Education

Charles A. Reese believes that every man has a duty and privilege to do all he can to raise the standard of world citizenship without being compelled to wait for the right moment. A recent illness reminded him of this. He discusses previous, yet unsuccessful, attempts to promote educational opportunities. Recently, he became interested in establishing the “International Social Union” for teaching youth. The organization would be a forerunner to an international democracy. Reese asks Theodore Roosevelt to publish his letter in The Outlook and provide editorial commentary to raise interest and funds for the cause. He includes some verses about Missouri’s hospitality.  

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-29

Walter L. Church sends Theodore Roosevelt a proposal for the establishment of a “Railroad University,” suggesting it could serve as a nonsectarian educational institution and asking Roosevelt to help promote the idea through publication in the Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-13

George R. Howe forwards Theodore Roosevelt typewritten material and manuscripts concerning the development of “educational and social work with boys.” 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-22

Arthur MacDonald hopes to be transferred from the Department of the Interior or reinstated in the Bureau of Education, and asks for Theodore Roosevelt’s help. MacDonald hopes to be able to continue his work researching education in relation to children in different life conditions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-26

T. Thomas Bowers expresses to Theodore Roosevelt his regret that his wife’s illness will prevent him from teaching Archibald Roosevelt. Bowers offers to meet with Roosevelt to discuss Archibald’s education and expresses his confidence in the abilities of other teachers overseeing Archibald’s education

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

John H. Mingus asks Theodore Roosevelt’s permission to either publish a piece on education from the April 8, 1911 edition of The Outlook, or for Roosevelt to consider writing a piece himself. The work would appear in a reader for schoolchildren.   

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-12

Martin Grove Brambaugh requests Theodore Roosevelt’s presence in Philadelphia to help with education affairs in the city.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-08

Matilda Loewy requests from Theodore Roosevelt an account of the events of the Battle of San Juan Hill, as she feels that her classes at Public School No. 54 of Manhattan provide too brief an account of the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-31

While he has not yet received the full text of Theodore Roosevelt’s presentation to the Board of Education from May 12, 1911, Alfred Mosely is pleased to hear it was “such an emphatic success.” He thanks Roosevelt for the trouble it has taken.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-26

Frederic T. Bowers discusses with Theodore Roosevelt the progress made by Archibald B. Roosevelt during his lessons in Algebra, English, and French. Additionally, he mentions that he is teaching Roger Riis, son of Jacob A. Riis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-28

Neltje Doubleday invites Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to an upcoming gathering she and her husband, Frank Nelson Doubleday, will be hosting on their lawn in support of education in the Southern United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-22

John B. McFerran discusses the poor condition of schools in rural Kentucky and his efforts to improve them. Feeling that Theodore Roosevelt could “arouse a genuine interest,” McFerran asks him to lecture on the “absolute necessity” of taking better care of children through education.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-26

Annette W. Parmalee accuses Theodore Roosevelt of failing to consider several vital points in his article “Race Decadence.” Such issues include housing discrimination because of children, the role of venereal disease in childless marriages, differences in how society teaches boys and girls to behave, and access to education for girls.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-11

Lavina McNair asks if it would be possible to get pictures of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. She previously had some, but lost them in a house fire. She does not ask for help for herself in rebuilding, but opines that rich people should use their money to build churches and schools, and to help educate people. McNair does ask, however, if it would be possible to get a copy of Roosevelt’s book about his travels in Africa, as she likes to learn about interesting subjects.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-26

Anna J. Bell comments to Theodore Roosevelt on a variety of disconnected issues, writing about her personal history, her father-in-law, the Democratic Party, and her wish for her children to receive a good education and be taught morals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-24

Alfred Mosely would like Theodore Roosevelt to present a John Charles Dollman painting to the New York Board of Education on his behalf. The picture depicts the social inequality of Great Britain. Mosely believes this inequality is due to a lack of industrial education. Although the United States provides better education than Britain, he believes the Board can learn from the lessons depicted in the painting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-08

To ensure the country’s future prosperity, John Nill discusses his ideas for a necessary national citizenry education program with Theodore Roosevelt. He proposes that the right to vote and hold office be contingent upon graduation, not birth, ensuring that only the properly educated manage the government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-27

Sister Victoire Henihan asks Theodore Roosevelt to help contribute funds to build an extension of her abbey’s school in Ireland. The school serves a poor location and cannot expect help from the local area.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-08-21

Maurice Francis Egan, Minister to Denmark, sends a copy of the Danish magazine Varden, which mentions President Roosevelt. Egan also sends a copy of a sonnet that he wrote which was published in Collier’s Weekly, and which a Danish magazine offered a prize for a translation. He believes that the recent financial and ministerial changes in Denmark, along with the fallout from a scandal involving Danish politician Peter Adler Alberti, have made the people more serious. Egan tells Roosevelt that he is pleased with the result of the election, which he followed largely through reports in French and English newspapers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-23

Andrew Jackson Montague suggests changes to President Roosevelt’s message regarding lynching and public education. Montague agrees that it would be wise to create a commission to investigate and make recommendations regarding these matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-30