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Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Collection

Smithsonian

Creation Date

1900

“Reform Comes To Mulberry Street: Theodore Roosevelt Begins His Work As Police Comissioner”

“Reform Comes To Mulberry Street: Theodore Roosevelt Begins His Work As Police Comissioner”

Based on his book Police Administration and Progressive Reform: Theodore Roosevelt As Police Commissioner of New York, Jay S. Berman examines Theodore Roosevelt’s tenure as President of the Police Board of New York City. Berman looks at the political obstacles posed by Senator Thomas Collier Platt and Police Superintendent Thomas Byrnes, and he notes how Roosevelt’s penchant for action and for assuming a leadership role manifested themselves in his job as Police Commissioner. Berman looks at Roosevelt’s late night, undercover inspections and how Roosevelt used them to improve the police force, and he adds that they also improved Roosevelt’s political standing and reputation.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1988

Jamestown Exposition, 1907

Jamestown Exposition, 1907

Scenes of President Roosevelt at the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia. Roosevelt is seen participating in Jamestown’s tercentennial celebration on April 26 1907, its opening day, and later on Georgia Day, June 10. From an awning-covered platform, Roosevelt appears speaking to large crowd on Lee Parade Ground. Frederick Dent Grant, son of the former President, is visible beside him on the stand. At the Lee Parade Ground he reviews West Point cadets and other military units. Naval and military officials of thirty-seven participating nations pass before the camera. Roosevelt appears with family members disembarking from a launch at Discovery Landing, the official docking area of the Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1907

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William S. Cowles

Commissioner Roosevelt was pleased to receive letters from Captain Cowles and Anna Roosevelt Cowles. He believes that Anna’s marriage to Cowles was the “best and wisest thing she could do.” Roosevelt lunched with Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed and is afraid that Reed will not stay on good terms with President McKinley. He would not mind being “legislated out of office” as the law hampers his work and he does not get along with his colleagues.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-12-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt describes to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles how the family spent Christmas. He lists the presents they bought for the children on behalf of Anna. He thinks it is “idiotic” for the Whites to raise their son Jack abroad and criticizes his Police Commissioner colleagues Andrew D. Parker and Frederick Dent Grant.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-12-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna Roosevelt about how busy he has been with his work as Police Commissioner. He gets so many requests to speak that he has had to decline them all. He has more to accomplish as Commissioner but cannot do so until more legislation is passed. Roosevelt also criticizes his colleagues Andrew D. Parker and Frederick Dent Grant.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-12-13

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Cabot Lodge discusses the impact on the Republican and Democratic parties of the debate over the gold vs. silver standard. He also considers the level of support in various regions of the nation for several likely presidential candidates. Lodge responds to Theodore Roosevelt’s critique of Representative Thomas B. Reed for not speaking out firmly enough in support of the gold standard when he cast a vote on legislation dealing with gold bonds. Lodge asks Roosevelt to “straighten out” George W. Smalley, the American correspondent of the London Times and a personal friend and promoter of Roosevelt’s, on the true American sentiment regarding the Monroe Doctrine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-08-10