Historians

Historian James Ford Rhodes is pleased to have received a long letter from President Roosevelt. Rhodes responds to questions raised by Roosevelt, using historical precedents. Rhodes discusses tariff revision. He thinks Roosevelt is right not to “break with [his] party” over legislation. Rhodes asks Roosevelt if he can share the president’s views on “the Southern question” with Henry S. Pritchett, president of MIT, who has asked Rhodes for assistance. Pritchett is preparing a paper for Roosevelt. Rhodes answers Roosevelt’s comparison of his Cabinet with President Lincoln’s Cabinet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-01

Creator(s)

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Historian James Ford Rhodes thanks President Roosevelt for his “kind words” and discusses the volume on which he is currently working. Rhodes mentions that when Roosevelt is no longer president, he would like to sit and talk with him about history and literature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-15

Creator(s)

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Photograph of park historian Alfred Schulmeyer taken inside the South Unit visitor center of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1968-04-20

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Wintch, Michael Ott, 1937-

Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park Historian Ray h. Mattison receives a Department of the Interior award from Superintendent Warren D. Hotchkiss inside the South Unit visitor center of the park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1966-02-15

Creator(s)

National Park Service; Wintch, Michael Ott, 1937-

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about happenings in Washington, D.C. Roosevelt has been reviewing his historical papers and will be dining with historians to discuss them. He wants Douglas Robinson to send the pictures at once.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1889-12-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Photograph of Park Historian Chester L. Brooks (left) and Ranger C. Robert Morey (right) at the Cedar Canyon gift shop near the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1954-08

Creator(s)

LaLonde, Leo P., 1911-1977

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Wayne Whipple for his letter and books, says he looks forward to reading them, and is glad Whipple enjoyed The Winning of the West. He notes the praise from Senator Lodge is especially meaningful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

An item will be presented to Secretary of War Garrison by William Roscoe Thayer, a historian from Boston. Theodore Roosevelt considers Thayer a personal friend despite the fact that Thayer voted for President Wilson. Roosevelt asks Garrison if he can score access for Thayer to the archives he desires to inspect.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Edward H. Virgin asks Theodore Roosevelt to address the New York Library Club, which has a membership of around 400 librarians. The theme of the meeting will probably be Special Libraries so the librarians can better understand them and share them with the public. Virgin believes if Roosevelt were to speak on the New York Historical Society it would also be a public service, raising awareness of Historical Societies and how they might be improved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-25

Creator(s)

Virgin, Edward H. (Edward Harmon), 1876-1920

James Ford Rhodes sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the London Times commenting on Roosevelt’s refusal to seek a third presidential term. Rhodes believes that historians will compare Roosevelt to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He writes that while both refused a third term, they were old at the time, while Roosevelt is in his prime and could have kept going, making his decision the more weighty. He congratulates Roosevelt on the Republican National Convention and the nomination of Secretary of War William H. Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-22

Creator(s)

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Theodore Roosevelt comments on the importance of historians being able to assemble facts into historical narrative.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1990

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

The highlighted article compares President Roosevelt’s assessment of Andrew Jackson in a speech Roosevelt gave at the Hermitage, to what he wrote about Jackson in his book, Thomas Hart Benton. The writer concludes that Roosevelt is able to more clearly assess Jackson now than when the book was written.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-23

Creator(s)

Unknown

Commissioner Roosevelt acknowledges the letter, book, and paper sent by John Wallace Riddle. His summer reading is now set. Roosevelt will be making a flying visit out west in August and wishes Riddle could join the family for the Fourth of July.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1889-06-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt challenges President William H. Taft’s Philadelphia speech, in which he identified himself as a Progressive. Roosevelt also discusses his opinions on the fair and direct representation of the People, and financial conditions in America.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-04-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Representative Wooten has heard that President Roosevelt is interested in Texas history and sends two books he wrote on the subject, hoping they may be of use. Wooten understand that Roosevelt is interested in the colonial and revolutionary eras of Texas history.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-04-28

Creator(s)

Wooten, Dudley G. (Dudley Goodall), 1860-1929