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Theodore Roosevelt’s financial manager and brother-in-law encloses a power of attorney for Roosevelt to sign and return after having sold 9 Chicago Terminal Railroad Bonds. Douglas Robinson tells Roosevelt how much Corinne and he enjoyed their visit to Roosevelt’s home. Robinson comments that the new room “is a great success in every way.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-17
Kermit Roosevelt suggests travel arrangements for an upcoming trip to Harvard University where Theodore Roosevelt will give a speech. Kermit Roosevelt also mentions a letter he received from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-28
Governor Brodie asks for a promotion to brigadier general from President Roosevelt but does not know if a vacancy exists. He also discusses the honor guard for the upcoming inaugural parade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-06
Hector Munro Ferguson sends President Roosevelt an enclosed document that mention both Roosevelt and Ferguson’s brother, Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. Roosevelt does not need to respond, but Ferguson would appreciate having the document sent back after Roosevelt reads it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-13
Kermit Roosevelt thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and updates him on several events including Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s surgery, a race, and an upcoming poetry reading assignment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Kristie Miller explores Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with three women: Julia Stockton Dinsmore, her niece Martha (Patty) Selmes, and Selmes’s daughter, Isabella Greenway King. Miller notes that Roosevelt became close friends with Selmes and her husband Tilden Selmes during his years as a rancher in Dakota Territory, and she also examines Roosevelt’s friendships with his fellow Rough Riders, Robert Ferguson and John Greenway, the first two husbands of King. Miller highlights Roosevelt’s appreciation of Dinsmore’s poetry, King’s active participation in politics, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s friendship with King. The article includes photographs of all three women.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2004
Excerpts from the diaries of First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt edited by A. Richard Boera. The excerpts are taken from eight different years and most of the entries are short. Some of the most common topics include the various health issues of the Roosevelt family, lists of guests for lunch and dinner at the White House, and the riding excursions of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt’s assuming the presidency after President William McKinley’s assassination, the final days of Roosevelt’s presidency, and the tour of Europe after Roosevelt’s African safari in 1910 are also covered.
A photograph of Edith Roosevelt in 1901, a drawing of her by John Singer Sargent in 1921, and a family portrait of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt with all of their children at Sagamore Hill in 1903 supplement the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee appears on the second page of the excerpts.
Ray H. Mattison gives a historical summary of the construction and use of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch, and discusses the buildings present there. Mattison draws from a number of sources, including books, letters, photographs, and interviews to try to give a complete picture of the ranch and its activities.
1960-05
Frank C. Smith asks Theodore Roosevelt to sign and return the enclosed document appointing Robert Harry Munro Ferguson as trustee under the will of Roosevelt’s father.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-28
Kermit Roosevelt has returned to school and is having a fine time. His arm had been bothering him while stag hunting in England but he is feeling better now. Roosevelt supposes John Wallace Riddle will be seeing Robert Harry Munro and Isabella Ferguson in New York; they have been having a tough time due to Robert’s health. He hopes their relocation to the southwest will help.
1908-1912
Kermit Roosevelt will be taking his final examinations in a week. He has found it difficult to get back into his studies after leaving during his freshman year and coming back a junior. Roosevelt plans to complete his degree next year.
1908-1912
Kermit Roosevelt has a year of hard work ahead of him with his Harvard examinations. He is also trying out for the rowing crew in spite of the bad weather and had a good holiday riding and jumping horses every day. Roosevelt visited Robert Harry Munro and Isabella Ferguson in New York twice. The Roosevelts had plans to take the Mayflower down the Mississippi River, but Archibald B. Roosevelt is developing diphtheria, so it is out of the question.
1909-04-09
Sally Flandrau Cutcheon does not wish to receive more letters from Charles Macomb Flandrau in the style of the last one. Cutcheon describes a story told to her by Joe Humphreys about some Native Americans in the Dakotas. She is attending the Women’s Congress to see Julia Ward Howe speak and recently visited her family.
1891-10-30
A handbook for Roosevelt’s Rough Rider Association, which includes a list of association officers, the association’s constitution and by-laws, and a list of the association’s members, honorary members, and the muster-out roll. Handwritten annotations about members or officers is present throughout. Pages 56-57 and 88-89 are uncut in the original and cannot be scanned.
Kermit Roosevelt is concerned about John Wallace Riddle’s pneumonia and hopes he is feeling better. Kermit and President Roosevelt are busy making plans for their African safari. He describes their planned itinerary. Kermit has been able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson many times this summer. He will be joining Ferguson for a September hunting trip in Wyoming.
1908-1909
Kermit Roosevelt is sorry he missed seeing John Wallace Riddle in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He had to leave earlier than expected and hopes to see Riddle for Thanksgiving. Roosevelt thanks Riddle for the resource on piquet.
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John Campbell Greenway is disappointed that Theodore Roosevelt was unable to visit. He encourages Roosevelt to write to the mayor and city council of Bisbee, Arizona Territory, regarding the invitation they sent. Greenway continues to be pleased with Arizona and its climate.
1911-01-31
John Campbell Greenway feels that he has not seen Theodore Roosevelt in a long time and is determined to meet the next time he is on the East Coast. He visited Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson recently. Ferguson seemed in general good health but he is not interested in seeing many people. Greenway expects the Democrats to win the next election and then Roosevelt to lead the progressive Republicans to victory in four years.
1911-10-11
John Campbell Greenway makes suggestions on how Kermit Roosevelt might proceed with a career in mining engineering. He believes an advanced degree would be ideal but practical experience working for Greenway or at the Copper Queen Mining Company would be suitable. Greenway concludes with a brief update on the political situation in Mexico.
1911-11-29