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President Roosevelt shares his upcoming travel plans with his son Theodore Roosevelt. He is glad that Ted will be taking another class after the midyears, but is concerned about a rumor that Ted’s friend Sam Blagden has been drinking and getting into trouble. William Loeb has suggested that Roosevelt inform Ted he has overdrawn his bank account.
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1907-01-19
President Roosevelt tells his son Theodore Roosevelt that William Appleton’s letter was “bully,” and he was surprised that Appleton called the Porcellian Club “the best club in college.” The President repeatedly advises Ted not to “lose touch with the rest of your schoolmates” now that he is a member of the Porcellian Club. Roosevelt hopes he can attend one of “the Porc” dinners soon, and closes by noting that a certain poem by Rudyard Kipling “has always been one of my favorites.”
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1906-12-07
President Roosevelt thanks William H. Appleton for the letter he sent to his son Ted Roosevelt. The President says that the content included “the very things that I most desired to have said to him,” and that it carried more weight coming from “a man three years ahead of him in college” rather than Roosevelt, who feels “out of date.”
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1906-12-07
Theodore Roosevelt reports to his sister Anna he has finished all of his examinations for the year. He believes he did fairly well, though not as well if he had not spent so much time at Chestnut Hill. He explains that he will be home in a short time, but will have to go to Mt. Desert as he promised Jack.
1879-06-16
Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna about being turned out of Sunday School for being a Presbyterian. He states that Corinne Roosevelt is going out a lot and reports on his social activities at Harvard.
1880-01-18
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna that he has done very well on some of his examinations, but he is having a hard time studying because he is leading such a wonderful life. He writes Alice Hathaway Lee wants to get married in the fall but he will probably have to battle her parents over it.
1880-03-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna that rooming with other people has cut into his work hours and he has been spending a lot of time at the Porcellian Club. He also includes what his plans are for his Christmas break and for presents.
1878-12-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna asking a few questions and describing in detail how he spends his days at Harvard with sample schedules for a Monday and a Saturday. The letter also requests that books be sent from home. He wants everyone from home to keep writing him as well.
1876-11-01
John W. Jay, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, compliments President Scott for the well behaved and organized group of students who picnicked at the park on May 8.
1958-05-12
Archibald Roosevelt is resting at Oyster Bay, New York, and is anxious to leave college and get to work. He seems to be enjoying himself and is considering a career in business. Archibald will also be going on a hunt this year. The Roosevelts have become “enthusiasts in burning brush-heaps” after Theodore Roosevelt’s “labor among small trees.” Roosevelt is delighted that Kermit Roosevelt is working hard in South America and married to Belle Roosevelt. However, he hopes that Kermit can return to the United States after four years.
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1915-02-17
Zaza Belasco relates several anecdotes about President Roosevelt’s life at Harvard College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09
William De Witt Hyde so appreciated President Roosevelt’s words about his book From Epicurus to Christ that Hyde would like to dedicate his next book to him. The upcoming book relates to the personal and ethical side of college life.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-13
List of questions possibly related to President Roosevelt’s time at Harvard College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-14