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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
As stated in the editor’s note, Edith Wharton wrote this poem in the immediate aftermath of Theodore Roosevelt’s death as a tribute to Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1919-01-07
Assemblyman Roosevelt was glad to hear from H. D. Minot and expects to see him at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this summer. Roosevelt intends to call his daughter Alice by the name Lee as, after the death of his wife Alice Lee Roosevelt, he could not have another, “not even her own child, bear her name.”
Massachusetts Historical Society
1884-03-09
Assemblyman Roosevelt was grateful for the sympathy expressed by H. D. Minot on the death of Alice Lee Roosevelt. Presently, Roosevelt cannot bear to see much of anyone but hopes that soon he will see much of his old friend, Minot.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1884-02-21
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson expresses her gratitude to John Campbell Greenway for his note and flowers. She also acknowledges the comfort that Greenway brought her, talking about her brother, Theodore Roosevelt. Robinson compliments Greenway’s siblings and is leaving two books with Sara Irvine Greenway Keller for Greenway.
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Commissioner Roosevelt was saddened by Patty Selmes’s letter. He wishes he could have seen Selmes and comforted her. Roosevelt describes his recent visit to his ranch and how he wished Selmes could have been there.
Arizona Historical Society
1896-10-05
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt expresses his deep sorrow at the loss of Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s mother and sisters.
Arizona Historical Society
1897-09-22
Newspaper article with expressions of grief from citizens of Louisville, Kentucky, after the death of William McKinley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt mourns the loss of Cecil Andrew Lyon as a friend and as a citizen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-04-12
Uncle Sam reclines in a chair with his feet resting on a foot stool. On a table next to him are medications labeled “Tariff Reform Tonic” and “Repeal of Sherman Silver Law Elixir.” Benjamin Harrison stands at center holding a large “Certificate of Death – Died of Democratic Rule.” He is attended by several men with their mourning hats, including Thomas Collier Platt, Charles A. Boutelle, Whitelaw Reid, George F. Hoar, and Thomas B. Reed. They have come to pay their last respects.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-09-06
President Cleveland stands on the steps of the “White House” watching a funeral procession with the hearse labeled “Calamity Cry killed by Business Revival” and a long line of Republican mourners. Among them are Reed, Harrison, McKinley, Sherman, Chandler, Hoar, W. Reid, and Boutelle. The U.S. Capitol is on a hill in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-06-05
In this vignette cartoon Father Knickerbocker stands at center looking on in dismay at the site of a planned “49” story building near several other skyscrapers already under construction. The surrounding vignettes show an abundance of college athletes, excessive periods of mourning, a spate of frivolous lawsuits with juries that take “busy men” away from their work, “over-production of trashy newspapers and voracious newspaper readers,” and overly ostentatious “mausoleums.” Caption: Some New Year’s reflections on our great national weakness.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-12-30
A large group of politicians and others stand in a cemetery on Memorial Day. Each seems to be grieving at gravestones that bear special messages. Pope Leo XIII stands in front of a stone that states “Here lies my Irish Influence.” Ulysses S. Grant places a wreath labeled “Tho’ Gone Not Forgotten” at a monument that states “Here Lies the Third Term 1880.” Stephen Dorsey and Thomas Brady, arm in arm, stand in front of a stone that states “[Star] Route Here Lies Our Hope of Acquittal.” James G. Blaine places a wreath on a stone that states “[He]re Lies My South American Policy.” Samuel J. Tilden and Charles A. Dana stand in front of a stone that states “Tilden Boom 1876 Rest in Peace.” Clustered around Grant are Roscoe Conkling holding a tattered military standard labeled “Stalwart Battle Flag 1880,” J. D. Cameron on crutches labeled “1882,” John A. Logan as a drummer with number “306” on his drum strap, and Thomas Collier Platt as a little girl. Also grouped before a stone that states “Here Lies Democratic Consistency on the Tariff” are Benjamin F. Butler, Winfield Scott Hancock, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Stephen B. Elkins. Others depicted are Simon Cameron, John Kelly, Jay Gould, George W. Childs, George M. Robeson, David Davis, Robert Ingersoll, Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, and a man identified as “Campbell.” Caption: They deck with flowers, this Day of Decoration, full many a blighted hope and reputation.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-05-30
General Degoutte writes to Theodore Roosevelt about plans to bury fallen troops, including Quentin Roosevelt, in the territory reconquered by the Sixth Army between the Marne and Aisne rivers. This will allow mourning families to recognize the place they are buried, and to stand as a monument for future generations. Degoutte sends a photograph of the place where Quentin died, near the Reddy farm, and expresses his shared grief to Roosevelt, while also praising the common ideals of the United States and France during the conflict.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-09-05
After Quentin Roosevelt’s death, it has been a great comfort for Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to visit Ethel Roosevelt Derby and the children. Roosevelt relates an incident where Richard Derby, Jr., angled to get a new toy and he describes Edith Roosevelt Derby as a “fairy princess.” Flora Whitney will be visiting tomorrow and Quentin’s death has been very difficult for her. The Derby’s neighbors have been friendly, and Roosevelt gave them a speech in response.
1918-08-05
Theodore Roosevelt is grieved to learn of George Cabot Lodge’s death. His worry over the sorrow Corinne Roosevelt Robinson continues to experience because of the loss of her son causes Roosevelt to reflect on how one should approach life and handle the grief that comes with the death of a loved one. Roosevelt notes that he is “on safari” as he writes this letter and will leave East Africa for Uganda and the Nile in mid-December.
1909-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt conveys his condolences to Edith Howell Rockhill upon the death of her husband, American diplomat William Woodville Rockhill. Roosevelt speaks highly of Rockhill’s character and service to his nation.
1915-01-15
Police Commissioner Roosevelt expresses his condolences to John Jay Chapman for the death of Chapman’s wife.
1897-02-01
Theodore Roosevelt describes a visit to his sister Corinne Robinson Roosevelt’s house in upstate New York, where many family members and friends gathered after the death of Corinne’s husband, Douglas Robinson, three days earlier. Roosevelt describes Corinne’s anxiety over hosting the large number of people, her concern for her daughter’s state of mind, and her feelings about the absence of Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
1918-09-15
A proclamation issued by President Roosevelt declaring September 19, 1901 a national day of mourning following the death of President McKinley. This proclamation was Roosevelt’s first act as President.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1901-09-14