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Letter from Andrew Jaritz to Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Jaritz sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of an address he delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce on the subject of business regulation. In November Jaritz sent Roosevelt an article titled “Business Caesar” and would appreciate hearing if Roosevelt received it. Jaritz is a student from Budapest, Hungary and has studied at New York University and Cornell University.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-17

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

William N. Freeman thanks Frank Harper for his letter. He discusses a possible daily school exercise of a flag honor guard. He recalls a movement to assign a generic name to American soldiers, as British soldiers are called “Tommy Atkins”. He suggests “Johnny Trump”, and hopes that Roosevelt can endorse the idea. He would like to meet Roosevelt and give him a handshake.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-20

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to J. M. Wingett

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells J. M. Wingett that he asks many questions and it would take a long letter and many inquiries to answer them all. Roosevelt already has his hands full, but he recommends writing to L. H. Bailey of Cornell University for the information, since he was chairman of the Country Life Commission.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-05

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to M. G. Tedford

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary confirms receipt of M. G. Tedford’s letter. Roosevelt knows of no such organization, but he encourages Tedford to write to Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, since he is an expert in that particular branch of government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-24

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Sara Harvey Love

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary writes to Sara Harvey Love from the Holman Association with information about the publication of the report of the Country Life Commission in book form. He believes the publisher is McMillan, and he suggests writing to the chairman of the Commission, Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell University, for more information.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacob Gould Schurman

President Roosevelt tells Jacob Gould Schurman, President of Cornell University, that he wishes he could accept the invitation to speak at Cornell, but that he cannot make another speech at the present time.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Century Association Committee on Admissions

President Roosevelt recommends Elon Huntington Hooker for admission to the Century Association.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer

Theodore Roosevelt writes to William Roscoe Thayer on the subject of criticism. Roosevelt feels that those who do are more aptly placed to be critics as to who do not, using the comparison that the authors of the Federalist were political doers who also criticized and acted. He then extends the metaphor to cover Harvard’s struggles in sports competitions with Yale and Cornell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter Camp

President Roosevelt tells Walter Camp that his son Ted wrote to both him and his mother that he was not unfairly targeted in the football game against Yale, and that the game was clean. In a postscript, Roosevelt describes his role in organizing a meeting between graduates of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Dickson White

President Roosevelt invites Cornell University President Andrew Dickson White to come down to Washington, where he will go over everything White wrote in his letter in-person.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft that it is nonsense for the army officers to complain about hot weather. He also thinks Taft is right about Ernest Stecker going out at once if he has accepted the Philippine Scouts commission, and Secretary Taft should handle the Philippines bulletin as he sees fit. In a postscript, Roosevelt asks Taft to look up the application of Jacob Gould Schurman and to see if he can put Arthur Harrison Wilson in the cavalry.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacob Gould Schurman

Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson had no intention of attacking Cornell University but was trying to justify the Department of Agriculture’s efforts on behalf of the university. The testimony was supposed to be for the private information of the committee. Wilson regrets the incident.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-08

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Barbara I. Buchanan

Governor Roosevelt returns Barbara I. Buchanan’s statement and sends an additional message from President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell University. Roosevelt advises Buchanan that any further statements regarding the matter of her doctorate degree should be accompanied by all the enclosed papers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-05-10

Letter from Wilbur S. Hinman to Robert Henry Thurston

Wilbur S. Hinman sends Robert Henry Thurston copies of the pamphlet as requested. He also sends a copy of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt’s address to the Naval War College. Hinman will give Thurston’s letter asking Roosevelt to speak at Cornell University to Roosevelt upon his return.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-10-11

Telegram from Elon Huntington Hooker to L. M. Dennis

Elon Huntington Hooker tells L. M. Dennis that Theodore Roosevelt has received several hundred requests for addresses in the past month. Roosevelt visited Hooker’s home on Monday, but Hooker was unable to present Dennis’s request, although he is certain Roosevelt would have to decline. He is forwarding Dennis’s letter to Roosevelt’s secretary for a reply.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-11

Letter from Elon Huntington Hooker to Josephine M. Stricker

Elon Huntington Hooker asks Josephine M. Stricker, personal secretary to Theodore Roosevelt, to write to Dr. L. M. Dennis of Cornell University, who is a dear friend. Hooker says that Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell, has never been friendly, and he does not think the University deserves to hear Theodore Roosevelt speak.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-1919

Letter from Sidney G. Koon to Theodore Roosevelt

Sidney G. Koon asks Theodore Roosevelt if an editorial position is available with The Outlook. He discusses his extensive editorial experience, primarily in technical and scientific news. Koon and his wife, Madeline Koon, want to leave Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he has long respected The Outlook.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-04

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

William N. Freeman shares with Frank Harper an argument by Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard University and his own response to the argument of American history. Freeman would like to begin a correspondence with Roosevelt through Harper to send him occasional letters where he updates what Hart is doing. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-21

Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Richard Watson Gilder

Andrew Dickson White discusses the political turmoil in Russia and the problems Russians cause in the United States and abroad. White thinks it wise that Richard Watson Gilder, editor of The Century Magazine, has avoided involvement with Maxim Gorky, and he wishes that Mark Twain and William Dean Howells had done the same.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-18

Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Dickson White compliments President Roosevelt on his speech at Harvard and invites him to visit Cornell University. White comments on the death of John Hay.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-06