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Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

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

“A Daniel come to judgment.”

“A Daniel come to judgment.”

P. Wagner is in support of the continued investigation of “Professional Market Advisers.” As many investors have refused to cooperate, Wagner hopes he stands out as a business owner willing to help in the investigation of securities markets, investors, and traders. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-22

Waiting for the verdict

Waiting for the verdict

The body of “Spain” is surrounded by figures representing the United States, England, France, Russia, Austria, and Italy. On the ground next to the body is a bloody razor labeled “Stupidity.” On the wall is a sign reading, “What Killed Spain? Inquest Now Going On.” Caption: The coroner’s jury will undoubtedly find that the deceased committed suicide.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-07-27

Report from Michael P. Bolan to John E. Wilkie

Report from Michael P. Bolan to John E. Wilkie

Michael P. Bolan summarizes the reports he has gathered from acquaintances regarding George W. Lieberth, a recently appointed collector of internal revenue. Lieberth is reported to have often drunk, gambled, and engaged in bribery. A closing memorandum has contradictory statements that support Lieberth as an honorable man.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of things in Washington. The children are now well and he and wife Edith have been doing quite a bit of socializing. Roosevelt’s writing is making “laboriously painful progress” and he had to go to Philadelphia on an investigation. He describes Rudyard Kipling who dined with them.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1893-04-01

Finds packers break the laws

Finds packers break the laws

Mary Eleanor O’Donnell reports on the conditions found among women strike-breakers in the stockyard plants of Chicago. She describes her experience working as a strike-breaker in the kitchen at Swift & Co.’s, noting the unsanitary environment and difficult working conditions. O’Donnell provides 15 facts she found from her investigation into the condition the strike-breakers housed in stock yard plants, including the violation of city laws, “the bringing of paupers and criminals to the city to fill the places of strikers,” the “distribution of impure, vile foodstuffs,” unsanitary conditions likely to spread disease, and the disregard of moral laws.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George L. Lilley

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George L. Lilley

President Roosevelt tells United States Representative Lilley that James F. J. Archibald was not appointed or employed by the administration, but rather contacted Roosevelt and said that he was going to conduct an independent investigation of submarine defense on the Pacific Coast of the United States, looking particularly at Puget Sound. Roosevelt told him that he would be glad to receive such a report from anyone who investigated the subject. When Roosevelt received Archibald’s letter on the topic, he forwarded it to Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, as he does with other similar letters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke

President Roosevelt praises William Dudley Foulke and Lucius B. Swift, and says that he does not have any objection to an investigation of whether he has influenced local civil service appointments, so long as the investigation is conducted honestly. He suggests that whoever does the investigation cooperate with the Department of Justice, as Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte is familiar with the topic. Roosevelt also suggests several departments where it may be profitable to begin such an investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nannie Vance Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nannie Vance Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sends sympathy to his cousin-in-law Nannie Vance Roosevelt for her recent personal and legal troubles with her brother-in-law Constant Abram Andrews. He cannot exercise any power to interfere with the matter in any way, but assures Roosevelt that her husband, John Ellis Roosevelt, has the legal acumen to inform her of what should be done. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-06