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Kermit Roosevelt outlines Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s upcoming visit. Roosevelt has been busy at school and Theodore Roosevelt is planning for an African safari.
1908-06-02
President Roosevelt speaks at the dedication of James Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. He thanks Millikin for what he has done in establishing the university. Roosevelt then speaks to the students about education and expressing gratitude for education through good citizenship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-04
President Roosevelt speaks at Cedar Falls, Iowa, about national greatness and higher education. He speaks to students about good citizenship as a way to show gratitude for higher education.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-02
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1878. Roosevelt attended Harvard College and spent the summer in Oyster Bay, New York, and on an expedition in Maine. The major event of the year was the death of Roosevelt’s father. Roosevelt reflects on the death of his father many times throughout the year. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and his “game record” for the year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1878
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1879. Roosevelt attended Harvard College, spent the summer in Oyster Bay, New York, and went on two expeditions to Maine. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and his “game bag” for the year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1879
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1880. Major events include Roosevelt’s graduation from Harvard, entry into Columbia Law School, and a Midwestern hunting trip with Elliott Roosevelt. Roosevelt also engaged, married, and honeymooned with Alice Lee Roosevelt. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and “game bag” totals for several years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1880
Judge Townsend encloses his commentary on a recent Supreme Court decision and a copy of a book that contains some of his sketches. He thanks President Roosevelt for stimulating his students’ minds and setting an excellent example.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-25