Holidays

Walter S. Hinckman will arrive in Oyster Bay, New York on Monday night.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-12

Creator(s)

Hinckman, Walter Swain

Theodore Newton Vail invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at a statewide Columbus Day celebration in Austin, Texas, on October 12, 1911, organized by the Knights of Columbus and supported by the Texas Legislature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-11

Creator(s)

Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920

A postcard from Baron and Baroness Kaneko wishing President Roosevelt a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12

Creator(s)

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

Ambassasor Jusserand writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt requesting his Christmas gift of postcards to Theodore Roosevelt be secretly added to the President’s gifts. Jusserand writes a humorous list of gifts that Roosevelt may be receiving. He wishes Theodore Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and their family a happy holiday season.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-24

Creator(s)

Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932

William Emlen Roosevelt writes President Roosevelt about annoyances with the Oyster Bay government. He concludes with an update on the family as they get ready for the holidays.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Walter Franklin is writing to William Loeb to return President Roosevelt’s receipt for his lodge dues. Franklin also extends on behalf of the brethren of the Matinecock Lodge and individually the compliments of the season, a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-17

Creator(s)

Franklin, Walter, 1837-1917

The children’s Christmas book titled A Visit from Saint Nicholas tells the story of Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, and his visit to a family’s home on the night before Christmas. The story would later be known as The Night Before Christmas.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1862

Creator(s)

Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863

Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee requests President Roosevelt’s approval of New Year messages to Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico. It is noted by George B. Cortelyou that President Roosevelt approves and Adee has been informed by telephone.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

New Year’s letters featuring greetings and wishes from Andrew Carnegie, Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long, and the “Father of Greater New York,” likely referring to A. H. Green.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-31

Creator(s)

Unknown

A large crowd of people rush forward to the “Exchange Desk,” bearing Christmas gifts which they wish to exchange.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-12-26

Santa Claus, labeled “G.O.P.,” reaches to place the “Star of Hope” on top of a Christmas tree trimmed with lemons, marble hearts, a stuffed bear “From Teddy,” two “Little Big Sticks” and a “Big Stick,” a ball of “Promises,” and three balls labeled “Gas, Guff, [and] Wind.” On a nearby table is Joseph Cannon as a “Joe in the Box,” a “Home made frosted cake from Uncle Joe’s Pantry,” and a book of “Fairy Tales by Uncle Sam.”

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-12-12

In the interior of a frontier cabin, a long table is set for a Christmas turkey dinner. Around the table are seated several people, some of whom are surprised to discover an arrow stuck in the turkey, shot by a Native standing outside the open door of the cabin.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Illustration shows rows of toys, dolls, teddy bears, soldiers and drummers, and trees.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Theodore Roosevelt sends Christmas greetings. He had been enjoying playing with his grandchildren. He mentions Archie Roosevelt’s letter and how gloomy it was. Roosevelt shares his frustration with President Wilson’s handling of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-12-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The lyrics for a carol sung on Christmas Eve at Christ Church, Oyster Bay, New York each year.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

As a young girl, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt listed things she was thankful for to celebrate Thanksgiving Day in 1896. The list is a typed copy of the original.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960

Theodore Roosevelt wishes a merry Christmas to all the men of the American army and navy at home and abroad.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt asks if Kermit is getting any of his letters. He describes how they spent Christmas and tells Kermit about some of the writing he is doing. He closes by saying he has no idea whether the Progressive Party has a future.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-12-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about recent happenings in Washington. He and wife Edith have been doing quite a bit of entertaining. Alice and Ted found eggs left by the Easter Bunny.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1891-03-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt wishes his sister Anna a merry Christmas and tells her about Christmas morning at Sagamore Hill with the children.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1890-12-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919