Grosvenor, Charles Henry, 1833-1917

Henry P. Curtis describes a recent publication on European natural history that he believes Theodore Roosevelt might be interested in. He explains how many towns were named after the animals that once resided there, such as Wolverhampton (wolves).

Curtis also shares with Roosevelt that his father was a Whig, while Curtis is a Republican. He expresses admiration for Senator John Sherman, discusses his political adversaries, and wishes that Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, and Daniel Webster could have been presidents.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-15

Newspaper clipping announcing a dinner given by President Roosevelt in honor of William H. Taft.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-02-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Cartoon depicts President Roosevelt slamming his fist against a table which is breaking over various government officials. Item is regarding Roosevelt’s return to work following his hunting trip to Mississippi.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-22

Creator(s)

Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909

After speaking with Speaker of the House Cannon, President Roosevelt has been thinking about the immigration bill and wishes that Cannon could support it and encourage others to support it. Roosevelt believes the opposition to the bill comes from people who look to obtain masses of cheap labor, as well as steamship companies. Roosevelt believes that in spite of agitation among German and Scandinavian populations against the bill it would not affect immigration from either region. Roosevelt admits that the bill is not drawn up as he himself would have done it and enumerates several changes he wishes were in place. Overall, Roosevelt wishes for an immigration bill to stem the flow of cheap labor, allowing wages to rise, and to focus on admitting people of good character who will improve the communities that they join. In a handwritten note, Roosevelt recognizes that the Pure Food bill and the Naturalization bill must be considered first but hopes to be able to have all three bills pass.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Foraker and General Grosvenor have shown support for Mr. Morrison, and President Roosevelt suggests allowing Morrison to keep his position for one year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt and Congressman Grosvenor recommend commissioning William J. Driver as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Los Angeles City Librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis thanks President Roosevelt for the autograph page and hopes to show him the library’s autograph collection sometime. The library staff took to Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, who made friends with members of the Southwest Society during his visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-12

Creator(s)

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

Secretary of War Taft reports on his progress and assessment of conditions on the campaign trail. He is traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, and from there to Idaho. He has had success in Ohio, but the state elections there may be in jeopardy because of disputes between two factions of Republicans. The situation in Illinois is good. Although Taft thinks his trip may do some good, it is more from his presence than his speeches, as he does not feel comfortable with the short talks he has to give. Taft also writes about the possibility of receiving the Republican presidential nomination in 1908, and thinks that the people would prefer to nominate Roosevelt again, with Taft a very distant second. He believes the Democratic party is rather apathetic about the election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-31

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Representative Payne encloses a letter he sent to General Grosvenor, Speaker Cannon, Colonel Hepburn, and John Dalzell as well as responses from Grosvenor and Dalzell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-26

Creator(s)

Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914

Senator Foraker writes about Ohio’s loss of places in the consular service for equal representation purposes. He notes the many men who have held the different positions and how much effort it takes to deal with these details, such that he is trying to turn over the responsibility to Senator Charles Dick. Foraker asks President Roosevelt to appoint James Linn Rodgers to Shanghai.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-24

Creator(s)

Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

President Roosevelt stands beside a number of men, including Ohio Representative Charles Henry Grosvenor, who holds a book entitled “Lives of the Presidents—A Few Left,” New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan Addicks, Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, Louis Frisbie Payn, New York Representative Lucius Nathan Littauer, and New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell. Roosevelt holds a sign that reads, ‘The principles which we profess are those in which we believe with heart and soul and strength. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Our actions speak even louder than our words for the faith that is in us.’ T. R.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-16

Creator(s)

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931

William McKinley, at the Republican National Convention, wears a royal robe and places a crown labeled “Nomination” and listing the states “Mass., Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Cal. [and] Va.” on his head. Charles H. Grosvenor and Mark A. Hanna are near him as high priests, and Herman H. Kohlsaat is a court page holding his robe. Paying their respects, on the right, are Thomas Collier Platt, William B. Allison, Matthew S. Quay, Thomas B. Reed, Shelby M. Cullom, and Levi P. Morton. A small portion of the convention hall is visible in the background.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-06-24

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

William McKinley, wearing military uniform, appears underneath a large veil on a pedestal labeled “I am the veiled Mahatma of prosperity! Believe in me, ask no questions, and you will all roll in riches!!!” Charles H. Grosvenor stands on the left and Mark A. Hanna on the right dressed as magicians or wizards. A group of men prostrate themselves in the foreground, labeled “Gold Bug, Greenbacker, Free Silver Crank, Populist, High Protection Fanatic, [and] Any Kind of Money Crank.” In the background, on both sides, are large crowds, some holding signs labeled “Monopoly, Trusts, Combines, [and] Monopolists.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-06-17

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

Republican politicians wearing Roman togas are seated around a banquet table with a skeleton that is holding a standard labeled “McKinley’s Shaky Financial Record.” Gathered around the table are John “Sherman,” Stephen B. “Elkins,” Russell A. “Alger,” Charles H. “Grosvenor,” William “McKinley,” Mark A. “Hanna,” Christopher L. “Magee,” William M. “Hahn,” Joseph B. “Foraker,” Cornelius N. “Bliss,” Herman H. “Kohlsaat,” Edward Oliver “Wolcott,” and Whitelaw “Reid.” Caption: The ancient custom of the Romans of seating a skeleton at their banquet-tables, to remind them of death, is now being revived by our Republican friends.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-06-10

Creator(s)

Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909

A large policeman labeled “Civil Service Reform,” holding a nightstick labeled “Public Opinion,” stands outside a building labeled “Public Offices.” He is about to be assaulted by two diminutive men. On the left is Frank Swett Black wearing a hat labeled “Gov. of N.Y.” and carrying a large blackjack labeled “Black’s Civil Service Reform Bill.” On the right is Charles H. Grosvenor holding a brick labeled “Grosvenor’s Anti-Civil Service Reform Bill” and “Congress” that he intends to throw at the officer.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-05-19

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

General Charles Grosvenor predicts that no Republican candidate will stand against President Roosevelt in the upcoming election, and that for someone to do so would be political suicide. Despite some agitation in the South against the policy of the president toward African Americans, the vote in the South would be the same against any Republican candidate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-19

Creator(s)

Unknown

William Emlen Roosevelt has just returned from Washington and asks President Roosevelt if he should purchase a book of pictures of prominent men at a cost of $100 for the benefit of General Charles Henry Grosvenor. He wonders if there is anything that Grosvenor has done for the nation that warrants his support.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

William H. Moody suggests several legislators that he believes should be invited to a dinner designed to be effective at increasing the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-12

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917