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President Roosevelt encloses a letter for Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has written to Edgar Huidekoper Wells about Kermit’s study of Greek, which he encourages as he did Ted Roosevelt’s reading of Latin. Both Roosevelt and William Loeb approve of Kermit’s course schedule.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-03
Charles Heald Weller thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his response to his previous letter about the study of Greek. He says the President of the University of Iowa, John G. Bowman, would like to publish Roosevelt’s letter, but Weller would like to ensure Roosevelt’s full consent to do so. If Roosevelt does not reply in a few days, Weller will assume his consent. He includes a copy of Roosevelt’s letter in case he has forgotten the contents.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-12
Weller, Charles Heald, 1870-1927
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit that he is happy to hear Kermit is reading Homer. Roosevelt says it was always a labor for him to read Greek or Latin. He adds that he and Mr. Loeb feel Kermit has chosen the exact six courses they would have chosen.
1908-10-03
Theodore Roosevelt valued Charles Heald Weller’s letter and looks forward to receiving the brochure. Roosevelt is happy to advocate for the study of Greek if the opportunity comes up. Although he never really enjoyed Greek literature, his son, Kermit Roosevelt, reads Greek literature in Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-10
President Roosevelt has received John T. Loomis’s letter regarding the books and case he will bring to Africa with him on his safari, and asks several questions about whether certain books are included, and what the current size and weight of the case is.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-02
President Roosevelt sends George Otto Trevelyan a copy of his message to Congress, and speaks of some of the accomplishments of his administration in improving the financial situation of the United States government. Roosevelt would be pleased to visit Trevelyan when he comes to England. He heartily approves of Trevelyan’s speech, and has shared it with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Lodge. Roosevelt discusses his preferences for translations of classical works, and finds himself in agreement with Trevelyan in many respects. He relates a story of a recent encounter he had with Simon Bolivar Buckner at the White House, and closes by mentioning a number of other men who were named after famous historical personages.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-01
President Roosevelt agrees with Professor Edward Joseph Filbey’s point of view, but cannot agree to write about the subject at present, as it would take more time than he can spare. Roosevelt is pleased that his son Kermit Roosevelt enjoyed reading Homer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-29
President Roosevelt jokes that he is “hurt and grieved” by Brander Matthews’s “evident jealousy” of his “poetic reputation.” Although Roosevelt has not written any poetry himself, he believes that his recent review of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poetry illustrates his “keen appreciation of the poetry of others.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-21
President Roosevelt has received Heinrich Heine’s Travel Pictures and discusses his views on the Nibelungenlied.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-22
In response to Theodore Roosevelt’s article in The Outlook, Henry Writt argues strongly against the direct election of senators and the idea of expanding referendum votes. He thinks that more democracy will be bad for America and that increased voting opportunities places undue burden on voters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-04
George Otto Trevelyan believes that President Roosevelt must be happier with the results of the United States election than he was in 1865 when he was first elected to Parliament. He thinks Roosevelt’s trip to Africa is a “splendid idea” and hopes that Roosevelt will visit in 1910 when he is in England. Trevelyan discusses his current writing projects, and notes that he thinks it is easier to get a literal sense of the tragic poets when they are translated in prose, rather than verse. Trevelyan will enclose a copy of a speech he gave at a publishers’ dinner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-17
Ambassador Reid writes to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about events in England following news of the death of Secretary of State John Hay, including the Fourth of July reception held by the embassy there. Reid shares information about the Kings of England and Spain and hopes that she will share the news with President Roosevelt. Reid also expresses some nervousness about speeches being printed verbatim in Europe, and remarks about the volume of speeches he is asked to give. He includes several songs that were sung at gatherings he attended.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-10
Wallace Finley Dailey presents an exhibit, “Roosevelt Reading: The Pigskin Library, 1909-1910,” that opened at Harvard University in September 2003. Dailey provides an introduction to the exhibit which consists of photographs, excerpts of letters, and illustrations of the numerous pigskin bound volumes that Theodore Roosevelt took with him on his African safari. The exhibit is divided into three parts: “Classics and the Continent,” History and Romance,” and “Americans.” Many of the book illustrations have captions taken from letters or articles written by Roosevelt that comment on the book and its author.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2013
The author of this article attacks the idea of “social equality,” and on the idea that race makes one person superior or inferior to another, and argues that “social equality consists logically in adaptability for enjoyable companionship.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-27
President Roosevelt invites Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge and Senator Lodge to have dinner with him sometime soon. He feels like he will burst if he is not able to talk about a variety of topics without his usual reserve.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1903