Gifts

Philander C. Knox tells President Roosevelt that he regrets giving his speech at Philadelphia before reading Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker’s letter of acceptance. He sends Roosevelt an enclosed speech that he plans to give later, unless Roosevelt advises him not to. Knox also adds, parenthetically, that he is sending Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt some a bushel of pears.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-27

Major General Gillespie informs William Loeb that Arthur von Briesen could not give a citation for the story dealing with the presentation of a sword to George Washington by King Frederick II of Prussia, and admits “that the ‘pretty story’ has been completely exploded.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-20

Japanese newspaper proprietor Chikara Suzuki follows the wishes of Anita Newcomb McGee and sends President Roosevelt the gift of a picture and well-wishes.

(McGee was a prominent nurse, having founded the Society of Spanish-American War Nurses, and had been working in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Harry Persons Taber remembers President Roosevelt’s desire to meet the playwright George Ade, and informs him that Ade will be in New York Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Taber is sending Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a small cabinet to house the photographs that she showed on Thursday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

H. D. Borup’s son would like to celebrate Borup’s retirement by giving President Roosevelt a sword that was given to Borup by an officer of the Spanish army following the surrender at Santiago, Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-14

Henry Wallace Phillips thanks President Roosevelt for the letter acknowledging receipt of the book, and he hopes it amuses him. Phillips also thanks Roosevelt for the information on Martha Macomb Flandrau Selmes, as he had been good friends with her, and had been wondering and trying to find out how she was.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-07

Frank Nelson Doubleday is sending a hand-edited copy of the first proof of Rudyard Kipling’s Traffics and Discoveries, which he thinks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt might like. Doubleday has spoken with Arthur W. Page about President Roosevelt’s need for a tutor, and Page suggested Waldo D. Parker.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Cornelius Newton Bliss acknowledges receipt of a donation for the national campaign and encloses a formal receipt for it. He expresses his high regard for President Roosevelt and his hopes for a successful campaign.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-08

Margaret Chanler discusses the cider that is a gift from Parry Kenwald.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-08

John R. Washburn thanks President Roosevelt for the rifle Roosevelt gave him as a present. Washburn was the son of Rev. Henry H. Washburn, pastor of Christ Church in Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-09

Endicott Peabody thanks President Roosevelt for his letter and explains the origin of the circular asking for contributions to the Groton School.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-20

The U.S. Minister to Ecuador, Archibald J. Sampson, asks President Roosevelt to send an autographed photo to him, explaining that the Ecuadorians want to see what he looks like. Sampson also requests a photograph of Edith Roosevelt, explaining he had photos of William and Ida McKinley. He wishes Roosevelt a “triumphant election” in November and asks if Roosevelt’s son Archie received the hammock that he sent to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-05

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

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.

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

A pocket-sized book, Testament and Psalms, given to Charles C. Myers by friends and read by him aboard the USS Delaware in Fall 1910.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1910

A donation receipt from Robert H. Kelby, the librarian of the New York Historical Society, recognizing the gift of a Dutch history book in that language from Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-08

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) offers the opportunity to purchase gift memberships in the association at any level. Since the last appearance of this advertisement in the Fall-Winter 1994-1995 issue, there has been the addition of a membership category, Gubernatorial, as well as an increase in the cost of all levels of membership. Illustrations of Sagamore Hill and one side of the TRA medallion appear in the ad.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

The Theodore Roosevelt Association offers the opportunity to purchase gift memberships in the association at any level. An illustration of Theodore Roosevelt in a dynamic speaking pose appears in the advertisement.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1994-1995