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President Roosevelt thanks William Dudley Foulke for the letter, and would like him to help if the government is able to pursue a libel suit against Delavan Smith. Roosevelt asks Foulke to tell Richard Henry Dana that Roosevelt does not dislike him, but rather holds him in high regard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-22
President Roosevelt encloses for Paul Joseph Dashiell letters from Harvard President Charles William Eliot and Richard Henry Dana about brutality in football. Dana’s letter specifically discusses a recent game that Dashiell umpired, where Dashiell failed to properly penalize a brutal play. Roosevelt urges Dashiell to “take severe measures” against brutality in games in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-05
President Roosevelt tells Harvard President Eliot that he has written Paul Joseph Dashiell to get his explanation of an incident that occurred in a football game he was umpiring. Roosevelt would like to discuss football with Eliot this winter. Three of his sons play football and he believes it has done them good, and he wants to save the sport and eliminate the brutality of it. He believes that officials should be hired who will not tolerate brutality, even if it is done under the rules. Finally, Roosevelt asks Eliot for facts about an alleged incident in the Harvard-Yale game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-05
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt introduces Richard Henry Dana and Mr. Parker to Captain Casey and asks Casey to allow them to visit the USS New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt introduces Richard Henry Dana and Mr. Parker to Captain Rodgers and asks Rodgers to allow them to visit the USS Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-28
Attorney General Bonaparte sends President Roosevelt two clippings regarding comments made by Richard Henry Dana during the annual meeting for the National Civil Service Reform League. Bonaparte is proud of the work he has done to ensure rigid civil service examinations for justices of the Supreme Court.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-08
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
List of unknown origin titled “American Members of the League for International Conciliation,” enclosed with a letter created by Nobel Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew D. White are listed as “Honorary Presidents,” 12 people are listed under “Council of Direction,” and 46 people are listed as “Members.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-05
This newspaper article section includes remarks made by New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte made at the twenty-seventh annual convention of the National Civil Service Reform League. Hughes spoke about competitive civil service examinations, while Bonaparte emphasized the importance of swaying public opinion to desire reform in the civil service.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-08
This newspaper article describes remarks made by Richard Henry Dana attacking President Roosevelt for his lax approach in enforcing civil service laws during the annual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform League. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and New York Governor Charles Evan Hughes were also in attendance, among other government representatives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-08
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter from John Adams Kingsbury, commissioner of public charities for the City of New York, appealing for Roosevelt to endorse a program proposed by philanthropist Adolph Lewisohn and others. Roosevelt tells Kingsbury that he is occupied with the great national issues of military readiness and international duty, and he simply cannot take up every fight that is brought to his attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-12