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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say how proud he is Kermit was awarded the British war cross. He also talks of receiving an honorary degree at Trinity College with his friend Russell J. Coles and how glad he is to have finished his western speaking trip. He closes with a story about some dinner guests.
1918-06-20
Theodore Roosevelt and Russell J. Coles pose in front of a door dressed in academic regalia after having had Doctors of Science conferred on them.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1918
Theodore Roosevelt stands next to Russell J. Coles on a devil fish harpooning expedition on the coast of Florida.
In “News of the Association,” John A. Gable discusses plans for the Quasquicentennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth during 1982 and 1983. He provides a detailed look at an article about Roosevelt’s conservation legacy in National Geographic Magazine and also examines Paul Schullery’s article about Roosevelt and fishing in The American Fly Fisher. Gable discusses Roosevelt’s use of the Antiquities Act, notes the passing of members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and quotes extensively from a letter from Alton A. Lindsay praising the value of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal to scholars. Gable notes the TRA’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York, praises the documentary film My Father the President about life at Sagamore Hill, and acknowledges the work of Wallace Finley Dailey of Harvard University in compiling a bibliography of journal and magazine articles about Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
Dudley Weatherby and his wife held the first authentic shark dinner last evening. Federal Food Administrator Herbert Hoover ordered that several loads of shark be caught and placed on the market at ichthyologist Russell J. Coles’s recommendation. With Hoover’s support, shark seems to be a dish of great value. Coles did not accept government remuneration for his suggestions, but his experiments preparing the meat were financially supported.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-04-06
Theodore Roosevelt sends Flavel Sweeten Luther, President of Trinity College, a letter he received from Russell J. Coles. Roosevelt has great respect for Coles, a great naturalist regarding sharks and other fish, and wonders if it would be possible for Trinity College to award him an honorary degree as Doctor of Science.
1917-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt calls William S. Cogswell’s attention to Russell J. Coles, whose name has been suggested for an honorary degree by Trinity College. Roosevelt is interested in Coles’s past work in the field of ichthyology, and tells Cogswell about his current investigation into whether sharks and rays can be possible food sources. Roosevelt hopes Cogswell can endorse Coles’s nomination for an honorary degree.
1917-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt and Russell J. Coles stand on floating camp, off southern Captiva Island, Florida. They are dressed for devil-fishing. The photograph is signed by Roosevelt and Coles.
1917-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt stands with Russell J. Coles. Both are dressed in commencement ceremony regalia, having received honorary degrees from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The picture’s verso states that this is Roosevelt’s personal copy of the photograph, and that it was presented by his son, Archibald Roosevelt, to Murray H. Coggeshall, a graduate of Trinity, in 1947.
1918-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt responds to an invitation from Trinity College President Flavel Sweeten Luther to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Science. Roosevelt says he usually does not accept such invitations, but he agrees to accept this one, as long as his friend Russell J. Coles is awarded an honorary degree at the same time.
1917-11-14
This sepia print of a drawing shows Russell J. Coles in a small boat with a crew of five, harpooning a manta ray.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1916
Theodore Roosevelt stands with Russell J. Coles. Both are dressed in commencement ceremony regalia, having received honorary degrees from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1918-06-17
Russell J. Coles and Theodore Roosevelt are shown on a beach with two harpooned rays.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1917-03-26
Theodore Roosevelt writes to confirm that Anna Roosevelt Cowles does not mind that he has invited Russell J. Coles to have dinner with them on the upcoming Sunday.
1918-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt asks to stay at Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s home over a weekend while he delivers a pre-commencement address and accepts a degree at Trinity College. He also requests that Cowles invite Mr. and Mrs. Leicester Warren to lunch while he will be there.
1918-05-05