethnic groups would see their death rate outpace their birthrate. In response to lowering birthrates in the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was outspoken in his views that families should have many children.
Mrs. A. S. Reed asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak to and support the Hope Day Nursery in October or November.
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1911-10-10
Maxie Owen heard of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident, and shares with Theodore Roosevelt that her son is named for him.
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1911-10-10
John W. Pilger writes to Theodore Roosevelt about the birth of his eleventh child, who he has also named Kermit. Pilger lists all his children, three of whom are named after Roosevelt’s.
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1911-09-26
Daglan Hogan informs Theodore Roosevelt that his nineteenth child was recently born.
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1911-09-26
William Phillips sends Theodore Roosevelt a picture of his nine children, and Phillips hopes the picture will bring Roosevelt pleasure.
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1911-09-25
Spencer P. Hawkins asks Theodore Roosevelt for a donation to Louisburg Normal and Industrial School for orphans.
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1911-09-19
Robert Reid thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s kind letters and updates him on the children.
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1911-09-15
Charles G. Bikle asks Theodore Roosevelt for an autographed photo to include in a group picture for the Children’s Room at St. Paul’s Church. He hopes Roosevelt will agree, noting his love for children.
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1911-09-12
Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Smith informs Nevada N. Stranahan, customs collector for the Port of New York, of the delay in the ruling regarding life preservers and children under six years. He details the ruling’s reasons, which ultimately concludes that life preservers should be required for each child regardless of paid fare or age.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-21
Clara Louise Stone Hay is returning most of the letters written between her late husband, John Hay, and President Roosevelt. She is keeping a few personal letters for her children.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-02