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Richard Harding Davis offers his thoughts on the most important elements to bring along while hiking or marching long distances, backed up by his experiences as a war correspondent.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04
Theodore Roosevelt and journalist Richard Harding Davis speaking together near an encampment. Horses and tents line the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-07-08
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary is unaware of quotations from Henry Labouchère regarding Roosevelt. He will be unable to provide the other opinions on Roosevelt requested by Elizabeth Towne, as they do not keep clippings which reference Roosevelt. The secretary suggests numerous people whom Towne could contact for these opinions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-10-03
President Roosevelt requests from Secretary of State Root a consular report on the enclosed articles by Richard Harding Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-27
President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Griscom to acquire a pass for Richard Harding Davis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-17
Granville Fortescue has spoken with Secretary of War William H. Taft and Governor Charles E. Magoon about the possibility of a few Americans becoming special inspectors with the Armed Forces of Cuba. Taft supported the idea, but Magoon thought it would be bad policy. Fortescue still thinks that it would be wise, as there are rumors of an upcoming reorganization of the Cuban Military, and appeals directly to President Roosevelt. He suggests Henry A. Barber and himself as possible candidates, and argues for their qualifications and the usefulness of the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-15
General Barry informs President Roosevelt that Herman Speck von Sternburg and Lillian May Speck von Sternburg have departed Havana, Cuba, for Santiago, Cuba. They are planning to leave for Washington, D.C., on March 10th, and will travel via Tampa, Florida. It is currently Carnival season in Havana, so the city is full of visitors, including Richard Harding Davis and his wife Cecil Clark Davis. Barry says that they have kept the peace in the temporary absence of Provisional Governor Charles E. Magoon, but will be glad to having him back.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-04
Reginald Ronalds sends President Roosevelt a Christmas present: a photo of Richard Harding Davis, Colonel Henry Ware Lawton, and Woodbury Kane taken in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-22
John Albert Macy’s editorial in volume 24 of The Bookman. Starting with the current use of the word “yellow” to describe bad newspapers, Macy extends the metaphor to describe other types of journalism according to a chromatic scheme. Includes a handwritten note that says “Dear Cabot, This is good. T. R.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-29
Granville Fortescue jokingly implores President Roosevelt to “Please [not] stop all the wars.” Fortescue had already booked passage to Cuba when he received Roosevelt’s letter. He is disappointed he will not be able to see General Emilio Núñez y Rodríguez again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-18
George Harvey writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his letter and the books he sent. He goes on to discuss the recent “Davis matter” and agrees that Roosevelt should stay out of it. He also discusses controversy in the newspapers and offers to write a defense of Roosevelt should he request it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-23
Stacy A. Cordery explores the visit of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Tampa, Florida, in June 1898 to spend time with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, before his regiment departed for battle in Cuba. Cordery provides background for the visit, including the poor health of Edith and her son Theodore Roosevelt in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War. Cordery describes the Tampa Bay Hotel where the Roosevelts stayed, and she notes Edith’s interactions with members of the Rough Riders and the press, in particular, reporter Richard Harding Davis. Cordery asserts that the visit was important to the Roosevelts, assuring Roosevelt that his wife was well enough to care for their family in his absence.
Six photographs accompany the text, including a portrait of the Roosevelt family, Roosevelt’s favorite picture of Edith, three scenes from Tampa, Florida, and a photograph of Cordery.
President Roosevelt outlines for Ambassador Meyer his opinions regarding the Russian and Japanese people and their militaries, and comments on England’s similar interest regarding the “Oriental complication.”
Massachusetts Historical Society
1905-02-06
A handbook for Roosevelt’s Rough Rider Association, which includes a list of association officers, the association’s constitution and by-laws, and a list of the association’s members, honorary members, and the muster-out roll. Handwritten annotations about members or officers is present throughout. Pages 56-57 and 88-89 are uncut in the original and cannot be scanned.
Theodore Roosevelt sends a letter of introduction for John T. McCutcheon and Richard Harding Davis, his friends and “responsible correspondents of the highest character.”
1914-08-06
Theodore Roosevelt encloses two notes for John T. McCutcheon and one for Richard Harding Davis.
1914-08-06
Theodore Roosevelt provides a letter of recommendation for Richard Harding Davis, describing Davis’s work with the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-05
Theodore Roosevelt is touched by a letter from Gouverneur Morris. Roosevelt thinks it “very unlikely” that he will be nominated for President, but if he is he will ask for support from Morris. Roosevelt and his wife are saddened by the death of Richard Harding Davis. Roosevelt looks forward to a present from Harry La Montagne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-26
An elderly man labeled “1898” carries a sack labeled “Nuisances” filled with diminutive figures labeled “Spain, R. H. Davis, Crank, Quay, Esterhazy, Paty de Clam, Mercier, Yellow Journal, Prize Fighter, Croker, Platt, Tanner, Aguinaldo, [and] Free Silverite.” Also shown is Joseph Pulitzer. Above are two angels carrying a putti labeled “1899” between them. One angel is labeled “Prosperity” and holds a cornucopia; the other is labeled “Peace” and blows a trumpet.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-01-04
German soldiers and officers invade England by means of hot-air balloons and other types of airships. In other scenes, German Emperor William II dictates “Fall of Albion / An epic poem by the Kaiser” to his secretary, and war correspondent Richard Harding Davis writes “How to Conduct a Campaign.” Caption: From the secret archives of the German War Office.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-08-18