Davis, Oscar K. (Oscar King), 1866-1932

President Roosevelt is glad the furor over the results of some of the Olympic games is dying down, and specifically remarks on the results of the marathon. Additionally, Roosevelt explains to Ambassador Reid the situation surrounding a newspaper interview with German Emperor William II. William Bayard Hale petitioned the White House to help with gaining admission to the Kaiser, which was refused, but persisted in getting access. The resulting interview spoke on a number of sensitive matters and “lookt like a pipe dream,” and while Roosevelt believed it was accurate, advised the New York Times not to publish it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has been asked about the transaction to purchase the Panama Canal by Oscar K. Davis of the New York Times, and in turn asks Senator Knox about obtaining access to information on the matter. Roosevelt would like to know if the United States government got the stock books of the Panama Canal Companies with records of the votes of the stockholders, or if Knox knows where such records may be found. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt asks Knox if he knows who will be interviewed by Congress on the matter of the Panama Canal purchase.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Wright that Oscar K. Davis, of the New York Times, is investigating papers connected with the purchase of the Panama Canal. He has thus far been unable to find the minutes of the final meeting of the stockholders of the New Panama Canal Company. Roosevelt asks Wright to have the files examined to determine whether such a document exists.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

William Hamlin Childs thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the picture and generous sentiments. Childs relays two matters to Roosevelt. The first involves a little girl who, unbeknownst to her family, sent a letter to Roosevelt to confirm that he agrees with her that a teddy bear is a doll. She was delighted to receive a letter from Roosevelt confirming her opinion and her family was astonished. The second matter is in regard to a friend’s correspondence with Charles L. Bernheimer regarding Roosevelt’s book on South America. Childs encloses the correspondence and thinks Roosevelt will find it delightful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-26

Creator(s)

Childs, William Hamlin, 1857-1928

Travers D. Carman confirms Theodore Roosevelt’s schedule as directed by headquarters in Chicago.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-04

Creator(s)

Carman, Travers D., 1879-1934

Joe F. Decker provides a comprehensive bibliography of the various accounts of Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to form a volunteer division during World War I. Decker begins with Roosevelt’s own first account in 1917 and concludes with John Milton Cooper’s version in The Warrior and the Priest of 1983. Decker examines books, book chapters, and articles on the subject, and finds that the story still has not been “dealt with satisfactorily.” Decker points out the biases and the shortcomings of some of the authors, and notes that many of the accounts strongly favor either Roosevelt or his antagonist President Woodrow Wilson.

A full page-photograph of Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood accompanies the article. A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick who directed documentary films on Roosevelt is featured, along with three photographs of Roosevelt from newsreel footage used in the film The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt.

A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association as well as the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on page two of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Senator Dixon, Oscar K. Davis, and John Callan O’Laughlin believe that Theodore Roosevelt should visit Kentucky.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-26

Creator(s)

Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934

Oscar K. Davis releases this item for the morning papers of August 3, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt describes in detail the treatment of African Americans by both the Republican and Democratic Parties, but believes that for the Progressive Party, this issue is not a race issue, but a moral issue. Roosevelt concludes that the Progressive Party, as well as Southern black men, will be best served by appealing to Southern white men who support civil rights.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Minutes of the May 24, 1916, meeting of the Executive Committee of the Progressive National Committee. Temporary officers of the Progressive National Convention were selected, including Raymond Robins as Chairman, Oscar K. Davis as Secretary, and F. P. Corrick as Sergeant-at-Arms.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-05-24

Creator(s)

Progressive Party (1912)

Minutes of the August 7-8, 1912, meetings of the Progressive National Committee. Committee organization was discussed. Oscar K. Davis was elected secretary and George W. Perkins was elected chairman of the Executive Committee. Appointment of most other officers was referred to the chairman, in consultation with the party’s candidates for president and vice president. Jane Addams, Frances Kellor, Isabella W. Blaney, and Jean Gordon were appointed as members-at-large of the Progressive National Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-08

Creator(s)

Progressive Party (1912)