Commencement ceremonies

Letter from Christian Thomas Jonathan Jackson to Theodore Roosevelt

Christian Thomas Jonathan Jackson thanks Theodore Roosevelt for appointing him to West Point, and remarks that even if Roosevelt has forgotten him, he has not forgotten Roosevelt for having given him his start in the Army. After graduation, he intends to visit William Bradford Merrill on Long Island for a week, and inquires if he would be able to visit Roosevelt to pay his respects while in town. His grandmother, Marry Anna Jackson, is a staunch admirer of Roosevelt, who appreciates Roosevelt’s kindness to Jackson. He encloses a copy of the 1911 West Point class album.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

Letter from Booker T. Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Booker T. Washington encloses an account of the Tuskegee Institute’s commencement exercises from The Montgomery Advertiser. Commencement was very successful with around 8,000 people in attendance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-27

Letter from Richard D. Currier to Theodore Roosevelt

Richard D. Currier requests that Theodore Roosevelt come speak to the graduating class of the New Jersey Law School during their commencement week beginning June 12, 1911. The topic of the talk would be “the duty that the young lawyer owes to the State and local community where he is to begin his life work.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-25

Letter from Lillian M. Elliot to Theodore Roosevelt

Lillian M. Elliot, principal of the Harlem Evening High School for Women, asks Theodore Roosevelt to address the graduating class at their commencement ceremony.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-10

Letter from William H. Wallace to Theodore Roosevelt

William H. Wallace asks Theodore Roosevelt to give the commencement address for the American Whig Society at Princeton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-24

Letter from Frederick A. Sheridan to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick A. Sheridan asks Theodore Roosevelt to send him a few statements on “the New Nationalism” to include in his high school commencement speech.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-02

Letter from Henry A. Hartman to Theodore Roosevelt

Superintendent Henry A. Hartman invites Theodore Roosevelt to deliver the commencement address in Marion, Ohio, and asks what he might charge for such an address.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-17

Letter from Joseph M. Dixon to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Dixon describes his alma mater, Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. The college president, L. L. Hobbs, and J. Elwood Cox are planning to invite Theodore Roosevelt to Guilford’s commencement in May.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-26

Letter from Anna Grossman Roberts to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Grossman Roberts tells Theodore Roosevelt that her school class has been reading about his western trip, and asks if it would be possible for him to stop by their school to give a speech at some of their commencement exercises.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-23

Letter from Truman J. Spencer to Theodore Roosevelt

On behalf of the committee, Truman J. Spencer asks Theodore Roosevelt if he can speak at the Forestville Chautauqua’s Recognition Day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-21

Letter from C. E. Mason to Theodore Roosevelt

C. E. Mason asks Theodore Roosevelt to give the commencement address at her school for girls.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-30

Letter from H. J. Heinz to Theodore Roosevelt

H. J. Heinz urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation to speak at the Westminster College commencement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Letter from Richard W. Cooper to Theodore Roosevelt

President of Upper Iowa University Cooper understands if Theodore Roosevelt cannot accept the senior class’s invitation to speak at commencement. However, it is also the fiftieth anniversary of former Speaker of the House David Bremner Henderson’s regiment leaving the campus for the Civil War. In commemoration, the North Iowa Veteran’s Association is encamping on campus and desires Roosevelt to attend.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Letter from Robert M. Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

President of Westminster College Russell invites Theodore Roosevelt to give the commencement address.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-21

Letter from Julian Kennedy to Theodore Roosevelt

Julian Kennedy urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation to deliver the commencement address for Westminster College.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-21

Letter from Hugh Kennedy to Theodore Roosevelt

Hugh Kennedy urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation to deliver the commencement address for Westminster College.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-21

Letter from William Caleb Loring to Theodore Roosevelt

William Caleb Loring informs Theodore Roosevelt he will send Stephen Minot Weld the papers regarding the ordering of candidates’ names before submitting them to Wilson.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-18

Letter from Gerrit J. Kollen to Theodore Roosevelt

President of Hope College Kollen is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt cannot be a guest at the Lincoln banquet and hopes he can attend the college’s commencement ceremonies instead. Recently three students passed the Rhodes Scholarship exams. Kollen also invites Roosevelt to his synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and acknowledges that the numerous congregations comprising the synod are possible because of the school.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

Letter from William Trickett to Theodore Roosevelt

William Trickett, Dean of Dickinson School of Law, discusses the institution’s history and asks Theodore Roosevelt to give the upcoming commencement address.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-16

Letter from Arthur F. Duffy to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur F. Duffy asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak to the graduating class of Richmond Hill High School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-06