Golden days of the West
Magazine article featuring a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay recounting his trip west in 1903.
Collection
Creation Date
1951-12-10
Your TR Source
Idaho
Chronology January 1884 to December 1891
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Creation Date
1985
Borah for vice president
Bartlett Sinclair announces Republicans are united in their support of William E. Borah for vice-presidency with William H. Taft. Sinclair announces endorsements for candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, Supreme Court judge, and state auditor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-04
Mr. Roosevelt’s letter
Theodore Roosevelt’s letter to I. K. Russell completely refutes the “ludicrous” charge that Roosevelt bargained with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that the organization would receive certain considerations in exchange for delivering votes. Roosevelt advises the “Mormon[s]” that any attempt to reintroduce polygamy would mean the Church’s destruction, advice that aligns with Church leaders’ views.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-18
Three more John Browns
Sheet music for “Three More John Browns” written by William Cosgrove. The lyrics compare the activities of labor movements with John Brown’s actions against slavery. A portion of the proceeds will go to support the wives of Big Bill Haywood, George A. Pettibone, and Charles H. Moyer.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907
Undesirable
A letter to The Glass Worker accuses President Roosevelt of acting unfairly in the murder trial of Big Bill Haywood, Charles H. Moyer, and George A. Pettibone, who stand accused of assassinating Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05
A coward in the White House
Eugene V. Debs condemns President Roosevelt for his actions in regards to the arrest of Charles H. Moyer, Big Bill Haywood, and George A. Pettibone. Debs claims that Roosevelt is a tool of the “Mine and Smelter Trust” and denounces him as a coward.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05
Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall
Howard Eaton had to return to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see his ailing mother. She passed away on February 9. They have had good winters in North Dakota but the range has become hardened. Commissioner Roosevelt has 350 to 400 cattle and sold half his horses. Sylvane M. Ferris and Arthur William Merrifield live at the old camp and intend to sell their stock this year. Joseph A. Ferris is still tending his store but will likely close soon. Eaton hopes to return to Idaho this fall for another hunting trip.
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1890-03-10
Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall
Howard Eaton updates William Wingate Sewall on his recent activities. He brought in 500 steers from Texas and spent three weeks on a Killdeer Mountain roundup. Eaton also had a successful hunting trip to Idaho.
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1890-01-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James B. Funston
Bishop Funston’s letter made Theodore Roosevelt feel proud and humble.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-06-03
Index, book three, President’s speeches, tour to the Pacific Coast-April 1 to June 5, 1903
Index of President Roosevelt’s speeches from May 14 to June 1, 1903, during his tour to the Pacific Coast. Includes speeches in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-14
A hunting trip in the Selkirks
Handwritten draft of chapter eight of The Wilderness Hunter. Page 27 is missing.
Collection
Creation Date
1893
Extract of letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody
President Roosevelt wants to ensure that the legal rights of William D. Haywood and Charles Moyer are safeguarded and that “exact justice” is done. It has been suggested that they were extradited from Colorado in an unlawful manner and Roosevelt would like the pertinent information from the District Attorneys of Colorado and Idaho. Political pressure from the socialist and labor press will be strong in favor of acquittal, regardless of their actual guilt or innocence. The goal of federal authorities must be to “further the cause of justice.”
Collection
Creation Date
1906-03-26
Herd of horses in Gallatin Valley, Idaho
A photograph of a herd of horses in Gallatin Valley, Idaho. Eleanor Butler Alexander and her mother, Grace Green Alexander, rode with the herd from Yellowstone Park over the Big Horn Pass.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1909-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
President Roosevelt endorses and encloses William D. Foulk’s investigation and revelation of civil service violations by Joseph Perrault. President Roosevelt finds it impossible to reappoint Perrault, and asks that the proper authorities find a suitable replacement for him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-14
“By hand and heart the American citizen is able to win his way,” President Roosevelt, Boise City, Idaho
President Roosevelt speaking to a crowd.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-05-28
Secretary of Navy Moody and President Roosevelt, facing great crowds at Pocatello, Idaho
President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody sit facing a crowd.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-07-28
Indians racing with President’s train under snow-streaked Idaho mountains near Pocatello
Indians riding alongside the train carrying President Roosevelt
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903-07-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall
Commissioner Roosevelt has another son and he hopes to take his children for hunting trips to Island Falls, Maine. He has recently returned from a successful hunting trip in Idaho. The Elkhorn Ranch house will likely be closed next year even though the cattle are doing well.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1889-10-13
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot
President Roosevelt will instruct Secretary of War William H. Taft to go to Idaho to speak in support of Governor Frank Robert Gooding against “those dynamiters and thugs” as he seeks reelection.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-15