Dewey, George, 1837-1917

Colonel Vrooman is sorry that William Loeb will not be able to join them, and General Albert Leopold Mills will be disappointed, but he understands that Loeb is very busy. Vrooman reports that Fred Morris’s wife broke her ankle, and the shock may injure her as much as the fracture. Vrooman also reports that he had a delightful visit with Admiral George Dewey, and he hopes to drop by and see Loeb on his upcoming visit to Locust Valley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-03

Creator(s)

Vrooman, John W. (John Wright), 1844-1929

Lieutenant-Commander Key encloses a copy of the current issue of the “Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute.” Key hopes that President Roosevelt finds the time to read the articles by Commander Stanton, Lieutenant McLean, and Key. The article by Commander Rittenhouse, however, is so “purely academic” that Key does not think it has value. Key has written his article in the hopes of stirring up some interest in his plan regarding the naval committees and the public press. The weaknesses pointed out in the plan are not exaggerated, and Key believes the correction is essential if the United States is to have “an efficient fighting Navy.” He adds that he knows Roosevelt realizes this, but the inaction by Congress is discouraging.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-13

Creator(s)

Key, Albert L. (Albert Lenoir), 1860-1950

Mildred McLean Hazen Dewey sends President Roosevelt a book and thanks Roosevelt on behalf of herself and her husband, Admiral Dewey.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-01

Creator(s)

Dewey, Mildred McLean Hazen, 1850-1931

A series of short letters sent to Daniel Carter Beard about kinds of merit badges, called “Top Notches,” that could be offered to Beard’s Sons of Daniel Boone which, in 1909, became the Boy Pioneers of America. The organization later merged with the nascent Boy Scouts of America. One of the short letters is from Theodore Roosevelt with suggestions for actions that merit “Top Notches.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

A commentary on the character of William Randolph Hearst in relation to how he has used his newspapers to shape public opinion about people in public office and current events. Focuses especially on the political cartoonists Hearst has employed, the editorials featured in his papers, and how he has used his ability to report and shape the news to aid his political efforts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-06

Creator(s)

Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958

In Anatole France’s new book, Sur la Pierre Blanche, there is a passage which is not flattering to President Roosevelt. George W. Smalley praises Roosevelt’s personal qualities and professional accomplishments and hopes that France will reconsider his assessment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-15

Creator(s)

Smalley, George W. (George Washburn), 1833-1916

Admiral Taylor asks William Loeb to set up a meeting with President Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, and himself to discuss a memo Taylor and Dewey are preparing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-24

Creator(s)

Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay), 1845-1904

Leonard Wood, acting as governor of the Moro Province in the Philippines, reports on Moro militants who under the leadership of Datto Ali are resisting United States jurisdiction in the Philippines. Wood discusses the strategic importance of fortifying and defending Manila.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-01

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Pamphlet of a speech given by Warren G. Harding to the Ohio Legislature on January 26, 1919 praising Theodore Roosevelt for his patriotism and Americanism. Harding comments on Roosevelt’s involvement in the Panama Canal, support for American involvement in the First World War, and his radical, yet noble views.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

1920

Creator(s)

Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Collection

Smithsonian

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

Terrence C. Brown updates members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) on his travels around the country to witness some of the programs of the TRA in action. Brown notes the public speaking contests, the Teddy Bears for Kids program, and highlights the plans of two local chapters. He also recalls his first visit to Pine Knot in Virginia and plans to rebuild the ship’s museum aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, and he highlights the work of TRA President Tweed Roosevelt. A photograph of Brown as an eleven year old boy appears in the column.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2011

Creator(s)

Brown, Terrence C., 1949-

In his review of Henry J. Hendrix’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy, William N. Tilchin examines each of the seven chapters of the book, highlighting both the issues where he disagrees with Hendrix and praising him for “a well-crafted narrative account” of diplomatic milestones in Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. Tilchin challenges Hendrix on the latter’s account of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902 – 1903, and he takes exception with one of the conclusion’s assertions, but he finds great value in Hendrix’s chapters on the Panama Canal, the Ion Perdicaris affair, the Treaty of Portsmouth, and Roosevelt’s transformation of the United States Navy. Tilchin’s review includes a number of references to prior works on Roosevelt’s diplomacy, highlighting the historiographical debates which have marked issues addressed by Hendrix. 

Three photographs of naval commanders under Roosevelt and two illustrations, including the book’s cover, supplement the text. An advertisement for chocolate bars from The Chocolate Lady of Oyster Bay, New York, appears at the end of the review.

Henry J. Hendrix argues that President Theodore Roosevelt did not see diplomacy and the deployment of the United States Navy as separate and unrelated actions, but rather he saw and used them as complements to one another, and Hendrix cites examples of episodes during Roosevelt’s presidency to bolster his argument. Hendrix cites the Venezuelan crisis of 1902, intervention in Panama in 1903, the kidnapping of Ion Perdicaris in 1904, and the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 as examples of Roosevelt deploying assets of the United States Navy in support of his diplomatic efforts. Hendrix asserts that Roosevelt used a very hands on approach to his statecraft, in effect acting as his own Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy.

Two photographs of Hendrix and one of Secretary of State John Hay appear in the article along with a text box containing the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007-10-27

Carl Cavanagh Hodge examines Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas and policies regarding naval policy in the context of international relations and a naval arms race in the first decade of the twentieth century. Hodge emphasizes Roosevelt’s reading and use of the ideas of naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan, and he compares American naval plans with those of Great Britain and Germany. Hodge frames Roosevelt’s policies within the context of friendly relations with Great Britain, an increasingly assertive Germany, and the rising power of Japan, especially in the wake of the Russo-Japanese War. Hodge highlights the acquisition and construction of the Panama Canal and the voyage of the Great White Fleet as key parts of Roosevelt’s overall naval strategy. He notes Roosevelt’s embrace of the battleship as a means of engaging other nations’ fleets abroad, and he asserts that Roosevelt saw the fleet as an important symbol of American power. 

Eight photographs, including those of Roosevelt and Mahan, and one illustration supplement the article. A text with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the endnotes. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Edmund Morris examines in great detail the negotiations that led to the resolution of the Venezuelan debt and blockade crisis of 1902 between the United States and Germany. Morris agrees with historian Frederick W. Marks that much of the correspondence and records of the negotiations have been destroyed, and he provides five pages of tables to show the different versions of the negotiations as remembered by Theodore Roosevelt and recorded by various journalists, historians, and biographers. Morris argues that Roosevelt saw Germany as a threat to American interests and the maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine, and he asserts that Roosevelt behaved like a gentleman who was keen to prevent the humiliation of Emperor William II. Morris demonstrates that Roosevelt acted in keeping with his belief of speaking softly while deploying American naval assets under the command of Admiral George Dewey. Morris asserts that this combination of deft diplomacy and the employment of military power led to a successful resolution of the crisis.

A photograph of Roosevelt standing next to a large globe and another showing him on horseback with Emperor William II of Germany appear in the article. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee also appears in the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1989

Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt, seated center, Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody, left, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, right; standing Sir Thomas Johnston Lipton, Admiral George Dewey, C. Oliver Iselin, and General Adna R. Chaffee on the deck of the Mayflower off Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903

Creator(s)

Unknown

Collection of newspaper clippings of articles, photographs, and maps showing some of the actors, naval vessels, and events making up parts of the Spanish-American war. Includes some handwritten notes and hand-colored photographs.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1898

Creator(s)

Jacobi, Joseph B. (Joseph Benedict), 1881-1958

Holmes E. Offley suggests a template that Theodore Roosevelt could use to attest to his service in the United States Armed Forces from the United States Civil War to 1876, and state the value of his service. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-14

Creator(s)

Offley, Holmes E., 1839-1919

Boy Scouts of America’s April 17, 1911 newsletter contains seven articles. Ernest Thompson Seton compares the American Boys Scouts with the British Boy Scouts. The British scouts are more disciplined, whereas the American scouts are skillful at camping and have “greater lung power.” There is a discussion on doing a troop exchange. National Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard discusses how scouts should regard men like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone as heroes rather than Jesse James or Robin Hood-type characters. The Executive Board plans to establish a Scout Masters’ School at Silver Bay, New York, in conjunction with the Boys’ Workers Camp. The two new manuals are almost ready to be published. Lorillard Spencer is planning summer activities for New York scoutmasters. New Jersey scouts are cleaning up areas to prevent mosquitoes. Italian scouts are working on propagating universal peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-17

Creator(s)

West, James E. (James Edward), 1876-1948

Drawings accompanied by text captions describe a number of prominent politicians: President Roosevelt, Secretary of War Elihu Root, Admiral George Dewey, Speaker of the House David Bremner Henderson, Rhode Island Senator George Peabody Wetmore, Secretary of State John Hay, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, and New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-14

Creator(s)

Unknown