Examinations

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Dudley, William W. (William Wade), 1842-1909

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has received the letter sent by Margaret M. McGarr with news of her nephew passing the examination to be considered for a position on the police force, but as he has no professional connection to the Police Department at present, he cannot involve himself in finding a position for Miles. He will write to someone on the Board on behalf of Miles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-07

Edgar Huidekoper Wells thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the note and for returning Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt’s examination books. He is disappointed that he could not make it out to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-07

The document includes ten questions that vary from defining interstate commerce, the constitutionality of various Congressional decisions, and the limits of the Constitution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-13

Leonard Wood writes to President Roosevelt from where he is stationed in the Philippines. Wood defends Mr. Steinhardt’s reputation in reference to a previous letter from Roosevelt and describes how he hopes to get more general instruction for his troops.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-05

Representative Parsons thanks President Roosevelt for allowing LeGrand Beaumont Curtis to be named an alternate to take the examination for admission to West Point.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-28

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Theodore Roosevelt offers to help with James Russell Parsons’s examination.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-12-12

Commissioner Roosevelt discusses the pitfalls of current selection and appointment policies. He states that competitive examinations are the only way to eliminate political influence in appointments.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-09-25

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt that he passed all eight examinations. The farm where he is staying is beautiful but small.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1875-07-25

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt about how horrible his examinations seem and his horse is finally well. He describes a picnic and a moonlight drive. Corneil and Hill came to church to sing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1875-06-23

William S. Cowles writes to William Loeb to arrange for United States Navy commander R. F. Nicholson’s nephew Fenlon Nicholson to take examination for Second Lieutenant, civilian appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-20

Robert L. Preston is giving Kermit Roosevelt academic examinations and when they are complete Preston will forward the exams to the Roosevelts so they may be enclosed to Dr. Endicott Peabody at Groton School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-02

James A. Roosevelt is in London and is concerned about exams he will soon be taking at Bonn. He asks if President Roosevelt could arrange a spot for him on a U.S. ship that will be present at the naval review for the coronation (most likely for King Edward VII of the United Kingdom). After the exams, Roosevelt intends to make a trip around the world with stops in India, China, Hawaii, and other sites.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-04

Secretary of the Navy Long responds to a request from Isabella Hagner to allow her brother to be reexamined only in the areas he was found deficient for appointment as an assistant paymaster in the Navy. Long states that such a decision will be at the discretion of the new examining board and he cannot interfere with their decision.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-24

Secretary of the Navy Long writes that I. Thomas Hagner, on the request of his sister Isabella Hagner, can be reexamined for the position of assistant paymaster in the Navy on only the subjects he previously failed. Long informs Roosevelt that the decision is in the hands of the examining board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-25