Education--Law and legislation

Letter from Thorstein Hoverstad

Thorstein Hoverstad is a teacher at the Normal School of Notodden in Norway and is traveling in the United States to study the educational system. Since he cannot visit all states, he is sending out this letter and questionnaire and asking superintendents to respond in the hopes their efforts will help the the schools in Norway. In a postscript Hoverstad explains he usually sends this letter to superintendents but he hopes the recipient will fill out the questionnaire and return it to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09

Creator(s)

Hoverstad, Thorstein, 1880-

Letter from Edward Atkinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Atkinson sends President Roosevelt a pamphlet dealing with “ignorance and illiteracy” as the “main source of the race problem” in the United States. He believes that Republican representatives such as Charles E. Littlefield, Samuel W. McCall, or Theodore E. Burton could introduce a bill to remedy the problem.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-08

Creator(s)

Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid reports to President Roosevelt about affairs in Europe. Reid’s impression is that neither Great Britain nor Germany want tensions to escalate to a war, and he is still trying to get more details about their negotiations. Reid informs Roosevelt that the King seems to be in ill health. He is also worried that Roosevelt’s friend, Silas McBee, is stirring up trouble by seeming to interfere in debates about the Education Bill. Reid referred the Grocers’ Federation to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf so that they might receive more information about complying with America’s meat inspection laws, and he enclosed a copy of a speech he gave at Cambridge on the American Revolution. Reid concludes by saying that he hopes the British government will help the United States settle disputes with Canada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-16

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Washington, D.C., negro teachers to Joseph A. Goulden

A group of African American teachers from the Washington, D.C., public school system writes to Representative Goulden about his education bill and the state of the educational system in Washington, D.C., for African American children. They ask for Goulden’s assistance in establishing an associate superintendent who would advocate for African American children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-12

Creator(s)

Washington, D.C., negro teachers

Educational reform,–Oklahoma in forefront

The author discusses the organization of the state school system of Oklahoma, including Governor Lee Cruce’s support of creating a state board of education.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-11

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from James Russell Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

James Russell Parsons is ready to sever his official connection with educational work in Albany, New York. Though it has been a difficult struggle, he is satisfied with the work he did to amend the recent New York Education Bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-29

Creator(s)

Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905

Letter from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt

Corrine Roosevelt Robinson comments on the controversy surrounding the education unification bill. McDougall Hawkes and Secretary O’Brien request that the date for the New York Republican State Convention be selected soon. Hawkes believes that Cornelius N. Bliss could be useful for campaign purposes. Robinson ponders how Senator Hanna’s death will affect the Republican Party. She closes by thanking President Roosevelt for signing the photographs and making the “little blind girl” very happy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-16

Creator(s)

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Letter from Leonard Wood to John Campbell Greenway

Governor Wood describes his work in the Philippines on behalf of education, prevention of infant mortality, and other public health and civic issues.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1922-09-20

Creator(s)

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt informs Frederick William Holls that he will not be able to open the exhibition. After the legislature “gets fairly to work,” Roosevelt would like Holls to consult with some of their friends about the unification bill.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt has had difficulty promoting the unification bill. He believes that Frederick William Holls’s work will “stand just exactly as General F. V. Greene’s will” and that both unification and the canal will be achieved. Expressing the hope that the canal treaty is dead, Roosevelt questions how anyone can support it. He hopes that Holls will regain his health soon.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt discusses “the unification business,” a legislative effort to reorganize the school system of the state of New York, noting that one issue is which group should elect the chancellor. Roosevelt also mentions that the “administration and the machine” are disturbed by his published statement about the canal treaty.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-02-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt believes that James Russell Parsons should not come to the conference because the regents may become suspicious of him. He discusses their upcoming trip to the Department of Public Instruction and the possibility of going to the headquarters of the Regents. McKelway “has again changed front.” Roosevelt asks Holls to forward the enclosed documents to John St. Loe Strachey.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt agrees with Frederick William Holls concerning the regents, noting that they will probably not favor the plan, “no matter how good, if it in any way cuts at them.” James Russell Parsons supports the bill, which Roosevelt will attempt to get passed, with the changes suggested by Nicholas Murray Butler. Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would like Frederick William Holls and Caroline M. Holls to stay with them when they are in Albany.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt assures Frederick William Holls that his name will be printed correctly in the official documents. He is delighted that Holls liked the message and is sending him several copies in pamphlet form. Roosevelt believes that Holls should put the name of the chancellor in the bill to avoid criticism. He plans to invite Holls for a visit to discuss matters with members of the legislature.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt thanks Frederick William Holls for the report of the committee, most likely referring to a committee on education, noting the advantage of having Judge Joseph Francis Daly write the report. Roosevelt would like to “make the compromise allowing the Regents to elect the first chancellor and having them submit to a reorganization,” although he is more concerned with getting the bill passed.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt is delighted that Charles E. Fitch and William Croswell Doane support the bill, most likely referring to a bill on education. He asks how William Kernan and Joseph Francis Daly feel about the bill.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-01-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick William Holls

Governor Roosevelt thanks Frederick William Holls for his letter. He believes he will have to condense part of the letter, since he does not plan to “go as minutely into the provisions of the bill” in his message.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-12-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler has attached a copy of a letter he received about influencing the Globe. He also reports on the Education Bill hearing and reports that it will promptly pass.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-10

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from James Russell Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

James Russell Parsons discusses efforts to defeat the passage of the Lewis Bill with President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-05

Creator(s)

Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905

Letter from James Russell Parsons to Theodore Roosevelt

James Russell Parsons discusses political issues surrounding the proposed reorganization of New York’s educational system.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-12

Creator(s)

Parsons, James Russell, 1861-1905