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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to discuss Kermit’s present employment situation and advise him to stay where he is unless he gets a really good opening.
1913-05-09
This chart details the percentage of the workforce that has fulfilled varying lengths of service for the U.S., the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-06
Theodore Roosevelt writes to relative Laura Gertrude Roosevelt Punnett that he discussed the matter with their cousin Emlen Roosevelt, also Theodore’s financial adviser, and he cannot help find a job per her request. Jobs are scarce to come by, especially with a reduction of hours of labor. Roosevelt has many demands placed on him and cannot help.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-02-18
President Roosevelt sends Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson $100 and has written to Commissioner of Pensions Vespasian Warner about her application. He wonders whether Donaldson can fill some role in federal employment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-26
President Roosevelt does not believe it is possible to add Senator Henry W. Hill to the commission. He tells Senator Platt that he admires Hill and would fulfill Platt’s request if was in his power to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-30
President Roosevelt thanks Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam for sending him a letter regarding Thomas G. Alvord. Roosevelt says that he feels kindly towards Alvord, but all he could ask would be for Putnam to go over the matter personally. He trusts Putnam’s judgment in the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-17
President Roosevelt thanks G. L. Rockwell for the letter and regrets not being able to attend the National Convention of Employers and Employees at Minneapolis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-06
Gifford Pinchot was away and then involved in an important legal matter. Regarding the farmers, Congress and executives should not be the only ones in control. Rather, farmers’ organizations should be supported and their input welcomed by the government. Pinchot also leaves notes with page numbers next to topics relating to labor and business; with more time he could have done more. Pinchot thinks a first draft is “not a fair subject of criticism” but does not feel the letter measures up to Roosevelt’s usual level of writing. Pinchot concludes by remarking that he enjoyed Roosevelt’s article on the League of Nations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-12-15
Charles Morgan regrets that he and his wife cannot accept the invitation to Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. His son Charles C. Morgan also cannot attend as he will be rowing for Harvard. Morgan wishes to call to Roosevelt’s attention the upcoming house bill related to veterans that served in the Civil War, War with Spain, and in the Philippines. Morgan hopes Roosevelt will run again for president and feels “the country is safe in your hands.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-21
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou asks President Roosevelt to defer filling an opening at the Department until his return. Cortelyou asks Roosevelt to have William Loeb wire him an update.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-23
Vignettes offer several possibilities for employment for William Jennings Bryan, of whom it is supposed he will retire from politics after losing yet another presidential election. The main possibility is that the Democratic donkey be donated to Central Park with Bryan as its keeper, offering donkey rides to children. Other options are acting as Bottom in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream; touring the arctic where he warms the region with the hot air of his oratory; becoming the museum curator of his own “Bryan Musee” dusting such objects as a “Gold Bug,” a “Crown of Thorns,” a “Cross of Gold,” an “Imperial Crown,” a “Filipino,” an “Octopus,” and a “16 to 1” medallion; or to go big-game hunting with Theodore Roosevelt where disputes are likely to arise over who actually bagged the game.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-11-25
Caroline Eliza Hyatt Pell is proud that President Roosevelt, whom she knew as “Teddy” as a child, has become President of the United States. Pell asks Roosevelt a favor, to find her son, also named Theodore, a position. Theodore Roosevelt Pell is employed with Farmers Loan and Trust Company, but has no prospects of being able to marry the girl he cares for, as he does not earn enough to support her.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-14