Your TR Source

Illinois--Springfield

Search by Date Range

Clear Filters

25 Results

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Philander C. Knox

President Roosevelt asks Senator Knox to deliver the enclosed letter to Edgar F. Smith, and further explains his reasons for declining to speak to celebrate the anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth. With Congress in session, Roosevelt is too busy to conduct the necessary research or do the proper preparation that such a speech requires.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from L. J. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from L. J. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

L. J. Wright is glad to have seen Theodore Roosevelt again and shares the “many strange things” that have occurred since she last saw him in Springfield, Illinois. She hopes that Roosevelt will be able to help her sons better positions and wages. She informs Roosevelt that she and her family feel that “every thing goes wrong since you are no longer at the head of the nation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-06

Creator(s)

Wright, L. J.

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Francis B. Loomis writes to William Loeb that while talking to judge William R. Day recently, Day raised the question of the negative influence of Ohio Insurance Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys on supporters of Secretary of War William H. Taft in Ohio. He sensed this same feeling around Springfield, Illinois, and thinks the matter calls for President Roosevelt’s consideration. The Republican Club feels Loeb should take charge of the Taft campaign and Charles Phelps Taft should contribute funds for the work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-19

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Lynching

Lynching

President Roosevelt is considering appointing a committee to study the “entire problem of race in this country.” Roosevelt is concerned with making sure the men who are appointed to this committee are men of high moral character who reflect a diversity in regions and characteristics, and he asserts that they must also be transparent and act in good faith while on this committee. Roosevelt wants the condition of African Americans in northern locales to be studied exactly as they are in the South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Copy of letter of the directors of the Chicago National Bank

Copy of letter of the directors of the Chicago National Bank

The directors of the Chicago National Bank report to Comptroller of the Currency, William Barret Ridgely, on the status of several of their outstanding loans and bond purchases, mostly concentrated in railroads and mining. (The bank would fail in December of that year.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-12

Creator(s)

Smyth, John M., 1843-1909; McNally, Fred G. (Frederick George), 1865-1907; Best, William, 1841-1919; Walsh, John R., 1836 or 1837-1911; Blount, Frederick M., 1853-1928

Theodore Roosevelt and the Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt and the Square Deal

In this two part article, John A. Gable traces the origins of President Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the term “Square Deal” to his great western tour in the Spring of 1903. Gable asserts that the first use of the exact term can be found in Roosevelt’s speech at the Grand Canyon on May 6, 1903, and he notes that the first two uses of the term were in reference to Native American and African American soldiers whom Roosevelt praised for their service in the Spanish-American War. The article includes the text of Roosevelt’s Grand Canyon speech and a short excerpt from his speech at Abraham Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield, Illinois.

A photograph of Roosevelt speaking in Evanston, Illinois during the western tour and a text box with a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1991

Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Springfield, Illinois

Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Springfield, Illinois

Theodore Roosevelt demands a call to arms against Germany, to protect America’s ideals of freedom and democracy. He also argues that the United States should have gone to war much earlier than it had, but now it is important to fully support the war effort and the men fighting overseas. According to Roosevelt, “the foundation of our permanent civilization” rests on the land owning farmer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-08-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Address of President Roosevelt at Springfield, Illinois, June 4, 1903

Address of President Roosevelt at Springfield, Illinois, June 4, 1903

President Roosevelt speaks at former President Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois, about the lasting impact of Lincoln. He discusses the greatness of our forefathers as an inspiration for the current generation to do great. He discusses the current state of American government and its role internationally, as well as individual citizens’ responsibilities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919