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Raymond H. Kersey requests a donation from Theodore Roosevelt to pay for the chairs in the church auditorium.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-02
Reverend Dr. John M. Schick acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s donation in support of foreign missions, which Roosevelt is “helping us to speed at this time.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-15
August Belmont heard from Douglas Robinson that President Roosevelt would like to speak with him. Belmont is happy to meet with Roosevelt on his way down to South Carolina, where Belmont will spend the holidays. Belmont also congratulates Roosevelt on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and hopes to speak with Roosevelt about some “permanent method of cooperation” between Roosevelt’s prize fund and the National Civic Federation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
A press release regarding the recent endowment by James Speyer of the Theodore Roosevelt Professorship of American History and Institutions at the University of Berlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-13
H. V. Johnston has offered to donate $500,000 or more to develop the Peaceful Valley Ranch site, with certain provisos. Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Superintendent Jay provides background information on Johnston and believes that the offer should be investigated. He warns that Johnston’s conditions for the donation may make it unacceptable to the National Park Service.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Margaret Carpenter Thompson Hodenpyl that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for subscriptions to various causes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-09
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Julian L. Coolidge that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for subscriptions to various causes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Gus Thompson that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-13
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to N. H. Swain that Roosevelt cannot contribute in any way to the cause.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-21
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to A. F. Bozendahl that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-21
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to G. W. Lewis that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-09
Theodore Roosevelt encourages Emma Baker Kennedy to consider establishing an endowment in her husband’s memory at the Smithsonian Institution, in order to allow the museum to publish works based upon its collections, research, and expeditions. Roosevelt explains how beneficial J. Pierpont Morgan’s similar endowment to Princeton University has been in allowing the school to publish scientific and artistic works. Roosevelt explains that the Smithsonian is interested in creating a publication fund for specifically American work, so that it “may take the same lasting and beautiful form” as foreign work. The Smithsonian “gets nothing from Congress,” so all publications are privately funded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Mrs. C. J. Thomas that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Rometta Wightman that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-07
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Father Jerome that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions. As such, Roosevelt does not want his name on any list of patrons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jesse Robertson for his donation to the Progressive Party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-12-12
President Roosevelt thanks and congratulates Andrew Carnegie for his recent donation of $200,000 to Berea College.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-26
President Roosevelt believes Arthur Hamilton Lee handled the “Swettenham matter” efficiently, calling the matter itself a “cosmic incident” and citing others like Swettenham in American Government, most notably General James Harrison Wilson. He was amused by the opinions of John William Burgess, who was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt professorship in at the University of Berlin. While Roosevelt admires some of Burgess’s scholarly accomplishments, he considers Burgess “hopefully wrong-headed” and criticizes his first lecture denouncing the Monroe Doctrine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-08
William Loeb sends Reverend Dr. John M. Schick a check for $10.00 from President Roosevelt to fund mission trips abroad.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-14
William Loeb sends Mrs. William Robison a check from $83.33 from President Roosevelt for the upkeep of a free bed in the orthopedic hospital.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-14