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Theodore Roosevelt thanks George Sylvester Viereck and his father for the clippings they sent and is glad that Viereck will be in Chicago.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-03
President Roosevelt did not attend a German university but spent a summer studying German in Dresden, Germany. He enjoys German literature and believes his time in Dresden “had a very good effect.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-28
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
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.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
German Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for the letter conveying his condolences about the recent death of King Georg of Saxony, and promises to pass it along to the government of Saxony.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-19
Theodore Roosevelt’s notes on animals, primarily birds, he observed and collected during a 1872-1873 trip to Europe, Syria, and Egypt.
1873
Herbert H. D. Peirce reports on specific conditions of United States consulates in England, France, Holland, and Germany. Peirce assesses the performance of the consuls general in these locations and suggests salary changes, reassignments, and suppression of ineffective consulates. Peirce focuses extensively on allegations of corruption and infidelity against Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes of Coburg, Germany, and allegations of scandal surrounding Clergyman G. Monroe Royce and Consul General James H. Worman in Munich, Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
William A. Baillie-Grohman inquires whether President Roosevelt wishes to purchase a sporting library being sold by Christian Biedermann of Dresden, Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-04